DATA FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
DATA FOUNDATION (EIN 38-3984512)
Tax period
2015-11-18 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-12
IRS object ID
201602259349200705
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)
Return2016-08-12T07:32:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521259972PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LANIGAN RYAN MALCOLM & DOYLE PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 QUINCE ORCHARD ROAD SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityGAITHERSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20878ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-11-18TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383984512EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE DATA FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDATABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3124937533PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18 E STREET SEAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHUDSON HOLLISTERPersonNm
Person TitleINTERIM PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3124937533PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID R MALCOLMPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00180050PTIN
Phone3012588900PhoneNum
Preparation2016-08-02PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.DATAFOUNDATION.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$95,100GrossReceiptsAmt
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$95,100ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$95,100TotalRevenueAmt
Printing Publications Postage$6PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Total Expenses$6TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$95,094ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$95,094NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$94EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$95,000EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$95,094EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$95,094EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PROGRAMMING, THE DATA FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE PUBLICATION OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AS STANDARDIZED, OPEN DATA.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
RESEARCH: THE DATA FOUNDATION WILL PRODUCE ACADEMIC-QUALITY RESEARCH TO ILLUMINATE THE VALUE OF TRANSPARENT DATA FOR GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY. INITIAL POTENTIAL PROJECTS INCLUDE A (I) DATA ACT SURVEY, (II) A STUDY OF STANDARD BUSINESS REPORTING IN THE NETHERLANDS AND AUSTRALIA, (III) A STUDY OF AUTOMATED COMPLIANCE, SURVEYING REGULATORS AND COMPANIES TO DEFINE AUTOMATED COMPLIANCE AS AN INDEPENDENT CONCEPT, AND (IV) A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER. THESE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIRECTED AT GAINING EXPERTISE, BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY, AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKER LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT DATA. THE DATA FOUNDATION WILL BEGIN THESE PROJECTS IN 2016.$0$0
EDUCATION: IN 2016 THE DATA FOUNDATION WILL INITIATE HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO TRAIN GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN THE CONCEPTS AND SKILLS THAT ARE NEEDED TO EXECUTE AND BENEFIT FROM THE TRANSFORMATION OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION INTO TRANSPARENT, EASILY-ACCESSIBLE DATA. AS THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO DEVELOPE, IT WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION DIRECTLY TO POLICYMAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, EITHER THROUGH IN PERSON, IN PRINT, OR THROUGH ONLINE MEDIA.$0$0
PROGRAMMING: THE DATA FOUNDATION WILL HOST DATA TRANSPARENCY 2016, A PUBLIC EVENT IN WASHINGTON, DC, TO BRING TOGETHER SUPPORTERS OF TRANSPARENT DATA FROM ACROSS GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JOHN RUNYAN
TREASURER1.25$0$0$0
HUDSON HOLLISTER
INTERIM PRESIDENT10.00$0$0$0
CRAIG CLAY
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
JONATHAN ELLIOTT
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
JOSEPH KULL
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
JW MIKE STARR
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
VASAN THATHAM
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
KEVIN MERRITT
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
ADAM ROTH
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
BRYCE PIPPERT
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
SHERRY WEIR
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
FRANK LANDEFELD
DIRECTOR0.25$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE DATA FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18 E STREET SEAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20003ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2025430032PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Other Employee Paid Over100k0OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$95,100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$95,100TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$95,100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$95,100TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$85,490SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,610PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$95,100TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE DATA FOUNDATION WAS INCORPORATED ON NOVEMBER 18, 2015, THEREFORE THE TAX RETURN FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 IS A SHORT YEAR.ExplanationTxt

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 95,000.ExplanationTxt

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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