2014-05-10T15:42:51-05:00 2013-12-31 133597814 SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200 NEW YORK NY 10018 990EZ 2013-01-01 455494252 OPEN FUTURE INSTITUTE OPEN 9174057331 301 WEST 57TH STREET NO 45A NEW YORK NY 10019 GERARD SENEHI PRESIDENT 9174057331 2014-05-10 1 WILLIAM SKODY P00631754 2129671100 2014-05-10 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X OPENFUTUREINSTITUTE.ORG X X 48945 X 48945 48945 29148 15458 6201 50807 -1862 38828 0 36966 X 38828 37295 38828 37295 0 329 38828 36966 X OUR MISSION IS TO EXPAND AND PROMOTE THE EVOLUTION OF CULTURE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY AND TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES AT THEIR SOURCE. EDUCATION & TRAINING PROJECTS: OFFER CHANGE-MAKERS TOOLS TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES WITH VISION AND A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEVERS OF CULTURAL CHANGE. OUR INITIATIVES WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES AND TRAININGS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES NOT JUST BY CHANGING EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES (POLITICAL POLICIES, PHYSICAL STRUCTURES, TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS), BUT ALSO BY LOOKING AT THE DEEPER CULTURAL VALUES AND WAYS OF THINKING THAT THE CHALLENGES STEM FROM. THIS WILL EMPOWER LEADERS AND FUTURE LEADERS TO STEP BACK FROM IDEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS AND FIND NEW WAYS OF RESPONDING TO IDEAS AND ACTIONS THAT HAVE THE MOST POTENTIAL TO CREATE PROGRESS. AS PART OF THE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PHASE: ENGAGED WITH DOZENS OF EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, POLICY MAKERS TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS. CREATED THE BACKBONE STRUCTURE OF OUR MAIN PROGRAM FOR YOUTH: BIGQUESTIONS . PILOTED FIVE SESSIONS WITH STUDENTS TO TEST THE PROGRAM. 0 25404 RESEARCH & APPLICATION PROJECTS: IDENTIFY PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH RESPOND TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES AT THE LEVEL OF CULTURE, VALUES, AND IDEAS AND CONNECT THEM IN A NETWORK OF POWERFUL EVOLUTIONARY ENTREPRENEURS. 0 15242 PUBLIC AWARENESS: BRINGS INSIGHT AND EXPLORATION IN CULTURAL EVOLUTION INTO PUBLIC AWARENESS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN LEARN ABOUT THESE NEW TRENDS IN THINKING AND ACTION, AND APPLY AND FURTHER DEVELOP THESE IDEAS WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.ENGAGED IN DIALOGUES WITH TWO THINK THANKS FOR EXCHANGES OF IDEAS AND POSSIBLE COLLABORATIONS. HELD HALF A DOZEN EVENTS IN NYC TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW CULTURE EVOLVES.PUBLISHED BLOGS TO SPREAD INSIGHTS ABOUT CULTURAL EVOLUTION. 0 5081 45727 GERARD SENEHI PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 FRANCESCA RUSCIANI VICE PRESIDENT 20.00 29148 0 0 NAZIR AHMAD SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 TRACY GARY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DANIEL STONE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DAVID ADLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 TOM MOROZ TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY THE ORGANIZATION 301 WEST 57TH STREET NO 45A NEW YORK NY 10019 9174057331 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 49500 48945 98445 49500 48945 98445 63941 34504 98445 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 286. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 3,685. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 427. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEES. AMOUNT: 384. DESCRIPTION: SALON EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 894. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING & CONFERENCES. AMOUNT: 525. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 6,201. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 329. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.