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FRAUNHOFER USA INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FRAUNHOFER USA INC (EIN 38-3203030)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-25
IRS object ID
201622999349301017
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-10-25T13:47:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 307AddressLine1Txt
CitySOUTHFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP480370307ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383203030EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRAUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7343549700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityPLYMOUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonERIN SIMMONDSPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7343549700PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTINA M PETERS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00904574PTIN
Phone2483522500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPATRICK BRESSLERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityPLYMOUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48170ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$34,930,407GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FRAUNHOFER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateRILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionENHANCE THE TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE U.S. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY FOSTERING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATIVE METHODS OF TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE ACADEMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$396,405PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$427,487CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$77,508PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$90,300CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$39,027,957PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$34,644,354CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$23,727,030TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$25,130,898TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$37,768,642NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$34,991,724NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OFRAUNHOFER USA OFFERS CUSTOMIZED, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT. FRAUNHOFER USA SHALL SERVE MARKET-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY NEEDS; PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN BUSINESS; ESTABLISH STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$21,770GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
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PROF REIMUND NEUGEBAUER
CHAIRMAN2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR GEORG ROSENFELD
VICE-CHAIRMAN1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J MICHAEL BOWMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ANNA-KATHARINA WITTENSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR BRIAN DARMODY
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOHN F REID
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR DENNIS A AUSIELLO
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK TREPPE
PRESIDENT5.0040.00$20,000$0$0Yes (X)
DR PATRICK BRESSLER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT45.600.00$292,190$0$49,407Yes (X)
MARK J EBY
SECRETARY1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIN SIMMONDS
TREASURER40.200.00$161,566$0$35,253Yes (X)
VIDADI YUSIBOV
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.200.00$267,516$0$51,282Yes (X)
CHRISTIAN HOEPFNER
CENTER DIRECTOR47.900.00$195,976$0$38,692Yes (X)
FRANK HERMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR46.400.00$271,786$0$47,643Yes (X)
ROBERT BLEIDT
DIVISION GENERAL MANAGER40.200.00$286,154$0$36,214Yes (X)
JAN NORDMANN
SENIOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT40.200.00$185,401$0$37,458Yes (X)
CRAIG BRATT
DIRECTOR OF LASER APPLICATIONS40.200.00$247,680$0$43,747Yes (X)
WILLIAM MOSOLGO
SALES40.200.00$186,803$0$29,744Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK & STONE
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227 CENTRAL AVENUEMETUCHENNJ088401242CONSULTING$297,184
RATNER PRESTIA
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LUMETA
2081 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVEIRVINECA92612RESEARCH STUDIES$224,517
TMS CONSULTING
16761 MARQUEX TERRACEPACIFIC PALISADESCA90272CONSULTING$185,327
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$9,199,299RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$154,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$154,000NoncashContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$24,773,268TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$20,631RealAmt

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Real$15,142RealAmt

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Securities$253,107SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other-$304OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN/LOSS900099-$3,040-$3,040
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$84,811OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$517,787ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$21,770TotalAmt
Program Services$21,770ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$1,111,881TotalAmt
Program Services$489,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$622,653ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$7,714,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$696,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$885,869ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$904,111ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,150,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$489,853ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$623,449ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,000TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,080,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,732,824ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$194,622TotalAmt
Program Services$33,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,618TotalAmt
Program Services$109,185ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,936TotalAmt
Program Services$149,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,317,079TotalAmt
Program Services$2,388,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$928,782ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$708,603TotalAmt
Program Services$141,721ProgramServicesAmt
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Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$592,410TotalAmt
Program Services$473,928ProgramServicesAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,020,400TotalAmt
Program Services$2,567,340ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$453,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,197TotalAmt
Program Services$129,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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SUPPLIES$2,619,004$2,435,674$183,330
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$1,208,803$84,616$1,124,187
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$49,713$49,713
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$10,925$2,185$8,740

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$181,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,438,575TotalAmt
Program Services$20,567,745ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,870,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,181BOYAmt
EOY$60,860EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,175,905BOYAmt
EOY$1,966,378EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,763,371BOYAmt
EOY$8,069,011EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$470,517BOYAmt
EOY$1,064,315EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,446,503BOYAmt
EOY$47,054,522EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,342BOYAmt
EOY$191,202EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,352,853BOYAmt
EOY$1,716,334EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,495,672BOYAmt
EOY$60,122,622EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,853,579BOYAmt
EOY$3,188,936EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,234,608BOYAmt
EOY$1,729,754EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,638,843BOYAmt
EOY$20,212,208EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,727,030BOYAmt
EOY$25,130,898EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,006,956BOYAmt
EOY$32,349,965EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,761,686BOYAmt
EOY$2,641,759EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,768,642BOYAmt
EOY$34,991,724EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,495,672BOYAmt
EOY$60,122,622EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,794,221ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$17,303OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,778,886CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,634,982CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,066,512CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,361,615CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,353,299CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,195,294TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,730,952CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,803,996CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,646,869CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,192,429CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,773,268CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$133,147,514TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$42,509,838CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,438,978CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,713,381CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$38,554,044CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,126,567CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,342,808TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,982,942CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,860,103CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,414,323CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,771,848CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,682,787CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,712,003TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,311,994CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,092,897CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,537,328CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,628,178CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,176,380CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,746,777TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,294,936CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,953,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,951,651CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,400,026CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,859,167CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$101,458,780TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$86,884,028PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,011,135CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,153,459CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$539,250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$437,181CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$448,422CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,589,447TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,011,135CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,153,459CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$539,250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$437,181CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$448,422CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,589,447TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,375CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,734CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,366CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$63,936CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$84,811CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$237,222TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,535,348CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,611,171CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,307,997CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,055,161CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,659,800CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$194,169,477TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.44750PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.44160PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02880InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03780InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$60,000OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$60,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CENTERS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH TRAVAGLINI EISENBERG KIELY LLC TO PROVIDE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE CENTER.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,319,747OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,659,115DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,660,632BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,871,842OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,848,771DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,023,071BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,839,542OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,626,333DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,213,209BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$783,639OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$626,029DepreciationAmt
Book Value$157,610BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$47,054,522TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ADVANCES DUE TO FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT$4,325,888
LONGTERM OBLIGATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT$15,886,320
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$20,212,208TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,241,182TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,628,671DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$2,964,812OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,593,483RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$34,647,699RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$3,344OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$3,344RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$34,644,355TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$44,018,100TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,628,672DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,950,853OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,579,525ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$37,438,575ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$37,438,575TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COMPANY AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE AGENCY AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COMPANY IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2012.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON FS 15,141. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, NOT SHOWN ON 990 2,949,671.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON THE FS -3,040. GAIN ON FIXED ASSET DISPOSAL, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON FS -304.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON FS 15,141. GAIN ON FIXED ASSET DISPOSAL, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON FS 304. FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN NETTED WITH EXPENSES ON THE FS 3,040. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, NOT SHOWN ON 990 2,949,671. INVESTMENT WRITE DOWN, NOT SHOWN ON 990 -17,303.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$21,684
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$24,700
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$109,574
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA, FASO,00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$959,497
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,115,455SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,115,455TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 25207AddressLine1Txt
CityWILMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19899ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN222804785RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantPROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSTY OF DELAWARE, DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY, AND DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGEPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFRAUNHOFER USA PARTICIPATES ON THE SCHOLARSHIP REVIEW COMMITTEE AND AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE MAKES DECISIONS ON WHICH STUDENTS SHOULD RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIPS, BASED ON THE CRITERIA. THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE SCHOOL, NOT THE STUDENT, TO GUARANTEE IT IS USED FOR TUITION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DR PATRICK BRESSLER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$250,000$0$41,674$0$516$0$31,250$0$18,157$0$341,597$0$0$0
ERIN SIMMONDS
TREASURER$136,768$0$24,618$0$180$0$17,096$0$18,157$0$196,819$0$0$0
VIDADI YUSIBOV
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$267,000$0$0$0$516$0$33,125$0$18,157$0$318,798$0$0$0
CHRISTIAN HOEPFNER
CENTER DIRECTOR$195,700$0$0$0$276$0$24,463$0$14,229$0$234,668$0$0$0
FRANK HERMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR$239,170$0$31,092$0$1,524$0$29,896$0$17,747$0$319,429$0$0$0
ROBERT BLEIDT
DIVISION GENERAL MANAGER$238,032$0$47,606$0$516$0$29,754$0$6,460$0$322,368$0$0$0
JAN NORDMANN
SENIOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT$154,411$0$30,882$0$108$0$19,301$0$18,157$0$222,859$0$0$0
CRAIG BRATT
DIRECTOR OF LASER APPLICATIONS$198,000$0$49,500$0$180$0$24,750$0$18,997$0$291,427$0$0$0
WILLIAM MOSOLGO
SALES$93,000$0$93,527$0$276$0$11,625$0$18,119$0$216,547$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHERE IS NOT A WRITTEN POLICY SPECIFICALLY REGARDING FIRST CLASS TRAVEL. THE RULES AND PROCEDURES STATE THAT THE VP (FOR THE HEADQUARTERS) AND THE CENTER DIRECTOR (FOR THE CENTERS) HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO GRANT PERMISSION TO GO ON A BUSINESS TRIP AND AUTHORIZE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REASONABLE TRAVEL. FIRST CLASS TRAVEL IS NOT THE NORM FOR THE ORGANIZATION. DOMESTIC TRAVEL IS TYPICALLY UPGRADED AS A COURTESY OF THE AIRLINE DUE TO FREQUENT FLIER STATUS. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IS TYPICALLY UPGRADED USING MILES, HOWEVER, MAY OCCASIONALLY BE PURCHASED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE FLIGHT AND OR BUSINESS MEETING NEEDS. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE INCOME. IF COMPANION TRAVEL WAS PAID, IT WAS RELATED TO AN IRS MOVING EXPENSE AND INCLUDED AS TAXABLE INCOME, IF APPLICABLE.
PART I, LINE 7THE PRESIDENT APPROVES THE BONUS POOL (AS A % OF TOTAL SALARIES, DESIGNATED AS "THE BONUS %") TO BE RECEIVED BY EACH CENTER (EXCLUDING CENTER DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS) UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND INSTITUTE DIRECTORS. THIS RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON: GROWTH IN THIRD PARTY REVENUE, FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN CONTROLLING COSTS RELATIVE TO REVENUE, FULFILLMENT OF THE NEEDS OF THE PARTNERING INSTITUTE(S), AND COMPLIANCE WITH FRAUNHOFER USA OPERATION PROCEDURES. THE GREATEST WEIGHT IS GIVEN TO GROWTH IN THIRD PARTY REVENUE AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND IMPROVEMENT. THE BONUSES PAID TO THE EMPLOYEES OUT OF THE BONUS POOL OF THE CENTER (EXCLUDING CENTER DIRECTORS) ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CENTER DIRECTOR. THE CENTER DIRECTOR MAY ALLOCATE BONUSES TO THE EMPLOYEES WITHIN A RANGE OF 0% BONUS TO A MAXIMUM BONUS OF 30% OF THE EMPLOYEE'S ANNUAL SALARY. THE TOTAL OF THE BONUSES FOR EACH CENTER SHALL NOT EXCEED THE BONUS POOL. THE CENTER DIRECTOR WILL BASE THEIR DECISIONS ON THE ANNUAL APPRAISAL GIVEN TO EACH EMPLOYEE. THE BONUSES OF OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION AND CENTER DIRECTORS WILL BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WITTENSTEIN HOLDING CORPORATION DR ANNA-KATHARINA WITTENSTEINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionDR. WITTENSTEIN, FHUSA BOARD MEMBER, IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE OWNER OF WHCRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$19,253TransactionAmt
TransactionPROJECT WORKTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMOCVD SYSTEMDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$154,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONSExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT, A GERMAN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AFOUR INDIVIDUALS AT FRAUNHOFER USA'S PARENT COMPANY, FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT, ELECT THE BOARD MEMBERS OF FRAUNHOFER USA. PROF. REIMUND NEUGEBAUER IS ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS AT FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT WHO ELECTS THE BOARD OF FRAUNHOFER USA. PROF. REIMUND NEUGEBAUER IS THE CHAIRMAN OF FRAUNHOFER USA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE TREASURER, OR OTHER OFFICER SIGNING THE RETURN, REVIEWS THE RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF THEY DO OR DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO REPORT AS A PART OF THEIR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL. BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE VICE PRESIDENT. CENTER DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR. EACH OF THESE DISCLOSURES ARE PERFORMED ANNUALLY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE TO DISASSOCIATE THEMSELVES FROM THE TRANSACTION OR THE COMPANY IN QUESTION. IN REGARDS TO THE CENTER DIRECTORS, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DURING THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL TIME PERIOD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ON THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ON THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND CENTER DIRECTORS. SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT, THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ON SALARIES AND SALARY RAISES FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IS WITH: 1) EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT FOR EMPLOYEES AT THE HEADQUARTERS AND 2) CENTER DIRECTOR FOR EMPLOYEES AT THE RESPECTIVE FRAUNHOFER CENTER. THE SALARY OF THE TREASURER IS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE MAINTAINED ON FILE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,080,577. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,732,824. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,813,401.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:INVESTMENT WRITEDOWN 17,303.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE WHOLE BOARD OVERSEES THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN E AND F:REIMUND NEUGEBAUER, GEORG ROSENFELD, AND FRANK TREPPE RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF FRAUNHOFER USA, FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT. FRAUNHOFER USA DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO COMPENSATION INFORMATION OF FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT. THE TREASURER OF FRAUNHOFER USA REQUESTED THE COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT IN 2008 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SALARY INFORMATION WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. THE PARENT ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED IN GERMANY AND HAS A VASTLY DIFFERENT SALARY STRUCTURE AND AMOUNTS WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATELY COMPARABLE TO THE SALARIES FROM FRAUNHOFER USA.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFTBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1HANASTRASSE 27CAddressLine1Txt
CityMUNCHENCityNm
Province Or StateGERMANYProvinceOrStateNm
CountryGMCountryCd
Foreign Postal80686ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesPARENT COMPANY - PROVIDE FUNDINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryGMLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd