2016-11-15T08:42:46-06:00 2015-12-31 310800053 CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO 4449 EASTON WAY SUITE 400 COLUMBUS OH 43219 990 2015-01-01 522122029 FORUM OF REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF GRANTMAKERS FORU 8883913235 1020 19TH STREET NW NO 360 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DAVID BIEMESDERFER PRESIDENT & CEO 8883913235 2016-11-15 1 NATOSHA DILLEY P01225377 6148852208 2016-11-15 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X DAVID BIEMESDERFER 1020 19TH STREET NW NO 360 WASHINGTON DC 20036 2050797 0 X WWW.GIVINGFORUM.ORG X 1998 DC MAXIMIZE THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY'S INFASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT, INFORM AND ADVANCE PHILANTHROPY FOR THE GREATER GOOD. 16 16 6 40 0 0 336241 1499466 480403 549270 161 949 3022 1112 819827 2050797 0 60000 0 0 598852 444798 0 0 11966 764593 482333 1363445 987131 -543618 1063666 273213 1140579 340231 143931 -67018 996648 THE FORUM IS THE LARGEST NETWORK SERVING PHILANTHROPY IN AMERICA. WE BUILD AND LEVERAGE THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS TO MAXIMIZE PHILANTHROPY'S EFFECTIVENESS IN STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVING LIVES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. 0 0 68737 60000 STRATEGY & PLANNING: IN 2015 THE FORUM DEVELOPED AND BEGAN TO IMPLEMENT A NEW VISION TO BE THE PLACE WHERE PHILANTHROPY'S INFRASTRUCTURE COMES TOGETHER. UNDER THIS NEW VISION, THE FORUM WILL EXPAND ITS NETWORK TO INCLUDE NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANIZATIONS. THE FORUM'S EXPANDED NETWORK WILL ALLOW REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS TO WORK TOGETHER IN A MUCH MORE STRATEGIC, COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC WAY THAN WHAT IS OCCURRING TODAY, RESULTING IN LESS DUPLICATION, MORE COLLABORATION AND GREATER EFFICIENCIES IN PHILANTHROPY'S INFRASTRUCTURE. 501406 488050 SHARED TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM: MOST FORUM MEMBERS NOW PARTICIPATE IN THE FORUM'S STATE-OF-THE ART SHARED TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM, WHICH OFFERS MEMBERS BOTH A CONSTITUENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) SOLUTION AND A SOPHISTICATED WEBSITE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS). FORUM MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO USE THIS PLATFORM FOR A FRACTION OF WHAT IT WOULD HAVE COST THEM TO DEVELOP A SIMILAR PLATFORM ON THEIR OWN, RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT AND HELP FROM THE FORUM TEAM, AND ARE PART OF AN ACTIVE USER COMMUNITY OF PEERS. 214871 61220 EDUCATION & CAPACITY BUILDING: PROVIDED A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO HELP BUILD THE CAPACITY OF REGIONAL PHILANTHROPY ASSOCIATIONS TO INFORM, SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS INCLUDED AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; A WIDE RANGE OF NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES; DATA AND KNOWLEDGE TO INFORM THE WORK OF REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS; ONGOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND OTHER CAPACITY-BUILDING EFFORTS. 785014 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X MARY R O'NEILL 8883913235 1020 19TH STREET NW STE 360 WASHINGTON DC 20036 DAVID BIEMESDERFER CHAIR (JAN-JULY)/DIRECTOR (JULY-DEC) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARISSA MANLOVE VICE CHAIR (JAN-JULY)/CHAIR (JULY-DEC) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY JAMISON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID LINDBERG TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM DONALDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE KELLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANINE LEE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIRIAM SHARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA HERROLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF CLARKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF POULOS DIRECTOR (JAN-JULY)/VICE CHAIR (JULY-DEC) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RONNA BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN FREEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA COPELAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREL O'SULLIVAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA STACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LITZ PRESIDENT/CEO 50.00 X 37403 0 3471 MARY O'NEILL INTERIM DIRECTOR 36.00 X 110420 0 10247 VAL ROZANSKY DIRECTOR, KNOWLEDGE SERVIC 45.00 X 111743 0 10370 259566 0 24088 2 0 0 0 THINKSHOUT 433 NW 4TH AVE 100 PORTLAND OR 97209 WEB DEVELOPMENT FOR FORUM MEMBERS 108559 1 300786 1198680 1499466 USER FEES 900099 488050 488050 MEETINGS 900099 61220 61220 549270 949 949 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1112 1112 1112 2050797 549270 0 2061 X 60000 60000 161541 107088 50751 3702 220818 191769 22152 6897 12995 12267 728 21872 21872 27572 8526 19046 9107 9107 30452 30452 108539 104362 4177 36881 23850 12990 41 92940 89556 3384 23577 16882 6097 598 17236 10492 6744 56588 55276 1312 105391 104946 445 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 1622 1622 987131 785014 190151 11966 61478 666167 25000 165000 20946 28066 2350 2000 622189 345193 161089 276996 2350 2350 273213 1140579 137276 124878 128146 19053 74809 0 340231 143931 X -82018 489652 15000 506996 -67018 996648 273213 1140579 1063666 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 687121 570584 952635 336241 1499466 4046047 687121 570584 952635 336241 1499466 4046047 2060702 1985345 166430 34588 296 161 949 202424 4330 468 5411 3022 1112 14343 4262814 2707178 0.46570 0.53240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5506 4605 901 616683 340588 276095 276996 2050797 0 2050797 0 2050797 987131 0 987131 0 987131 0 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS 1001 G STREET NW STE 700E WASHINGTON DC 20001 521689643 501(C)(3) 60000 GRANT FOR ACTIVITIES AND SUPPLIES RELATED TO THE 2016 JOINT POLICY WORKS INSTITUTE 1 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP. MEMBERS MUST BE REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF GRANTMAKERS. A REGIONAL ASSOCATION OF GRANTMAKERS IS AN ASSOCIATION THAT SERVES A DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC REGION; HAS A MIX OF GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATION TYPES AS MEMBERS; IS STAFFED (BY ONE OR MORE FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME PROFESSIONALS, CONSULTANTS, OR VOLUNTEERS); AND HAS A DEFINED ORGANIZATIONAL, FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO ELECT THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION AND THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO VOTE ON ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION ON WHICH A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS IS REQUIRED OR IS DEEMED DESIRABLE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON ALL MATTERS SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP. EACH MEMBER WILL ANNUALLY APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGIONAL ASSOCATION OF GRANTMAKERS WHO WILL REPRESENT, VOTE FOR AND ACT FOR THAT MEMBER IN ALL AFFAIRS OF THE FORUM. THAT REPRESENTATIVE WILL USUALLY BE THE REGIONAL'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OR A PERSON FROM THE REGIONAL'S VOLUNTARY LEADERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS APPROVE CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESENTED THE FORM 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A DIRECTOR DISCLOSES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANY MATERIAL INTEREST, WHICH THE DIRECTOR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY HAS IN ANY PERSON OR ENTITY, WHICH IS A PARTY TO A TRANSACTION OR MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR ABSTAINS FROM VOTING, DISCUSSING, AND LOBBYING ON SUCH TRANSACTIONS AND LEAVES THE ROOM WHILE SUCH ACTIVITES ARE IN PROGRESS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH INTERESTED DIRECTOR'S PRESENCE MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING WHETHER A QUORUM IS PRESENT. MINUTES OF MEETINGS RECORD ALL INTEREST DISCLOSURES, AND ABSTENTIONS DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THE BOARD HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS ON INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS AND AFFORDS THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT ON INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE AND DOCUMENTS ITS REVIEW IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. THE BOARD BENCHMARKS THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION WITH THOSE OF EXECUTIVES AT OTHER ASSOCIATIONS WITH LIKE MISSIONS AND COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION. THE PRESIDENT'S LAST REVIEW WAS PERFORMED IN JANUARY 2015. THE PRESIDENT USES THE SAME PROCEDURE FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FORUM'S WEBSITE AND BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES- OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 101,362. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,177. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 105,539. HONORARIA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,000. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.