2016-04-14T12:07:20-05:00 2015-08-31 Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP 205 N Michigan Ave 28th Floor Chicago IL 606015927 990 2014-09-01 364296414 Accenture Foundation Inc % JESSICA JECMEN BRUMMEL ACCE 3126938096 161 North Clark Street Chicago IL 60601 KAREN L BOWEN TAX COUNSEL 7203596331 2016-04-12 Mark Heroux P00959793 3127298000 2016-04-12 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z Jessica Jecmen Brummel 161 N Clark Street Chicago IL 60601 20384917 false X N/A X 1999 NY The support of educational and charitable activities. 9 0 0 15 0 1786364 2089761 0 0 14057921 6115944 0 0 15844285 8205705 15396597 19923219 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 352128 327787 15748725 20251006 95560 -12045301 118518125 109168657 11401527 17615832 107116598 91552825 X ACCENTURE FOUNDATION, INC. (THE "CHARITY") FOCUSES ON THREE PRIMARY PROGRAM AREAS: (1) EDUCATION, (2) DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND (3) ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN LIFE AND WELL-BEING. 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FAILED TO MEET THE 33 1/3% TEST, IT MEETS THE 10% SUPPORT RULE AND THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: 1. FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2015 ACCENTURE FOUNDATION, INC. RECEIVED 25.87% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, 70.94% OF TOTAL SUPPORT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS CAME FROM INVESTMENT INCOME FROM INVESTED FUNDS THAT CAME FROM CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 2. ACCENTURE FOUNDATION, INC. IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATES TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. 3. THE ACCENTURE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY WHICH IT SERVES. 4. THE ACCENTURE FOUNDATION HAS VARIOUS PROGRAMS FOR FUNDING CHARITABLE WORK FOCUSING IN THREE PRIMARY PROGRAM AREAS: (1) EDUCATION, (2) DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND (3) ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN LIFE AND WELL-BEING. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 X 4962982 -3518472 275749 -3242723 8205705 8205705 20526755 275749 275749 20251006 20251006 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2: THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE FOUNDATION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2015 OR 2014. THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AS WELL AS FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND THEREAFTER ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. true Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking 6551000 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking 740000 South America Grantmaking 3593740 Middle East and North Africa Grantmaking 1138000 12022740 12022740 South America Train Disadvantaged Youth 3067740 WIRE South America Train Youth 526000 WIRE Sub-Saharan Africa Train Youth 740000 WIRE Middle East and North Africa Train Youth 1138000 WIRE Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Train Youth 1551000 WIRE Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Train Youth Entrepreneurs 5000000 Wire 3 false false false false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 2: All grantees that receive funds from the Accenture Foundation, Inc. go through an approval process and sign an agreement to ensure funds are used for their intended purpose. Accenture Foundation also conducts quarterly stakeholder meetings via conference call, and requires grantees to submit status reports that monitor the use of the funds. Schedule F, Part II, Line 1(d), Row 1: (d) Train Disadvantated youth PLAN INTERNATIONAL - A 3-YEAR $3.07M PROJECT TO INCREASE THE EARNING CAPACITY OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, AND EL SALVADOR BY EQUIPPING THEM WITH LIFE SKILLS AND MARKET-DRIVEN TECHNICAL TRAINING. Schedule F, Part II, Line 1(d), Row 2, 3, 4, and 5: EDUCATION FOR EMPLYMENT (EFE) - A 3-YEAR $4.6 M GRANT TO SCALE "PROGRAMMING FOR THE FUTURE" IN 6 COUNTRIES (SPAIN, MOROCCO, SOUTH AFRICA, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL AND TUNISIA), EQUIPPING YOUTH WITH FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS VIA E-LEARNING. Schedule F, Part II, Line 1(D), Row 6: (d) Train Youth Entrepreneurs YOUTH BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL (YBI) - A 3-YEAR $5M STRATEGIC INVESTMENT TO ENABLE YBI TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING/CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 65 YBI MEMBERS, DELIVER ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLING TO YOUTH WHICH WILL ENABLE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF START-UPS AND CREATE JOBS. true Genesys Works 2800 Post Oak Blvd Suite 6200 Houston TX 77056 030440761 501(c)(3) 9220 Employee Giving Campaign Dumb Friends League 2080 S Quebec Street Denver CO 80231 840405254 501(c)(3) 12000 Employee Giving Campaign The Cleveland City Mission 5310 Carnegie avenue Cleveland OH 44103 340760586 501(c)(3) 10260 Employee Giving Campaign Save The Children Federation Inc 54 Wilton Road Westport CT 06880 060726487 501(c)(3) 4500000 Global Giving Program Ashoka 1700 N Moore Street Suite 2000 Arlington VA 22209 510255908 501(c)(3) 50485 Global Giving Program Food For Hungry Minds 3108 Chicago Ave Minneapolis MN 55407 201331977 501(C)(3) 33260 Employee Giving Campaign University of Notre Dame 940 Grace Hall Notre Dame IN 46656 350868188 501(c)(3) 1149647 Global Giving Program Indian Rocks First Baptist Church 12685 Ulmerton Road Largo FL 33774 590942408 501(c)(3) 17000 Employee Giving Campaign Syracuse University 285 Ainsley Drive Syracuse NY 13244 150532081 501(c)(3) 12850 Employee Giving Campaign Back On My Feet 100 S Broad St Suite 1400 Philadelphia PA 19110 262109809 501(c)(3) 27990 Employee Giving Campaign Wounded Warrior Project 4899 Belfort Road Suite 300 Jacksonville FL 32256 202370934 501(c)(3) 13715 Employee Giving Campaign St Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St Jude Place Memphis TN 38105 620646012 501(c)(3) 11101 Employee Giving Campaign Karla Smith Foundation 301 Southridge Drive Shiloh IL 62269 202699020 501(c)(3) 15065 Employee Giving Campaign American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street Atlanta GA 30303 131788491 501(c)(3) 7445 Employee Giving Campaign Angel Fund Inc 649 Main St Wakefield MA 01880 043478977 501(c)(3) 5400 Employee Giving Campaign Boy Scouts of Am Cascade Pacific Council 2145 SW Naito Pkwy Portland OR 97201 930386792 501(c)(3) 5240 Employee Giving Campaign Doctors Without Borders USA 333 Seventh Ave 2nd Floor New York NY 10001 133433452 501(c)(3) 6166 Employee Giving Campaign Genesys Works (Houston) 601 Jefferson St Ste 3950 Houston TX 77002 271628570 501(c)(3) 5428 Employee Giving Campaign Hope Community Church of Cary Inc 821 Buck Jones Road Raleigh NC 27606 561854615 501(c)(3) 5040 Employee Giving Campaign Jewish Primary Day School of Nation Capital 6045 16th St NW Washington DC 20011 522115715 501(c)(3) 5016 Employee Giving Campaign Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest Inc 1800 White Bear Ave N Maplewood MN 55109 411424988 501(c)(3) 5762 Employee Giving Campaign Kipp Philadelphia Charter School 5900 Baltimore Ave 2nd Floor Philadelphia PA 19143 050546103 501(c)(3) 6325 Employee Giving Campaign Light of Life Rescue Mission 10 E North Avenue PO Box 6823 Pittsburgh PA 15212 251056389 501(c)(3) 9600 Employee Giving Campaign Metropolitan Ministries Inc 2002 N Florida Ave Tampa FL 33602 591477007 501(c)(3) 5875 Employee Giving Campaign Saint Mary's College of California 1928 Saint Marys Rd PMB 3554 Moraga CA 94575 941156599 501(c)(3) 6000 Employee Giving Campaign United Service Organizations (USO) 2111 Wilson Blvd Suite 1200 Arlington VA 22201 131610451 501(c)(3) 7460 Employee Giving Campaign Upwardly Global 505 8th Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10018 943346127 501(c)(3) 500000 Global Giving Program Upwardly Global 505 8th Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10018 943346127 501(c)(3) 5403 Employee Giving Campaign 28 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: All US grantees are verified as 501(c)(3) organizations. The employee giving campaign grant totals are made up of smaller amounts given to charities that employees care about. Local and global program grantees that receive funds go through an approval process and sign an agreement to ensure funds are used for their intended purpose. Accenture Foundation also conducts quarterly stakeholder meetings for global program grants via conference call, and requires grantees to submit status reports that monitor the use of the funds. Schedule I, Part II, Column (h): Employee Giving Campaign Global Giving Program Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS GIVEN ONE DIRECTOR THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. ONCE IT IS REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL, THE FORM IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE TAX COUNSEL AND THE DIRECTOR. THEN THE FORM IS SIGNED BY THE TAX COUNSEL AND A COPY IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C: A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS FURNISHED ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD BY EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND STAFF MEMBER. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND RETAINS OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. Accenture LLP 161 N Clark Chicago IL 60601 720542904 consulting IL Proquire LLC See Sch R Part VII Wilmington IL 19810 363633216 Reseller IL Avanade Inc 818 Stewart Street 400 Seattle WA 98101 912032865 IT Consulting DE C corp false false true false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false Accenture LLP C 687775 FMV Accenture LLP O 275749 FMV Sch R, Part III, Line 2: Proquire LLC address: 161 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60601