2016-10-03T13:37:54-05:00 2015-12-31 521073331 DEMBO JONES PC 6010 EXECUTIVE BLVD SUITE 900 ROCKVILLE MD 20852 990 2015-01-01 526065505 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION LAND 2023317070 1129 20TH STREET NW NO 202 WASHINGTON DC 20036 BARBARA DEUTSCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2023317070 2016-09-30 1 BERT L SWAIN CPA P00238304 3017705100 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z BARBARA DEUTSCH 1129 20TH STREET NW NO 202 WASHINGTON DC 20036 13714394 0 X WWW.LAFOUNDATION.ORG X X 1966 DC TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 26 26 8 0 0 0 672629 2710115 1500 500 163433 154384 -26637 -5512 810925 2859487 111000 103000 0 0 438045 446261 0 0 387393 384176 573440 933221 1122701 -122296 1736786 4200619 5717891 100349 121342 4100270 5596549 TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 314015 17500 93 RESEARCH AND INFORMATION: RESEARCH IS A KEY PART OF LAF'S STRATEGY TO INCREASE OUR COLLECTIVE CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. SINCE 1986, LAF HAS INVESTED OVER $2.6 MILLION IN RESEARCH INITIATIVES. THE LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE SERIES (LPS) LAUNCHED IN 2009 IS LAF'S STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAM, AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE SET OF RESOURCES TO SHOW VALUE AND PROVIDE TOOLS FOR DESIGNERS, AGENCIES AND ADVOCATES TO QUANTIFY BENEFITS AND MAKE THE CASE FOR SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS. LAUNCHED IN 2011, THE CASE STUDY INVESTIGATION (CSI) PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE RESEARCH COLLABORATION THAT MATCHES LAF-FUNDED STUDENT-FACULTY RESEARCH TEAMS WITH PRACTITIONERS TO DOCUMENT THE BENEFITS OF EXEMPLARY HIGH-PERFORMING LANDSCAPE PROJECTS. 105389 39500 500 EDUCATION AND RECRUITMENT; LAF IS THE LEADING SOURCE OF NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS. SINCE 1986, LAF HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $1,000,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO OVER 500 STUDENTS. LAF'S LEADERSHIP IN LANDSCAPE AWARDS SUPPORT NEW GENERATIONS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS BY RECOGNIZING LEADERSHIP, REWARDING SUPERIOR STUDENT PERFORMANCE, ENCOURAGING DIVERSITY. THE OLMSTED SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS THE PREMIER NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECOGNIZING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL WHO ARE USING IDEAS, INFLUENCE, COMMUNICATION, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND FOSTER HUMAN AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS. 221935 46000 COMMUNICATIONS: DEVELOPS RESOURCES FOR THE FOUNDATION TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, MEASURE PERFORMANCE, AND SHOW THE VALUE OF SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS AND AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PLANNING AND DESIGN. THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ADVANCES BOTH THE PROFESSION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND THE CAPACITY OF SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS WORKING IN OTHER PROFESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN 2015, LAF CONTINUED TO ADD SIGNIFICANT CONTENT TO ITS WEBSITE TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND BUILD CONTENT FOR THE LANDSCAPE PREFORMANCE SERIES. LAF ALSO DEVELOPED CONTENT FOR ITS GROWING COLLECTION OF VIDEO, AUDIO AND TEXT INTERVIEWS WITH ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING LEADERS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THESE THOUGHT LEADERS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, INSPIRATION AND INSIGHTS. 641339 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X BARBARA DEUTSCH 2023317070 1129 20TH ST NW 202 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MARK O DAWSON PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KONA A GRAY PRESIDENT- ELECT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JACINTA MCCANN IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA SOLANO VP OF COMMUNICATION 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL BAMBAUER VP OF DEVELOPMENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTINA HILL PHD VP OF EDUCATION 3.00 X X 0 0 0 FORSTER NDUBISI PHD VP OF RESEARCH/INFORMATION 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LUCINDA R SANDERS VP OF LEADERSHIP 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER GUTHRIE VP OF FINANCE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GAYLE BERENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 UWE BRANDES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 IGNACIO BUNSTER-OSSA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNAH C DRAKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS FANNIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA GAFFNEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM GREENSPAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA GUENTHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD HERIFORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIA LEHRER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLYSON MENDENHALL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE ROLLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE RUNCO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PEG STAEHELI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATE TOOKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDA WIGHTMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WELLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA DEUTSCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 141854 0 17010 141854 0 17010 1 0 1 0 0 268750 49176 2392189 2710115 SCHOLARSHIP ADMIN FEES 541900 500 500 500 126243 126243 93 93 10820158 10792017 28141 28141 28141 57285 268750 62890 -5605 -5605 2859487 593 0 148779 X 103000 103000 170939 109444 37523 23972 219090 142213 20961 55916 28278 18234 4245 5799 27954 18029 4195 5730 52227 52227 35748 35748 260081 11082 248999 3005 2325 680 12351 2656 8371 1324 17130 8449 8681 39432 39432 26254 25573 -385 1066 2695 2695 7260 7260 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 61286 61286 EXTERNAL FUNCTIONS 28377 23953 4424 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 7002 1893 5109 CREDIT CARD AND OTHER F 5862 5862 14730 124284 -153461 43907 1122701 641339 93969 387393 120024 78550 313995 1828016 2500 117041 58880 60856 58161 3693398 3738318 12346 12346 4200619 5717891 46821 82234 53528 39108 100349 121342 X 891763 629309 1104211 2862944 2104296 2104296 4100270 5596549 4200619 5717891 1736786 -240507 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 413409 773581 632150 642629 2710115 5171884 413409 773581 632150 642629 2710115 5171884 1396992 3774892 106448 95334 66183 87927 126336 482228 400 500 1500 1500 500 4400 5658512 165547 0.66710 0.79760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2075586 -53231 20317 21250 1980788 2118051 33926 55586 20805 2075586 2071637 283664 216622 20868 2118051 2035339 136991 80000 20693 2071637 2110365 51323 105782 20567 2035339 0 0 26198 26198 0 90843 32682 58161 58161 SECURITIES 3738318 F 3738318 DEFERRED RENT ABATEMENT 39108 39108 X 2861385 -240507 179515 62890 1898 2859487 0 2859487 1365106 179515 62890 242405 1122701 0 1122701 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWNMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO GENERATE INCOME TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2015, THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES OF SPECIAL EVENT PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES OF SPECIAL EVENT BENEFIT DINNER 326035 268750 57285 2475 53102 2062 5251 326035 268750 57285 2475 53102 2062 5251 62890 -5605 1 LANDSCAPE FORMS DESIGN FOR PEOPLE SCHOLARSHIP 1 3000 RUTH SHELLHORN SCHOLARSHIP 2 5000 RAIN BIRD SCHOLARSHIP 1 2500 EDSA SCHOLARSHIP 1 5000 PERIDIAN SCHOLARSHIP 1 5000 STEVEN G. KING SCHOLARSHIP 1 5000 COUNCIL OF FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP 3 12000 OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP 8 46000 LPS ANALYSIS GRANT 3 5000 LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE EDUCATION GRANT 5 12500 WOOLSEY SCHOLARSHIP 1 2000 SCHEDULE I, PART III(A) THE RECIPENTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS MUST MEET CERTAIN EILIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS VERIFICATION OF MATRICULATION IN AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM, DEMONSTRATION OF FINANCIAL NEED AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS BASED ON EACH SCHOLARSHIP. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BARBARA DEUTSCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 141854 0 0 0 0 0 6157 0 10853 0 158864 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEES EXIST WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THEN WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE WRITTEN OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 9/18/09. IT CONTAINS A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES COMPLETION OF AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES SUMMARY PERFORMANCE REVIEWS PREPARED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHICH ARE FORWARDED TO AND COMPILED BY THE PRESIDENT. CONSOLIDATED REVIEWS ARE THEN DISSEMINATED TO THE REVIEW COMMITTEE WHICH SEEKS MARKET INFORMATION ON SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETS TO RECONCILE RATING DISCREPANCIES AND PROPOSE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. RATING AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT AND THEN ON TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE MEET TO DISCUSS RESULTS AND PROPOSALS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALL MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, COLUMN D, LINE 11 G: IN 2015, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION INVESTED IN AN 18 MONTH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PROGRAMMATIC ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING THE FUNDING OF NEW SCHOLARSHIPS, A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AND LONG TERM RESEARCH GRANTS. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2 C: THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO PERFORM THE ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE COMMUNICATES WITH THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS AND REVIEWS WORK AND THE DRAFT AND FINAL AUDITED STATEMENTS. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING TO BOTH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD ON THE THE FINAL AUDITED STATEMENTS.