WOMENS SPORTS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
WOMENS SPORTS FOUNDATION (EIN 23-7380557)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-10-27
IRS object ID
201443009349300859
Schema version
2013v3.0
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DescPARTICIPATION: OVER THE LAST 39 YEARS, THE MAJORITY OF THE MORE THAN $50 MILLION THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION HAS DISTRIBUTED IN CASH GRANTS AND MATERIALS HAS HELPED SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED GIRLS PLAY SPORTS OR BECOME PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. GRANTS HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE TO UP-AND-COMING ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETES LIKE CHANDA RUBIN, PICABO STREET, KERRI STRUG AND KRISTI YAMAGUCHI, WHOSE TRAVEL & TRAINING FUND GRANTS FROM THE FOUNDATION ENABLED THEM TO COMPETE AT THE EARLY STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS BEFORE THEY BECAME WORLD CHAMPIONS. IN THE 2004 AND 2006 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES, 33 OF THE WOMEN COMPETING HAD RECEIVED TRAVEL & TRAINING GRANTS FROM THE FOUNDATION, AND FIVE OF THOSE GRANTEES EARNED MEDALS. IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2011, SIX TRAVEL & TRAINING FUND GRANT RECIPIENTS -- FOUR INDIVIDUALS AND TWO U.S. WOMEN'S TEAMS (SOFTBALL AND WATER POLO) -- STOOD ON THE PODIUM REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES TO RECEIVE MEDALS AT THE 2011 PAN AMERICAN AND PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO. OVER 30 RECIPIENTS COMPETED IN THE 2012 GAMES IN LONDON AND OVER 10 IN THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES IN SOCHI, RUSSIA IN 2014.THE FOUNDATION'S GOGIRLGO. GRANTS HAVE HELPED MORE THAN 170,000 GIRLS OF EVERY SKILL LEVEL TO PLAY SPORTS BY FUNDING SPORTS PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THE COSTS OF EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL, IN GIRLS' SCHOOL, CLUB AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESEARCH GRANTS.Desc

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DescEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION ANNUALLY RESPONDS TO THOUSANDS OF REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM FEMALE ATHLETES, PARENTS, COACHES, THE MEDIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND DISTRIBUTES THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION EACH YEAR. SINCE 2001 OVER ONE MILLION GIRLS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE GOGIRLGO! EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM THAT PROVIDES THE TOOLS TO RESIST HEALTH-RISK BEHAVIORS AND GET PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S WEB SITE, WWW.WOMENSSPORTSFOUNDATION.ORG, WITH THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF INFORMATION, SEARCHABLE DATABASES, AND A NATIONAL TOLL-FREE INFOLINE (800.227.3988), PROVIDES ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RANGING FROM "WHAT SHOULD I DO IF MY GOLF CLUB DOESN'T ALLOW FEMALE MEMBERS?" TO "HOW CAN I GET FUNDING FOR GIRLS' SPORTS PROGRAMS IN MY COMMUNITY?" IN THE PAST YEAR, OUR OUTREACH HAS ALSO GROWN THROUGH INCREASINGLY POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, ENABLING US TO SHARE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK AND IMPORTANT ISSUES THROUGH INTERACTIVE MESSAGES ON FACEBOOK (25,000+ FANS), AND TWITTER (19,000+ FOLLOWERS).1. PUBLIC EDUCATION NATIONAL AWARDS PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF FEMALE ATHLETES ON AND OFF THE FIELD. OVER THE PAST 34 YEARS, MORE THAN 400 HONOREES HAVE BEEN CELEBRATED. WITH WOMEN RECEIVING ONLY 8% OF PRINT AND ELECTRONIC SPORTS MEDIA COVERAGE, THE FOUNDATION USES ITS HIGH-VISIBILITY AWARDS EVENTS AND CELEBRITY AND CHAMPION ATHLETE SPOKESPEOPLE TO CREATE MORE MEDIA COVERAGE, AND REINFORCE THE IDEA OF HAVING POSITIVE FEMALE ATHLETES AS ROLE MODELS PORTRAYED IN THE MEDIA.2. GOGIRLGO! IN MAY 2001, THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION LAUNCHED GOGIRLGO! - AN INITIATIVE TO GET ONE MILLION INACTIVE GIRLS PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. GOGIRLGO! GRANT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED THROUGH HUNDREDS OF PARTNER YOUTH-SERVING SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND ENABLE GIRLS TO COPE WITH THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING, FROM OBESITY AND SMOKING TO DEPRESSION AND UNHAPPINESS WITH THEIR BODIES. WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION AND OTHER RESEARCH POINT TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS A FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTION TO THE SERIOUS AND UNIQUE HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS FACED BY GIRLS TODAY. THE FOUNDATIONS COMPREHENSIVE GOGIRLGO! PROGRAM INITIATIVES INCLUDE GRANT PROGRAMS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GIRL-SERVING AGENCIES TO ENABLE THEM TO BETTER SERVE INACTIVE GIRLS AND COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES.KEY TO THE FOUNDATION'S PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS INCLUDE THE DELIVERY OF RESEARCH-BASED FACTS AND MESSAGES ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF GIRLS PLAYING SPORTS AND BEING ACTIVE AND THE HIGHER HEALTH RISKS THEY ENCOUNTER WHEN THEY DO NOT. OUR WEBSITE, WWW.WOMENSSPORTSFOUNDATION.ORG/GOGIRLGO, PROVIDES SUMMARY DATA THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED BY INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:*APPROXIMATELY 25 MILLION CHILDREN UNDER 17 ARE EITHER OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE.*A GIRL'S PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DECLINES SIGNIFICANTLY AS SHE GETS OLDER. BY THE TIME SHE IS 16 OR 17, ONLY 1 IN 7 ATTENDS P.E. CLASS DAILY, AND 15-30 PERCENT REPORT NO REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT ALL.*INACTIVITY IS MUCH MORE COMMON AMONG FEMALES THAN MALES, AND AMONG BLACK FEMALES THAN WHITE FEMALES.*THIRTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF 12TH GRADE GIRLS AND 18 PERCENT OF EIGHTH-GRADE GIRLS HAVE USED AN ILLICIT DRUG.*THE UNITED STATES HAS THE HIGHEST TEEN PREGNANCY AND BIRTH RATES IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD.*BY AGE 15, GIRLS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY AS BOYS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE.*OVER 90 PERCENT OF VICTIMS OF EATING DISORDERS ARE FEMALE, AND 86 PERCENT REPORT ONSET BY AGE 20.3. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S SPORTS HALL OF FAMETHE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION OWNS THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND A COMPREHENSIVE WOMEN'S SPORTS LIBRARY OF MORE THAN 2,000 VOLUMES, A SIGNIFICANT WOMEN'S SPORTS FILM AND VIDEO COLLECTION, ATHLETE AND EVENT MEMORABILIA REPRESENTING MORE THAN 40 SPORTS, AND TRAVELING MUSEUM EXHIBITS.Desc

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DescADVOCACY THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS SEEKING TO MAKE CHANGE ON MANY FRONTS AS IT RELATES TO THE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION OF GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORT. EVERY DAY THE FOUNDATION EDUCATES PEOPLE TO ENSURE THAT THE TITLE IX DEFINITION OF "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY" IN ATHLETICS REMAINS UNCHANGED AND THAT REGULATIONS ARE ENFORCED. THE FOUNDATION'S WEB SITE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO INFORM PARENTS, COACHES, ADMINISTRATORS AND ATHLETES OF THEIR RIGHTS IN SPORT. STAFF WORKS INDEPENDENTLY AND IN COLLABORATION WITH NUMEROUS NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: *GIRLS RECEIVE 1.3 MILLION FEWER OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND NEARLY 63,000 FEWER CHANCES TO PARTICIPATE AT THE NCAA LEVEL.*WOMEN RECEIVE $183 MILLION LESS IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS EACH YEAR THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS. *WOMEN OF COLOR COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 23% OF NCAA FEMALE STUDENT ATHLETES.*WOMEN HOLD LESS THAN 43% OF THE HEAD COACHING POSITIONS IN WOMEN'S SPORTS, LESS THAN 3% OF THE HEAD COACHING POSITIONS IN MEN'S SPORTS AND 8.2% OF DIVISION I, 16.1% OF DIVISION II, AND 29.1% OF DIVISION III COLLEGE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR JOBS.Desc

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DescRESEARCHTHE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION HAS PUBLISHED OVER 30 RESEARCH STUDIES, INCLUDING HER LIFE DEPENDS ON IT I & II: SPORT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF AMERICAN GIRLS (2005 & 2009); THE GROUND-BREAKING GO OUT AND PLAY: YOUTH SPORTS IN AMERICA (2008) AND WHO'S PLAYING COLLEGE SPORTS? (2008); AND WOMEN IN THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES: AN ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP, AND MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES (2010). THESE AND OTHER WSF ORIGINAL RESEARCH REPORTS ARE QUOTED DAILY IN MEDIA, ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH SETTINGS. FOLLOWING ARE BRIEF SYNOPSES OF RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS:1. GO OUT AND PLAY: YOUTH SPORTS IN AMERICA A NATIONAL RESEARCH TEAM HEADED BY DR. DON SABO, DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SPORTS, AND HEALTH, D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE, STUDIED THE SPORTS AND FITNESS PARTICIPATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS 8-18 (TO ALLOW COMPARISONS) AND THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT THEIR PARTICIPATION. VARIABLES ADDRESSED INCLUDE RACE, ETHNICITY, AGE, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, FAMILY SUPPORT AND ROLE MODELING, CULTURAL BARRIERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS IN A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE AND IN 10-20 COMMUNITIES THAT RANK LOW ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF GIRLS, OVER-SAMPLING THESE GROUPS AND OTHER RACE, ETHNIC AND ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHICS TO INCREASE THE POWER OF THE STUDY. THE WSF HAS AN EXEMPLARY TRACK RECORD OF PERFORMING PUBLIC SERVICE RESEARCH. THIS RESEARCH REPORT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO MEASURE A NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF GIRLS AND BOYS AND THEIR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEHAVIORS. THE STUDY WILL BE REPEATED EVERY TWO YEARS TO TRACK PROGRESS.2. EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF SPORT MEDIA RESEARCH: AN EXPLORATION OF CONSUMER RESPONSES TO REPRESENTATIONS OF WOMEN'S SPORTSOVER THE PAST THREE DECADES, SPORT MEDIA SCHOLARS HAVE CONSISTENTLY UNCOVERED TWO PATTERNS OF REPRESENTATION THROUGHOUT MAINSTREAM MEDIA: 1) FEMALE ATHLETES, COMPARED TO THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS, ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERREPRESENTED WITH RESPECT TO AMOUNT OF COVERAGE (FINK & KENSICKI, 2002; KANE & BUYSSE, 2005); AND 2) SPORTSWOMEN ARE ROUTINELY PRESENTED IN WAYS THAT EMPHASIZE THEIR FEMININITY AND HETEROSEXUALITY VERSUS THEIR ATHLETIC COMPETENCE (KANE, 1998; PARKER, 2002). THESE TRENDS HAVE BEEN REMARKABLY RESILIENT: THEY HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN PRINT AND BROADCAST JOURNALISM, AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ATHLETIC INVOLVEMENT (E.G., OLYMPIC, COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS) AND REGARDLESS OF TIME PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO TITLE IX. REGARDING THIS LATTER POINT, DUNCAN AND MESSNER (2005) FOUND THAT SPORTSWOMEN CONTINUE TO BE LARGELY INVISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE VAST MEDIA LANDSCAPE, WHERE THEY TYPICALLY RECEIVE ONLY 6-8% OF ALL SPORT COVERAGE. THIS IGNORES THE REALITY OF WOMEN'S OVERALL LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN THAT THEY REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 40% OF ALL SPORT PARTICIPANTS NATIONWIDE. IT ALSO IGNORES ANOTHER REALITY SPORTSWOMEN COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY HALF OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (ACOSTA & CARPENTER, 2006).3. TITLE IX RESEARCH SERIESTHE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION HAS ASSEMBLED A TITLE IX RESEARCH TEAM LED BY DR. JOHN J. CHESLOCK, OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA) TO PRODUCE A SERIES OF THREE REPORTS ON TITLE IX WHICH WILL ESSENTIALLY ANSWER THREE RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTIONS:1. HOW HAS MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION CHANGED OVER TIME?2. WHAT FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THESE CHANGES IN ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION? WHILE THESE THREE QUESTIONS ARE SIMPLE, THE REPORTS WILL BE OF SUBSTANTIAL DEPTH. TO FULLY ANSWER THE RELATIVELY BROAD QUESTIONS LISTED ABOVE, ONE NEEDS TO ANSWER A VARIETY OF UNDERLYING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE ANSWERS TO EACH QUESTION CAN DIFFER SUBSTANTIALLY BY THE TYPE OF INSTITUTION EXAMINED. NCAA DIVISION I-A INSTITUTIONS, NCAA DIVISION III INSTITUTIONS, AND NJCAA INSTITUTIONS ARE UNLIKELY TO ACT IN A SIMILAR FASHION. EACH OF THESE REPORTS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY INFLUENCE THE DEBATE OVER TITLE IX WITH THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION LEADING A MEDIA EFFORT TO DISSEMINATE THIS WORK BROADLY. 4. WOMEN IN THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMESTHE 2010 STUDY REPLICATES THE FOUNDATION'S "WOMEN IN THE 2006 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES: AN ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP AND MEDIA COVERAGE" REPORT, A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GRADING THE PARITY OF WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO CONDUCTED STUDIES ON THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES OF 2008. OF NOTE, THE 2012 OLYMPIC REPORT IS NOW ISSUED.THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION ISSUED A REPORT CARD THAT GRADES THE FOLLOWING:*2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES PARTICIPATION*2010 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES PARTICIPATION*2010 IOC MEMBERSHIP*2010 INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (IPC) MEMBERSHIP*2010 U.S. OLYMPIC PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS*2010 U.S. PARALYMPIC PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS*2010 U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (USOC) BOARD OF DIRECTORS*2010 U.S. MEDIA COVERAGE*2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC REPORTTHE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS THE LEADER IN PROMOTING SPORTS, HEALTH AND EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN. WITH BILLIE JEAN KING AS OUR FOUNDER AND ONGOING VISIONARY, THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON FEMALE ATHLETICS, FROM ITS VIGOROUS ADVOCACY OF TITLE IX LEGISLATION TO PROVIDING GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, GRASSROOTS PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED GIRLS, AND GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH. AN AGENT FOR CHANGE, THE FOUNDATION HAS RELATIONSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 1,000 OF THE WORLD'S ELITE FEMALE ATHLETES AND IS RECOGNIZED GLOBALLY FOR ITS LEADERSHIP, VISION, STRENGTH, EXPERTISE AND INFLUENCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.WOMENSSPORTSFOUNDATION.ORG.Desc
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Business Name Line1DEBORAH S LARKIN CEOBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5165424700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1EISENHOWER PARK 1899 HEMPSTEADAddressLine1
CityEAST MEADOWCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11554ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
BILLIE JEAN KING
FOUNDER & HONORARY CHAIR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENITA FITZGERALD MOSLEY
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELA RUGGIERO
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$36,000$0$0Yes (X)
SANDRA VIVAS
CHAIR OF THE BOARD10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LISA CREGAN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON LOVE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC KAUFMAN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ILANA KLOSS
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVONNE MIDDLETON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN PICKER FIRSTENBERG
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANE ANDREEFF
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRI AUSTIN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE DRIESSEN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY SCOTT
TRUSTEE10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN S HASSAN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN MORRISON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AIMEE MULLINS
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE TOLLESON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA MENDOZA
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH SHROPSHIRE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BECKY MORGAN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN WHISNANT
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SARAH ROBB O'HAGAN
TRUSTEE10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMIKA CATCHINGS
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN JOHNSON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN AFTERMAN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAILA ALI
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN OLSON
CEO50.00$317,758$0$26,308Yes (X)
BARRY GIAQUINTO
CFOO50.00$137,152$0$27,458Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$490,910TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$53,766TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,059,985FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,758,021AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$12,432NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,818,006TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,452TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$17,452ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$379,352SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$391,983SecuritiesAmt
Other$17,227OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$12,631SecuritiesAmt
Other-$17,227OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$29,858TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$29,858ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$458,045FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,059,985ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$458,045FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$75,215TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$75,215ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$75,215OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,880,815TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$62,809ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$359,646TotalAmt
Program Services$359,646ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,420TotalAmt
Program Services$107,420ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$462,922TotalAmt
Program Services$274,485ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,363FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$452,615TotalAmt
Program Services$385,617ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$66,998FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,766TotalAmt
Program Services$26,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,638FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,474TotalAmt
Program Services$92,519ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$21,955FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,795TotalAmt
Program Services$47,289ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,585ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,921FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,000TotalAmt
Management And General$20,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,614TotalAmt
Program Services$4,048ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$460ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,106FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,657TotalAmt
Program Services$97,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,124ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,725FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,205TotalAmt
Program Services$80,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,104FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,020TotalAmt
Program Services$7,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,171FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,673TotalAmt
Program Services$65,952ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,614FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,161TotalAmt
Program Services$19,583ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,227ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,351FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$339,241$315,427$10,371$13,443
PRODUCTION AND PRINTING$193,028$182,402$172$10,454
MISCELLANEOUS$134,524$93,292$9,473$31,759
TELEPHONE$62,744$45,238$5,145$12,361

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,638TotalAmt
Program Services$54,312ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,809ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,517FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,829,143TotalAmt
Program Services$2,260,651ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,012ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$390,480FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,804BOYAmt
EOY$485,411EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,591,259BOYAmt
EOY$1,342,949EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,004BOYAmt
EOY$87,675EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,028,848LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$954,638LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$189,110BOYAmt
EOY$74,210EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$689,820BOYAmt
EOY$721,256EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,578BOYAmt
EOY$219,767EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,313BOYAmt
EOY$46,289EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,464,888BOYAmt
EOY$2,977,557EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,394BOYAmt
EOY$92,990EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,313BOYAmt
EOY$46,289EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$237,707BOYAmt
EOY$139,279EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$695,529BOYAmt
EOY$418,943EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,838,240BOYAmt
EOY$1,725,923EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$693,412BOYAmt
EOY$693,412EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,227,181BOYAmt
EOY$2,838,278EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,464,888BOYAmt
EOY$2,977,557EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$51,672ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$31,052NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$409,523OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,914,438CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,501,158CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,774,597CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,220,761CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,818,006CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,228,960TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,914,438CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,501,158CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,774,597CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,220,761CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,818,006CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,228,960TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,493,638SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,735,322PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$96,300CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$92,314CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$99,246CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,949CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,452CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$321,261TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,550,221TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.83960PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88500PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,482FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,482FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,825,661FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,829,143FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$291,457FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$72,864FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$400,042CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$345,399CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$291,457CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,036,898TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,555,347LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$7,005CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$7,892CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$3,482CurrentYearAmt
Total$18,379TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2$100,011CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$86,350CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$72,864CurrentYearAmt
Total$259,225TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$388,838GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held2DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri$235,467DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$286,825DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$302,795DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (1)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$719,520BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$18,210InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$701,310EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$842,292BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$22,846InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$145,618AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$719,520EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,010,746BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$80,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$38,837InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$287,291OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$842,292EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,049,830BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,224InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$74,308OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,010,746EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,565,247BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$95,800ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$14,402InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,625,619OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,049,830EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.98900PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.01100TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$338,463OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$338,463DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$580,144OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$521,965DepreciationAmt
Book Value$58,179BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$110,241OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$94,210DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,031BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$74,210TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTDesc
Book Value$219,767BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$219,767TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMP - 457 PLANDesc
Amt$46,289Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$46,289TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,963,815TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$83,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$83,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,880,815RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,880,815TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,352,718TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$83,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$440,575OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$523,575ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,829,143ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,829,143TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:EXPLANATION: THE FOUNDATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC 740, WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2010.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON WRITE OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS 409,523. UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS 31,052.
THE FOUNDATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2PART V, LINE 4: TO SUPPORT VARIOUS RESTRICTED GRANTS AND UNRESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1NYADNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$1,518,030GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,059,985CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$458,045GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$458,045RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,518,030GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,059,985CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$458,045GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$458,045RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$458,045DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
STARFINDER FOUNDATION
4015 MAIN STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19127043649918501(C)(3)$6,000TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
UNITED STATES SYNCHRONZED SWIMMING
132 E WASHINGTON ST STE 820INDIANAPOLISIN46204310994560501(C)(3)$6,000TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
USA VOLLEYBALL
4065 SINTON RD STE 200COLORADO SPRGSCO80907800551967501(C)(3)$6,000TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
NEW HOPE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
600 NO HARTLEY ST STE 170YORKPA17404208908462501(C)(3)$6,000TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
FAIRMONT PARK CONSERVANCY
COPHILA FREE PO BOX 268GWYNEDDPA19436232977645501(C)(3)$15,000TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO
8750 W BRYN MAWR AVECHICAGOIL60631222379300501(C)(3)$52,896TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
NY JUNIOR TENNIS LEAGUE
58-12 QUEENS BLVDWOODSIDENY10271237442256501(C)(3)$50,000TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM
C/O B PERRY PO BOX 268GWENEDDPA19436501(C)(3)$35,000TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
ORANGE COUNTY BREAKERS
2549 EASTBLUFF DR 800NEWPORT BEACHCA92660710926622501(C)(3)$100,000TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
425 ALDER STREETSCRANTONPA18505240795389501(C)(3)$6,000TO CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org10Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGRANTS AWARDED TO ENABLE FEMALE ATHLETES TO TRAIN AND DEVELOP AT ADVANCED LEVELSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient41RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$107,420CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN 2013, WOMENS SPORTS FOUNDATION GAVE OUT $467,066 IN GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. ONCE THE GRANTS ARE AWARDED, THE GRANTEES HAVE 12 MONTHS TO USE THEM AND NEED TO REPORT BACK TO OUR ORGANIZATION, AFTER 6 MONTHS AND AFTER 12 MONTHS, REGARDING THE USE AND BENEFITS OF THE GRANTS. AT YEAR END, OUR ORGANIZATION PREPARES A FINAL REPORT ON THE GRANT PROGRAM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KATHRYN OLSON
CEO$317,758$0$0$0$0$0$16,936$0$9,372$0$344,066$0$0$0
BARRY GIAQUINTO
CFOO$137,152$0$0$0$0$0$7,310$0$20,148$0$164,610$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$12,432NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS THE FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EVERYONE IN THE ORGANIZATION IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAS OCCURED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS: 1) APPROVAL BY THE BOARDS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, 2)WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (CEO), 3) FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, 4) INDUSTRY SPECIFIC SALARY STUDIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:LOSS ON WRITE-OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS -409,523.
FORM 990, PART XII LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1THE FOUNDATION WORKS FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL WOMEN TO PLAY SPORTS SO THEY CAN DERIVE THE PHYSIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF SPORTS PARTICIPATION. THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS THE TRUSTED VOICE OF WOMEN'S SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BECAUSE OUR WORK IS ANCHORED ON EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH AND 39 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF AWARD-WINNING EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS. FOUNDED IN 1974 BY BILLIE JEAN KING, THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE LIVES OF GIRLS AND WOMEN THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. WE ARE THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROMOTING ALL SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS AND ARE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MEDIA AS THE EXPERT RESOURCE ON ALL WOMEN'S SPORTS ISSUES. AN EDUCATED PUBLIC IS THE STRONGEST FORM OF ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH IS KEY TO DEMOSTRATING THAT SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEAD TO HEALTHIER, HAPPIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE LIVES. THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION HAS A RICH HISTORY OF CONDUCTING IMPORTANT RESEARCH AND HAS MADE A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO A SERIES OF SIGNATURE REPORTS ADDRESSING SUCH TOPICS AS GIRLS' PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS, THE IMPACT OF MEDIA IMAGES OF WOMEN IN SPORTS AND PAY EQUITY. OUR VISION IS A SOCIETY IN WHICH PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION FOR BOTH THEIR DAUGHTERS AND THEIR SONS AND EQUALLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE ACTIVE AND HEALTHY. TOGETHER WE WANT TO CREATE A SOCIETY IN WHICH GIRLS AND WOMEN OF ALL AGES FULLY EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH NO BARRIERS TO THEIR PARTICIPATION. OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO WORK WITH US TO HELP EVERY GIRL AND WOMAN BELIEVE THAT SHE CAN BE FIT, CONFIDENT AND HEALTHY IN A BODY OF ANY SIZE. THE WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WITH A STRONG BOARD WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN STANDING COMMITTEES. THE COMMITTEES MEET ON A REGUALAR BASIS, AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, THE PRESIDENT AND THE HEADS OF EACH COMMITTEE FORM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE EITHER BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR EXPERTS IN THE SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE. THE ACTIVE BOARD AND STAFF WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO ENGAGE WITH THE ORGANIZATION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: GRANT REVIEW, AWARD NOMINATION PROCESSES, WSF NATIONAL AND GRASSROOTS EVENTS, PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES AND FUNDRAISING. COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE STANDARD ORGANIZATION PRACTICES. STAFF MEMBERS LEAD OR PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AROUND GENDER EQUITY AND ACTION, TITLE IX ENFORCEMENT AND STRATEGY EFFORTS, RESEARCH EFFORTS ON WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND WOMEN AND PHILANTHROPY. MORE THAN 500 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS HAVE DEVELOPED LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHILE PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR OUR PROGRAMMING EFFORTS.

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