2025-11-17T11:50:11-06:00 2024-12-31 141555429 UHY ADVISORS NORTHEAST INC ONE HUDSON CITY CENTRE SUITE 204 HUDSON NY 12534 990 2024-01-01 461421645 SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS INC SCHU 4135281737 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 ALEX FORRESTER PRESIDENT 4135281737 2025-11-17 1 0 N THERESE WOLFE P00748483 5188281565 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALEX FORRESTER 140 JUG END ROAD GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 2404353 0 X HTTP://CENTERFORNEWECONOMICS.ORG X 2012 MA EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 11 9 14 16 0 0 960188 2213417 27393 55293 3761 -36869 4691 72992 996033 2304833 0 749776 0 0 382576 382829 0 0 38087 698037 581621 1080613 1714226 -84580 590607 827616 1771091 1191 34495 826425 1736596 X EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AN ECONOMICS THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 0 0 763989 699776 LOCAL CURRENCY PROJECT - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS 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 INTERGRATING WITH BANK OPERATIONS; HOSTED MEDIA, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITIES IN OTHER REGIONS WHO ARE STUDYING THE PROGRAM. THE BERKSHARES PROGRAM SERVES 10,000 PERSONS REGIONALLY AND THROUGH MEDIA AND INTERNET REACHES OVER 50,000 PERSONS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. IN ADDITON, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER SUPPORTED COMMUNITY ECONOMICS IN KENYA TO RESEARCH AND FURTHER DEVELOP CURRENCY SYSTEMS FOR UNBANKED MARGINAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ITS REGION. THOUGH COMMUNITY INCLUSION CURRENCIES PEOPLE HAVE A WAY TO EXCHANGE GOODS AND SERVICES AND INCUBATE PROJECTS AND BUSINESSES, WITHOUT RELYING ON SCARCE NATIONAL CURRENCY AND VOLATILE MARKETS. 146309 REINVENTING THE COMMONS - THE REINVENTING THE COMMONS PROGRAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO THE COMMONS AS A PARADIGM OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE, AND SHARES IT WITH SCHOLARS, POLICY EXPERTS, AND THE PUBLIC. IN 2024, THIS WORK WAS PRESENTED IN MANY FORMS. THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR MADE IN-PERSON KEYNOTE TALKS AT LARGE CONFERENCES AND PUBLIC EVENTS AND INFORMAL PRESENTATIONS TO SMALLER AUDIENCES. THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR ALSO HOSTED HIS OWN PODCAST SHOW AND ONLINE VIDEO LECTURE SERIES. HE PUBLISHED ESSAYS IN PRINT AND WEB MAGAZINES, PARTICIPATED IN ONLINE INTERVIEWS AND WEBINARS HOSTED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, OFFERED PUBLIC ENDORSEMENTS FOR NOTEWORTHY BOOKS, AND GAVE (NO-COST) CONSULTATIONS TO ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS. MORE THAN 500 COPIES OF A BOOK PUBLISHED BY THE PROGRAM WERE SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED. THE PROGRAM'S MONTHLY PODCAST HAD MORE THAN 15,000 DOWNLOADS AND LIVE-STREAMS, AND ITS EIGHT WEBSITES (FOR COMMON-RELATED BOOKS AND TOPICS) HAD A COMBINED VISITORSHIP OF MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE. 280693 51203 DU BOIS FELLOWSHIP - THE VENTER HOSTED A RESIDENT FELLOW FOR SIXM MONTHS. THE FELLOW ORGANIZED A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTAL GATHERINGS INCLUDING A PUBLIC TOWN HALL, A THREE DAY CARNIVAL AT MULTIPLE VENUES, AND AN INVITATIONAL SESSION DISCUSSING NEW APPROACHES TO PHILANTHROPY. IN TOTAL, 500 PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN THESE EVENTS AS PRESENTERS OR AUDIENCE MEMBERS. 62798 COMMUNITY LAND TRUST - PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN A NEW ECONOMIC SYSTEM. WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER HELPED FOUND AND PROMOTE FARMSTEADS FOR FARMERS AS A WAY TO SUPPORT SECURE ACCESS TO FARMLAND AND HOUSING FOR THE MANY SMALL FARMERS PROVIDING FOOD FOR THE REGION. A 79 ACRE SITE IS UNDER CONTRACT TO PURCHASE, HOLD, AND LEASE TO A BERKSHIRE MOBILE CHICKEN FARMER SUPPLYING EGGS TO LOCAL MARKETS AND FOOD PANTRIES. STORIES ABOUT THE FARMSTEADS FOR FARMERS APPEARED IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT, ONLINE, RADIO, AND TV MEDIA, REACHING OVER 30,000 PEOPLE. DOCUMENTS FOR THE FARMSTEADS FOR FARMERS MODELED ON THOSE OF INDIAN LINE FARM ARE ON THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S WEBSITE WHERE THEY ARE ACCESSED BY GROUPS REPRESENTING FARMERS FACING SIMILAR LAND INSECURITY ISSUES. 76864 LIBRARY OPERATIONS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S UNIQUE COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND PAPERS, INCLUDING FRITZ SCHUMACHER'S PERSONAL BOOKS AND PAPERS, AND THOSE OF OTHER DECENTRALIST AUTHORS AND ACTIVISTS ARE ALL CATALOGUED AND THAT CATALOGUE IS SEARCHABLE ONLINE. RESEARCHERS SEARCHED THE ONLINE CATALOGUE AND A NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS CAME IN PERSON TO ACCESS THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES. IN LIGHT OF THE CLIMATE AND INEQUALITY CRISES, RESEARCHERS ARE REVISITING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THINKERS IN THE PERIOD OF 1950 - 1980 ON CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND BIOREGIONAL ECONOMICS. THE SCHUMACHER CENTER'S LIBRARY HAS FOCUSED ON COLLECTIONS FROM THIS PERIOD, PROVIDING AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR ACTIVISTS AND RESEARCHERS. NEW COLLECTIONS RECEIVED IN 2024, INCLUDE THE BOOKS AND PAPERS OF KIRKPATRICK SALE, NOTED ADVOCATE OF BIOREGIONALISM. THE CURATED SELECTIONS OF JOHN MCCLAUGHRY'S DECENTRALISM FILE, FEATURING 115+ RARE AND OVERLOOKED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS CANON THROUGH HISTORY, WAS PUBLISHED TO OUR WEBSITE FOR THE FIRST TIME. 5310 LECTURES AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONVENED FOUR IN-PERSON LECTURES IN 2024. THE FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL E.F. SCHUMACHER LECTURE WAS A JOINT PRESENTATION BY ALEX FORRESTER AND ALFA DEMMELLASH TITLED THE GREATEST MIGRATION: BELOVED COMMUNITY AS ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION. THE TALK WAS VIDEOED AND PLACED ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE WHERE IT HAS BEEN SEEN 250 TIMES. THE INAUGURAL ANNUAL ROBERT SWANN LECTURE WAS DELIVERED BY KALI AKUNO, FOUNDER OF COOPERATION JACKSON. IT HAS BEEN WATCHED 1,100 TIMES ON YOUTUBE. INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL BAYO AKOMOLAFE DELIVERED AN IN-PERSON LECTURE IN APRIL IN GREAT BARRINGTON TO A PACKED HOUSE OF 250. THE YOUTUBE POSTING HAS BEEN VIEWED ANOTHER 8,500 TIMES. IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICATION OF SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL, THE SCHUMACHER CENTER CONVENED A MONTHLY SERIES OF ONLINE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THEMES FROM THE BOOK WITH LEADING THINKERS/ACTIVISTS IN EACH FIELD. THE SERIES AVERAGED 200 VIEWERS PER EACH EVENT PLUS CUMULATIVE OF 8,000 VIEWS ONCE POSTED ON THE SCHUMACHER YOUTUBE CHANNEL, IN TOTAL REACHING 10,500 PEOPLE. 58386 50000 4090 PUBLICATION PROGRAM - THE 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 ORGANIZATION'S LOCAL CURRENCY, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AND SHARE MICRO-CREDIT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS BACKGROUND TEXTS TO THESE PROGRAMS. 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PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE INCLUDED IN OPERATING EXPENSES, IF INCURRED. NONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURNS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROGRAM SUPPORT 60000 WIRE TRANSFER 609276 CELO CRYPTOCURRENCY TOKENS FMV CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SUPPORT 50000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BERKSHARES INC PO BOX 125 GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230 204365732 30500 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT X CRYPTOCURRENCY 1 705321 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, 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, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DECLARATION FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS TO THE EXISTENCE AND DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, 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 AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WEBSITE, THROUGH THE WEBISTE OF THE SCHUMACHER CENTER FOR A NEW ECONOMICS, THROGUH GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE, AND UPON REQUEST.