BAFFLER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: BAFFLER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 27-4645833)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-16
IRS object ID: 202033219349318078
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-16T15:52:05-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	161131146	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BONADIO & CO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6 WEMBLEY COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALBANY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12205	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	274645833	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE BAFFLER FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BAFF	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2123901569	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 WEST 21ST STREET NO 1001	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10010	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	VALERIE CORTES	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2123901569	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KEVIN TESTO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01435881	PTIN
Phone	5184644080	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	4.26.26.190	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-11-16	IPDt
IP Tm	15:47:19	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	61EE508316A0D07ADB22A054EC6D4B253D40483A	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	VALERIE CORTES	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 WEST 21ST STREET NO 1001	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10010	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,106,569	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	THEBAFFLER.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PUBLISHING A LITERARY MAGAZINE AND TO ACT EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. TO MAINTAIN A RESEARCH INSTITUTE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	11	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,786,076	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,803,466	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$278,164	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$274,533	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$79,474	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$28,570	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,143,714	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,106,569	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$800,986	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$835,657	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$63,265	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,310,108	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,423,443	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,111,094	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,259,100	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$32,620	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$152,531	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$290,818	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$182,667	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$168,868	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$212,554	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$121,950	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$29,887	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PUBLISHING A LITERARY MAGAZINE AND TO ACT EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. TO MAINTAIN A RESEARCH INSTITUTE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,635,516	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$290,354	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLISHING MAGAZINES AND CO-PUBLISHING VARIOUS BOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. FIVE MAGAZINE ISSUES WERE PUBLISHED DURING 2019.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,635,516	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	132	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	11	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VALERIE CORTES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2123901569	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 WEST 21ST STREET SUITE 1001	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10010	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
NOAH MCCORMACK
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLE CRENSHAW
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MELISSA FLASHMAN
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS LEHMANN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VALERIE CORTES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$109,658	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$109,658	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
POSTLIGHT
101 5TH AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10003	SOFTWARE	$160,000
ROYLE PRINTING
745 SOUTH BIRD STREET	SUN PRAIRIE	WI	53590	PRINTING	$147,676

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,803,466	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,803,466	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SUBSCRIPTION AND CIRCU	511120	$267,502	$267,502
LIST RENTALS	511120	$4,396	$4,396
EVENT FEES	511120	$2,635	$2,635

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$274,533	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$15,127	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,127	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,127	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	511120	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$13,443	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,443	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$13,443	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,106,569	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$289,660	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$13,443	ExclusionAmt

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,658	TotalAmt
Management And General	$109,658	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$544,465	TotalAmt
Program Services	$260,578	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$261,887	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,000	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$132,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,524	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,100	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,138	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,751	TotalAmt
Management And General	$22,751	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$304,233	TotalAmt
Program Services	$282,586	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,647	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,879	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$111,985	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,834	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,620	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,531	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,640	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,910	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,516	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,516	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,767	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,214	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,553	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,138	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION	$264,113	$250,946	$13,167
EDITORIAL	$257,286	$251,868	$5,418
CIRCULATION	$110,744	$110,744
EVENTS	$29,997			$29,997

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,246	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,509	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$3,737	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,259,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,635,516	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$560,319	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$63,265	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$239,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,065	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,225	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,958	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,479	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$79,276	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$63,866	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,177	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,410	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$38,472	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,016	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$290,818	BOYAmt
EOY	$182,667	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,316	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,882	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$136,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$159,672	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$168,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$212,554	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$121,950	BOYAmt
EOY	-$29,887	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$121,950	BOYAmt
EOY	-$29,887	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$290,818	BOYAmt
EOY	$182,667	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$152,531	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$694	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,592,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35,727	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,414,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,122,090	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,088,730	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,253,653	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,592,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35,727	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,414,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,122,090	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,088,730	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,253,653	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,582,442	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,671,211	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$9,253,653	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.18060	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.15200	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 17A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE BAFFLER FOUNDATION HAS BEEN FORTUNATE FINANCIALLY TO HAVE RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS SUPPORT FROM TWO INDIVIDUALS OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE NUMBER OF ISSUES TO INCREASE TO A QUARTERLY BASIS AND HAS ALLOWED THE SUBSCRIBER BASE TO EXPAND ACROSS ALL 50 STATES. THE BAFFLER FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO DIVERSIFY AND, IN 2019, RECEIVED ITS LARGEST PORTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT TO DATE. THE BAFFLER FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE WORKING TO DIVERSIFY ITS BASE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT GOING FORWARD.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$54,706	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$39,296	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$15,410	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$24,570	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$24,570	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$15,410	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEPOSIT	Desc
Book Value	$14,016	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$14,016	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,107,263	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$694	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$694	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,106,569	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,106,569	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,259,100	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,259,100	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,259,100	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 PROVIDED TO AND IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. ANY CONFLICTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED BY THE CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE FOUNDATION MAKES THE RETURN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST VIA MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MAIL.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 272,586. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,500. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 274,086. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 20,147. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,147.
PART XII, LINE 2C	THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.