2015-03-12T08:43:32-05:00 2014-12-31 205579753 ALAN S GLACKMAN CPA PC 32 MAHAIWE ST SUITE 2 GREAT BARRINGTON MA 012301961 990 2014-01-01 461421645 SCHUMACHER CTR FOR A NEW ECONOMICS INC SCHU 4135281737 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 DAN LEVINSON PRESIDENT 4135281737 2015-03-10 true ALAN S GLACKMAN P00004273 4135286804 2015-03-12 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z SUSAN WITT 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 682177 false X HTTP://CENTERFORNEWECONOMICS.ORG X 2012 MA EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 12 12 8 12 0 759201 652290 13308 28261 609 15 184 1611 773302 682177 0 0 161147 187747 0 35784 218170 296140 379317 483887 393985 198290 588763 592339 194714 0 394049 592339 X EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. false false 150610 LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT - THE CENTER PROVIDED RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT FOR BERKSHARES, A LOCAL CURRENCY DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VIBRANT, SELF-SUFFICIENT, REGIONAL ECONOMIES. THE CENTER CREATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR PRINT AND ONLINE; DEVELOPED SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING WITH BANK OPERATIONS; HOSTED LAWYERS, MEDIA, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES IN OTHER REGIONS WHO ARE STUDYING THE PROGRAM; AND LAUNCHED AN ENTREPRENEURIAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. PBS TV'S COVERAGE OF BERKSHARES WAS VIEWED OVER 8,500 TIMES ON YOUTUBE. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGHOUT MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 10 MILLION PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 25354 LECTURES & EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - THE THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL SCHUMACHER LECTURES WERE HELD IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE AUDIENCE OF 125 ATTENDEES HEARD ADDRESSES ON "THE NATURE OF WORK" BY MATT STINCHCOMB OF ETSY AND ON "WHAT IS A WORK OF ART IN AN AGE OF 120,000 ART DEGREE" BY CAROLINE WOOLARD. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER ALSO CO-SPONSORED TALKS BY AUTHOR PETER BARNES AND RESTAURANTEER JUDY WICKS, EACH OF WHICH DREW SOLD-OUT AUDIENCES OF 125. LOCAL ECONOMY ADVOCATE MICHELLE LONG SPOKE TO AN INVITED AUDIENCE OF 30. VIDEOS OF ALL THESE TALKS WERE PLACED ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE. VIEWS OF THE LECTURE PROGRAMS ONLINE REACHED OVER 30,000 IN 2014 72408 THE AGRARIAN TRUST PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE NATIONAL PROBLEM OF AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO FARMLAND FOR A NEW GENERATION OF FARMERS. IN APRIL OF 2014 AGRARIAN TRUST HELD A SYMPOSIUM "OUR LAND A SYMPOSIUM ON FARMLAND ACCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY" IN CALIFORNIA WHICH DREW SPEAKERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF LOSS OF FARMLAND. OVER 300 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 2 DAY EVENT. VIDEOS OF THE TALKS WERE PLACED AT THE CENTER'S WEBSITE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 2,000 VIEWS. AGRARIAN TRUST IS A COLLABORATION WITH GREENHORNS, A YOUNG FARMERS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. 146912 THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEARS PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SITE RECEIVES NEARLY 50,000 VISITS PER YEAR. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 6,500. THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND COMMONS PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IS MODELING NEW LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LAND FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES AND FARMS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PART OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE. THE PROGRAM SERVES 1,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND ANOTHER 3,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. CONFERENCES ARE IN PLANNING FOR 2015. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONTINUED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS LIBRARY BUILDING. INTERNS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF STAFF ADDED NEW MATERIAL TO THE COLLECTION AND CATALOGUE, WITH OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS CONTINUING TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY'S COMPUTER INDEX OF OVER 15,000 BOOKS AND THE ARCHIVES VIA THE INTERNET. STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST HAVE USED THE LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH, AS HAVE OTHER VISITORS TO THE BUILDING. IN ADDITION TO THE COMPUTER CATALOGUE, STAFF MAINTAIN A PHYSICAL CARD CATALOGUE FOR THE COLLECTION. THE LIBRARY OPERATIONS SERVE OVER 1,000 PERSONS ANNUALLY. SCHUMACHER COLLEGE FOR NEW ECONOMISTS -- IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2014 THE SCHUMACHER CENTER RECEIVED SUPPORT TO ORGANIZE A YEAR-LONG TRAINING IN NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. COURSE WORK WILL START IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. BEGINNING WITH A RESIDENCY IN THE BERKSHIRES, THE STUDENTS WILL THEN TRAVEL TO PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW NEW ECONOMIC THEORY IS APPLIED IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN SETTINGS. CUBA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - AT THE END OF OCTOBER THE SCHUMACHER CENTER TOOK A DELEGATION OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEW ECONOMY NONPROFITS, OF FARM ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND OF STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONS ON AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR OF CUBA TO STUDY THE COUNTRY'S SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS. OUT OF THAT TRIP HAS GROWN AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN CUBA AND THE U.S. REGARDING ISSUES OF LAND TENURE, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CO-OP STRUCTURE, RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS, AND CULTIVATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE SHORT-TERM RESULTS OF THE DELEGATION WAS TO INFLUENCE THE 12 PERSONS ON THE TRIP, WITH THE POTENTIAL OF INFLUENCING A BROAD NUMBER OF PEOPLE THROUGH FUTURE REPORTS AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. 146912 395284 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true false false MA X X X SUSAN INGERSOLL 4135284465 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 012309724 DAN LEVINSON PRES OF BD O 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GORDON THORNE TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 HILDEGARDE HANNUM DIRECTOR 15.00 X 0 0 0 SEVERINE VON TSCHARNER FLEMING CLERK OF BD 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PETER BARNES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNE MACDONALD VICE PRESIDE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JUDY WICKS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JERRY MANDER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GREG WATSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY BERRY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW STINCHCOMB DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE WOOLARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WITT EXEC DIR& AS 60.00 X 87800 0 0 87800 false false false 652290 185393 652290 REIMBURSED EXPENSES 611600 15327 15327 EVENT FEES 611600 10234 10234 RENTS 611600 2200 2200 SPEAKING FEES 611600 500 500 28261 15 15 1611 1611 1611 682177 29872 15 X 87800 72860 2108 12832 84326 74315 6690 3321 15621 13360 795 1466 140 106 23 11 40085 23843 16242 2020 1918 102 6424 4803 1107 514 14047 10468 2468 1111 9800 6199 3193 408 PROGRAM EXPENSES 76218 75564 654 CONSULTANT-PROGRAM 19058 19058 CONSULTANT-WEB TECHNICION 16072 15826 246 CONSULTANT-GROUNDS/DRIVEW 12146 9082 2092 972 100130 67882 17753 14495 483887 395284 52819 35784 200540 218162 24198 24198 536738 186759 364025 349979 588763 592339 1243 193471 194714 0 X 240429 426675 153620 165664 394049 592339 588763 592339 198290 X false true true false X 1000 759201 652290 1412491 1000 759201 652290 1412491 1412491 9 15 24 1412515 29872 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 460276 148531 311745 47939 10337 37602 10832 10384 448 17691 17507 184 349979 682177 682177 682177 483887 483887 483887 X 1 185393 false false false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS HELP EMPLOYEES MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF ALL PROGRAMS. THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION OTHER THAN THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR BELIEFS IN THE PROGRAMS OF THE CENTER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A PUBLICATION PROGRAM BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE. THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE SCHUMACHER LECTURES, BUT ALSO INCLUDE THE LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER MAINTAINS A WEBSITE OF THE 40 YEARS PUBLICATION OF MANAS, A JOURNAL OF INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF PRINCIPLES WHICH MOVE THE WORLD ON ITS PRESENT COURSE. THE SITE RECEIVES NEARLY 50,000 VISITS PER YEAR. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER DIGITALIZED ALL OF THE TAPES FROM THE LINDISFARNE ASSOCIATION, A COLLECTION OF CONVERSATIONS ON CULTURE, SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE. THESE ARE ALL ONLINE AT THE CENTER'S ARCHIVE.ORG SITE. DOWNLOADS FROM ITS ARCHIVE.ORG AUDIO SITE OF LECTURE MATERIAL AND LINDISFARNE TAPES TOTALED OVER 6,500. THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND COMMONS PROGRAM IS PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IN THE SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER IS MODELING NEW LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO LAND FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES AND FARMS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE PART OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE. THE PROGRAM SERVES 1,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND ANOTHER 3,000 IN VISITS TO MATERIAL ONLINE. CONFERENCES ARE IN PLANNING FOR 2015. LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONTINUED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS LIBRARY BUILDING. INTERNS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF STAFF ADDED NEW MATERIAL TO THE COLLECTION AND CATALOGUE, WITH OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS CONTINUING TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY'S COMPUTER INDEX OF OVER 15,000 BOOKS AND THE ARCHIVES VIA THE INTERNET. STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST HAVE USED THE LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH, AS HAVE OTHER VISITORS TO THE BUILDING. IN ADDITION TO THE COMPUTER CATALOGUE, STAFF MAINTAIN A PHYSICAL CARD CATALOGUE FOR THE COLLECTION. THE LIBRARY OPERATIONS SERVE OVER 1,000 PERSONS ANNUALLY. SCHUMACHER COLLEGE FOR NEW ECONOMISTS -- IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2014 THE SCHUMACHER CENTER RECEIVED SUPPORT TO ORGANIZE A YEAR-LONG TRAINING IN NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. COURSE WORK WILL START IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. BEGINNING WITH A RESIDENCY IN THE BERKSHIRES, THE STUDENTS WILL THEN TRAVEL TO PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW NEW ECONOMIC THEORY IS APPLIED IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN SETTINGS. CUBA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - AT THE END OF OCTOBER THE SCHUMACHER CENTER TOOK A DELEGATION OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEW ECONOMY NONPROFITS, OF FARM ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND OF STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONS ON AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR OF CUBA TO STUDY THE COUNTRY'S SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS. OUT OF THAT TRIP HAS GROWN AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN CUBA AND THE U.S. REGARDING ISSUES OF LAND TENURE, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CO-OP STRUCTURE, RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS, AND CULTIVATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE SHORT-TERM RESULTS OF THE DELEGATION WAS TO INFLUENCE THE 12 PERSONS ON THE TRIP, WITH THE POTENTIAL OF INFLUENCING A BROAD NUMBER OF PEOPLE THROUGH FUTURE REPORTS AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. A FORM 8879-EO WAS THEN SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZING THE ELECTRONIC FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS TO THE EXISTANCE AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CAME ABOUT THROUGH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND REVISIONS. THIS IS THE SAME FOR THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE PUBLIC THROUGH THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WEBSITE AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E TRAVEL 6,020 1,186 4,409 PRINT / COPY / PHOTO 6,163 1,705 1,423 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 4,448 965 1,820 UTILITIES 5,149 1,197 545 CONSULTANT-MANAGEMENT 5,421 124 0 CONSULTANT-MAINTENANCE 4,087 941 437 LEASE FEES AND TX 3,961 911 424 SUPPLIES - OFFICE 3,286 1,903 41 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 2,997 1,692 175 POSTAGE AND DELIVERY 2,174 911 1,550 VEHICLE LEASE 2,041 1,980 0 CONSULTANT-INTERN 1,700 0 2,000 BOOKS FOR LIBRARY 3,632 0 0 CONSULTANT-OTHER 3,410 0 0 CONFERENCES/EVENT ATTEND 1,845 45 1,444 INTERNET HOSTING 1,909 1,026 0 SOFTWARE / TECHNOLOGY 1,206 1,169 0 CONSULTANT-GRAPHICS 1,955 97 0 BOARD EXPENSES 970 579 0 MEMBERSHIPS / DONATIONS 1,199 85 12 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 597 581 0 GOVERNMENT FILING FEES 562 545 0 HONORARIUMS 1,000 0 0 EQUIPMENT REPAIR / RENTAL 529 400 16 DRIVEWAY MAINT 698 166 74 GROUNDS / WALK / 649 150 69 BUILDING MAINT 525 123 56 MISCELLANEOUS 544 42 0 LOCAL CURRENCY DISCOUNT -795 -770 0