UNITED STATES ARTISTS INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: UNITED STATES ARTISTS INC (EIN 22-3903993)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2015-11-16
IRS object ID: 201533209349313358
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 I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-11-16T16:28:36-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	350921680	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 West Wacker Drive	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite 2600	AddressLine2Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606061224	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	223903993	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	United States Artists	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UNIT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3124706325	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	980 N MICHIGAN AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CAROLINA GARCIA JAYARAM	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2015-11-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	NICOLE BENCIK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00756195	PTIN
Phone	3128997000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CAROLINA GARCIA JAYARAM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	980 N MICHIGAN AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,562,936	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.UNITEDSTATESARTISTS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2005	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO INVEST IN AMERICA'S FINEST ARTISTS AND ILLUMINATE THE VALUE OF ARTISTS TO SOCIETY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	27	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$178,996	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,239,200	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$125,000	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$907,448	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$776,918	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,086,444	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,141,118	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,615,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$489,786	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$718,774	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$306,993	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,256,499	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$914,384	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,746,285	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,248,158	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$659,841	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,107,040	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$14,531,377	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$14,589,154	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$315,405	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,389,668	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$14,215,972	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$12,199,486	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO INVEST IN AMERICA'S FINEST ARTISTS AND ILLUMINATE THE VALUE OF ARTISTS TO SOCIETY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (true)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (true)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,167,211	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,615,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	USA FELLOWS PROGRAM - WITH ITS MISSION TO 'INVEST IN AMERICA'S FINEST ARTISTS AND ILLUMINATE THE VALUE OF ARTISTS TO SOCIETY', USA RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING AMERICAN ARTISTS (OR TWO-PERSON COLLABORATIVE) IN ALL DISCIPLINES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. USA FELLOWSHIP AWARDS ARTISTS WHO DEMONSTRATE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, UNIQUE VISION, AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR FIELDS. THE 2013 FELLOWSHIP AWARDS CLASS WAS NOT SELECTED. THE RESOURCES WERE USED TO PLAN AND EVOLVE THE FELLOWS PROGRAM SO THAT IT BETTER SERVED THE PAST, CURRENT AND FUTURE FELLOWS. THE PROGRAM NOW INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT BUT ALSO AN EVOLVING ALUMNI PROGRAM AND AN ANNUAL ARTISTS CONVENING. STAFF UNDERWENT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES BOTH WITH RELOCATION FROM LOS ANGELES TO CHICAGO AND ALSO A STREAMLINING OF STAFFING WHICH HAS LED TO GREATER EFFICIENCIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$160,123	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$125,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	The Artists Assembly brings together current class of USA Fellows, Alumni and invited USA donors, partners, and funders to discuss their work, share ideas, and identify opportunities for collaboration and support. The Assembly encompasses experiencing arts organizations, hearing from Fellows about their work and celebrating USA's uniquely diverse cohort of American artists.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,327,334	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
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	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	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	Yes (true)	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	44	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	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	false	LocalChaptersInd
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	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	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	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	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	MS	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	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	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	RI	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	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANNA HARRIS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3124706325	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	980 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1300	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Samuel Hoi
Immediate Past Chair	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steven H Oliver
Chair	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Rosalba Rolon
Secretary	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Diane Kaplan
Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Bradford
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan V Berresford
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter D Cummings
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Shawn M Donnelley
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrew Glasgow
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jack Guthman
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edward Henry
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David Horvitz
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jeanne Klein
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Todd Simon
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Katie Weitz
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ann Hamilton
Trustee	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth Collins
Trust (Until March 2015)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anna Harris
Director of Finance (from April 2014)	40.00		Yes (X)	$72,734	$0	$12,119
Carolina Garcia Jayaram
President & CEO (from February 2014)	40.00		Yes (X)	$138,462	$0	$22,975

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$211,196	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$35,094	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10960 Wilshire Blvd 7th FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	Los Angeles	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90024	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Accounting	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$129,848	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,239,200	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,239,200	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Artists Assembly	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$125,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$125,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$125,000	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$239,052	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$239,052	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$959,684	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$421,818	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$537,866	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$537,866	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$537,866	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,141,118	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$125,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$776,918	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,615,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,615,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$246,901	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,448	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$182,303	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,150	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$313,946	TotalAmt
Program Services	$122,098	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$89,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$102,468	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,545	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,236	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,048	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,409	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,797	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,842	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,327	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,239	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,468	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,131	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,131	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,158	TotalAmt
Management And General	$69,158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,621	TotalAmt
Management And General	$81,621	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,996	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,562	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,183	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,251	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,570	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,210	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$360	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,901	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,601	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,025	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,275	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,767	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,182	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,458	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,356	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,112	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,534	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,710	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,360	TotalAmt
Program Services	$134,677	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,061	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29,622	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,909	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,909	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,366	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,853	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,541	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,095	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,094	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,003	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
BAD DEBT	$3,204	$3,204
HONORARIA	$65,450		$65,450
LICENSE AND FEES	$25,951	$10,077	$3,721	$12,153
MEMBERSHIPS	$6,328	$877	$3,635	$1,816

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,881	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,248,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,327,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$613,831	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$306,993	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,141	BOYAmt
EOY	$371,207	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$875,505	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$823,486	BOYAmt
EOY	$967,214	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$27,937	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$58,988	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$17,465	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,523	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,515,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,257,924	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,913	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,931	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,531,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,589,154	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,405	BOYAmt
EOY	$343,503	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$195,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,046,165	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$315,405	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,389,668	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,107,979	BOYAmt
EOY	-$273,887	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,123,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,488,980	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,984,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,984,393	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,215,972	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,199,486	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,531,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,589,154	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,107,040	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$909,446	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

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	$4,026,049	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,453,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,046,390	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$178,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,239,200	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,944,257	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,026,049	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,453,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,046,390	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$178,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,239,200	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,944,257	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,297,747	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$5,646,510	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$480,946	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$387,412	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$337,670	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$295,936	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$239,052	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,741,016	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$11,685,273	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$125,000	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.4832	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.3494	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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$12,503,467	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$174,621	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$400,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$11,928,846	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,839,365	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,714,102	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$50,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$12,503,467	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,284,081	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,055,284	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$500,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$10,839,365	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,551,242	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,042,135	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$40,611	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$268,685	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$10,284,081	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,923,457	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,942,258	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,035,527	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$350,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$9,551,242	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.0	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.837	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.163	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$58,988	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$17,465	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$41,523	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$41,523	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Liability	$0	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds

ANNUAL SPENDING FROM EARNINGS OF THE USA FELLOWS ENDOWMENT FUND WILL BE EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF USA FELLOWSHIPS TO BE UNDERWRITTEN BY EACH GRANT PRESENTLY, A $1 MILLION ENDOWMENT GIFT WILL ENSURE UNDERWRITING FOR ONE USA FELLOW IN PERPETUITY, REPRESENTING AN ANNUAL SPEND EQUAL TO 5% OF THE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED USA FELLOWS FUND BALANCE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL ANNUALLY REVIEW THE ACCUMULATION OF EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF THE 5% ANNUAL SPENDING OBLIGATION TO CONSIDER INCREASING THE SIZE OF EACH USA FELLOWSHIP GRANT OR TO PARTLY COVER THE COSTS OF THE USA FELLOWS SELECTION PROCESS.

Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote

USA and USAP have received determination letters from the Internal Revenue Service indicating that they are a not-for-profit entities as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") and is exempt from federal income taxes on related income pursuant to Section 501(a) of the IRC, except for taxes pertaining to unrelated business income. The Organization follows guidance with respect to accounting for uncertain tax positions. No provision has been made for income taxes in the accompanying financial statements, as the Organization has had no unrelated business income. Management believes the Organization has no material unrecognized income tax benefits, including any potential loss of its tax exempt status. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the financial statements. There were no income tax related interest or penalties recognized by the Organization for the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. The Organization has not been examined by any tax jurisdiction. The Organization recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest and income tax expense, respectively. The Organization recognized and accrued no amounts for interest and penalties as of and for the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. The Organization does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next 12 months.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
USA Fellow Grant	32	$1,600,000
Knight Hometown Hero Grant	3	$15,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Description Of Procedure For Monitoring Use Of Grant Funds	The grants awards are unrestricted. A survey of the Fellows is conducted approximately two years after the grant is awarded.
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	The grants awards are unrestricted. A survey of the Fellows is conducted approximately two years after the grant is awarded.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	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	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Carolina Garcia Jayaram	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Title	President & CEO (from February 2014)	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$138,462	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$12,620	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$10,355	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$161,437	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 2 New program services	The Artists Assembly brings together current class of USA Fellows, Alumni and invited USA donors, partners, and funders to discuss their work, share ideas, and identify opportunities for collaboration and support. The Assembly encompasses experiencing arts organizations, hearing from Fellows about their work and celebrating USA's uniquely diverse cohort of American artists.
Form 990, Part III, Line 3 Significant changes in program services	USA Project was incorporated in September 2010. During the 2014 fiscal year, USA Project's assets and administration were transferred to Applied Information Management Institute (AIM), a Nebraska non-profit.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	The Audit committee reviews the draft return with the tax firm assisted with preparation and then forwards the Form 990 to the Board of directors prior to its filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR THE POLICY REQUIRES THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO A FIRM RECEIPT, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY, AND REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF AFFILIATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS NOTWITHSTANDING USA'S ANNUAL ACTIVE DISTRIBUTION AND COMPLETION OF ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MAINTAIN AN ONGOING RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY USA OF CHANGES IN THEIR AFFILIATIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE DISCLOSURE TO USA UNDER THE POLICY
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	A search committee was formed from members of the USA board. The search committee engaged the service of m/Oppenheim Associates, a non-profit executive search firm to assist with the recruitment USA's new CEO. The firm also provided compensation recommendations based upon non-profit industry data from comparable organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	ALL INFORMATIONAL RETURNS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE BYLAWS, IRS DETERMINATION LETTER, GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY AND DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES	The organization's CEO determines the compensation for all other employees by examining levels of experience and comparable salaries for those levels across comparable national organizations.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINED A CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT TO REPORT THE ACTIVITY OF USA PROJECTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2014. SINCE USA PROJECTS CEASED TO EXIST AS A LEGAL ENTITY BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE TAX YEAR, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED AS A RELATED ORGANIZATION ON SCHEDULE R. THE ORGANIZATION WILL OBTAIN A SEPARATE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR ALL FUTURE TAX YEARS.