2016-06-17T16:14:44-05:00 2015-12-31 271155496 ROBERT LEE & ASSOCIATES LLP 226 Airport Parkway San Jose CA 95110 990 2015-01-01 942460352 The Silicon Valley Leadership Group SILI 4085017864 2001 Gateway Place No 101E San Jose CA 95110 Carl Guardino CEO 4085017864 2016-06-15 1 Scott Smead P01208759 4088556770 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z CARL GUARDINO 2001 Gateway Place No 101E San Jose CA 95110 5200344 0 X www.svlg.org X 1977 CA TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN AND AROUND SILICON VALLEY. 47 46 35 1450 0 0 617228 1111921 3399851 3862368 941 1420 145099 149588 4163119 5125297 0 0 0 0 2888995 3256175 0 0 0 1143715 1667880 4032710 4924055 130409 201242 2529722 2663394 692213 624643 1837509 2038751 X To involve principal officers and senior managers of member companies in a cooperative effort with local, regional, state, and federal government officials to address major public policy issues affecting the economic health and quality of life in Silicon Valley. 0 0 DIRECT FLIGHTS TO FRANKFURT, LONDON AND BEJING: THE LEADERSHIP GROUP PROVIDED A CRUCIAL EMPLOYER VOICE TO BRITISH AIRWAYS, LUFTANSA AND HAINAN AIRLINES AS THEY WEIGHED AND, IN 2015, MADE THE DECISION TO ESTABLISH DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM SJC TO LONDON, FRANKFURT AND BEJING. THESE FLIGHTS WILL RETURN MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO LEADERSHIP GROUP MEMBER COMPANIES' TRAVEL BUDGETS. SILICON VALLEY PATENT OFFICE: IN 2015, THE LEADERSHIP GROUP HOSTED THE GALA CELEBRATION OF THE OPENING OF THE SILICON VALLEY REGIONAL PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE. THE LEADERSHIP GROUP SPEARHEADED THE 7 YEAR EFFORT TO BRING THE PTO TO SILICON VALLEY, TOGETHER WITH SAN JOSE MAYOR CHUCK REED AND THE VALLEY'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.BART TO SILICON VALLEY: THE $2B BART EXTENSION FROM FREMONT/WARM SPRINGS TO NORTH SAN JOSE IS UNDERWAY, UNDER BUDGET AND AHEAD OF ITS SCHEDULE, WITH TRAINS NOW EXPECTED TO BE RUNNING IN 2017. THE LEADERSHIP GROUP LED THE SUCCESSFUL BALLOT MEASURE CAMPAIGNS IN 2000 AND 2008 THAT RAISED THE FUNDS TO MAKE THE EXTENSION POSSIBLE.RIDESHARING ACCESS AT SJC: IN THE FACE OF INTENSE OPPOSITION, THE LEADERSHIP GROUP BROKERED A DEAL IN WITH THE CITY OF SAN JOSE IN 2015 TO ALLOW TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES SUCH AS LYFT AND UBER TO PICK UP PASSENGERS AT SAN JOSE MINETA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.GROWING SILICON VALLEY'S STEM WORKFORCE: THE LEADERSHIP GROUP WAS A KEY SUPPORTER OF THE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S SUCCESSFUL 2015 EFFORT TO PASS SB 359. THIS LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTS A FAIR AND OBJECTIVE MATH PLACEMENT POLICY THAT TAKES MULTIPLE MEASURES OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DETERMINING MATH EDUCATION PLACEMENT.REAL PROGRESS ON THE HOUSING CRUNCH: THE LEADERSHIP GROUP ESTABLISHED HOUSING TRUST SILICON VALLEY, AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REPLICATED IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAS LEVERAGED MORE THAN $1.8 BILLION TO GET MORE THAN 9,000 FAMILIES INTO HOMES IN SILICON VALLEY SINCE 2000.LEADING ON THE CLEAN ECONOMY: THE LEADERSHIP GROUP WAS A CRITICAL BUSINESS VOICE IN FAVOR OF ESTABLISHING AGGRESSIVE NEW GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION AND CLEAN ENERGY PORTFOLIO TARGETS IN CALIFORNIA IN 2015, THROUGH SB 35 AND SB 350. TOGETHER, THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT BOOST TO SILICON VALLEY'S CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.ADVANCING EARLY EDUCATION: THE LEADERSHIP GROUP WAS A LEADING PARTNER IN THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH AN EARLY LEARNING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN SILICON VALLEY. THAT CENTER, EDUCARE OF CALIFORNIA AT SILICON VALLEY, OPENED IN FALL OF 2015. ON THE POLICY FRONT, THE LEADERSHIP GROUP WAS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S LEADING BUSINESS VOICE IN SUPPORT OF TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, WHICH WAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA IN 2010.SAFE, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY: THE LEADERSHIP GROUP SUPPORTED THE SUCCESSFUL 2012 SANTA CLARA COUNTY WATER MEASURE TO CONTINUE A PARCEL TAX TO HELP GUARANTEE CONTINUED ACCESS TO CLEAN, SAFE WATER. IT ALSO HELPED DEFEAT PROPOSITION F IN SAN FRANCISCO, WHICH WOULD HAVE COST BILLIONS IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND THREATENED A MAJOR SOURCE OF RELIABLE BAY AREA DRINKING WATER. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 0 1 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 47 46 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X The Organization 4085017864 2001 Gateway Place No 101E San Jose CA 95110 Aart de Geus Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Alan salzman Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Andy Ball Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 brad bullington Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 brant fish Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 CARL GUARDINO President & CEO 40.00 X X 780278 0 12000 chris boyd Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher Dawes Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 david cush Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 enrique lores Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 gary lauer Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 george Blumenthal Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Becker Chairman 4.00 X X 0 0 0 jed york Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 jes pedersen BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ADAMS Secretary/Treasurer 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ken Drazan Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 ken goldman Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 ken kannappan Vice Chairman 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ken mcneely Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 kevin murai Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 kim polese Board Member 4.00 X 0 0 0 laura guio Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 martin anstice Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 matt mahan Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 michael engh Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Hawkins Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Ken Xie Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 raquel gonzalez Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 rick wallace Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 ron sege Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 rosemary turner Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 shellye Archambeau Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 steve rossi Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Berglund Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 tom fallon Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Tomi Ryba Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Werner Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Tarkan Maner Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 AARif Khakoo Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Doug Graham board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Helen Burt board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Henry Fore board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 James Gutierrez board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey M Johnson board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 john boland board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Milligan board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 780278 0 12000 1 0 1 0 0 508850 603071 603071 1111921 Membership Dues 900099 2342818 2342818 Misc. special projects 900099 1469550 1469550 Preschool initiative 900099 50000 50000 3862368 1420 1420 86238 508850 75047 11191 11191 Third-party reimbursem 900099 127397 127397 honorarium 900099 11000 11000 138397 5125297 4000765 0 12611 792278 2070538 83279 119899 190181 5150 54750 570517 100302 195697 81378 8991 15149 20396 Special Project Expense 439591 Preschool Initiative Ex 90000 Advocacy Firm 70514 Bank Service Charges 6530 8915 4924055 800353 71780 1460580 2198912 208506 340250 7798 12640 118637 96325 33985 22312 18500 17500 2529722 2663394 244849 234047 447364 390596 692213 624643 X 1797509 2038751 40000 0 1837509 2038751 2529722 2663394 201242 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 31063 25995 5068 50329 39352 10977 37245 30978 6267 22312 X Part X, Line 2: THE GROUP EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND WILL RECOGNIZE A LOSS CONTINGENCY WHEN IT IS PROBABLE THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED AS OF THE DATE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE LOSS CAN BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS SUBJECT TO ESTIMATE AND MANAGEMENT JUDGMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE LIKELY OUTCOME OF EACH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION. THE AMOUNT THAT IS ULTIMATELY SUSTAINED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION OR FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THE AGGREGATE COULD DIFFER FROM THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. Annual Lunch Event 595088 508850 86238 55911 19136 595088 508850 86238 55911 19136 75047 11191 X X X 0 0 0 CARL GUARDINO President & CEO 486331 0 281947 0 12000 0 0 0 12000 0 792278 0 0 0 X Advertising 2 556215 Fair Market Value X Airline Tickets 2 46856 Fair Market Value 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS 47 MEMBERS Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Decisions made by the governing body are subject to approval by members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The organization's CPA prepares and provides a draft of the form 990 to the organization's management. Management approves the draft and disseminates to the board of directors prior to filing the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization has an annual Process for the board of directors to disclose all interests in other companies and organizations to ensure compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Advisory Committee of the Board reviews the CEO's annual salary. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The organization's board of directors oversee the compilation of the financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant. There have been no changes from prior year. 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