THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA INC (EIN 13-6192361)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-03-14
IRS object ID
201600749349300735
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-03-14T14:54:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN221655803PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DORFMAN ABRAMS MUSIC LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 PEHLE AVE SUITE 702AddressLine1Txt
CitySADDLE BROOKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07663ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN136192361EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTHANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3478554109PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1366 AMSTERDAM AVE NO 205AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10024ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAURIE NETTER SPRAYREGENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3478554109PhoneNum
Signature2016-02-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANDREW SILVERSTEIN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00359249PTIN
Phone2014039750PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLAURIE NETTER SPRAYREGENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1366 AMSTERDAM AVE NO 205AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,590,074GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THANKSTOSCANDINAVIA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1963FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHANKS TO SCANDINAVIA, A SCHOLARSHIP FUND, RECOGNIZES THE ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO PERFORMED EXTRAORDINARY ACTS IN SCANDINAVIA AND BULGARIA DURING WWII THAT SAVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THEIR JEWISH NEIGHBORS. THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA CELEBRATES THOSE WHO DEMONSTRATED COURAGE, TOLERANCE AND CIVILITY EVEN IN DARK TIMES. TO HONOR THEIR LEGACY, THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS FROM SCANDINAVIA AND BULGARIA WHO ARE PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF KNOWLEDGE AND WORKING TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR WORLD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$4,800CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$269,161PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$65,770CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$369,902PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue-$1,104CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$199,500CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$372,728CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$33,745PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$373,832CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$6,495,464TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$13,000TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHANKS TO SCANDINAVIA IS A SCHOLARSHIP FUND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF KNOWLEDGE AND WORKING TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR WORLD TODAY AS A WAY TO HONOR THE RESCUE OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JEWS DURING WORLD WAR II AND CELEBRATE ENDURING VALUES OF COURAGE AND CIVILITY IN DARK TIMES.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$199,500ExpenseAmt
Grant$199,500GrantAmt
DescSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA PROVIDES DOZENS OF SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR FOR STUDENTS FROM SCANDINAVIA AND BULGARIA WHO ARE PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF KNOWLEDGE AND WORKING TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR WORLD THROUGH THEIR GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL. THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA PROVIDES THE SCHOLARSHIPS TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF THOSE WHO DEMONSTRATED COURAGE, TOLERANCE AND CIVILITY DURING WORLD WAR II BY PROTECTING THEIR JEWISH NEIGHBORS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$50,867ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,800RevenueAmt
DescMULTICULTURALISM STUDY TRIP TO NEW YORK: THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA'S MULTICULTURALISM TRAVEL SEMINAR TO THE NEW YORK CITY FOR SCANDINAVIAN JOURNALISM STUDENTS FOCUSES ON ISSUES OF DIVERSITY IN THE U.S. INCLUDING ETHNICITY, RELIGION, CULTURE, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AND MEDIA USING NEW YORK CITY'S EXPERIENCE AS THE "MELTING POT OF AMERICA" AS THE BACKDROP FOR DISCUSSION. THE TRIP INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO VARIOUS ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO PEOPLE WHO DEAL WITH DIVERSITY ON AN ACADEMIC LEVEL AND IN PRACTICAL TERMS IN THE POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL, MEDIA AND OTHER SYSTEMS. THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA BELIEVES THAT SHARING THE U.S.'S EXPERIENCE WITH DIVERSITY - BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE - WILL BE HIGHLY INFORMATIVE TO SCANDINAVIAN JOURNALISM STUDENTS, THE FUTURE OPINION MAKERS IN SOCIETY.Desc

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Expense$28,417ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$278,784TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKELLY RAMOTPersonNm
Phone3478554109PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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SHIRLEY ADELSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD BERMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES COLIAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIV TCHIVIDJIAN GRIMSBY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMIR SHAVIV
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT SILVERMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL KOREN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONDA LUBIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA NEUWIRTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN RACHLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT SCHINDLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD BURKAT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAGNHILD GALTUNG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLIE CHATZINOFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE NETTER SPRAYREGEN
PRESIDENT & TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KIM LARSON
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RALPH FREYDBERG
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KELLY RAMOT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20.00$0$45,000$0Yes (X)
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,496,005SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$6,591,178SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$95,173SecuritiesAmt

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Exclusion-$65,770ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,500TotalAmt
Program Services$62,500ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,000TotalAmt
Program Services$97,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,000TotalAmt
Program Services$40,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$5,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,291TotalAmt
Program Services$22,291ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$32,021ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,557TotalAmt
Management And General$4,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$4,201$4,201

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$162,181EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$13,982LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$6,246,685EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,535,344BOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,479BOYAmt
EOY$72,616EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,902,813BOYAmt
EOY$6,495,464EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$13,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$13,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,918,763BOYAmt
EOY$5,534,077EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179,394BOYAmt
EOY$143,731EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$804,656BOYAmt
EOY$804,656EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,902,813BOYAmt
EOY$6,482,464EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,902,813BOYAmt
EOY$6,495,464EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$373,832ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$46,517NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$115,254CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,567CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,741CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$64,666CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$533,095TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$115,254CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,567CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,741CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$64,666CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$533,095TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$13,020SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$520,075PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$326,932CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$81,412CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,702CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,403CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$65,902TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$598,997TotalSupportAmt
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Public Support PY1700.85430PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,021,550BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$11,876InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$11,287OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$998,387EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$954,541BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$83,281InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$16,272OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,021,550EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$939,804BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$46,854InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$32,117OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$954,541EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$804,656BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$85,148InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$889,804EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.05000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.81000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.14000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,982OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$13,982BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,982TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt-$47,621TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$46,517NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$46,517RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal-$1,104RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990-$1,104TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$372,728TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$372,728ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$372,728TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAS OF JUNE 30, 2015, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT BASED ON EVALUATION ON THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA'S TAX POSITIONS THAT ANY LIABILITY AS A RESULT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WOULD NOT BE MATERIAL. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS TO ASSIST IN EVALUATING THE FOUNDATION'S TAX POSITIONS. ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THE INCOME TAX POSITION. INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE FILED IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2012 ARE CLOSED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONSCHOLARSHIPS$20,000
MIDDLE EAST00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONSCHOLARSHIPS$20,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$40,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$40,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EUROPESCHOLARSHIPS$20,000WIRE TRANSFER
MIDDLE EASTSCHOLARSHIPS$20,000WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHANKS TO SCANDINAVIA PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM DENMARK, FINLAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN AND BULGARIA TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3615 LOCUST WALKPHILADELPHIAPA19104231352685$15,000SCHOLARSHIP
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
144 EAST AVEITHACANY14850150532082$20,000SCHOLARSHIP
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
116TH ST BROADWAYNEW YORKNY10027135598093$7,500SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
660 PARRINGTON OVALNORMANOK73019736017987$20,000SCHOLARSHIP
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient6RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$97,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHANKS TO SCANDINAVIA, INC.'S GRANT RECIPIENTS CERTIFY THAT THE GRANTS WILL BE USED FOR SCHOOL RELATED EXPENSES ONLY. GRANT RECIPIENTS REPORT BACK AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD ON THE PROGRESS OF THEIR PROJECTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3IN JANUARY 2015, THE BOARD VOTED TO CEASE HOSTING A TRIP TO ISRAEL FOR SCANDINAVIAN THOUGHT LEADERS. IN JUNE 2015, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO CEASE CONDUCTING THE MULTICULTURALISM TRIP TO NYC FOR SCANDINAVIAN JOURNALISM STUDENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2014, THE FOUNDATION TERMINATED ITS AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE (AJC) WHERE IT RECEIVED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, OFFICE SPACE AND PUBLICITY TO THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS. AS A RESULT OF THIS TERMINATION, AJC NO LONGER EXERCISES CONTROL OF THE FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH RESPECTIVE BOARD MEMBER AND HE/SHE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND RETURN THE DOCUMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PERSON WITH A CONFLICTED INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE ANY RELEVANT FACTS EACH YEAR. ANY PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DISCUSSIONS, DECISIONS OR VOTES REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THANKS TO SCANDINAVIA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERESTS POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING COPIES UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 2CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEEBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1165 E 56TH STAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN135563393EIN
Primary ActivitiesGLOBAL ADVOCACYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501C3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
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 Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
N$12,500FAIR MARKET VALUE
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
O$22,500FAIR MARKET VALUE
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
D$72,616FAIR MARKET VALUE

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