U S RUSSIA FOUNDATION FOR ECNOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND THE RULE OF LAW: Form 990, tax year 2009

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: U S RUSSIA FOUNDATION FOR ECNOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND THE RULE OF LAW (EIN 01-0732928)
Tax period: 2009-10-01 to 2010-09-30
Filed: 2011-03-16
IRS object ID: 201140759349300504
Schema version: 2009v1.7
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 D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-03-16T11:07:58-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DELOITTE TAX LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	TWO WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10281	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	010732928	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	US Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	and the Rule of Law	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	USRU	NameControl
Phone	4102248430	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	137 Mitchells Chance Road	AddressLine1
City	Edgewater	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	21037	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Alan Griffin	Name
Title	CFO	Title
Date Signed	2011-03-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Steven Lapsker	Name
Phone	2124362000	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Mark G Pomar	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	137 Mitchells Chance Rd 140	AddressLine1
City	Edgewater	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	21037	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	204461	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	www.usrf.ru	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2002	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DE	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	The mission of USRF is to support the long-term economic development of Russia's market economy, working in close partnership with the Russian government and leading Russian institutions.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	3	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	2419000	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	0	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	32215	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	436391	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	204461	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	0	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2887606	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	204461	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	450468	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	3222297	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	2174170	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1384684	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	2196948	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1685633	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	4821586	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	6292614	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-1933980	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-6088153	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	52887453	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	48082077	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	275478	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1864852	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	52611975	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	46217225	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE MISSION OF THE U.S. RUSSIA FOUNDATION (USRF) IS TO PROMOTE THE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA'S MARKET ECONOMY, WORKING IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AND LEADING RUSSIAN INSTITUTIONS. IN THIS WAY, USRF SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE RUSSIAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SUPPORT THE LEGAL, REGULATORY AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT STRENGTHENS A MARKET ECONOMY, AND BUILD STRONG AND ENDURING TIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	true	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	true	SignificantChange
Expense	1995702	Expense
Grants	1268417	Grants
Description	Rule of Law: Development of professional ties between Russian Supreme Arbitrage Court and members of the USRF Rule-of-Law Advisory Committee to translate expertise gained by Russian judges in the areas as commercial law, ethics, and access to judicial information directly into the Russian legal system. Efforts to support the introduction and implementation of an individual bankruptcy law and to support the Russian judicial system's ability to handle insolvency. Efforts to support the modernization of the Russian legal education so that it can prepare lawyers and judges to work effectively in a global market economy. Targeted grants to organizations to support the above purposes.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1237833	Expense
Grants	1005774	Grants
Description	Economic Development and Entrepreneurship: Targeted grants to organizations to support entrepreneurship and economic development in Russia.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1254977	Expense
Grants	948106	Grants
Description	Enhancing University Research and Entrepreneurial Capacity ("EURECA"): Promote the modernization, innovation, and diversification of Russia's economy by supporting Russian university training in entrepreneurship and the commercialization of its research. Through direct support and targeted grants, USRF enhances U.S. - Russia ties with exchanges, curriculum development, training, and university partnerships bringing together the university community, business, and government, a coalition that lies at the core of a modern innovative knowledge economy.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	4488512	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	true	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	true	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	true	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	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
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	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	true	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	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	4	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	3	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	true	ForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign Country	RS	NameOfForeignCountry
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
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	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	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	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	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ALAN GRIFFIN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	4102248645	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	137 MITCHELLS CHANCE ROAD SUITE 14	AddressLine1
City	EDGEWATER	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	21037	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (17 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
The Honorable James F Collins
Co-Chairman	9.0	X	0	0	0
Steven L Pease
Co-Chairman/Dir.	10.0	X	0	0	0
Karen N Horn
Vice-Chairman/Dir./treas./sec.	8.0	X	0	0	0	X
The Honorable Stephen E Biegun
Director	3.0	X	0	0	0
dr Jenne K Britell
Director	6.0	X	0	0	0
Frank J Caufield
Director	6.0	X	0	0	0
Arthur DelVesco
Director	3.0	X	0	0	0
David Hathaway
Director	16.0	X	0	0	0
The Honorable Michael M Mihm
Director	18.0	X	0	0	0
Charles E Ryan
Director	3.0	X	0	0	0
Sergei Borisov
Director	3.0	X	0	0	0
Nadya Seryakova
Director	3.0	X	0	0	0
Mark G Pomar
president and CEO	40.0		675268	0	71314	X
Alan Griffin
COO/CFO & Assis. Treasur./Sec.	40.0		215730	0	68174	X
Lori Jones
Assistant Treasurer/Secretary	40.0		66612	0	24540	X
Anna Danilina
Assistant Treasurer/Secretary	40.0		43307	0	0	X
robert c odle jr
counsel	3.0		0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1000917	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	164028	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Weil Gotshal Manges LLP	NamePerson

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1300 Eye Street NW Suite 900	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	Legal Services	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	217038	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Total Contributions	0	TotalContributions
Total Program Service Revenue	0	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	204461	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$204,461	ExclusionAmount

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 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	204461	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$204,461	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1102395	Total
Program Services	1102395	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	2119902	Total
Program Services	2119902	ProgramServices

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	1132669	Total
Program Services	481800	ProgramServices
Management And General	650869	ManagementAndGeneral

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	189129	Total
Program Services	90214	ProgramServices
Management And General	98915	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3722	Total
Program Services	1861	ProgramServices
Management And General	1861	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	59164	Total
Program Services	26683	ProgramServices
Management And General	32481	ManagementAndGeneral

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	226378	Total
Management And General	226378	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	109690	Total
Management And General	109690	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	103542	Total
Management And General	103542	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	204359	Total
Program Services	143818	ProgramServices
Management And General	60541	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	83067	Total
Program Services	31097	ProgramServices
Management And General	51970	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33406	Total
Program Services	14340	ProgramServices
Management And General	19066	ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	270032	Total
Program Services	150979	ProgramServices
Management And General	119053	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	490493	Total
Program Services	312408	ProgramServices
Management And General	178085	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22519	Total
Management And General	22519	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31413	Total
Program Services	13015	ProgramServices
Management And General	18398	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	27469	Total
Management And General	27469	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	80022	Total
Management And General	80022	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJ.	Description
Total	3243	Total
Management And General	3243	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6292614	Total
Program Services	4488512	ProgramServices
Management And General	1804102	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22527	BOY
EOY	48663	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52348299	BOY
EOY	47720274	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	86420	BOY
EOY	51913	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	314509	BOY
EOY	186435	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	114712	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	39920	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	115698	BOY
EOY	74792	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52887453	BOY
EOY	48082077	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	275478	BOY
EOY	217603	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	1647249	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	275478	BOY
EOY	1864852	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52611975	BOY
EOY	46217225	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52611975	BOY
EOY	46217225	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52887453	BOY
EOY	48082077	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
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	1821582	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1701551	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2133412	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2419000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	8075545	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1821582	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1701551	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2133412	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2419000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	8075545	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	8075545	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	9396	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	5544	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	314149	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	436391	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	204461	CurrentTaxYear
Total	969941	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	9045486	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	190852	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.89277	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.92656	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts
Land		Land
Buildings		Buildings

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	5248	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1657	Depreciation
Book Value	3591	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	41530	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	16848	Depreciation
Book Value	24682	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	67934	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	21415	Depreciation
Book Value	46519	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	74792	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	204461	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	6292614	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-6088153	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-15892	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-15892	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-6104045	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	85027	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-15892	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-15892	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	100919	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	103542	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	103542	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	204461	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	6189071	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	6189071	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	103542	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included	1	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	103543	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	6292614	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 4b	Identifier
Explanation	Rounding $ 1	Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	true	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Russia and the Newly Independent States	Region
Number Of Offices	1	NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees	8	NumberOfEmployees
Specific Services Provided	See Sched F Part IV	SpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures	5190219	TotalExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Offices	1	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	8	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Amount Spent	5190219	TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS (19 entries)

RegionRegion	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
Russia	Public Support	100000	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	95000	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	164800	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	96000	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	100840	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	99919	WIRE	cash
Russia	Public Support	149909	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	93200	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	90000	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	401592	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	50000	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	99840	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	94430	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	95000	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	55000	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	98850	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	99184	WIRE	Cash
Russia	Public Support	36353	WIRE	Cash
Russia	public support	99985	wire	cash

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs	19	TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Total Number Of Other Orgs	0	TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs

Form990 Schedule F Part IV Form990ScheduleFPartIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2	The U.S. Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and the Rule of Law ("USRF") undertakes a rigorous review process for all grants made to organizations outside the United States. Any organization seeking funding from USRF is required to complete a grant or funding application that is reviewed by a member of the senior staff who then determines if it addresses the charitable missions supported by USRF. If a Foundation grant application is determined to be worthy of support, it is will be recommended for approval to the Grants Committee in the case it is less than $100,000 and to the full Board in the case it is more than $100,000. Once a grant request is approved, a contract is developed between USRF and the grantee. The grant documentation makes clear the responsibilities of all parties. It obligates the grantee to use the grant funds only for the purposes for which the grant is made, provides for periodic written reports as well as an accounting of how grant funds were used, and acknowledges the Organization's authority to withhold or recover grant funds in cases where such funds are, or appear to be, misused. To ensure that the foreign organizations receiving funds are using the funds in furtherance of our exempt mission, USRF will make site visits, participate in grantee events, or review relevant research papers. USRF provides oversight to each grantee. 1. A grant manager is assigned to each grantee. 2. There is extensive interaction with grantee on the development of its proposal to ensure that grant funds will only be used for purposes agreed upon. 3. Contracts are signed that outline how the grant funds will be used 4. Periodic reports are required to ensure that milestones are reached 5. Grant Manager will make site visit 6. A final report, including an accounting of the use of the funds, is required.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3	The U.S. Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and the Rule of Law ("USRF") maintains an offices outside the United States in Russia. Approximately 8 employees serve USRF and provide services that are exclusively related to the organization's tax-exempt mission. The nature of the organization's activities are such that classifying the specific expenditures in the foreign region are difficult. For purposes of complying with Schedule F, Part I, Line 3, column (f), USRF is reporting all expenditures, except for grants to US organizations, as expenditures from a foreign region even though certain administrative functions are performed back in the United States.
Schedule F, Part I, line 3	3. Activities per Region (a) Region - All of the foreign activities have been conducted in Russia. (b) Number of offices in the Region - 1 (c) Number of employees or agents in region - 8 (d)/(e) Activities conducted in region and specific services conducted Two activities are conducted: (i) Program Services - Rule of Law, Economic Development, EURECA. Total Expenditure (f) - $3,070,317. (ii) Grants to Recipients located in Region. Total Expenditure (f) - $2,119,902.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Address Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2
Financial Services Volunteer Corporation
800 Third Avenue 11th Floor	New York	NY	10022	133568629	501(c)(3)	100000	Cash	Public Support
American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation
1050 17th street NW	Washington	DC	20036	521806862	501(c)(3)	250000	Cash	Public support
International Law Students Association
25 E Jackson BlvdSuite OMB1051	Chicago	IL	60604	521903945	501(c)(3)	58283	Cash	Public support
American Councils for International Education
1828 L street NW Suite 1200	Washington	DC	20036	521067256	501(c)(3)	525109	Cash	Public support
National Council for Eurasian & East Euro Research
University of Washington	Seattle	WA	98195	521121063	501(c)(3)	21405	Cash	Public support	Box 353650
Paul Klebnikov Fund
An activity of the Train Foundation	New York	NY	10022	133391238	501(c)(3)	34000	Cash	Public support	505 Park Avenue 20th Floor
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
104 Airport Dr Ste 3200 Cb	Chapel Hill	NC	275140309	591711424	501(c)(3)	50000	Cash	Public support
University of Pittsburgh
300 Campus Drive	Bradford	PA	16701	251399653	501(c)(3)	63598	Cash	Public support

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	8	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	0	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Schedule I, Part 1, Line 2	Identifier
Explanation	The U.S. Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and the Rule of Law ("USRF") employs the same criteria to monitor grants made within the United States as it does for grants made outside the United States. Please refer to Schedule F, Part IV, for a detailed description of the organization's grant monitoring process.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	X	FirstClassOrCharterTravel
Idemnification Gross Up Payments	X	IdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Club Dues Or Fees	X	ClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Mark G Pomar
341756	0	0	0	333512	0	49000	0	22314	0	746582	0	0	0
Alan Griffin
200000	0	10000	0	5730	0	49000	0	19174	0	283904	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier

ExplanationExplanation

Schedule J, Part 1, Line 1a

In 1990, the US Congress, Department of State and the USAID adopted a policy that non-executive directors of enterprise funds were authorized to fly first class when travelling on organization business. The various enterprise fund and foundation documents have always reflected this policy, and congress, state and usaid have been aware since 1990 that directors fly first class.

Schedule J, Part II

Mark G. Pomar's compensation includes $333,512 in benefits for himself and his family to live in Moscow, Russia. According to the 2010 Mercer survey of 214 cities around the world, Moscow ranks as the 4th most expensive city in the world. Contractual benefits include housing, home leave, tax equalization, English education for his child and income tax preparation. In addition, Mr. Pomar receives life insurance and disability insurance benefits.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (4 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
Sergei Borisov
Director	See Schedule O	false
Anna Belova
Director	See Schedule O	false
Nadya Seryakova
Director	See Schedule O	false
Robert C Odle Jr
officer	see schedule o	false

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation	Return ReferenceReturnReference
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11A	The Form 990 was prepared by Deloitte Tax, LLP and reviewed in detail with USRF prior to filing. Chief Financial Officer, Alan Griffin, coordinated with Deloitte to provide an accurate and representative Form 990. A copy of the Form 990 was provided to each director of the US Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and Rule of Law prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service (in either an electronic or paper format). The Form 990 was reviewed by the USRF Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C	all directors, officers, and key employees are required to promptly disclose all material facts relating to any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest. in addition, each person must complete a questionnaire concerning conflicts of interest annually, which shall be reviewed by the audit committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 A & B	US Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and Rule of Law undertakes a rigorous process to ensure that the compensation it pays to its officers is reasonable. The Board of Directors has established a compensation committee comprised of independent persons that have no personal interest in the proposed compensation arrangement. The USRF compensation committee must approve the compensation, without input or voting participation by the person whose compensation is being approved or by any other individual with a conflict of interest. The final determination is then documented in committee minutes. Those minutes will contain the terms of the proposed compensation and the decisions of those individuals who voted on the compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	The taxpayer makes its Form 990 and Form 1023 available to the public by retaining a copy of each at the address listed on Page 1 of this return. Any individual requesting a copy of these documents is provided that copy. The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part III, Line 3	The U.S. Russia Foundation for Economic Advancement and the Rule of Law ("USRF") formerly had a wholly owned subsidiary, Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE). CFE has become a separate tax-exempt entity as of 10/1/2009. CFE's financial information can now be found in a separate Form 990. USRF is reporting this change as part of their full disclosure and for comparison purposes.	New Program Services
Schedule L, Part IV	Sergei Borisov is an acting Board Member of the U.S. Russia Foundation and the Rule of Law ("USRF") who likewise sits on the Board of Directors of Opora, an organization that received funding from USRF. For the year ended September 30, 2010, USRF provided grants of $95,000 to Opora. Mr. Borisov is not compensated for serving on either Board of Directors. Anna Belova is an acting Board Member of the U.S. Russia Foundation and the Rule of Law ("USRF") who likewise is affiliated with The Committee of 20, an organization that received funding from USRF. For the year ended September 30, 2010, USRF provided grants of $100,840 to The Committee of 20. Ms. Belova is not compensated for serving on either Board of Directors. NADYA SERYAKOVA IS AN ACTING BOARD MEMBER OF THE U.S. RUSSIA FOUNDATION AND THE RULE OF LAW ("USRF") WHO LIKEWISE IS AFFILIATED WITH THE NEW PERSPECTIVES FOUNDATION, AN ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVED FUNDING FROM USRF. FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, USRF PROVIDED GRANTS OF $99,184 TO THE NEW PERSPECTIVES FOUNDATION. MS. SERYAKOVA IS NOT COMPENSATED FOR SERVING ON EITHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Each of the above mentioned board members recuses themselves from consideration of all grants to their affiliated organizations. Robert C. Odle, Jr. is a lawyer with the law firm of Weil, Gotshal, & Manges, LLP. This law firm received compensation for services in the amount of $217,038, as reported on Form 990, Part VII, Section B. Mr. Odle is not compensated for his service as an officer to USRF. Mr. odle recuses himself from matters concerning the selection of and compensation of the law firm retained by USRF.
Form, 990, Part III, line 2	The organization has undertaken a significant program service this year which was not listed on the Prior year form 990. This new program service is enhancing university research and entrepreneurial capacity ("eureca") and is further described in Form 990, Part III, line 4c.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a	The officers Mark G. Pomar, Alan Griffin and Lori Jones are compensated by USRF via W-2. The compensation information reported on the USRF 09/30/2010 Form 990 represents compensation disclosed on the 2009 form w-2. Anna Danilina assumed her officer role in 2009 and was a foreign employee. She did not receive a W-2.
Form 990, Part VI, lines 7a and b	Delaware nonstock corporations have members pursuant to section 102(a)(4) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Organization's certificate of incorporation provides that "The members of the corporation shall be the u.s. directors... If at any time and for any reason any member shall cease to be a u.s. director, such person shall simultaneously cease to be a member."

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The US Russia Investment Fund	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	137 Mitchells Chance Road	AddressLine1
City	Edgewater	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	21037	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	133837559	EIN
Primary Activities	Investments	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	7	PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	true	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg