2014-10-31T09:43:27-05:00 2013-12-31 521855942 TATE AND TRYON 2021 L STREET NW SUITE 400 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2013-01-01 455257937 CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC CENT 2025251026 1201 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ROBERT G OTTENHOFF PRESIDENT & CEO 2025251026 2014-10-31 1 DEBORAH G KOSNETT P00290720 2022932200 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X ROBERT G OTTENHOFF 1201 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20036 1743119 0 X HTTP://DISASTERPHILANTHROPY.ORG/ X 2012 DC INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISASTER PHILANTHROPY. 5 4 0 26 0 0 1501008 239691 1272 1148 1743119 424600 0 0 0 79791 714813 1139413 603706 864264 260558 603706 X CDP'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM DISASTER GIVING BY PROVIDING TIMELY AND THOUGHTFUL STRATEGIES TO INCREASE DONORS' IMPACT DURING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON RECOVERY AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, CDP AIMS TO:- INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTRIBUTIONS GIVEN TO DISASTERS;- BRING GREATER ATTENTION TO THE LIFE CYCLE OF DISASTERS, FROM PREPAREDNESS AND PLANNING, TO RELIEF, TO REBUILDING AND RECOVERY EFFORTS;-PROVIDE TIMELY AND RELEVANT ADVICE FROM EXPERTS WITH DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF DISASTER PHILANTHROPY;-CONDUCT DUE DILIGENCE SO DONORS CAN GIVE WITH CONFIDENCE;-CREATE PLANS FOR INFORMED GIVING FOR INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS. 0 0 481972 0 0 LEARNING CENTER: THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, ONLINE COMMUNITY, WEBINARS AND TRAININGS, DONORS CAN FIND INFORMATION, ANALYSIS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT DISASTERS. USERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS INFORMATION BASED ON THEIR INTERESTS AS WELL AS ENGAGE IN DIALOGUES WITH OTHER DONORS. THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO SHARED WITH OUR PARTNERS, MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS AND THE MEDIA.CDP PROVIDED INFORMATION ON DISASTERS AND DISASTER PHILANTHROPY VIA ITS WEBSITE, BLOG, WEBINARS AND SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS INCLUDING FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING INFORMATION ON DISASTERS, CDP FOCUSED ON INCLUDING RELEVANT GRANTMAKER AND FIELD PRACTITIONER CONTENT AND RELEVANT NGO DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY STAKEHOLDER INPUTS. CDP'S UNIQUE WEBSITE VISITORS PER MONTH RANGED FROM BETWEEN 5,000 TO 10,000, WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF VISITORS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING DISASTERS. CDP PROVIDED IMMEDIATE INFORMATION ON ON-GOING DISASTERS AND LONGER -TERM ORIENTED VIA ITS ISSUE INSIGHTS AND SPOTLIGHTS. ADDITIONALLY, CDP STAFF LEVERAGED ITS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH SPEAKING AND MEDIA APPEARANCES, AND A 24/7 DISASTER GIVING HOTLINE. 74639 0 216291 CUSTOM APPROACHES: FOR DONORS WHO PREFER TO HAVE A MORE TAILORED STRATEGY, WE WORK ONE-ON-ONE TO HELP THEM FIT THEIR DISASTER GIVING INTO LARGER PHILANTHROPIC GOALS. PARTNERS INCLUDE PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, CONSORTIUMS OF DONORS ENGAGED IN COLLECTIVE WORK AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS INVOLVED WITH INDIVIDUAL DONORS.IN 2013, CDP SERVED FOUR ORGANIZATIONS WITH CUSTOM APPROACHES IN THE DISASTER PHILANTHROPY AREAS OF DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PLANS TO INCREASE DISASTER FUNDING EFFECTIVENESS, CREATING GRANTMAKING PROCESSES, AND CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND INNOVATE DISASTER RESPONSE. 448000 424600 23400 DONOR COLLABORATION: OUR TEAM OF PROGRAM EXPERTS WITH DEEP KNOWLEDGE IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL DISASTER PHILANTHROPY WILL ALLOCATE OR MANAGE FUNDS ACROSS A RANGE OF NEEDS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER A DISASTER, DIRECTING RESOURCES STRATEGICALLY AND EFFICIENTLY TO HELP COMMUNITIES RECOVER MORE QUICKLY AND BECOME MORE RESILIENT. 25 DONORS PARTICIPATED IN CDP'S HURRICANE SANDY DISASTER RELIEF, CONTRIBUTING $468,000. IN 2013-2014, CDP AWARDED TEN GRANTS (ALL BUT ONE DISBURSED IN 2013) FROM THIS FUND. RECIPIENTS OF THE GRANTS AND THE PROJECTS FUNDED ARE LISTED IN SCHEDULE I. THE FOCUS WAS ON THE SUPPORT OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH THAT USED HURRICANE SANDY DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY AS A MODEL TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT EFFECTIVE DISASTER RESPONSE.ALSO, IN 2013-2014, 70 DONORS PARTICIPATED IN CDP'S TYPHOON HAIYAN DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND, CONTRIBUTING $341,013. THESE FUNDS WERE GRANTED OUT IN 2014. THE FOCUS ON THIS FUND WAS ON:- SUPPORTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS - MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY- FOSTERING COLLABORATION- PROMOTING COORDINATION 1004611 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI DC X SUSAN PITTS DYKSTRA 2025251026 1201 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 300 WASHINGTON DC 20036 LORI J BERTMAN CHAIR, DIRECTOR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC KESSLER SECRETARY, DIRECTOR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN G DAVIES TREASURER, DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RONNA D BROWN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY L BERMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT G OTTENHOFF PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 223776 0 13600 SUSAN PITTS DYKSTRA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 10.00 X 27000 0 0 REGINE A WEBSTER VICE PRESIDENT 25.00 X 147875 0 0 398651 0 13600 2 0 1 1 NEW VENTURE FUND 1201 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20036 FINANCIAL MGMT & PAYROLL SERVICES 513918 1 X 1501008 1501008 CUSTOM APPROACHES 900099 216291 216291 DONOR COLLABORATION 900099 23400 23400 239691 1272 1272 OTHER INCOME 900099 1148 1148 1148 1743119 239691 0 2420 424600 424600 23400 23400 1795 1795 475 475 63137 63137 4127 3282 845 31109 31109 22838 22838 41866 41866 5093 5093 648 648 2131 2131 REIMBURSED SALARY EXPEN 513918 384362 49765 79791 GRAPHICS EXPENSE 3750 3750 MISCELLANEOUS 526 526 1139413 1004611 55011 79791 419970 205000 200509 32766 6667 648 0 6019 0 864264 60558 200000 0 260558 X 603706 0 603706 0 864264 603706 0 X 0 0 0 X 1501008 1501008 1501008 1501008 487155 1013853 1272 1272 1148 1148 1503428 239691 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 1,148. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6667 648 6019 6019 1 TURNAROUND FOR CHILDREN INC 25 WEST 45TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 061495529 501(C)(3) 65000 0 N/A ADDRESSING THE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL STRESS IMPACT OF HURRICANE SANDY ON HIGH-POVERTY NYC SCHOOLS HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL OF NEW YORK 130 EAST 59TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10022 133620059 501(C)(3) 15000 0 N/A HURRICANE SANDY AND THE HUMAN SERVICES SECTOR -- ONE YEAR LATER: ASSESSING THE RECOVERY MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK 301 GROVE ST BROOKLYN NY 11237 113344389 501(C)(3) 50000 0 N/A SANDY RESPONSE INITIATIVE IN LATINO COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF NEW JERSEY GRANTMAKERS 101 WEST STATE TRENTON NJ 08608 223470235 501(C)(3) 25000 0 N/A PLAYBOOK FOR PHILANTHROPIC RESPONSE WHEN DISASTER HITS NJ FUTURE 137 WEST HANOVER ST TRENTON NJ 08618 222879323 501(C)(3) 75000 0 N/A ROLE OF LOCAL ENGAGEMENT IN RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY PLANNING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY - NEW JERSEY RECOVERY FUND PO BOX 338 MORRISTOWN NJ 07963 222281783 501(C)(3) 75000 0 N/A SUPPORT THE NJ RECOVERY FUND'S WORK IN MEDIUM AND LT RECOVERY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY- INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE 726 BROADWAY NINTH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10003 135562308 501(C)(3) 48000 0 N/A ROLE OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN HURRICANE SANDY IMPACT AND RECOVERY BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 45 MAIN ST SUITE 409 BROOKLYN NY 11201 113422729 501(C)(3) 45000 0 N/A HURRICANE SANDY IMPACT: MAPPING RECOVERY IN BROOKLYN PUERTO RICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INC 100 FIRST STREET PERTH AMBOY NJ 08861 222026610 501(C)(3) 26600 0 N/A HURRICANE SANDY VICTIM OUTREACH 9 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY CLOSELY MONITORS ALL 9 OF ITS SANDY-RELATED GRANTS THROUGH FREQUENT PHONE AND EMAIL COMMUNICATION WITH OUR GRANTEES. EACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO COMMUNICATE ANY SUBSTANTIVE BUDGET OR PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES. ALL GRANTEES SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT DETAILING THEIR PROGRESS AGAINST GOALS, ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES, HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO SERVE THE AFFECTED POPULATION, AND DETAILING FINAL EXPENDITURES. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE GRANT, SOME GRANTEES SUBMIT BOTH AN INTERIM/PROGRESS REPORT AND A FINAL REPORT. X 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT G OTTENHOFF PRESIDENT & CEO 175000 0 48563 0 213 0 5250 0 8350 0 237376 0 0 0 SUSAN PITTS DYKSTRA CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 27000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27000 0 0 0 REGINE A WEBSTER VICE PRESIDENT 147875 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147875 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A HEALTH/FITNESS REIMBURSEMENT - CDP REIMBURSED NVF FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. DURING 2013, THE EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT WAS $213. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 5: THE PRESIDENT & CEO, ROBERT G. OTTENHOFF, OF THE CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY (CDP) IS CURRENTLY AN EMPLOYEE OF THE NEW VENTURE FUND (NVF), AN UNRELATED 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. NVF WAS PREVIOUSLY CDP'S FISCAL SPONSOR UNTIL CDP SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A SEPARATE FEDERAL 501(C)(3) EXEMPTION. NVF NOW PROVIDES PAYROLL SERVICES TO CDP FOR W-2 EMPLOYEES. NVF INVOICES CDP MONTHLY FOR PAYROLL AND BENEFITS AND CDP PAYS THAT INVOICE. ALL OTHER LISTED INDIVIDUALS ARE CONSIDERED PART-TIME INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND ARE PAID, VIA INVOICE, BY CDP SINCE EARLY 2013. ARABELLA ADVISORS CDP DIRECTOR IS A PRINCIPAL AT ARABELLA ADVISORS 22838 CDP COMMITTED TO LEASING OFFICE SPACE FOR A PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013, PURSUANT TO A LEASE WITH ARABELLA ADVISORS. THE BOARD APPROVED THE LEASE AND THE DIRECTOR RECUSED HIMSELF FROM ANY BOARD DELIBERATION/NEGOTIATION OF THE LEASE TERMS BETWEEN CDP AND ARABELLA ADVISORS. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE NEW VENTURE FUND (NVF), A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS FORMERLY CDP'S FISCAL SPONSOR, PROVIDED BOTH FINANCIAL AND PAYROLL SERVICES TO CDP. IN EARLY 2013, CDP TOOK OVER FROM NVF MANAGEMENT OF ITS FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PAYROLL SERVICES FOR ITS W-2 EMPLOYEES. NVF HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CDP WITH PAYROLL SERVICES FOR ITS W-2 EMPLOYEES, ON A PRO BONO BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B CDP DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. CDP IS FORMING COMMITTEES IN 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF CDP. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT. IF ANY POTENTIAL AREAS OF CONFLICT ARISE, APPROPRIATE ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT ALL CONFLICTS ARE HANDLED APPROPRIATELY. FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 13 AND 14: THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED A COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY BOARD MEMBER HENRY BERMAN TO CREATE A BOARD GOVERNANCE MANUAL WHICH WILL INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER ITEMS, A DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY, A WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, AND A POLICY REQUIRING EVALUATION OF JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS. THE DRAFT GOVERNANCE MANUAL IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD WITH A GOAL OF APPROVING IT BY SEPTEMBER 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ANNUAL COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF A SIMILAR SCOPE AND SCALE TO CDP. ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO WITH GENERAL GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CDP'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL ISSUED FOR THE 2014 TAX YEAR. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1: THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS REPORTED IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,501,008 INCLUDE $434,936 FROM THE NEW VENTURE FUND (NVF), THE FORMAL FISCAL SPONSOR OF CDP. THE GRANT OF $434,936 WAS THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND INCOME WHICH NVF RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF CDP WHILE SERVING AS ITS FISCAL SPONSOR, LESS THE EXPENSES WHICH NVF PAID ON BEHALF OF CDP WHILE SERVING AS ITS FISCAL SPONSOR. NVF SERVED AS CDP'S FISCAL SPONSOR UNTIL CDP SUCESSFULLY APPLIED FOR SEPARATE FEDERAL 501(C)(3) EXEMPTION AND WAS GRANTED THAT EXEMPTION ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2012. SINCE THAT TIME, NVF HAS PROVIDED PAYROLL SERVICES, ON A PRO BONO BASIS, FOR ANY W-2 EMPLOYEES. IN 2013, THERE WAS ONE W-2 EMPLOYEE, ROBERT G. OTTENHOFF. NVF INVOICES CDP MONTHLY FOR THE DIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SERVICE AND CDP PAYS THOSE INVOICES. CDP ANTICIPATES THAT IT WILL ASSUME DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE SERVICES IN THE FUTURE.