GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP (EIN 56-2342600)
Tax period: 2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed: 2014-02-17
IRS object ID: 201420489349301557
Schema version: 2012v2.0
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 L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-02-17T14:32:28-08:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GAIL L MATHEWS & ASSOCIATES LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 ROOSEVELT RD BLDG C STE 202	AddressLine1
City	GLEN ELLYN	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60137	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	562342600	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	GLOB	NameControl
Phone	7734045566	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2440 N LAKEVIEW AVE	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60614	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ADELE S SIMMONS	Name
Title	President	Title
Date Signed	2014-02-11	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	GAIL L MATHEWS	Name
PTIN	P00185933	PTIN
Phone	6307939390	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ADELE S SIMMONS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	643 W ARLINGTON PLACE	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60614	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	3222487	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	GLOBAL-PHILANTHROPY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2003	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	IL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP PROMOTES STRATEGIC GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY AND AWARENESS OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	5	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	4	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	13	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	5	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2716915	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	2864542	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	19983	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	357183	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	1395	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	762	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2738293	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	3222487	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	158400	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	468122	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	287878	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	642108	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	40917	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1258050	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1326114	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1704328	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	2436344	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	1033965	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	786143	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1843200	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2743905	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	36125	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	150687	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1807075	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2593218	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP (GPP) PROMOTES STRATEGIC GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY AND AWARENESS OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUS INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE. WORKING WITH PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS, GPP IMPLEMENTS THE CHICAGO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. GPP SPONSORS PROJECTS IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION INCLUDING THE URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK AND THE STAR COMMUNITIES SUSTAINABILITY INDEX.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1311918	Expense
Grants	449968	Grants
Revenue	205174	Revenue
Description	USDN-THE URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK (USDN) LAUNCHED IN 2009 TO ENABLE NORTH AMERICAN MUNICIPAL SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS TO SUPPORT AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER TO MORE QUICKLY RESOLVE THEIR URBAN SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES. USDN'S 70-PLUS MEMBER CITIES DEMONSTRATED RAPID PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING THE NETWORK'S PURPOSES OF (1) INCREASED CONNECTIVITY AMONG MEMBER SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS; (2) HIGH LEVEL OF VOLUNTARY MEMBER PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES; AND (3) POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM MEMBERS ON THEIR SATISFACTION, NUMBER OF NEW CONNECTIONS, AND IDEAS GATHERED FROM OTHER USDN MEMBERS. GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP SERVES AS A FISCAL SPONSOR AND ADVISOR TO THIS INNOVATIVE PROJECT.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	715614	Expense
Revenue	152009	Revenue
Description	STAR COMMUNITIES-STAR COMMUNITIES HELPS CITIES AND COUNTIES ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE FIRST NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY EFFORTS. GPP SERVES AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR STAR COMMUNITIES WHILE THEY AWAIT APPROVAL OF THEIR 501(C)3 IRS STATUS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	301159	Expense
Grants	18154	Grants
Description	CHICAGO CLIMATE PROJECT-SINCE 2007, GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP HAS DRAWN ON ITS PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP TO SHEPHERD CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHICAGO CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CCAP) FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND A DIVERSE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING ALL SECTORS INVOLVED IN CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CCAP, GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP COORDINATES GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS WORK, ENGAGES WITH CONSULTANTS AND VENDORS, AND OFFERS, THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT'S LEADERSHIP IN THE GREEN RIBBON COMMITTEE, DIRECTIONAL GUIDANCE AT THE STRATEGIC LEVEL. IN PARTICULAR, GPP MANAGES FUNDING FOR PROJECTS COORDINATING RETROFIT ACTIVITIES IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE SECTORS.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expense	2345684	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	true	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	12	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	13	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	5	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	4	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ADELE SIMMONS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7734045566	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2440 N LAKEVIEW AVE 15A	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60614	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (6 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
JD BINDENAGEL
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
SONYA ANDERSON
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
MARY PAGE
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
PAULA JOHNSON
Director	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
ADELE S SIMMONS
President	15.00	0.00	X	0	0	0	X
APRIL DONNELLAN
EX DIR/SEC/TREA	24.00	0.00		50000	0	18686	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	50000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	18686	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
JULIA PARZEN
5710 S DORCHESTER AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60637	CONSULTING	150750
INNOVATION NETWORK FOR COMMUNITIES
156 GROVER LANE	TAMWORTH	NH	03886	CONSULTING	220493

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	2	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	55001	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	2809541	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	2864542	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
OTHER PROGRAM RELATED	900099	30360	30360
CITY AND OTHER FEES	900099	326823	326823

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	357183	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	762	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	762	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

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

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

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

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3222487	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	357945	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	468122	Total
Program Services	468122	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85645	Total
Management And General	77080	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8565	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	476009	Total
Program Services	461009	ProgramServices
Fundraising	15000	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	37134	Total
Program Services	36755	ProgramServices
Management And General	379	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43320	Total
Program Services	33500	ProgramServices
Management And General	8155	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1665	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40930	Total
Program Services	36019	ProgramServices
Management And General	4911	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14276	Total
Management And General	14276	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	664416	Total
Program Services	644173	ProgramServices
Management And General	4556	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	15687	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	57233	Total
Program Services	43162	ProgramServices
Management And General	14071	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	265134	Total
Program Services	207139	ProgramServices
Management And General	57995	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	178000	Total
Program Services	166848	ProgramServices
Management And General	11152	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
SPECIAL PROJECT	6125	6125
TRADEMARK EXPENSES	100000	100000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total
Program Services	142832	ProgramServices
Management And General	-142832	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2436344	Total
Program Services	2345684	ProgramServices
Management And General	49743	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	40917	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1156580	BOY
EOY	1871456	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	645000	BOY
EOY	872449	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	41620	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1843200	BOY
EOY	2743905	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35550	BOY
EOY	150687	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	575	BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36125	BOY
EOY	150687	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3610	BOY
EOY	843	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1803465	BOY
EOY	2592375	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1807075	BOY
EOY	2593218	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1843200	BOY
EOY	2743905	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	false	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1160807	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1983875	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1795158	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2716915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2864542	CurrentTaxYear
Total	10521297	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1160807	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1983875	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1795158	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2716915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2864542	CurrentTaxYear
Total	10521297	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	4544840	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	5976457	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	943	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1702	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1395	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	762	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4802	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	10526099	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	428018	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.56780	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.66430	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	3286767	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	64280	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	64280	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	3222487	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	3222487	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2500624	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	64280	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	64280	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	2436344	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	2436344	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (11 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION
2508 HISTORIC DECATUR ROAD	SAN DIEGO	CA	92106	952942582	26005	0
MICHIGAN SUBURBS ALLIANCE
22757 WOODWARD SUITE 250	FERNDALE	MI	48220	300133271	19214	0
INST FOR MARKET TRANSFORMATIO
1707 L ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	943241464	33000	0
INNOVATION NETWORK FOR COMMUN
156 GROVER LANE	TAMWORTH	NH	03886	205097409	70000	0
CITY OF SAN JOSE
200 E SANTA CLARA	SAN JOSE	CA	95113	946000419	50000	0
CITY OF DENVER
200 W 14TH AVENUE DEPT 310	DENVER	CO	80204	846000580	50000	0
CITY OF CHARLOTTE
600 E TRADE STREET	CHARLOTTE	NC	28202	521333483	50000	0
CITY BLOOMINGTON
401 N MORTON	BLOOMINGTON	IN	47402	356000954	28000	0
CEDO CITY OF BURLINGTON
149 CHURCH STREET	BURLINGTON	VT	05401	036000410	24407	0
ARUP USA INC
955 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02139	061539247	50000	0
ALAMEDA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEME
1537 WEBSTER STREET	OAKLAND	CA	94613	943123756	50000	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	7	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	4	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	Identifier
Explanation	ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING GRANTS THROUGH THE USDN INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM ARE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT EXPENSES AND PROVIDE A FULL REPORT, NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL, TO THE USDN PROGRAM COORDINATOR WITHIN A YEAR OF RECEIPT OF FUNDS.	Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	KEVIN SIMMONS	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	EMPLOYEE	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	16197	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	SALARY & MEDICAL INS	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	WHEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WAS HIRED IN 2005, COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BASED ON COMPENSATION OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN SIMILIAR POSITIONS AND WITH COMMENSURATE EXPERIENCE KNOWN TO THE PRESIDENT. DOCUMENTATION WAS NOT RETAINED. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS HAVE APPROXIMATED COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. THE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT. THERE ARE NO OTHER PAID OFFICERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	AT LEAST ANNUALLY, BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE AN UPDATED LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP HAS A CONTRACTUAL OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP SO THAT THEY CAN ALERT GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP TO ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO FILING, THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 8	Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings	DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE BOARD AND THE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: STAR COMMUNITIES-STAR COMMUNITIES HELPS CITIES AND COUNTIES ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE FIRST NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY EFFORTS. GPP SERVES AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR STAR COMMUNITIES WHILE THEY AWAIT APPROVAL OF THEIR 501(C)3 IRS STATUS.