STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

CANDID: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
CANDID (EIN 13-1837418)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-08-09
IRS object ID
201932219349301213
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-08-09T09:53:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 MAMARONECK AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityHARRISONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP105281633ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN131837418EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FOUNDATION CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126204230PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line132 OLD SLIP 24TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA PHILPPersonNm
Person TitleACTING HEAD OF FINANCEPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126204230PhoneNum
Signature2019-08-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone9143818900PhoneNum
Preparation2019-08-09PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address65.51.112.58IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-08-09IPDt
IP Tm09:53:38IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRADFORD K SMITHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line132 OLD SLIP 24TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$30,312,596GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1956FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$1,153,059PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$288,526CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$222,103PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$29,706,800CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$24,715,888PYTotalExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$258,737PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,924,879CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$42,655,205TotalAssetsBOYAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$15,040,768TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$14,772,793TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,319,400ExpenseAmt
Revenue$12,705,091RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE O - FOR NARRATIVE ON DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONSDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,036,838ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Revenue$1,527,709RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$18,093,787TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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IRP Document71IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee178EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID AYNEJIAN DIR OF FINANCEPersonNm
Phone2126204230PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line132 OLD SLIP 24TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100053500ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CLOTILDE PEREZ-BODE DEDECKER
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEAL HEGARTY
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANA MARIE ARGILAGOS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA BERMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN COLBORN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK COLLINS
TRUSTEE (THRU 04/2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH D HOOVER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOMINICK J IMPEMBA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
T SYLVESTER JOHN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN KISH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EARL LEWIS
TRUSTEE (THRU 08/2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK MCCARTHY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VALDEMAR DE OLIVEIRA NETO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIEKE VAN SCHAIK
TRUSTEE (THRU 08/2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVETTE J ALBERDINGK THIJM
TRUSTEE (THRU 04/2018)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRADFORD K SMITH
PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$629,603$0$60,914
MONISHA DE QUADROS
TREASURER/VP FINANCIAL STRATEGY50.00Yes (X)$236,569$0$16,604
ZOHRA ZORI
SEC. & VP-SOCIAL SECTOR OUTREACH50.00Yes (X)$174,264$0$20,215
JACOB K GARCIA
VP- DATA AND TECHNOLOGY50.00$240,038$0$44,100Yes (X)
LAWRENCE T MCGILL
VP- KNOWLEDGE SERVICES50.00$229,375$0$66,703Yes (X)
TRACY L WAKSLER
DIRECTOR OF SUBSCRIPTION PRODUCTS50.00$212,841$0$45,853Yes (X)
LISA L PHILP
VP- SENIOR ADVISOR50.00$205,628$0$27,245Yes (X)
KEVIN L MULDER
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION50.00$195,141$0$27,430Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,123,459TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$309,064TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K28IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER LLP
1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASNEW YORKNY10036LEGAL$344,045
BEACONFIRE CONSULTING INC
2300 CLARENDON BLVD SUITE 925ARLINGTONVA22201IT CONSULTING$338,572
SCOTT STOWELL DBA OPEN
180 VARICK STREET ROOM 822NEW YORKNY10014BRAND CONSULTING$150,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$13,834,354AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$13,834,354TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PRODUCT REVENUE611710$12,705,091$12,705,091
FUNDING INFO. NETWORK611710$800,980$800,980
EDUCATIONAL PRGM REV.611710$478,032$478,032
FOUNDATION BENCHMARKER611710$466,806$466,806
FOUNDATION WEB BUILDER611710$104,574$104,574

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$956,329TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$956,329RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$15,511,812TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$257,743TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$257,743ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$144,698RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$134,840RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$9,858RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,858TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,858ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$501,739SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$470,956SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$30,783SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30,783TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$30,783ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGE541800$60,520$60,520
VENDING MACHINE INCOME900099$1,730$1,730
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$62,250OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,706,800TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$15,511,812RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$60,520UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$300,114ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,137,169TotalAmt
Program Services$806,726ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$277,233ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,210FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,197,687TotalAmt
Program Services$8,653,231ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,973,704ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$570,752FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,063,097TotalAmt
Program Services$754,178ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$259,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,744FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,994,504TotalAmt
Program Services$1,414,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$486,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,327FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$526,246TotalAmt
Program Services$373,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$128,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,624FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$468,697TotalAmt
Management And General$468,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,708TotalAmt
Management And General$189,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,143TotalAmt
Management And General$72,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$733,805TotalAmt
Program Services$587,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$146,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,313TotalAmt
Program Services$230,501ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$681,418TotalAmt
Program Services$567,689ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,019FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,056,301TotalAmt
Program Services$677,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$378,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146TotalAmt
Program Services$146ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,049,215TotalAmt
Program Services$1,560,707ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$400,408ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,100FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$424,943TotalAmt
Program Services$339,831ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,752ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,360FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,576TotalAmt
Program Services$111,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,392ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,071FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,281TotalAmt
Program Services$42,736ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,545ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,129,713TotalAmt
Program Services$1,558,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$451,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$119,917FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,522TotalAmt
Management And General$142,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SALES TAX EXPENSE$169,017$169,017
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$73,531$73,531
RECRUITMENT COSTS$48,135$48,135
UBIT EXPENSE$27,833$19,745$6,786$1,302

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,921TotalAmt
Program Services$104,231ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,764FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,781,921TotalAmt
Program Services$18,093,787ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,654,944ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,033,190FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,612BOYAmt
EOY$162,144EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,505,683BOYAmt
EOY$16,867,058EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,302,243BOYAmt
EOY$4,508,299EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$551,722BOYAmt
EOY$491,761EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,026BOYAmt
EOY$3,026EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$348,723BOYAmt
EOY$639,890EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$23,062,951LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$15,475,765LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,716,899BOYAmt
EOY$7,587,186EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,071,297BOYAmt
EOY$15,286,984EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,655,205BOYAmt
EOY$45,546,348EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$932,186BOYAmt
EOY$989,090EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,698,220BOYAmt
EOY$7,564,055EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,268,260BOYAmt
EOY$551,749EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,142,102BOYAmt
EOY$5,667,899EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,040,768BOYAmt
EOY$14,772,793EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,742,786BOYAmt
EOY$17,241,046EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,157,651BOYAmt
EOY$11,818,509EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,714,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,714,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,614,437BOYAmt
EOY$30,773,555EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,655,205BOYAmt
EOY$45,546,348EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,924,879ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,038,067NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$272,306OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$9,061,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,017,916CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,687,596CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,611,116CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,834,354CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,212,203TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,061,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,017,916CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,687,596CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,611,116CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,834,354CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,212,203TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$13,974,585SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$36,237,618PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$490,597CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$503,062CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$384,989CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$517,871CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$402,441CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,298,960TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,140CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,846CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,730CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,716TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$52,516,879TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$72,514,314GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.69000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.67870PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationVENDING MACHINE INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,140. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,846. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,730.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,262,314BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$539,529InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$14,722,785EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,343,417BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,944,840InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$25,943OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,262,314EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,506,097BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$363,356InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,526,036OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$13,343,417EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,027,711BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$491,485InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$30,129OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,506,097EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,708,221BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$348,795InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$29,305OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,027,711EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.88360BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.11640PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,898,423OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,057,401DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,841,022BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,462,783OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,390,656DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,072,127BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,701,745OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,027,708DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,674,037BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,587,186TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MULTI-STRATEGY EQUITY FUND$10,590,521F
MULTI-STRATEGY BOND FUND$4,696,463F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$15,286,984TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCUMULATED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION$1,632,487
DEFERRED RENT OBLIGATION$4,035,412
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,667,899TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,075,879TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,038,067NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$407,146OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$630,921RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$29,706,800RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$29,706,800TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,916,761TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$134,840OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$134,840ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,781,921ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$25,781,921TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE CENTER'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND BOARD-DESIGNATED AMOUNTS FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT CONSIST OF PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (ENDOWMENT FUNDS) AND A BOARD-DESIGNATED AMOUNT FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. THE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (ENDOWMENT FUNDS) ARE SUBJECT TO DONOR-IMPOSED STIPULATIONS THAT THE PRINCIPAL BE MAINTAINED PERMANENTLY BY THE CENTER. THE CENTER HAS THREE SEPARATE ENDOWMENTS AND IT IS PERMITTED TO USE THE INCOME EARNED ON THE RELATED INVESTMENTS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES, LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE BOARD-DESIGNATED AMOUNT FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IS A FUND SET ASIDE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT THAT ENSURE THE CENTER'S FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND AGILITY, AND PROVIDE A RESERVE FUND IN THE EVENT OF A FINANCIAL EMERGENCY.
PART X, LINE 2:THE CENTER RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CENTER HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE CENTER IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2015.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018, AN ACTUARIAL GAIN OF $272,306 WAS NOT YET RECOGNIZED AS A COMPONENT OF NET PERIODIC POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST. THIS GAIN IS RECORDED ON THE DECEMBER 31, 2018 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS, INCREASING UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedRESEARCH ON TRENDS IN US PHILANTHROPY, SURVEYSSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$28,593RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$28,593SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$28,593TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:THE CENTER USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO REPORT TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY REGION IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART IV, LINE 1:THE CENTER IS REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 926 BECAUSE IT MEETS THE APPLICABLE FILING REQUIREMENT.
PART IV, LINE 3:THE FOUNDATION CENTER IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 5471 BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET THE APPLICABLE FILING THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT AND/OR OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.
PART IV, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION CENTER IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 8621 BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET THE APPLICABLE FILING THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT AND/OR OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 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
BRADFORD K SMITH
PRESIDENT$551,324$0$45,301$0$32,978$0$37,398$0$23,516$0$690,517$0$0$0
MONISHA DE QUADROS
TREASURER/VP FINANCIAL STRATEGY$236,509$0$0$0$60$0$4,985$0$11,619$0$253,173$0$0$0
ZOHRA ZORI
SEC. & VP-SOCIAL SECTOR OUTREACH$174,210$0$0$0$54$0$8,596$0$11,619$0$194,479$0$0$0
JACOB K GARCIA
VP- DATA AND TECHNOLOGY$239,948$0$0$0$90$0$32,481$0$11,619$0$284,138$0$0$0
LAWRENCE T MCGILL
VP- KNOWLEDGE SERVICES$228,979$0$0$0$396$0$31,997$0$34,706$0$296,078$0$0$0
TRACY L WAKSLER
DIRECTOR OF SUBSCRIPTION PRODUCTS$180,881$0$31,702$0$258$0$22,337$0$23,516$0$258,694$0$0$0
LISA L PHILP
VP- SENIOR ADVISOR$205,490$0$0$0$138$0$26,971$0$274$0$232,873$0$0$0
KEVIN L MULDER
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION$188,237$0$6,850$0$54$0$3,914$0$23,516$0$222,571$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATRACY L. WAKSLER, DIRECTOR OF SUBSCRIPTION PRODUCTS, RECEIVED A BONUS THAT WAS GROSSED UP FOR TAXES. THE AMOUNT OF THE GROSS-UP PAYMENT IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).
PART I, LINE 3REFER TO EXPLANATION FOR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ON SCHEDULE O.
PART I, LINE 5TRACY L. WAKSLER, DIRECTOR OF SUBSCRIPTION PRODUCTS, RECEIVED A BONUS CONTINGENT ON REVENUE IN HER 2018 W-2 IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,702.
PART I, LINE 7THE CENTER HAS A SPOT BONUS PROGRAM FOR ITS STAFF EXCLUDING VICE PRESIDENTS AND THE PRESIDENT. SELECTED EMPLOYEES WITH EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE ARE RECOGNIZED AND AWARDED BONUSES OF $1,000 AFTER TAXES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FURTHERMORE, KEVIN MULDER, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, RECEIVED A $6,850 BONUS INCLUDED IN HIS 2018 W-2. THIS DISCRETIONARY BONUS WAS BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF HIS BASE SALARY. THIS AMOUNT WAS SEPARATE FROM THE SPOT BONUS PROGRAM AND WAS DUE TO THE CENTER'S CHANGE IN THE RETIREMENT PLAN. ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE PLAN AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 RECEIVED A 3% BONUS BASED ON THEIR SALARY.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1THE CENTER ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY: - OPERATING LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS IN FIVE LOCATIONS-NEW YORK CITY; WASHINGTON, DC; ATLANTA; CLEVELAND; AND SAN FRANCISCO-THAT OFFER FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. - MAINTAINING UNIQUE DATABASES OF INFORMATION ON MORE THAN 140,000 FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE DONORS, AND GRANTMAKING PUBLIC CHARITIES WORLDWIDE AND OVER 9.5 MILLION OF THEIR RECENT GRANTS. ITS FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE (FDO) SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE IS THE MOST POPULAR MEANS FOR SEARCHING THESE DATABASES. - PROVIDING A CONTENT-RICH WEB SITE WITH A VARIETY OF FREE SEARCH TOOLS, TUTORIALS, DOWNLOADABLE REPORTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION UPDATED DAILY, INCLUDING PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST, ITS DAILY NEWS SERVICE. - CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING REPORTS ON THE GROWTH OF THE FOUNDATION FIELD AND ON TRENDS IN FOUNDATION SUPPORT OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. - COORDINATING A NETWORK OF FUNDING INFORMATION CENTERS NATIONWIDE AND AROUND THE WORLD - MORE THAN 400 FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK (FIN) PARTNERS THAT OFFER FREE LOCAL ACCESS TO CORE CENTER RESOURCES AND TRAINING. ESTABLISHED IN 1956, THE FOUNDATION CENTER IS THE LEADING SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT PHILANTHROPY WORLDWIDE. THROUGH DATA, ANALYSIS, AND TRAINING, IT CONNECTS PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. THE CENTER MAINTAINS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE ON U.S. AND, INCREASINGLY, GLOBAL GRANTMAKERS AND THEIR GRANTS - A ROBUST, ACCESSIBLE KNOWLEDGE BANK FOR THE SECTOR. IT ALSO OPERATES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF PHILANTHROPY AT EVERY LEVEL. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VISIT THE CENTER'S WEB SITE EACH DAY AND ARE SERVED IN ITS FIVE REGIONAL LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND ITS NETWORK OF MORE THAN 400 FIN PARTNERS LOCATED IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE AND AROUND THE WORLD.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AMAJOR DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2018 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: FOUNDATION CENTER HAS FORGED DEEP, SUBSTANTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH GLOBAL, REGIONAL, AND COUNTRY-LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS WORLDWIDE INITIATIVES FOR GRANTMAKER SUPPORT (WINGS) AND DONORS AND FOUNDATIONS NETWORKS OF EUROPE (DAFNE) TO FACILITATE DATA-GATHERING AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING BY THEIR MEMBERSHIPS. OUR RECENT WORK WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS ON ISSUE AREAS SUCH AS HUMAN RIGHTS, PEACE AND SECURITY, AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) HAS DRAMATICALLY EXTENDED OUR REACH AND REPUTATION AROUND THE WORLD. GLOBAL DATA: FOUNDATION CENTER CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH FOREIGN AID DONORS, MULTILATERAL LENDERS, AND GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY ADVOCATES IN PUSHING TO DEFINE FUTURE DATA STANDARDS. AS THE LEADER IN PHILANTHROPIC DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION, WE ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE IN COLLECTING AND ORGANIZING THEIR REGION'S PHILANTHROPY DATA BY SHARING WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS ABOUT DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA ARCHITECTURE. IN MAY 2018, WE LAUNCHED A SERIES OF RESOURCES AS PART OF THE FACILITATING FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY (FFS) PROGRAM. THE FFS PROGRAM, JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY LINC, PEACE DIRECT, AND FOUNDATION CENTER, WAS LAUNCHED TO DEVELOP AND TEST WAYS THAT DIFFERENT ACTORS (INCLUDING DONORS, POLICYMAKERS, INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS) CAN WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT CONTEXTS. THE FINDINGS, AVAILABLE IN A SERIES OF THREE REPORTS, DRAW ON QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS WITH 120 STAKEHOLDERS FROM SIX COUNTRIES (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, COLOMBIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, MEXICO, PHILIPPINES, AND UGANDA) AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES OF MORE THAN 16,000 GRANTS BENEFITTING THESE COUNTRIES FROM 2012 TO 2017. THE REPORTS DETAIL THE DRIVERS OF FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND INCLUDE AN INTERACTIVE FUNDING MAP. IN JULY 2018, SDGFUNDERS.ORG WAS RE-LAUNCHED WITH A NEW, DYNAMICALLY UPDATED DASHBOARD. THE PLATFORM ILLUSTRATES PHILANTHROPY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE SDGS AND AIMS TO FOSTER IMPROVED COORDINATION AMONG THOSE WORKING TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL. IN AUGUST 2018, FOUNDATION CENTER AND THE COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS RELEASED A NEW REPORT, THE STATE OF GLOBAL GIVING BY U.S. FOUNDATIONS, 2011-2015. THIS IS THE LATEST IN A LONGSTANDING COLLABORATION BETWEEN FOUNDATION CENTER AND COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS TO REGULARLY ANALYZE TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL GRANTMAKING BY U.S. FOUNDATIONS AND THE TENTH JOINTLY PUBLISHED REPORT SINCE THE COLLABORATION STARTED IN 1997. IN ADDITION TO A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF TRENDS BY ISSUE AREA, GEOGRAPHIC REGION, POPULATION GROUP, DONOR STRATEGY, AND MORE, THE ANALYSIS ALSO RELATES THESE TRENDS TO KEY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE WORLD. THIS REPORT WAS DOWNLOADED MORE THAN 4,000 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF ITS LAUNCH. IN OCTOBER 2018, WE LAUNCHED U.S. FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR LATIN AMERICA, A REPORT THAT EXAMINES GRANTMAKING IN 2014 AND 2015 FOR LATIN AMERICA, WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT PHILANTHROPY FOR CENTRAL AMERICA. FOUNDATION CENTER BUILT ON ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILANTHROPY AUSTRALIA TO COLLECT AND VISUALIZE THE GRANTMAKING DATA OF AUSTRALIAN FOUNDATIONS THROUGH THE FOUNDATION MAPS PLATFORM. IN SEPTEMBER 2018 WE LAUNCHED FOUNDATION MAPS: AUSTRALIA TO DISPLAY DATA FROM AUSTRALIAN FUNDERS WHO EREPORT TO US AND ALLOW USERS TO SEE FUNDING TRENDS, IDENTIFY WHO ELSE IS FUNDING IN THEIR AREAS OF INTEREST, AND DISCOVER POTENTIAL NEW PARTNERS FOR COLLABORATION. THIS TOOL PROVIDES NEW INSIGHTS INTO WHO IS FUNDING WHAT AND WHERE SPECIFICALLY IN THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT. ELECTRONIC GRANT REPORTING: FOUNDATION CENTER CONTINUES TO BE A LEADING DRIVER IN ESTABLISHING DATA STANDARDS FOR PHILANTHROPY AND ENABLING FOUNDATIONS TO SHARE THEIR DATA WITH US DIRECTLY. THE "GET ON THE MAP" CAMPAIGN WITH UNITED PHILANTHROPY FORUM CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL, HELPING INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FOUNDATIONS THAT REPORT THEIR GRANTS DATA ELECTRONICALLY TO FOUNDATION CENTER AND ENABLING THE MEMBERS OF THE REGIONALS TO ACCESS TIMELY, AGGREGATED DATA IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2018, OVER 760 FUNDERS SHARED THEIR GRANTS DATA, TOTALING NEARLY $26 BILLION ACROSS MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS. MORE THAN HALF OF THE GRANTS REPORTED WERE FOR FY17 OR LATER. THESE ARE GRANTS THAT ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC IRS 990-PF FORMS, BUT ARE NOW VIEWABLE ON FOUNDATION CENTER'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING FDO AND FOUNDATION MAPS. FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE (FDO) AND FDO QUICK START: FDO PROVIDES SUBSCRIBERS WITH ACCESS TO TIMELY, COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON U.S. GRANTMAKERS AND THEIR GRANTS, PLUS A GROWING NUMBER OF FOUNDATIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. THE PROFESSIONAL VERSION OF FDO IS ACCESSIBLE TO ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AT NO COST AT OUR FIVE REGIONAL LEARNING CENTERS AND MORE THAN 400 FIN PARTNERS. IN 2018, FDO'S DATA SET EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 13.3 MILLION GRANT RECORDS WITH PROFILES OF 140,000 GRANTMAKERS. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, WE LAUNCHED THE FDO GUIDE [WWW.FDO.ORG/GUIDE], A MICROSITE TO HELP OUR USERS NAVIGATE THE TOOL, MAXIMIZE THEIR TIME, AND BECOME MORE SKILLED AT USING FDO FOR PROSPECT RESEARCH. THE GUIDE INCLUDES FOUR SECTIONS: KEY SEARCH FEATURES, LEVERAGING GRANTMAKER RESULTS, HOW TO CONNECT WITH FUNDERS, AND EXPLORING RECIPIENT PROFILES. EACH SECTION OUTLINES TIPS SUPPORTED BY SHORT VIDEOS ON HOW TO USE FDO AND ADDITIONAL FOUNDATION CENTER RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T VISIT ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS, FDO QUICK START ALLOWS ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT 100,000 FOUNDATIONS AND 250,000 IRS FORMS 990-PF TO EVERYONE VIA COMPUTER, TABLET OR PHONE. IN 2018, MORE THAN ONE MILLION USERS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS FREE TOOL. FOUNDATION MAPS: FOUNDATION MAPS IS FOUNDATION CENTER'S PREMIER DATA VISUALIZATION TOOL AND THE EASIEST WAY TO SEE WHO IS FUNDING WHAT AND WHERE AROUND THE WORLD. WITH MILLIONS OF GRANTS FROM 2006 TO THE PRESENT, INNOVATIVE WAYS TO VISUALIZE FUNDING DATA, AND THE FLEXIBILITY AND PRECISION TO TAILOR RESEARCH, FOUNDATION MAPS HELPS FUNDERS AND NONPROFITS ACCESS THE KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO MAKE STRATEGIC DECISIONS AND STRENGTHEN THEIR IMPACT. FOUNDATION MAPS IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE USE ON-SITE AT FOUNDATION CENTER'S FIVE REGIONAL LEARNING CENTERS OR AT ANY OF OUR MORE THAN 400 FINS. IN 2018, FOUNDATION MAPS WAS USED BY 150,350 PEOPLE, A 60 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. FOUNDATION MAPS CURRENTLY INCLUDES DATA ON 12.7 MILLION GRANTS TOTALING $3.5 TRILLION MADE BY MORE THAN 154,000 FUNDERS TO 809,000 RECIPIENTS. EACH YEAR, WE UPDATE AND ENHANCE THE FEATURES OF FOUNDATION MAPS. OUR 2018 ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDED: - MOVING FOUNDATION MAPS TO AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) WHICH HAS MADE MAPS WORK FASTER AND MORE RELIABLE. AWS AUTOMATICALLY SCALES THE USAGE OF HARDWARE DEPENDING ON THE LOAD, MEANING WE ARE BETTER PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN INCREASE OF VISITS OR USERS' QUERIES. - BEING ABLE TO SEARCH FOR ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON THEIR AKAS/DBAS, WHICH SHOULD MAKE IT MUCH EASIER FOR USERS TO FIND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: AS A RESULT OF THE COMPLETE REDESIGN OF OUR ENTERPRISE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EDMS), WE ARE ABLE TO BRING IN AT LEAST 10 TIMES MORE DATA INTO FOUNDATION CENTER'S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, FOUNDATION CENTER STAFF HAND-CODED DATA INTO OUR TAXONOMY AT THE RATE OF 300,000 GRANTS PER YEAR. IN 2018, OUR EDMS PROCESSED AND INDEXED 3.85 MILLION GRANTS. OUR DATA NOW INCLUDES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND THE ADDITION OF FOUNDATION GRANTS UNDER $10,000, WHICH PROVIDE MORE POSSIBILITIES TO HELP SMALL NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS FIND FUNDING. BRIDGE: BRIDGE (BASIC REGISTRY OF IDENTIFIED GLOBAL ENTITIES) AIMS TO REVOLUTIONIZE SOCIAL SECTOR INFORMATION SHARING. LED BY FOUNDATION CENTER, GLOBALGIVING, AND GUIDESTAR, BRIDGE ASSIGNS A UNIQUE IDENTIFYING NUMBER TO ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOCIAL SECTOR. THE DATABASE CURRENTLY CONTAINS MORE THAN THREE MILLION NONPROFITS, NGOS, AND CHARITIES WORLDWIDE. IN SEPTEMBER 2018, THESE WERE RELEASED AS OPEN DATA. EACH BRIDGE NUMBER ACTS LIKE A NUMERICAL FINGERPRINT, ALLOWING ORGANIZATIONS TO MORE EASILY DISCOVER WHAT OTHER DATA EXISTS ABOUT ENTITIES OF INTEREST, INTEGRATE THAT DATA INTO THEIR OWN SYSTEMS, MANAGE THEIR OWN DATA BY MINIMIZING THE LIKELIHOOD OF DUPLICATE RECORDS, BE FINDABLE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SHARE THEIR OWN DATA WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND SYSTEMATICALLY TRACK INFORMATION ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS (E.G., BUSINESS BRANCHES, DEPARTMENTS, CHAPTERS OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.) IN ADDITION TO ORGANIZATIONS AS A WHOLE. GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR): ON MAY 25, 2018 THE EUROPEAN UNION'S GDPR WENT INTO EFFECT. THE GDPR IS DESIGNED TO HARMONIZE DATA PRIVACY LAWS IN EU COUNTRIES, AND "TO PROTECT AND EMPOWER ALL EU CITIZENS' DATA PRIVACY AND TO RESHAPE THE WAY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION APPROACH DATA PRIVACY." BECAUSE FOUNDATION CENTER HAS EU-BASED USERS AND HANDLES DATA ON EUROPEAN INDIVIDUALS, WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE REGULATION. THIS INCLUDED: UPDATING OUR PRIVACY POLICY, CREATING A DATA RETENTION POLICY, UPDATING OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ALL PRODUCTS, REMOVING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT EU-BASED INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS FOUNDATION STAFF FROM OUR PRODUCTS, CHANGING HOW WE COLLECT OR STORE INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS, AND MORE. NEWS SCRAPING: WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON BUILDING AUTO-CLASSIFICATION TECHNOLOGY TO SCAN NEWS ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE PHILANTHROPY RELATED AND USE IT TO PULL THE MOST CURRENT DATA INTO OUR PRODUCTS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE OUR USERS WITH NEAR REAL-TIME DATA ON GRANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WITHOUT HAVING TO RELY HEAVILY ON U.S.-CENTERED TAX FILINGS BECAUSE THERE IS A TIME LAG BETWEEN WHEN THEY ARE FILED AND WHEN THEY ARE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. IN JULY 2018, WE BEGAN OUR NEWS BLITZ, SCRAPING AN AVERAGE OF 200,000 ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NEWS ARTICLES EACH NIGHT. THIS AUTO-CLASSIFICATION TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY ALLOWS US TO PROCESS APPROXIMATELY 50 GRANTS PER WEEK WHICH ARE ALREADY APPEARING IN OUR PRODUCTS. WE EXPECT TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER TO 500 GRANTS PER WEEK AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. IN THE FUTURE, WE ALSO PLAN TO USE IT TO IDENTIFY RFPS FROM FUNDERS, OPEN GRANTMAKING PROCESSES, AND NEWS ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FOUNDATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO PROVIDE OUR USERS WITH A TIMELIER AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE SECTOR. FOUNDATION WEBSITES: FOUNDATION WEBSITES IS OUR WEB DESIGN AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER GRANTMAKING ORGANIZATIONS. SURPRISINGLY, ONLY 10 PERCENT OF FOUNDATIONS IN THE U.S. HAVE WEBSITES. WITH A GOAL OF INCREASING FOUNDATION TRANSPARENCY, FOUNDATION CENTER OFFERS TO PROFESSIONALLY DESIGN AND MAINTAIN CUSTOMIZED WEBSITES FOR FOUNDATIONS FREE OF CHARGE OR FOR A MODEST FEE. GRANTMAKERS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH US ON THEIR WEBSITES REPORTED RECEIVING BETTER PROPOSALS AND ANSWERING FEWER REQUESTS BY PHONE AND MAIL, SAVING THEM BOTH TIME AND MONEY. WE CURRENTLY HOST 227 WEBSITES FOR FOUNDATIONS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BMAJOR RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2018 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: KNOWLEDGE SERVICES ARE DATA-DRIVEN TOOLS AND CONTENT-RICH PLATFORMS DEVELOPED BY FOUNDATION CENTER FOR FUNDERS AND THEIR NETWORKS, CONSULTANTS, ADVISORS, AND GRANTEES. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO ANSWER FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS SUCH AS: WHO IS FUNDING WHAT AND WHERE? HOW CAN WE KNOW WHAT OTHER FUNDERS KNOW? HOW CAN WE MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT WE ARE LEARNING? WE WORK WITH PARTNERS ON CUSTOM PROJECTS TO TRANSFORM OUR INFORMATION, ANALYSIS, AND TECHNOLOGY INTO SOLUTIONS FOR THE SECTOR. FOUNDATION LANDSCAPES: FOUNDATION CENTER AIMS TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE PORTALS THAT COMBINE MULTIPLE RESOURCES, INCLUDING DATA VISUALIZATION TOOLS, NEWS, AND ORIGINAL RESEARCH, TO ILLUMINATE KEY ISSUES IN PHILANTHROPY IN A COMPREHENSIVE AND COHESIVE WAY. THESE PROJECTS, KNOWN AS FOUNDATION LANDSCAPES, ARE DESIGNED FOR ONGOING UPDATES AND TO MAKE IT EASY FOR DONORS TO SCAN THE LANDSCAPE TO REVEAL OPPORTUNITIES, NEEDS, AND GAPS AND SEE HOW THEIR PAST, CURRENT, AND FUTURE EFFORTS FIT INTO THE BROADER FIELD. IN JUNE 2018, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, WE LAUNCHED OUR RACIAL EQUITY LANDSCAPE [WWW.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORG/RACIALEQUITY] TO AGGREGATE CONTENT FROM ACROSS OUR MULTIPLE WEB PROPERTIES, MAKING IT EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR USERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE SUBJECT. THE SITE INCLUDES DATA ON WHO IS FUNDING RACIAL EQUITY WORK AND WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING, A COLLECTION OF RESEARCH, UPCOMING TRAININGS AND WEBINARS, NEWS ARTICLES, AND BLOG POSTS FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. PHILANTHROPIC INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS STRATEGIC PLANNING; EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT, AND FEEDBACK; BOARD AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT; DATA AND RESEARCH; LEGAL SERVICES; BUSINESS MODELING; AND SUPPORT FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION EFFORTS. THEY FORM A MUCH-NEEDED BACKBONE FOR WORK ON OUR MOST CRITICAL GLOBAL CHALLENGES, ENABLING CHANGE-MAKERS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE. ALSO IN 2018, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION, WE MAPPED THE COMPOSITION OF AND SUPPORT FOR THE ECOSYSTEM OF PHILANTHROPIC INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANIZATIONS. THE SITE [WWW.INFRASTRUCTURE.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORG], AND ITS ACCOMPANYING REPORT, U.S. FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC INFRASTRUCTURE 2004-2015, ANALYZE 21,148 INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED GRANTS MADE BY 881 FUNDERS TO 511 ORGANIZATIONS OVER THAT PERIOD. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE, THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION, AND FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, IN DECEMBER 2018 WE LAUNCHED THE FUNDING FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION LANDSCAPE [WWW.ECFUNDERS.ORG/FUNDING-LANDSCAPE]. PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS IN THE U.S. HAVE MADE GRANTS OF MORE THAN $6 BILLION TOWARDS IMPROVING EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION SINCE 2006. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDERS AND PRACTITIONERS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE THAT FUNDING HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED, IDENTIFIES AREAS IN WHICH MORE SUPPORT MIGHT BE NEEDED, AND HELPS FIND POTENTIAL PARTNERS TO MOVE THIS CRUCIAL WORK FORWARD. WE ALSO MADE ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR EXISTING FOUNDATION LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. IN JANUARY 2018, OUR ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS WEB PORTAL WAS UPDATED WITH NEW TRENDS DATA, REVEALING A 45 PERCENT INCREASE IN HUMAN RIGHTS FUNDING WORLDWIDE BETWEEN 2011 AND 2015. IN ADDITION TO THE SITE UPDATE, WE ALSO LAUNCHED A BLOG SERIES FEATURING HUMAN RIGHTS FUNDERS WHO PROVIDE A BEHIND-THE-SCENES GLIMPSE INTO KEY TRENDS RELATED TO THEIR AREAS OF FOCUS. IN AUGUST 2018, WE LAUNCHED NEW DASHBOARDS ON OUR FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR U.S. DEMOCRACY SITE, OUR FREELY ACCESSIBLE NONPARTISAN DATA VISUALIZATION PORTAL FEATURING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GRANTS. THE NEW DASHBOARDS, ONE FOR EACH OF THE FOUR SUBJECT CATEGORIES (CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS, CIVIC PARTICIPATION, GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENING, AND MEDIA), ALLOW USERS TO BROWSE THROUGH GRANULAR GRANTS-LEVEL INFORMATION AND PROVIDE A DETAILED PICTURE OF HOW INSTITUTIONAL PHILANTHROPY IS ENGAGING WITH U.S. DEMOCRACY. THE SITE'S REVAMPED HOMEPAGE ALSO ALLOWS USERS TO EASILY NAVIGATE ACROSS THE FUNDING TOOL, THE ISSUELAB RESEARCH COLLECTION, AS WELL AS INFOGRAPHICS. IN OCTOBER 2018 WE ADDED A NEW FEATURE ON YOUTHGIVING.ORG, CAUSES: YOUTH IN ACTION. THE NEW PAGES PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT HOW YOUTH FUNDERS ARE APPROACHING CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE WORLD TODAY. WHILE THERE ARE MANY CAUSES AROUND WHICH YOUTH ARE ENERGIZED, THE NEW FEATURE FOCUSES ON THREE TO START ENVIRONMENT, IMMIGRATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH WITH EACH PAGE SHOWCASING CURRENT FUNDING DATA, WAYS YOUTH CAN GET INVOLVED, AND STORIES FROM YOUTH HIGHLIGHTING THEIR WORK TO EFFECT CHANGE. EACH YEAR, FOUNDATION CENTER AND THE CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY ANALYZE GLOBAL DISASTER-RELATED FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS, BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL DONORS, THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, CORPORATIONS, AND DONORS WHO GIVE THROUGH DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS AND ONLINE PLATFORMS. IN 2018 WE RELEASED THE FIFTH ANNUAL EDITION OF THE MEASURING THE STATE OF DISASTER PHILANTHROPY: DATA TO DRIVE DECISIONS REPORT AND UPDATED THE DASHBOARD ON OUR LANDSCAPE [DISASTERPHILANTHROPY.FOUNDATIONCENTER.ORG] TO INCLUDE 2016 DATA. FOR THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO AUGMENT OUR ANALYSIS WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY NON-U.S. DONORS, PUBLIC CHARITIES, AND SMALLER U.S. FOUNDATIONS, ENABLING US TO SEE A MUCH BROADER PICTURE OF DISASTER PHILANTHROPY BY INSTITUTIONS. GRANTCRAFT: GRANTCRAFT HARNESSES THE PRACTICAL WISDOM OF FUNDERS WORLDWIDE TO PROVIDE FREE RESOURCES THAT IMPROVE THE PRACTICE OF PHILANTHROPY. IN THE LAST YEAR, GRANTCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY INCREASED ITS AUDIENCE, ATTRACTING NEARLY 93,800 SOCIAL SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS FROM COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE SPANNING THE FOUNDATION, NONPROFIT, ACADEMIC, MEDIA, GOVERNMENT, AND BUSINESS SECTORS. AS PART OF OUR ONGOING #OPENFORGOOD CAMPAIGN, IN APRIL 2018 WE LAUNCHED A NEW GRANTCRAFT GUIDE, OPEN FOR GOOD: KNOWLEDGE SHARING TO STRENGTHEN GRANTMAKING, WHICH EXPLORES HOW FUNDERS CAN SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH THE REST OF THE SOCIAL SECTOR. GRANTCRAFT ALSO LAUNCHED TWO LEADERSHIP SERIES PAPERS ABOUT WHERE POWER SITS IN PHILANTHROPIC PRACTICE FROM WORDS TO ACTION: A PRACTICAL PHILANTHROPIC GUIDE TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, BY BARBARA CHOW; AND HOW COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY SHIFTS POWER: WHAT DONORS CAN DO TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BY JENNY HODGSON AND ANNA POND. BOTH PAPERS ENCOURAGE FUNDERS TO RETHINK THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH GRANTEES, PARTNERS, AND EACH OTHER AND CONSIDER WHAT THEY CAN DO TO FOSTER GREATER INCLUSIVITY AND GIVE MORE POWER TO THOSE WHO LACK IT. IN OCTOBER 2018, GRANTCRAFT LAUNCHED LAUNCH A NEW GUIDE, DECIDING TOGETHER: SHIFTING POWER AND RESOURCES THROUGH PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING. THIS GUIDE EXPLORES HOW FUNDERS CAN ENGAGE IN PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING AND CEDE DECISION-MAKING POWER ABOUT FUNDING DECISIONS TO THE VERY COMMUNITIES THEY AIM TO SERVE. THE GUIDE AND CONNECTED RESOURCES ILLUSTRATE WHY AND HOW FUNDERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE ENGAGING IN THIS PRACTICE THAT IS SHIFTING TRADITIONAL POWER DYNAMICS IN PHILANTHROPY. IT INCLUDES INSIGHT ABOUT THE VALUES, BENEFITS, AND CHALLENGES OF BEING PARTICIPATORY; TOOLS, WISDOM, AND EXAMPLES FROM FUNDERS TAKING THIS APPROACH; AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS TO APPLY TO YOUR OWN STRATEGIES. CF (COMMUNITY FOUNDATION) INSIGHTS: CF INSIGHTS IS THE LEADER IN DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH FOR THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FIELD IN THE U.S. WITH A REPUTATION FOR BENCHMARKING AND ANALYSIS OF TRENDS. CF INSIGHTS CONTINUED TO DELIVER A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE TO ITS MEMBERS AND WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO RELEASE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH ON THE NEED FOR INCREASED COLLABORATION AMONGST LEADERS OF COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS. IN JULY 2018, CF INSIGHTS LAUNCHED THE 2017 COLUMBUS SURVEY RESULTS DASHBOARD, A SURVEY OF 269 PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS THAT REFLECT A WIDE VARIETY OF SIZES, LOCATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE DASHBOARD PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, COMPREHENSIVE DATASET REFLECTING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATE OF COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IN THE U.S. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A GROUP OF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LEADERS, CF INSIGHTS CONDUCTED A FIELD-WIDE SURVEY OF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CEOS. IN SEPTEMBER 2018, CF INSIGHTS RELEASED A REPORT, ASSESSING THE NEED FOR A NATIONWIDE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CEO NETWORK, WHICH EXAMINED THE RESULTS. TOGETHER, CF INSIGHTS MEMBERS SERVE HALF OF THE U.S. POPULATION AND REPRESENT TWO-THIRDS OF TOTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ASSETS. THROUGH CF INSIGHTS, COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BISSUELAB: ISSUELAB REPRESENTS ONE OF THE LARGEST PLATFORMS OF SOCIAL SECTOR KNOWLEDGE, CONTAINING MORE THAN 27,000 PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES PRODUCED BY 6,850 ORGANIZATIONS. THE PLATFORM IS INCREASINGLY INVOLVED IN CURATING AND SHARING SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE TO HELP INFORM BOTH FUNDERS AND PRACTITIONERS. IN JUNE 2018, ISSUELAB LAUNCHED ITS SPECIAL DEMOCRACY COLLECTION WHICH CONTAINS REPORTS ABOUT ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN ADMINISTRATION, VOTING ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND PERCEPTIONS OF THAT PERFORMANCE, THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN DEMOCRACY, AND MORE. ISSUELAB ALSO CURATED A SPECIAL COLLECTION ON RACIAL EQUITY WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN 100 REPORTS, SURVEYS, POLICY BRIEFS, AND TOOLKITS FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD WE ADDED 3,817 REPORTS TO ISSUELAB. GLASSPOCKETS: GLASSPOCKETS CHAMPIONS PHILANTHROPIC TRANSPARENCY BY PROVIDING THE DATA, RESOURCES, EXAMPLES, AND ACTION STEPS FOUNDATIONS NEED TO UNDERSTAND ITS VALUE, BE MORE OPEN IN THEIR OWN COMMUNICATIONS, AND SHINE A LIGHT ON HOW PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ARE SERVING THE PUBLIC GOOD. IN 2018, THERE WERE MORE THAN 45,000 USERS OF GLASSPOCKETS. FOUNDATIONS REPORT THAT GLASSPOCKETS HAS HELPED THEM TO DESIGN ACCOUNTABILITY STRATEGIES WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN TRANSPARENCY IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THEIR INSTITUTIONS. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, WE PROMOTED OUR #OPENFORGOOD CAMPAIGN THROUGH GLASSPOCKETS TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING BY FEATURING EXAMPLES VIA ITS BLOGS AND ADDING A NEW WIDGET TO EACH GLASSPOCKETS PROFILE SHOWING THE KNOWLEDGE EACH FOUNDATION HAS SHARED. APPROXIMATELY, 70 PERCENT OF THE 96 FOUNDATIONS WITH "GLASSPOCKETS" NOW SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE VIA THEIR WEBSITES IN SEARCHABLE KNOWLEDGE CENTERS, REPRESENTING A 20 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. GLASSPOCKETS CONTINUES TO GROW GLOBALLY WITH THE LATEST PARTICIPANTS COMING FROM SWITZERLAND AND NEW ZEALAND. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, GLASSPOCKETS INTRODUCED TWO NEW BLOG SERIES. BECAUSE OF THE POWER OF TRANSPARENCY TO IMPROVE FOUNDATION DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, GLASSPOCKETS IDENTIFIED GRANTMAKERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND SOCIAL SECTOR EXPERTS TO WEIGH IN ON HOW TRANSPARENCY CAN LEAD TO A MORE INCLUSIVE PHILANTHROPIC FIELD AND FEATURED THEM IN OUR RACIAL EQUITY & TRANSPARENCY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SERIES [BLOG.GLASSPOCKETS.ORG/RACIAL-EQUITY]. DESIGNED TO SPOTLIGHT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH PHILANTHROPY IS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, OUR DEMOCRACY FUNDING BLOG SERIES [BLOG.GLASSPOCKETS.ORG/DEMOCRACY-FUNDING-SERIES] FOCUSES ON HIGHLIGHTING NEW RESEARCH AND INTERVIEWING TOP FUNDERS AND RECIPIENTS WORKING IN THIS AREA. EYE ON THE GIVING PLEDGE: SINCE 2010, 183 OF THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE JOINED THE GIVING PLEDGE, PUBLICLY DECLARING THEIR INTENTIONS TO COMMIT THE MAJORITY OF THEIR ASSETS TO PHILANTHROPIC CAUSES. GLASSPOCKETS IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE GIVING PLEDGE, PROVIDING AN IN-DEPTH PICTURE OF THE PARTICIPANTS, THEIR PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THIS COLLECTIVE EFFORT. WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND MAINTAIN DETAILED PROFILES ON THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED THE PLEDGE. THEY RANGE IN AGE FROM 32 TO 95 FROM ACROSS 23 COUNTRIES WITH A COMBINED NET WORTH OF $994 BILLION.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4CMAJOR LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTER AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2018 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE CENTER OPERATES PROFESSIONALLY STAFFED LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS IN FIVE LOCATIONS: NEW YORK CITY; WASHINGTON, DC; ATLANTA; CLEVELAND; AND SAN FRANCISCO THAT OFFER FREE ACCESS TO THE CENTER'S ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES AND BOOKS, OTHER RESOURCES ON FUNDERS AND ALL ASPECTS OF PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE CENTER HAS AN ONLINE LIBRARIAN WHO RESPONDS TO REFERENCE QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO PREFER TO USE ITS RESOURCES ONLINE. THE CENTER PROVIDES FREE IN-PERSON PROGRAMS WHICH GIVE PARTICIPANTS A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRANT-SEEKING PROCESS. THE CENTER ALSO COORDINATES A NETWORK OF FUNDING INFORMATION CENTERS NATIONWIDE AND AROUND THE WORLD MORE THAN 400 FIN PARTNERS THAT OFFER FREE LOCAL ACCESS TO CORE CENTER RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE PROFESSIONAL AND TRAINING. OTHER MAJOR LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2018 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: FREE ACCESS TO FOUNDATION CENTER RESOURCES AND TRAINING COURSES: DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, FOUNDATION CENTER SERVED SIX MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH OUR ONLINE PROPERTIES, OUR FIVE REGIONAL LEARNING CENTERS IN NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON, D.C., ATLANTA, CLEVELAND, AND SAN FRANCISCO, AND OUR 400+ FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK PARTNER LOCATIONS (FINS) LOCATED ACROSS THE U.S. AND SEVEN ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2018, MORE THAN 15,000 ATTENDEES VISITED OUR IN-PERSON TRAININGS AND EVENTS ACROSS OUR FIVE REGIONAL LEARNING CENTERS. IN ADDITION TO OUR STANDARD COURSE OFFERINGS, EACH YEAR WE UPDATE OUR TRAINING CONTENT TO ENSURE THAT OUR COURSES ADDRESS TIMELY ISSUES FOR SOCIAL SECTOR PROFESSIONALS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2018 WE HELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT, REACHING AUDIENCES IN THE AGE OF THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, AND MORE. THE LIBRARIES OF OUR REGIONAL LEARNING CENTERS WERE VISITED OVER 7,000 TIMES, WHERE VISITORS USED OUR SUBSCRIPTION-BASED SERVICES AT NO CHARGE, GUIDED BY EXPERT LIBRARIANS AND RESOURCE SPECIALISTS. FOUNDATION CENTER STAFF ALSO PROVIDED 80 OFFSITE TRAININGS AT OUR FINS TO AN ADDITIONAL 1,500 PEOPLE. AS THE SOCIAL SECTOR LANDSCAPE EVOLVES AND MORE OF OUR USERS ACCESS OUR SERVICES ONLINE, WE CONTINUE TO ADAPT OUR OFFERINGS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. IN APRIL 2018, FOUNDATION CENTER BEGAN PROVIDING THE SECTOR WITH EBOOKS ON NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT, PROPOSAL WRITING, AND FUNDRAISING THAT THEY CAN BORROW FREE OF CHARGE FOR TWO WEEKS AT A TIME. THE LAUNCH OF OUR VIRTUAL LIBRARY, WHICH IS ALWAYS OPEN EVEN WHEN OUR PHYSICAL LIBRARIES ARE CLOSED, MAKES OUR RESOURCES MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO A BROADER AUDIENCE AND ALLOWS US TO SERVE A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, 390 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR ACCOUNTS, AND TITLES FROM OUR COLLECTION WERE BORROWED 718 TIMES. TO ENSURE THAT OUR CAPACITY-BUILDING TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE, WE USE AN ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM TO OFFER NEW AND IMPROVED TRAININGS IN THREE CORE COMPETENCIES: FUNDRAISING, ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. THESE OFFERINGS RANGE FROM INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSAL WRITING TO MORE ADVANCED SKILL-BUILDING COURSES SUCH AS YOUR BOARD AND FUNDRAISING. IN 2018, NEARLY 30,000 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR OUR ONLINE TRAININGS AND SELF-PACED ELEARNING COURSES. IN 2018, WE EXPANDED OUR LIVESTREAMING CAPABILITIES SO THAT WE COULD SHARE SPECIAL PROGRAMS OUT OF OUR NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS, ALLOWING OUR ONLINE AUDIENCE TO PARTICIPATE AND ASK QUESTIONS FROM ANYWHERE AROUND THE GLOBE. WE ALSO MADE THESE SESSIONS AVAILABLE FOR REPLAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO OUR ONLINE LEARNING TOOLS AND IN-PERSON TRAININGS, OUR ONLINE LIBRARIAN SERVICE MADE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE UNABLE TO ACCESS OUR PHYSICAL LOCATIONS TO ENGAGE WITH OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS TO GET ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS ABOUT FOUNDATIONS, PHILANTHROPY, FUNDRAISING, AND NONPROFITS. IN 2018, OUR ONLINE LIBRARIAN SERVICE RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 12,000 LIVE CHATS AND EMAIL INQUIRIES. GRANTSPACE: IN THE PAST YEAR, OUR ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM, GRANTSPACE, HAS BEEN UTILIZED BY 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE. IN 2018, WE REDESIGNED AND RELAUNCHED A MORE USER-CENTERED GRANTSPACE FEATURING SIMPLER NAVIGATION, IMPROVED SEARCHING CAPABILITIES, AND GEOLOCATION OPTIONS SO THAT USERS CAN EASILY LOCATE FOUNDATION CENTER TRAININGS AND LOCATIONS NEAR THEM. WE LAUNCHED A NEW WEBINAR SERIES TITLED, ALL TOGETHER NOW: CONVERSATIONS IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. THESE SESSIONS EXPLORE THE NUANCES OF FUNDRAISING, ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL SECTOR PROFESSIONALS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, WE OFFERED FIVE LIVE WEBINARS FOR THIS SERIES AND MADE THE RECORDED VERSION AVAILABLE ON GRANTSPACE WHERE THEY WERE VIEWED OVER 1,600 TIMES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO AUDIENCES THAT ARE OFTEN UNDERSERVED; OUR GRANTSPACE CONTENT INCLUDES ARTICLES, WEBINARS, TUTORIALS, AND OTHER MATERIALS IN SPANISH. OUR KEY TRAINING RESOURCES CONTINUED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND WE CONTINUE TO SERVE PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK (FIN): FIN PARTNERS SERVE THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES MOST IN NEED OF FOUNDATION CENTER RESOURCES BY PROVIDING LOCAL ACCESS TO OUR ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES AT NO COST TO END USERS AND OFFERING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT. IN 2018, WE ADDED 18 PARTNERS TO OUR NETWORK. WE CURRENTLY HAVE MORE THAN 400 FINS LOCATED ACROSS THE U.S. AND A GLOBAL PRESENCE IN SEVEN ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, WE INTRODUCED TWO NEW PROGRAM TIERS, ACCESS AND TRAINING. THESE TIERS ALLOW FIN PARTNERS TO OPT-IN AT THE LEVEL THAT BEST ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. ACCESS PARTNERS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NONPROFITS LOOKING FOR FUNDING DATA THROUGH ACCESS TO OUR RECENTLY ENHANCED DATABASE, FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE (FDO). IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO OUR FUNDING DATABASES, TRAINING PARTNERS OFFER CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS BY LEVERAGING FOUNDATION CENTER'S SIGNATURE TRAINING CURRICULUM AND CONDUCT MORE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TRAINING PARTNERS ARE PROVIDED WITH DEDICATED MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, ALLOWING THEM TO BUILD ON THEIR LEARNING. PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST (PND): PND, A DAILY NEWS SERVICE OF FOUNDATION CENTER, IS A COMPENDIUM OF PHILANTHROPY-RELATED ARTICLES AND FEATURES CULLED FROM PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA OUTLETS NATIONWIDE AS WELL AS REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS (RFPS) FROM FOUNDATIONS AND JOB LISTINGS. MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE RELIED ON PND AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOCIAL SECTOR IN 2018, A 23 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. PHILANTOPIC, THE PND BLOG, PROVIDES OPINIONS AND COMMENTARY ON THE CHANGING WORLD OF PHILANTHROPY AND PUBLISHED 180 POSTS IN 2018.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CENTER'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM, PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S VP OF FINANCIAL STRATEGY AND PRESIDENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE CENTER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE FULL BOARD RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND REVIEWS THE RETURN. AFTER RESPONDING TO ALL INQUIRIES AND MAKING ANY NECESSARY CHANGES, THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS OBTAINED ANNUALLY FROM ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, MANAGER AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING THE CENTER. A REPORT SUMMARIZING THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY. IT IS THE CENTER'S POLICY THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT THE FOLLOWING IS DONE: IF THERE IS A CONFLICT RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE TRUSTEE CONCERNED SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. MOREOVER, THE PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT MAY ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT SHALL ARISE FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BUT SHALL RETIRE FROM THE ROOM IN WHICH THE BOARD IS MEETING AND SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. WHEN THERE IS DOUBT AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE MATTER SHALL BE RESOLVED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR ITS COMMITTEE, EXCLUDING FROM THE ROOM AND THE VOTE THE PERSON WHOSE SITUATION WILL BE DISCUSSED. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES FOR ANY STAFF MEMBER EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT, THAT STAFF MEMBER SHALL REPORT IT TO THE PRESIDENT IN WRITING. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE REPORTED IN WRITING TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, IF THE CONFLICTED PARTY HAS A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE MATTER, THE BOARD WOULD NEED TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CENTER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS, ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICER(S) AND VICE PRESIDENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. PRIOR TO MAKING COMPENSATION DECISIONS, THE BOARD OBTAINS INFORMATION ON THE COMPENSATION OF FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR BENCHMARK SALARIES FOR SELECT POSITIONS OBTAINED FROM SALARY SURVEYS. DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS MADE ARE MAINTAINED IN THE MINUTES IN THE CORPORATE SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE CENTER'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE AND ARE DOWNLOADABLE. IN ADDITION, GOVERNANCE AND STAFFING POLICIES ARE POSTED, INCLUDING THE CODE OF CONDUCT (WHICH INCLUDES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY), DIVERSITY STATEMENT AND THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:POSTRETIREMENT CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST 272,306.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.