2015-02-16T10:42:11-06:00 2014-06-30 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2013-07-01 160761958 BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION INC BUFF 7168527100 665 MAIN STREET NO 200 BUFFALO NY 14203 DOROTHY GALLAGHER-COHEN PRESIDENT & CEO 7168527100 2015-02-10 1 DONNA M GONSER P01448922 7168563300 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z DOROTHY GALLAGHER-COHEN 665 MAIN STREET NO 200 BUFFALO NY 14203 135275 0 X N/A X 1951 NY BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION IS A VEHICLE FOR THE INITIATION AND PROMOTION OF KEY URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE BUFFALO AREA 25 24 0 24 0 0 130000 135000 0 0 275 275 0 0 130275 135275 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110438 136002 110438 136002 19837 -727 580039 293552 385221 99461 194818 194091 NONE 0 0 133333 INITIATION AND PROMOTION OF KEY URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE BUFFALO AREA INCLUDING RELATED ECONOMIC AND GOVERNMENT RESEARCH, URBAN PLANNING, AND PROMOTION OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA REGION. 133333 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 24 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X ANITA GENOVESE 7168527100 665 MAIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 DAVID W ANDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA MARIE CELLINO DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDALL L CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 WARREN T COLVILLE DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL E CANTARA DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK CURCI VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK J CZARNECKI DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN A DANDES DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS M ELSENBECK DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS R EMMERLING TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT D GIOIA DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS A KUCHARSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM C LOFTIS CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN P MURPHY DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID J MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN N OBLETZ DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS P PANZICA DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS M PENMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY D QUENNEVILLE VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN B QUINN DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SCANNELL DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL V VUKELIC DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR G WINGERTER SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN R ZENGER DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY GALAGHER-COHEN PRESIDENT & CEO 1.00 40.00 X X 0 145867 319 0 145867 319 0 0 1 0 0 135000 135000 275 275 135275 0 0 275 33333 33333 148 148 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 100000 100000 2521 2521 136002 133333 2669 0 499891 208552 80000 85000 479008 479008 148 0 580039 293552 349228 63066 35993 36395 385221 99461 X 160166 158017 34652 36074 194818 194091 580039 293552 -727 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 95000 100000 100000 109723 135000 539723 95000 100000 100000 109723 135000 539723 0 0 0 539723 129 669 123 275 275 1471 129 669 123 275 275 1471 95129 100669 100123 109998 135275 541194 0.99730 0.99080 0.00270 0.00920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 479008 479008 0 0 X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DOROTHY GALAGHER-COHEN PRESIDENT & CEO 0 144667 0 0 0 1200 0 0 0 319 0 146186 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES MEMBERSHIP TO THE BUFFALO CLUB FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 DAVID ANDERSON, RANDY CLARK, DENNIS ELLSENBECK, TIM LOFTIS, DOROTHY GALLAGHER-COHEN, KEVIN QUINN, JOHN SCANNELL, GARY QUENNEVILLE, AND ARTHUR WINGERTER SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BUFFALO NIAGARA ENTERPRISE. THOMAS KUCHARSKI IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA ENTERPRISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ADMITTED TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING EACH YEAR, THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION ENTITLED TO VOTE ARE PROVIDED WITH A PRINTED PROXY BALLOT CONTAINING ALL THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES NOMINATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE FOR EACH POSITION FILLED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B BY-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION MAY BE ADOPTED, AMENDED OR REPEALED AT ANY MEETING OF MEMBERS OR AT ANY MEETING OF THE BOARD, NOTICE OF WHICH SHALL HAVE REFERRED TO THE PROPOSED ACTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF ANY BY-LAW REGULATING AN IMPENDING ELECTION OF DIRECTORS IS ADOPTED, AMENDED OR REPEALED BY THE BOARD, THERE SHALL BE SET FORTH IN THE NOTICE OF THE NEXT MEETING OF MEMBERS FOR THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS THE BY-LAW SO ADOPTED, AMENDED, OR REPEALED, TOGETHER WITH A CONCISE STATEMENT OF THE CHANGES MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS DONE BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE FOUNDATION. A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN (I) REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S TREASURER AND PRESIDENT/CEO AND (II) MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN EACH CASE, PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FOUNDATION HAS A POLICY IN PLACE THAT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR THE BOARD AND FOR INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS IN CASES WHERE REAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY ARISE. DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION, NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS FROM WHICH THEY COULD BENEFIT FINANCIALLY OR MATERIALLY, REGARD BENEFITS ACCRUING TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY AS IF THE DIRECTOR IN QUESTION WERE TO BENEFIT, AND NOT TO USE THEIR POSITIONS OR INFORMATION OBTAINED TO PROVIDE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO THEM, INCLUDING CASES INVOLVING GRANTS FOR FUNDING AND OTHER APPROVALS AND APPOINTMENTS. TYPES OF CONFLICTS INCLUDE SELF-DEALING, ACCEPTING BENEFITS, INFLUENCE PEDDLING, USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, AND POST-APPOINTMENT USE OF INFORMATION. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH DIRECTOR TO DISCLOSE IN WRITING TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE EXISTENCE OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDES WHETHER A DIRECTOR MAY PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSIONS OR VOTE ON THE ISSUE THAT HAS GIVEN RISE TO CONFLICT. SHOULD A DIRECTOR BE FOUND TO BE IN CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT HAS NOT BEEN DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD AS REQUIRED, THE BOARD MAY REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT AND/OR REMOVE SAID DIRECTOR FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS ANNUALLY AND RECOMMENDS A SALARY INCREASE AND/OR BONUS BASED ON THE EXECUTIVE'S REASONABLE ATTAINMENT OF PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED FOR THE CURRENT EMPLOYMENT YEAR AND IN COMPARISON WITH HIS PEERS BASED UPON THE MOST CURRENT AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVES SALARY DATA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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