CANDID: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: CANDID (EIN 13-1837418)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-05-15
IRS object ID: 201501359349301790
Schema version: 2014v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-05-15T09:30:28-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	345 Park Avenue	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	101540102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	131837418	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE FOUNDATION CENTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MS LORENA NOGARA	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	FOUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2126204230	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	79 FIFTH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite	AddressLine2Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100033076	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LORENA NOGARA	PersonNm
Person Title	CONTROLLER/TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2128073637	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-05-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KPMG LLP	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01249521	PTIN
Phone	2128073637	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BRADFORD K SMITH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	79 FIFTH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100033076	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$23,825,794	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1956	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE FOUNDATION CENTER'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL SECTOR BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PHILANTHROPY IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	211	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	12	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$74,950	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$6,021	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$15,907,716	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,061,221	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$13,629,131	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$13,669,697	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$625,132	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$723,466	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$82,265	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$74,950	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$30,244,244	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$23,529,334	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$14,651,733	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,043,099	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$80,668	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$858,077	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$10,356,759	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$10,014,185	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$25,008,492	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$25,137,952	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,235,752	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,608,618	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$41,457,861	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$41,125,518	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,058,413	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$8,966,106	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$33,399,448	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$32,159,412	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL SECTOR BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PHILANTHROPY IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$9,079,171	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$11,338,221	RevenueAmt
Desc	DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONS - SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,211,992	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,396,956	RevenueAmt
Desc	LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,276,938	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,009,470	RevenueAmt
Desc	RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS - SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$19,568,101	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	98	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	211	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MS LORENA NOGARA	PersonNm
Phone	2126204230	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	79 FIFTH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	100033076	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
P RUSSELL HARDIN
CHAIRMAN	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CLOTILDE PEREZ-BODE DEDECKER
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN COLBORN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK COLLINS
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NEAL HEGARTY
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL F HAYES
TRUSTEE UNTIL MARCH 2014	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH D HOOVER
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOMINICK J IMPEMBA
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN KISH
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICK MCCARTHY
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VALDEMAR DE OLIVEIRA NETO
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCIA A SMITH
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAUREEN H SMYTH
TRUSTEE UNTIL MARCH 2014	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARRON M TENNY
TRUSTEE UNTIL MARCH 2014	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YVETTE J ALBERDINGK THIJM
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRADFORD K SMITH
PRESIDENT	50.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$588,094	$0	$52,381
LORENA NOGARA
TREASURER & CONTROLLER	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$156,254	$0	$19,165
LISA L PHILP
SECRETARY & VP STRATEGIC PHIL	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$226,863	$0	$30,558
ROBERT J YAEGER
VP - FINANCIAL STRATEGY	50.0	0.0			$226,217	$0	$14,409	Yes (X)
LAWRENCE T MCGILL
VP - RESEARCH	50.0	0.0			$195,627	$0	$51,887	Yes (X)
JEFFREY A FALKENSTEIN
VP - DATA ACQUISITION	50.0	0.0			$169,995	$0	$48,067	Yes (X)
EDWARD J VENTURI
VP - INFORMATION TECH	50.0	0.0			$168,436	$0	$47,754	Yes (X)
TUSHAR DESHPANDE
VP - DATA AND TECHNOLOGY STRAT	50.0	0.0			$184,376	$0	$12,520	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,915,862	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$276,741	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	26	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SLALOM CONSULTING
PO BOX 101416	PASADENA	CA	91189	IT CONSULTING	$955,464
CONTEGRA
200 MAMARONECK AVENUE	WHITE PLAINS	NY	10601	IT CONSULTING	$570,517
INTRICITY LLC
244 FIFTH AVE SUITE 2026	NEWYORK	NY	10001	IT SERVICES	$328,005
COMMONFUND
15 OLD DANBURY ROAD PO BOX 812	WILTON	CT	068970812	INVESTMENT SERVICES	$244,528
BEACONFIRE CONSULTING
2300 CLARENDON BLVD SUITE 1100	ARLINGTON	VA	22201	IT CONSULTING	$227,166

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	10	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$9,061,221	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,061,221	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PRODUCT REVENUE	611710	$11,338,221	$11,338,221
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REVENUE	611710	$705,861	$705,861
ASSOCIATES PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP FEES	611710	$70,127	$70,127
DATABASE SEARCH REVENUE	611710	$136,457	$136,457
FUNDING INFO NETWORK MEMBERSHIP FEES	611710	$484,511	$484,511

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$934,520	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$934,520	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$13,669,697	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$490,597	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$490,597	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$529,329	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$296,460	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$232,869	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$232,869	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$232,869	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST & JOB CORNER	541800	$74,210	$74,210
FEE FOR FACILITIES SET UP FROM	561000	$740	$740

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$74,950	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$23,529,334	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$13,669,697	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$74,950	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$723,466	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,077,068	TotalAmt
Program Services	$720,258	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$276,142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$80,668	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,770,099	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,565,205	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,747,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$457,543	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,024,318	TotalAmt
Program Services	$813,158	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$167,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$43,283	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,323,468	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,031,303	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$227,854	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$64,311	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$928,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$737,342	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$152,225	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$39,247	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,904	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,213	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,691	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,530	TotalAmt
Management And General	$121,530	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$264,528	TotalAmt
Management And General	$264,528	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,038,361	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,521,854	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$515,908	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$599	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,178	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,678	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$699,387	TotalAmt
Program Services	$629,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,241	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,186	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,130,938	TotalAmt
Program Services	$951,708	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$166,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,914	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,491	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,717,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,185,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$427,152	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$105,171	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$683,592	TotalAmt
Program Services	$613,996	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$66,289	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,307	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,129	TotalAmt
Program Services	$114,317	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,575	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$237	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$750,781	TotalAmt
Program Services	$582,780	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$135,492	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,509	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,591	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$142,583	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRINTING AND DUPLICATING	$289,048	$278,285	$10,763
SEMINAR INSTRUCTION	$131,231	$131,231
LIBRARY ACQUISITION	$64,658	$63,904	$754
PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION	$22,248	$22,248

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$634,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$500,097	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$122,003	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,102	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,137,952	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,568,101	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,711,774	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$858,077	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$126,397	BOYAmt
EOY	$147,217	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,309,556	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,032,172	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,148,677	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,377,015	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$739,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$557,403	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$87,679	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$315,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$556,571	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$14,823,707	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$11,292,791	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,214,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,530,916	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,513,831	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,836,545	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,457,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,125,518	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,437,025	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,403,755	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,955,572	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,430,117	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,665,816	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,132,234	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,058,413	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,966,106	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,463,153	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,094,780	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,222,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,350,632	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,714,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,714,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,399,448	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,159,412	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,457,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,125,518	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,608,618	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$881,935	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$513,353	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,239,719	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,884,538	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,326,112	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,907,716	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,061,221	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$54,419,306	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,239,719	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,884,538	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,326,112	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,907,716	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,061,221	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$54,419,306	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$20,891,794	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$33,527,512	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$386,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$419,328	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$379,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$424,982	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$490,597	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,101,147	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$56,520,453	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$67,138,386	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.59319	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.57108	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$14,708,221	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$348,795	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$29,305	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$15,027,711	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$12,099,108	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,633,535	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$24,422	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$14,708,221	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$11,367,208	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$758,488	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$26,588	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$12,099,108	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$11,432,208	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$125,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$190,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$11,367,208	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,841,954	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$125,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,500,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,034,746	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$11,432,208	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.88640	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.11360	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,432,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,150,551	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$281,449	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,175,263	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,732,985	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$442,278	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,216,444	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,409,255	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,807,189	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,530,916	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
MULTI-STRATEGY EQUITY FUND	$11,602,019	F
MULTI-STRATEGY BOND FUND	$4,234,526	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$15,836,545	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCUMULATED POSTRETIREMENT	Desc
Amt	$2,132,234	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,132,234	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$23,897,916	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$881,935	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$513,353	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$368,582	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$23,529,334	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$23,529,334	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$25,137,952	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$25,137,952	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$25,137,952	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 THE CENTER'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND BOARD-DESIGNATED AMOUNTS FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT CONSIST OF PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (ENDOWMENT FUNDS) AND A BOARD-DESIGNATED AMOUNT FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. THE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (ENDOWMENT FUNDS) ARE SUBJECT TO DONOR-IMPOSED STIPULATIONS THAT THE PRINCIPAL BE MAINTAINED PERMANENTLY BY THE CENTER. THE CENTER HAS THREE SEPARATE ENDOWMENTS AND IT IS PERMITTED TO USE THE INCOME EARNED ON THE RELATED INVESTMENTS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES, LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE BOARD-DESIGNATED AMOUNT FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IS A FUND SET ASIDE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT THAT ENSURES THE CENTER'S FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND AGILITY, AND PROVIDES A RESERVE FUND IN THE EVENT OF A FINANCIAL EMERGENCY.
UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 THE CENTER RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. INCOME GENERATED FROM ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE CENTER'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 511. THE CENTER HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX EXPENSE FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013.
RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014, AN ACTUARIAL LOSS OF $513,353 WAS NOT YET RECOGNIZED AS A COMPONENT OF NET PERIODIC POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST. THIS LOSS IS RECORDED ON THE DECEMBER 31, 2014 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS, DECREASING UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Sub-Saharan Africa	RegionTxt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program Services	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	SPECIAL TRAINING	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$251,497	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$251,497	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$251,497	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	EXPENDITURES BY REGION	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F) THE CENTER USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO REPORT TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY REGION IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRADFORD K SMITH
PRESIDENT	$520,641	$0	$42,429	$0	$25,024	$0	$35,490	$0	$18,590	$0	$642,174	$0	$0	$0
LORENA NOGARA
TREASURER & CONTROLLER	$151,164	$0	$5,000	$0	$90	$0	$19,165	$0	$355	$0	$175,774	$0	$0	$0
LISA L PHILP
SECRETARY & VP STRATEGIC PHIL	$225,773	$0	$1,000	$0	$90	$0	$30,558	$0	$1,699	$0	$259,120	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT J YAEGER
VP - FINANCIAL STRATEGY	$225,127	$0	$1,000	$0	$90	$0	$0	$0	$14,711	$0	$240,928	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE T MCGILL
VP - RESEARCH	$194,369	$0	$1,000	$0	$258	$0	$26,847	$0	$28,395	$0	$250,869	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY A FALKENSTEIN
VP - DATA ACQUISITION	$168,905	$0	$1,000	$0	$90	$0	$23,027	$0	$28,395	$0	$221,417	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD J VENTURI
VP - INFORMATION TECH	$167,178	$0	$1,000	$0	$258	$0	$22,714	$0	$28,035	$0	$219,185	$0	$0	$0
TUSHAR DESHPANDE
VP - DATA AND TECHNOLOGY STRAT	$115,115	$0	$0	$0	$69,261	$0	$0	$0	$13,347	$0	$197,723	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SEVERANCE PAYMENTS

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A THE CENTER'S FORMER VP-DATA AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY, WHOSE EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED AS OF JULY 04, 2014, RECEIVED SEVERANCE of $69,231 IN 2014. THE AMOUNT OF SEVERANCE RECEIVED IS INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II IN COLUMN (B)(III) (OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION). SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTED AN AMOUNT TO A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN, AND THIS AMOUNT WAS INCLUDED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION IN COLUMN (B)(III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, OF THE TABLE ABOVE: - BRADFORD K. SMITH, PRESIDENT, PARTICIPATED IN A SECTION 457(F) PLAN AND CONTRIBUTED $17,500. NON-FIXED PAYMENTS SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7 THE CENTER HAS AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR ITS STAFF. SELECTED EMPLOYEES WITH EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD OF 5% OF SALARY UP TO $4,000, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2014 THE CENTER AWARDED APPRECIATION AWARDS TO ALL EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE, EQUIVALENT TO ONE WEEK'S SALARY, UP TO $1,000.

BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II) EACH YEAR, EMPLOYEES EARNING MORE THAN CERTAIN STATUTORY LIMITATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PURSUANT TO A FIXED FORMULA AS SPECIFIED IN THE CENTER'S SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN. FOR THE 2014 CALENDAR YEAR, THE PRESIDENT WAS PAID PURSUANT TO THE PLAN $42,429 WHICH IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COL B (II).

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ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE FOUNDATION CENTER'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL SECTOR BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PHILANTHROPY IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE CENTER ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY: - OPERATING LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS IN FIVE LOCATIONS - NEW YORK CITY; WASHINGTON, DC; ATLANTA; CLEVELAND; AND SAN FRANCISCO - THAT OFFER FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. - MAINTAINING UNIQUE DATABASES OF INFORMATION ON MORE THAN 140,000 FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE DONORS, AND GRANTMAKING PUBLIC CHARITIES WORLDWIDE AND OVER 3.8 MILLION OF THEIR RECENT GRANTS. ITS FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE IS THE MOST POPULAR MEANS FOR SEARCHING THESE DATABASES. - PROVIDING A CONTENT-RICH WEB SITE WITH A VARIETY OF FREE SEARCH TOOLS, TUTORIALS, DOWNLOADABLE REPORTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION UPDATED DAILY, INCLUDING PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST, ITS DAILY NEWS SERVICE, AND PUBHUB, ITS SEARCHABLE ONLINE COLLECTION OF THOUSANDS OF REPORTS PUBLISHED BY FOUNDATIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. - CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING REPORTS ON THE GROWTH OF THE FOUNDATION FIELD AND ON TRENDS IN FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. - PUBLISHING BOOKS RANGING FROM BASIC PRIMERS ON FUNDRAISING AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE WORKS. - COORDINATING A NETWORK OF FUNDING INFORMATION CENTERS NATIONWIDE AND AROUND THE WORLD - MORE THAN 475 FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK (FIN) PARTNERS THAT OFFER FREE LOCAL ACCESS TO CORE CENTER RESOURCES AND TRAINING. ESTABLISHED IN 1956, THE FOUNDATION CENTER IS THE LEADING SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT PHILANTHROPY WORLDWIDE. THROUGH DATA, ANALYSIS, AND TRAINING, IT CONNECTS PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. THE CENTER MAINTAINS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE ON U.S. AND, INCREASINGLY, GLOBAL GRANTMAKERS AND THEIR GRANTS - A ROBUST, ACCESSIBLE KNOWLEDGE BANK FOR THE SECTOR. IT ALSO OPERATES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF PHILANTHROPY AT EVERY LEVEL. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VISIT THE CENTER'S WEB SITE EACH DAY AND ARE SERVED IN ITS FIVE REGIONAL LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND ITS NETWORK OF MORE THAN 475 FIN PARTNERS LOCATED IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE AND AROUND THE WORLD.
PROGRAM SERVICES - DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONS	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONS (EXPENSES $9,079,171 AND REVENUE $11,338,221) THE CENTER MAINTAINS UNIQUE DATABASES OF INFORMATION ON MORE THAN 140,000 FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE DONORS, AND GRANTMAKING PUBLIC CHARITIES WORLDWIDE AND OVER 3.8 MILLION OF THEIR RECENT GRANTS. ITS FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE IS THE MOST POPULAR MEANS FOR SEARCHING THESE DATABASES. THIS SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR FREE USE IN OVER 475 LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE CENTER ALSO PUBLISHES BOOKS RANGING FROM BASIC PRIMERS ON FUNDRAISING AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE WORKS. OTHER MAJOR DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2014 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND SHARING ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE FOUNDATION CENTER IS CULTIVATING EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OFFICIAL AID AND PHILANTHROPY SUPPORT NETWORKS AND FORGING NEW PARTNERSHIPS. THE CENTER IS MAKING SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN ITS DECADE-LONG EFFORTS TO IMPROVE DATA ABOUT FOUNDATION GIVING AS WELL AS ITS INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE DATA ON NEW FORMS OF PHILANTHROPY. DATA PROCESSING AND TAXONOMY ----------------------------- THE CENTER HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED A STRATEGY FOR PROCESSING GRANTS DATA THROUGH AUTOMATION AND OUTSOURCING, AND HAS EXPANDED THE BREADTH AND QUALITY OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL DATA. IN ORDER TO SERVE THE SECTOR'S GROWING RANGE OF PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS, THE CENTER FOCUSED ON THE NEED TO UPDATE ITS TAXONOMY SO THAT USERS COULD COMPARE THEIR ACTIVITIES OR CONDUCT GLOBAL SCALE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT, THE CENTER COMPLETED A REVISED DRAFT OF THE TAXONOMY AND STARTED IMPLEMENTING SMARTLOGIC'S SEMAPHORE TAXONOMY TOOL. AFTER RECEIVING COMMENTS FROM OVER 50 ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS, THE CENTER EVALUATED FEEDBACK AND TERM SUGGESTIONS, AND IN NOVEMBER FINALIZED THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE NEW TAXONOMY, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT TAXONOMY.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORG. THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE THROUGH EARLY 2015. ELECTRONIC GRANT REPORTING ---------------------------- THE CENTER CONTINUED TO BE A LEADING DRIVER IN ESTABLISHING DATA STANDARDS FOR PHILANTHROPY. ITS ONGOING WORK TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE REPORTING ALLOWS FOUNDATIONS TO MORE EFFICIENTLY AND ACCURATELY TRANSMIT THEIR GRANTS ELECTRONICALLY (EREPORTING). THE CENTER HAS INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO CONVERT GRANTMAKERS INTO EREPORTERS, AND CONTINUES TO SEE A STEADY INCREASE: - CURRENTLY THERE ARE 937 EGRANT REPORTERS. - SINCE EARLY 2014, THE CENTER HAS FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION WITH IDEALWARE-IDENTIFYING AND RECRUITING NEW SOFTWARE PARTNERS. IDEALWARE AGREED TO MAKE EREPORTING A KEY GAGE IN THE NEXT CONSUMERS GUIDE TO GRANTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE (FDO) ---------------------------------- THE CENTER CONTINUED TO UPDATE AND EXPAND THE SCOPE OF ITS SEARCHABLE GRANTS DATABASE, FDO. IN 2014, FDO USERS WERE ABLE TO ACCESS: - MORE THAN 140,000 GRANTMAKERS, INCLUDING PROFILES OF NEARLY 120,000 U.S. GRANTMAKERS AND MORE THAN 21,000 PROFILES OF NON-U.S. GRANTMAKERS; - MORE THAN 3.8 MILLION GRANT RECORDS. IN MARCH 2014, THE CENTER RELEASED A COMPLETELY REBUILT FDO THAT INCLUDES A NEW MORE POWERFUL SEARCH ENGINE AND FULLY MOBILE-RESPONSIVE SITE. THESE IMPROVEMENTS GREATLY ENHANCE THE USER EXPERIENCE AND WILL FACILITATE ONGOING PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS. AN IMPROVED FOUNDATION CENTER UPDATER [UPDATER.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORG] ALLOWS GRANTMAKERS TO MAKE DIRECT UPDATES TO THEIR FDO PROFILE. FDO PROFESSIONAL'S POWER SEARCH INCLUDES ISSUELAB REPORTS SO THAT SEARCH RESULTS NOW REFERENCE THIS LARGE, COMPREHENSIVE SET OF RESEARCH REPORTS PRODUCED BY THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR. A MAJOR PLANNED ENHANCEMENT TO BE RELEASED IN THE COMING YEAR IS FDO WORKSPACE, WHICH WILL ENABLE USERS TO MOVE FROM THE FUNDING SEARCH THROUGH THE NEXT STAGES OF THE GRANTSEEKING PROCESS USING A STEP-BY-STEP ASSESSMENT TOOL, KEEPING TRACK OF THEIR CONTACTS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THOSE FUNDERS, MANAGING A TO-DO LIST, AND KEEPING NOTES ON PROSPECTS AND GRANT REQUESTS. INTERNATIONAL DATA -------------------- STRENGTHENING EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS HAS BEEN INTEGRAL TO THE CENTER'S SUCCESS IN BUILDING A SYSTEMATIC BASE OF KNOWLEDGE ON GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY. THE CENTER CONTINUES TO GROW THEIR INTERNATIONAL DATA SET THROUGH CHARITY REGISTRY AGENCIES AND PARTNERSHIPS. TOGETHER WITH DONORS AND FOUNDATIONS NETWORK IN EUROPE (DAFNE), THE CENTER IS WORKING WITH SELECT NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO HELP SYSTEMATIZE THE TYPES OF MEMBER DATA IT COLLECTS. ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLDWIDE INITIATIVE FOR GRANTMAKER SUPPORT (WINGS) TO CREATE A GLOBAL DATA STANDARD FOR PHILANTHROPY THAT WILL IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION WORLDWIDE IS ONGOING. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE CENTER HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPORTED MORE NON-US FOUNDATION AND GRANT RECORDS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CHINA FOUNDATION CENTER, THE ASAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES, ALTERNATIVAS Y CAPACIDADES AND INSTITUTO TECNOLGICO AUTNOMO DE MXICO (ITAM) IN MEXICO, THE UK CHARITY COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE CANADIAN REVENUE AGENCY AND THE CHARITY COMMISSION OF ENGLAND AND WALES. THE CENTER'S DATABASE NOW INCLUDES PHILANTHROPIC DATA FROM 126 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, AND IT CONTINUES TO SEEK POTENTIAL NEW PARTNERS. TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GROWING TREND OF PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY THAT GOES BEYOND TRADITIONAL GRANTMAKING, THE CENTER BEGAN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN VENTURE PHILANTHROPY ASSOCIATION AND IS CURRENTLY ASSESSING A SAMPLE OF THEIR DATA. THE CENTER IS STUDYING A LIST OF 534 POTENTIAL FOUNDATIONS FROM THE SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY'S CSO DATABASE FOR POTENTIAL INCLUSION AS WELL. THE CENTER CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) IN PARIS, MAPPING ITS RESPECTIVE STANDARDS AND TAXONOMIES, AND ALLOWING FOR CROSS-POLLINATION OF DATA TO BE USED IN RESEARCH AND PORTALS. THE CENTER'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY BY WORKING WITH PARTNERS ARE PROVING EFFECTIVE. IT PROVIDES A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ORGANIZATIONS IN VARIOUS REGIONS CLASSIFY THEMSELVES AND HELPS TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, AND IMPACT IN THE SECTOR. THE CENTER STAFF HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTING TO THE DATA SET BEYOND DATA COLLECTION BY COUNTRY; THEY HAVE BEEN COMPILING INFORMATION ON FOUNDATION ACTIVITY IN RELATION TO THE 2015 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, ONGOING WATER AND SANITATION DONOR DATA AS WELL AS HUMAN RIGHTS DATA. THE CENTER HAS RECENTLY ADDED INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INFORMATION FROM THE GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY FORUM, WHERE OVER 50 NEW FOUNDATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED AND ARE BEING RESEARCHED AND ENTERED INTO THE DATABASE. IN TOTAL, THE CENTER'S DATABASE NOW CONTAINS: - INFORMATION ON 210,184 GRANTS FROM NON-U.S. FUNDERS, - AND 31,582 NEW NON-U.S. GRANTMAKER PROFILES. FONDOS A LA VISTA ------------------- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PHILANTHROPY AND CIVIL SOCIETY PROJECT AT INSTITUTO TECNOLGICO AUTNOMO DE MXICO (ITAM) AND ALTERNATIVES Y CAPACIDADES IN MEXICO, THE CENTER DEVELOPED AN ONLINE SPANISH-LANGUAGE DIRECTORY INCLUDING DATA ON OVER 28,000 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN MEXICO. THE DIRECTORY OFFERS USERS RELIABLE AND PUBLICALLY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION ABOUT MEXICAN DONORS, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATIONS THEY FUND. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FONDOS A LA VISTA PLATFORM ILLUSTRATES THE CENTER'S EMERGING CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY BUILD A GLOBAL DATA PLATFORM FOR PHILANTHROPY ANYWHERE AND IN ANY LANGUAGE. SINCE ITS LAUNCH ON JANUARY 30, 2013: - FONDOS A LA VISTA HAS HAD MORE THAN 600,000 PAGE VISITS AND NEARLY 73,000 UNIQUE VISITORS, 88 PERCENT OF WHOM ARE LOCATED IN MEXICO, WHILE THE REST SPAN THE GLOBE; - EACH YEAR THE FONDOS A LA VISTA TEAM COLLECTS AND CLEANS THE CONTACT AND FINANCIAL DATA OF MEXICAN NGOS FROM MEXICO'S TAX ADMINISTRATION OFFICE (SAT) AND FROM THE FEDERAL CSO REGISTRATION SYSTEM (INDESOL). IN 2014 THIS AMOUNTED TO 13,000 DONATIONS, 9,309 AUTHORIZED GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS, AND 26,815 NGOS FROM INDESOL. - TO DATE, MORE THAN 600 MEXICAN NGOS HAVE REGISTERED IN THE DATABASE AND HAVE UPDATED THEIR INFORMATION, (TWICE AS MANY AS IN 2013). FOUNDATION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL ONLINE --------------------------------------- THE CENTER'S FREE RESOURCES AND SERVICES CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND STUDENTS TO FINANCIAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT. IN 2013, THE CENTER COMPLETELY REDESIGNED ITS SEARCHABLE GRANTS DATABASE, FOUNDATION GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS ONLINE (FGTIO) TO MAKE IT MORE USER-FRIENDLY AND EASY TO NAVIGATE. THE CENTER ADDED VALUABLE NEW TOOLS AND CONTENT WHILE MAINTAINING THE FUNDER INFORMATION AND SEARCH FEATURES USERS NEED TO FUND THEIR EDUCATION, RESEARCH, OR CREATIVE WORK. FGTIO INCLUDES PROGRAMS BENEFITTING STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS, AND PROVIDES VALUABLE RESOURCES INCLUDING FREE AND FEE-BASED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, FAQS, AND REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS. TO DATE FGTIO INCLUDES MORE THAN 10,000 FUNDERS. FOUNDATION STA
PROGRAM SERVICES - LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES (EXPENSES $5,211,992 AND REVENUE $1,396,956) THE CENTER OPERATES PROFESSIONALLY STAFFED LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS IN FIVE LOCATIONS - NEW YORK CITY; WASHINGTON, DC; ATLANTA; CLEVELAND; AND SAN FRANCISCO-THAT OFFER FREE ACCESS TO THE CENTER'S ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES AND BOOKS, OTHER RESOURCES ON FUNDERS AND ALL ASPECTS OF PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IN 2014, THE CENTER'S LIBRARIES WERE UTILIZED BY OVER 19,000 VISITORS. THE CENTER HAS AN ONLINE LIBRARIAN WHO RESPONDS TO REFERENCE QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO PREFER TO USE ITS RESOURCES ONLINE. THE CENTER PROVIDED FREE IN-PERSON PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 25,000 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH FREE IN-PERSON CLASSES GIVING PARTICIPANTS A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRANTSEEKING PROCESS. ON ITS WEBSITE 38 FREE LIVE TRAINING WEBINARS AND NINE FREE, SELF-PACED COURSES, AS WELL AS FREE TUTORIALS AND INTERACTIVE COURSES AND AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ITS SPECIAL EVENTS, EXTEND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS OR WHO PREFER TO LEARN AT THEIR OWN PACE IN THEIR HOME OR OFFICE TO 8,500 ONLINE PARTICIPANTS. THESE ONLINE COURSES SAVE TRAVEL TIME AND COSTS, AND BROADEN THE CENTER'S REACH INTO UNDERSERVED AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. IN 2014, APPROXIMATELY 33,500 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE CENTER'S FREE TRAINING, BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE. THE CENTER ALSO COORDINATES A NETWORK OF FUNDING INFORMATION CENTERS NATIONWIDE AND AROUND THE WORLD - MORE THAN 475 FIN PARTNERS THAT OFFER FREE LOCAL ACCESS TO CORE CENTER RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE PROFESSIONAL AND TRAINING. OTHER MAJOR LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2014 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GRANTSPACE [WWW.GRANTSPACE.ORG] -------------------------------- THIS DYNAMIC, INTERACTIVE SITE SERVES NONPROFITS WORLDWIDE, OFFERING ACCESS TO FUNDRAISING AND MANAGEMENT KNOW-HOW TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE. GRANTSPACE IS AN IMPORTANT PLATFORM FOR THE CENTER'S ONGOING RELEVANCE, PROMOTING A THRIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY AND REDUCING TRAINING AND TRAVEL COSTS BY PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES. DURING 2014: - GRANTSPACE ATTRACTED NEARLY 2.3 MILLION SESSIONS AND MORE THAN 4.5 MILLION PAGE VIEWS. - IN RESPONSE TO USER SURVEY RESULTS THAT SHOW A STRONG PREFERENCE FOR TEXT ARTICLES, IN AUGUST, 2014, GRANTSPACE LAUNCHED A BLOG HIGHLIGHTING THE KNOWLEDGE GRANTSEEKERS NEED. THE BLOG COMPLEMENTS OTHER RESOURCES ON THE SITE AND ENHANCES ITS IMPACT, HELPING TO MAKE THE GRANT SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT FOR BOTH FUNDER AND GRANT APPLICANT. TO DATE, IT HAS MORE THAN 21,000 SUBSCRIBERS. IN ITS FIRST 4 MONTHS, IT HAS PUBLISHED 32 POSTS, AND RECEIVED 14,627 UNIQUE PAGE VIEWS, 17,230 TOTAL PAGE VIEWS, AND MORE THAN 400 SUBSCRIBERS. - KNOWLEDGE BASE ARTICLES REMAIN THE MOST POPULAR GRANTSPACE CONTENT, WITH MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION UNIQUE PAGE VIEWS. - GRANTSPACE ALSO HOSTED 6 ONLINE EVENTS, HOSTING 536 PARTICIPANTS WITH 5,176 REPLAYS. - GRANTSPACE SENDS A MONTHLY "NEW AT GRANTSPACE" E-NEWSLETTER TO HELP GRANTSEEKERS BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ARTICULATE THEIR FUNDING NEEDS AND IDENTIFY AND APPLY TO THE RIGHT FUNDING PARTNERS. TO DATE, IT HAS MORE THAN 23,182 SUBSCRIBERS. FREE ACCESS TO FOUNDATION CENTER RESOURCES AND TRAINING COURSES ---------------------------------------------------------------- THE FIRST ITEMS CUT FROM NONPROFIT BUDGETS ARE OFTEN STAFF TRAVEL AND TRAINING LINES, PREVENTING STAFF FROM LEARNING ABOUT AND ACCESSING FOUNDATION CENTER'S CAPACITY-BUILDING RESOURCES. THEREFORE, THE CENTER CONTINUED TO OFFER ONLINE WEBINARS AS WELL AS FREE IN-PERSON TRAININGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. IT EXPANDED ACCESS TO CENTER RESOURCES TO EMPOWER UNDER-RESOURCED NONPROFITS TO IDENTIFY COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDRAISE SUCCESSFULLY, AND MANAGE THEIR ORGANIZATIONS EFFICIENTLY. TO KEEP ITS CONTENT RELEVANT TO THE CHALLENGES THAT NONPROFITS FACE TODAY, THE CENTER CONTINUED OFFERING NEW PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS CRITICAL SECTOR ISSUES, INCLUDING NON-PROFIT SUSTAINABILITY, COLLABORATION, AND EARNED INCOME. THE CENTER IS ALSO CONTINUING ITS LEADERSHIP GROUP INITIATIVE, BRINGING A COMMUNITY OF NONPROFIT LEADERS TOGETHER TO SHARE CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS; THESE PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY SERVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS. DURING 2014: - THE CENTER PROVIDED FREE IN-PERSON PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 25,000 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH OUR FREE IN-PERSON CLASSES ACROSS OUR FIVE REGIONAL LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS IN NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON, D.C., ATLANTA, CLEVELAND, AND SAN FRANCISCO, A SERIES OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS AT ITS LIBRARIES, AND OUTREACH TRAININGS OFFSITE. - MORE THAN 19,000 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE VISITED THE CENTER'S LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH. - THE ONLINE LIBRARIAN SERVICE RESPONDED TO CUSTOMERS' QUESTIONS ABOUT NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND FUNDRAISING VIA 13,209 LIVE CHATS AND EMAILS, A 14 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2013. CUSTOMERS CONSISTENTLY RATE THE SERVICE AT 4.8 OR HIGHER ON A 5-POINT SCALE. - THE CENTER PROVIDED 38 FREE LIVE TRAINING WEBINARS AND NINE FREE, SELF-PACED COURSES TO NEARLY 8,500 ONLINE PARTICIPANTS. THE CENTER ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER SPANISH-LANGUAGE CLASSES IN ITS LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS, WHILE ITS AUDIO EDITIONS OF GUIDE TO PROPOSAL WRITING AND TRAINING VIDEOS OF GRANTSEEKING BASICS REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THESE MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES ARE ALSO SERVING PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. - GRANTSPACE NOW INCLUDES 67 SPANISH LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE-BASED ARTICLES, WHICH WERE VIEWED DURING THIS PERIOD NEARLY 115,000 TIMES, WHILE THE NUMBER OF SPANISH-LANGUAGE VISITORS TO GRANTSPACE FROM LATIN AMERICA AND MEXICO INCREASED 116 AND 135 PERCENT, RESPECTIVELY. - IN 2013, THE CENTER RESPONDED TO THIS GROWING AUDIENCE BY COLLECTING ALL GRANTSPACE CONTENT IN SPANISH ON ONE PAGE, RECURSOS EN ESPAOL, FOR EASIER BROWSING AND DISCOVERY. IN 2014, THE RECURSOS PAGE HAD NEARLY 2,300 UNIQUE VISITORS, WITH NEARLY 3,400 TOTAL PAGE VIEWS. FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK (FIN) ---------------------------------- A KEY INITIATIVE OF THE CENTER IS TO ENSURE THAT GRANTSEEKERS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE, ENABLING THEM TO ATTRACT AND SUSTAIN SUPPORT FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, IT CONTINUES TO OFFER CONVENIENT, LOCAL ACCESS TO THE CENTER'S RESOURCES, ONLINE AND ON THE GROUND, BEYOND THE GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF OUR FIVE REGIONAL LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS, THROUGH ITS FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK PARTNERS. HOST AGENCIES, WHICH INCLUDE PUBLIC, ACADEMIC, AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, AND NONPROFIT RESOURCE CENTERS, PROVIDE A CORE COLLECTION OF FOUNDATION CENTER MATERIALS TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. THE CENTER SEEKS TO DESIGNATE NEW NETWORK PARTNERS WHERE THEY CAN DO THE MOST GOOD, AND ARE INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON DEEPENING THE RELATIONSHIPS IT HAS WITH FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK PARTNERS. NEW NETWORK PARTNERS ADDED IN 2014 INCLUDED INTERNATIONAL SITES IN NIGERIA, HAITI, AND SRI LANKA. - TO DATE, 475 FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK PARTNER SITES IN 13 COUNTRIES AND ALL 50 STATES ALLOW USERS TO TAP THE POWER OF THE CENTER's MANY TOOLS, INCLUDING FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE (FDO); - DURING 2014, MORE THAN 13 MILLION FDO SEARCHES WERE PERFORMED FROM FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK PARTNER SITES. - ON AVERAGE, FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK PARTNER SITES PROVIDED CAPACITY-BUILDING FUNDRAISING AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT TRAININGS TO OVER 5,000 ATTENDEES PER MONTH. 5,000 ATTENDEES PER MONTH.
PROGRAM SERVICES - RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS (EXPENSES $5,276,938 AND REVENUE $1,009,470) THE CENTER CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PUBLISHES REPORTS ON THE GROWTH OF THE FOUNDATION FIELD AND ON TRENDS IN FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF ITS RESEARCH, IT HOSTS BRIEFINGS AND PANELS TO DISCUSS KEY FINDINGS, AND "SPREADS THE WORD" THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. TO MAKE KNOWLEDGE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, IT MAKES ITS FULL REPORTS OR HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEM AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD AT ITS WEB SITE. SPECIAL EFFORTS IN RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS IN 2014 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GRANTCRAFT [WWW.GRANTCRAFT.ORG] ---------------------------------- GRANTCRAFT HARNESSES THE PRACTICAL WISDOM OF FUNDERS WORLDWIDE TO PROVIDE FREE RESOURCES THAT IMPROVE THE PRACTICE OF PHILANTHROPY. IN THE LAST YEAR, GRANTCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY INCREASED ITS AUDIENCE AND THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF ITS CONTENT, AND ATTRACTED VISITORS FROM MORE THAN 200 COUNTRIES SPANNING THE FOUNDATION, NONPROFIT, ACADEMIC, MEDIA, GOVERNMENT, AND BUSINESS SECTORS. THE WEBSITE WAS COMPLETELY REDESIGNED IN JUNE 2014, INFORMED BY A FORMAL DISCOVERY PROCESS INCLUDING A USER SURVEY AND STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. IN THE PAST YEAR: - GRANTCRAFT STAFF PRESENTED AT 18 CONFERENCES AND FUNDER GROUP MEETINGS, INCLUDING GRANTS MANAGERS NETWORK, YOUTH PHILANTHROPY CONNECT, AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. - THE HARNESSING COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERACTIVE TOOL FINDER [COLLABORATION.GRANTCRAFT.ORG] WAS CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 20,000 SESSIONS (70,000 PAGE VIEWS) IN ITS FIRST YEAR. - PHILANTHROPY AND THE SOCIAL ECONOMY: BLUEPRINT 2014 [GRANTCRAFT.ORG/GUIDES/PHILANTHROPY-AND-THE-SOCIAL-ECONOMY-BLUEPRINT-2014] AN ANNUAL INDUSTRY FORECAST WRITTEN BY LEADING PHILANTHROPY SCHOLAR LUCY BERNHOLZ ABOUT THE SOCIAL ECONOMY WAS PUBLISHED AND DOWNLOADED MORE THAN 2,400 TIMES. - GRANTCRAFT LAUNCHED THE NEW VIDEO SERIES 60 SECONDS WITH TO CAPTURE BITE-SIZED KNOWLEDGE THAT SPARKS CONVERSATION AND THOUGHT; THE SERIES HAS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 800 PAGE VIEWS AND OVER 1,600 VIEWS ON YOUTUBE. THE FOUNDATION REGISTRY I3 ----------------------------- THE FOUNDATION REGISTRY I3 [FOUNDATIONREGISTRYI3.ORG] WAS CREATED BY EDUCATION FUNDERS TO SUPPORT THE INVESTING IN INNOVATION (I3) PROGRAM OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED). ED PROVIDES COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO I3 APPLICANTS TO EXPAND GROUNDBREAKING PRACTICES THAT IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS, DECREASE DROP-OUT RATES, INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES, OR INCREASE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT OR COMPLETION RATES. THE SITE HELPS FACILITATE MATCHES BY PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT LINK BETWEEN I3 APPLICANTS AND POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS. THE FOUNDATION CENTER ADMINISTERED FOUNDATION REGISTRY I3 IN 2013, PROVIDING OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TO APPLICANTS AND FUNDERS, AND AS A RESULT ALL 25 OF THE 2013 I3 HIGHEST-RATED APPLICANTS (HRAS) MET ED'S PRIVATE-SECTOR MATCH REQUIREMENTS. WE CONTINUED SUPPORTING THE FOUNDATION REGISTRY I3 FUNDERS AND GRANTEES IN 2014. ADVANCED CUSTOM WEB PORTALS ----------------------------- THE CENTER IS COMMUNICATING PHILANTHROPY'S IMPACT ON PARTICULAR AREAS OF INTEREST BY CURATING AND CENTRALIZING RESOURCES AND DATA STREAMS AND MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH OUR CUSTOM WEB PORTALS. ITS AIM IS TO CREATE NEW PORTALS ON CURRENT ISSUES THAT AREN'T COMPREHENSIVELY SUPPORTED BY EXISTING ONLINE RESOURCES. BMAFUNDERS.ORG SERVES AS A GO-TO SOURCE FOR DATA AND INFORMATION RELATED TO BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT AND IS INTENDED TO FACILITATE ENGAGEMENT, CATALYZE COLLABORATION, AND PROMOTE STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING. THE SITE INCLUDED AN INTERACTIVE FUNDING MAP THAT WAS CITED IN A CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY ARTICLE LISTING "POWERFUL EXAMPLES OF NONPROFIT GROUPS USING DATA VISUALIZATION TO TELL IMPORTANT STORIES." - IN 2014, BMAFUNDERS.ORG ATTRACTED MORE THAN 30,000 VISITORS AND MORE THAN 52,000 PAGE VIEWS. WASHFUNDERS.ORG HAS BEEN LIVE FOR OVER THREE YEARS AND IT REMAINS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE WATER AND SANITARY HYGIENE SPACE. THE CENTER REGULARLY POSTS NEW CONTENT TO THE SITE, INCLUDING WEEKLY BLOG POSTS, UP-TO-DATE GRANTMAKING DATA, AND RECENTLY RELEASED REPORTS. THE CENTER ALSO ADDED SEVERAL NEW DATA STREAMS TO THE SITE'S FUNDING MAP AND CONTINUES TO ADD FOUNDATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. TO ITS DATABASE, GIVING DONORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SECTOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF THE WASH FUNDING LANDSCAPE. - IN 2014 WASHFUNDERS.ORG ATTRACTED MORE THAN 18,000 VISITORS AND NEARLY 35,000 PAGE VIEWS. FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR U.S. DEMOCRACY [DEMOCRACY.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORG] WAS LAUNCHED IN 2014 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EIGHT FOUNDATIONS. THE WEB-BASED PORTAL ALLOWS USERS TO EXPLORE FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE U.S. WITH THE GOAL OF ENABLING FUNDERS TO MAKE MORE INFORMED INVESTMENT DECISIONS. BUILT AROUND A CUSTOMIZED TAXONOMY, THE TOOL WAS DESIGNED WITH INPUT BY FUNDERS AND NONPROFITS IN THE SECTOR. LAUNCHED IN BETA, FOUNDATION CENTER IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REDESIGNING THE TOOL AND REFINING THE TAXONOMY, WHICH WILL LAUNCH IN LATE SPRING 2015. TO INFORM FUNDERS, POLICY-MAKERS, AND THE MEDIA, THE CENTER RECENTLY LAUNCHED FOUNDATION LANDSCAPES: EDUCATION [EDUCATION.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORG], A NEW SITE THAT CONVENIENTLY COLLECTS INFORMATION FROM ACROSS FOUNDATION CENTER'S WEBSITES TO PUT THE TOOLS, DATA, AND KNOWLEDGE THAT EDUCATION FUNDERS NEED AT THEIR FINGERTIPS SO THEY CAN QUICKLY SCAN THE LANDSCAPE AND MAKE STRATEGIC DECISIONS. REPLACING FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, THIS NEW SITE INCLUDES A WEALTH OF SOCIAL SECTOR KNOWLEDGE IN THE FORM OF REPORTS FROM EXPERTS, FOUNDATIONS, NONPROFITS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS WORKING IN EDUCATION, VISUAL STATISTICS ON EDUCATION FUNDING, RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT GRANTMAKING, AND CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO EDUCATION FUNDING. ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FUNDERS GROUP (IHRFG), THE CENTER LAUNCHED ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS, A FIRST-EVER INITIATIVE TO TRACK, REPORT ON, AND OPEN PUBLIC ACCESS TO FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WORLDWIDE. IN 2014, FOUNDATION CENTER AND THE IHRFG PRODUCED TWO NEW RESOURCES DESIGNED TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND FACILITATE STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS PHILANTHROPY. THE CENTER PUBLISHED ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS: UPDATE ON GLOBAL FOUNDATION GRANTMAKING, WHICH REPORTS ON THE 745 FOUNDATIONS IN 34 COUNTRIES THAT MADE OVER 17,000 GRANTS TOTALING $1.7 BILLION IN HUMAN RIGHTS FUNDING IN 2011. TO BRING THESE STATISTICS LIFE THE CENTER LAUNCHED AN ACCOMPANYING INTERACTIVE WEBSITE [HUMANRIGHTS.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORG/] THAT ENABLES EXPLORATION OF GIVING BY ISSUE FOCUS, POPULATION FOCUS, AND REGION AND INCLUDES TOP FUNDER LISTS, SAMPLE GRANTS, AND CASE STUDIES. NEARLY 6,000 USERS HAVE VIEWED NEARLY 26,000 PAGES SINCE THE MID-JULY LAUNCH. ISSUELAB [ISSUELAB.ORG] -------------------------- THIS ONLINE KNOWLEDGE SHARING PLATFORM PROVIDES FREE AND OPEN ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT ANALYZE THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND THEIR POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. ISSUELAB REPRESENTS ONE OF THE LARGEST POOLS OF SOCIAL SECTOR KNOWLEDGE: - THE COLLECTION SPANS 40 ISSUE AREAS AND CONTAINS OVER 16,000 RESOURCES (PRODUCED BY MORE THAN 2,000 ORGANIZATIONS). - IN THE LAST YEAR, ISSUELAB ADDED MORE THAN 2,500 NEW TITLES TO ITS COLLECTION. ISSUELAB HIGHLIGHTS THE RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PEOPLE SERVING THE SOCIAL SECTOR BY CURATING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. DURING 2014, ISSUELAB CURATED NEW SPECIAL COLLECTIONS ON: - IMPLEMENTING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; - PROVIDING GREATER ACCESS TO PALLIATIVE CARE; - THE SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES; AND - A NEW COLLECTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' ACTION SERVICE OF MORE THAN 400 RESOURCES COVERING THE TOPICS OF EUROPEAN UNION MIGRATION AND THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE. ISSUELAB IS CONTINUALLY COMMITTED TO INCREASING ACCESS TO THIS KNOWLEDGE BY MAKING IT BROADLY AVAILABLE THROUGH WWW.ISSUELAB.ORG, OTHER FOUNDATION CENTER WEBSITES AND CHANNELS, A SYSTEM OF E-LIBRARIES IT BUILDS FOR FOUNDATIONS AND NONPROFITS CALLED KNOWLEDGE CENTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, CONTENT-SHARING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, ONLINE COMMUNITIES, AND ITS RECENTLY LAUNCHED AND FREELY ACCESSIBLE APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API). THE NEW API GIVES ORGANIZATIONS ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE ISSUELAB COLLECTION FOR USE ON THEIR WEBSITE. PUBLICATIONS --------------- DURING 2014, THE CENTER RELEASED REPORTS ON TOPICS RELEVANT TO FUNDERS, THE MEDIA, RESEARCHERS, AND NON-PROFITS: - BUILDING A BELOVED COMMUNITY: STRENGTHENING THE FIELD OF BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT, BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH 50 LEADERS IN THE SOCIAL, ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENT, AND BUSINESS SECTORS, MAPS THE LANDSCAPE OF WORK IN THIS AREA AND OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO STRENGTHEN THE FIELD MOVING FORWARD. - FOUNDATION FUNDING TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CALIFORNIA, THE FIRST-EVER EXAMI
LOCAL CHAPTERS, BRANCHES, OR AFFILIATES	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 10A THE CENTER MAINTAINS AND OPERATES A NETWORK OF 5 PROFESSIONALLY-STAFFED LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS IN NEW YORK CITY, SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON D.C., CLEVELAND AND ATLANTA. THESE ARE UNINCORPORATED DIVISIONS THAT USE THE SAME TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AS THE CENTER. THE LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS ARE GOVERNED BY THE SAME WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS THE CENTER TO ENSURE THEIR OPERATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE OF THE CENTER'S.
FORM 990 REVIEW	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CENTER'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE CONTROLLER AND THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL STRATEGY REVIEWS THE RETURN. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTER'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, KPMG LLP, AND THEN BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE CENTER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE FULL BOARD REVIEWS THE RETURN. AFTER RESPONDING TO ALL INQUIRIES AND MAKING ANY NECESSARY CHANGES, THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS OBTAINED ANNUALLY FROM ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, MANAGERS AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING THE CENTER. A REPORT SUMMARIZING THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY. IT IS THE CENTER'S POLICY THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT THE FOLLOWING IS DONE: IF THERE IS A CONFLICT RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE TRUSTEE CONCERNED SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. MOREOVER, THE PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT SHALL RETIRE FROM THE ROOM IN WHICH THE BOARD IS MEETING AND SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. WHEN THERE IS DOUBT AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE MATTER SHALL BE RESOLVED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR ITS COMMITTEE, EXCLUDING FROM THE ROOM AND THE VOTE THE PERSON WHOSE SITUATION WILL BE DISCUSSED. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES FOR ANY STAFF MEMBER EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT, THAT STAFF MEMBER SHALL REPORT IT TO THE PRESIDENT IN WRITING. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE REPORTED IN WRITING TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.
COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B THE CENTER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS, ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICER(S) AND VICE PRESIDENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. PRIOR TO MAKING COMPENSATION DECISIONS, THE BOARD, THROUGH THE USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, OBTAINS INFORMATION ON THE COMPENSATION OF FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR BENCHMARK SALARIES FOR SELECT POSITIONS OBTAINED FROM SALARY SURVEYS. DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS MADE ARE MAINTAINED IN THE MINUTES IN THE CORPORATE SECRETARY'S OFFICE. A FULL INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR ALL STAFF WAS COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2013.
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 THE CENTER'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE AND ARE DOWNLOADABLE. IN ADDITION, GOVERNANCE AND STAFFING POLICIES ARE POSTED, INCLUDING THE CODE OF CONDUCT (WHICH INCLUDES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY), DIVERSITY STATEMENT AND THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014, THE $513,353 IN OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF AN ACTUARIAL LOSS OF $513,353, WHICH REPRESENTS PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST.