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RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE INC (EIN 53-0220900)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-08-15
IRS object ID
201932279349301543
Schema version
2017v2.3
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-08-15T10:25:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN371611326PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARONSON LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1805 KING FARM BLVD 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityROCKVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN530220900EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRESOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023285000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11616 P STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTERRI O'BRIENPersonNm
Person TitleVP FINANCE & ADMINPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023285000PhoneNum
Signature2019-08-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGREGORY M PLOTTS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01255941PTIN
Phone3012316200PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address65.242.31.146IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-08-14IPDt
IP Tm13:27:41IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTERRI O'BRIENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11616 P STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$24,904,251GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.RFF.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$896,042PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,566,873CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$338,543GrantAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,079,214ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
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
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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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
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Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member21IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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 VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TERRI O'BRIENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023285000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11616 P STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RICHARD G NEWELL
PRESIDENT & CEO35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$462,715$0$66,611
RICHARD SCHMALENSEE
CHAIR1.15Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA J FISHER
VICE CHAIR1.06Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICKI A BAILEY
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY BERNHARDT
DIRECTOR0.96Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRUDY ANN CAMERON
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
C BOYDEN GRAY
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID G HAWKINS
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER R KAGAN
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY KATZEN
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUBEN KRAIEM
DIRECTOR0.96Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELAINE DORWARD-KING
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB LITTERMAN
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY SCHACHT
DIRECTOR0.96Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ASSELSTINE
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL ESTY
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILHELM MERCK
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT N STAVINS
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE TIERNEY
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR0.77Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYUNG-AH PARK
DIRECTOR0.38Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN SILVER
DIRECTOR0.38Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRI O'BRIEN
VP-FINANCE & ADMIN35.00Yes (X)$238,700$0$35,883
LAUREL LEE HARVEY
VP-DEV/CORP SECRETARY(THRU 8/14/17)35.00Yes (X)$127,051$0$28,294
SHANNON WULF TREGAR
CHIEF OF STAFF & CORP. SECRETARY35.00Yes (X)$121,382$0$16,166
ALAN J KRUPNICK
SENIOR FELLOW35.00$244,099$0$48,047Yes (X)
RAYMOND J KOPP
VP - ENERGY & CLIMATE35.00$261,078$0$53,133Yes (X)
KAREN PALMER
SR FELLOW/ DIR, FUTURE OF POWER INITIA35.00$198,773$0$48,822Yes (X)
DENNIS BURTRAW
DARIUS GASKINS SENIOR FELLOW35.00$195,446$0$48,825Yes (X)
MARGARET WALLS
INTERIM VP - LAND, WATER, AND NATURE35.00$210,042$0$29,703Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,059,286TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$375,484TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K24IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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LEGACY GIFT SERVICES
4607 GREENE PL NWWASHINGTONDC20007CONSULTING$176,346
KEVIN RENNERT
4713 COLORADO AVE NWWASHINGTONDC20011CONSULTING$160,750
DANIEL SHAWHAN
1415 FLORIDA AVE NW APT 201WASHINGTONDC20009CONSULTING$116,481
ISAACSON MILLER INC
263 SUMMER STBOSTONMA02210CONSULTING$102,675
LEONARD SHABMAN
1600 NORTH OAK ST 1620ARLINGTONVA22209CONSULTING$102,140
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$2,716,024GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$7,113,571AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,829,595TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,162,503TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$8,486UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,170,989ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,543,572RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$804,900RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$738,672RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$738,672TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$738,672ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$12,367,771SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$11,363,087SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,004,684SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,004,684TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,004,684ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTELEPHONE CENTERDesc
Business310000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$810TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$810UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$810OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,736,264TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$2,914,345ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,000TotalAmt
Program Services$10,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,451TotalAmt
Program Services$117,451ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$211,092TotalAmt
Program Services$211,092ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,178,853TotalAmt
Program Services$385,239ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$665,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$128,571FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,439,434TotalAmt
Program Services$5,108,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$904,518ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$426,454FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$474,068TotalAmt
Program Services$427,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,936ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,814FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$370,197TotalAmt
Program Services$306,056ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,794FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$451,036TotalAmt
Program Services$341,875ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,518FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,998TotalAmt
Management And General$9,998ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,805TotalAmt
Management And General$58,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,986TotalAmt
Program Services$221,986ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,493TotalAmt
Program Services$63,967ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,760ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,766FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,139TotalAmt
Program Services$27,880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,992FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,893TotalAmt
Management And General$120,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,738TotalAmt
Program Services$9,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$711,012TotalAmt
Program Services$649,050ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$61,962FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,507TotalAmt
Program Services$115,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,478FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,598TotalAmt
Program Services$162,788ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,045FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$520,447TotalAmt
Program Services$520,447ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$679,075TotalAmt
Program Services$474,814ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$204,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,569TotalAmt
Program Services$29,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,041ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONSULTANTS$1,163,863$1,016,253$131,511$16,099
SUBCONTRACTS$423,685$423,685
OTHER EXPENSES$135,195$91,344$15,218$28,633
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS$101,472$98,193$3,000$279

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,531TotalAmt
Program Services$2,066ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,924ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$541FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,303,137TotalAmt
Program Services$10,814,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,571,150ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$917,977FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$394,629BOYAmt
EOY$2,478,656EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,758,378BOYAmt
EOY$3,834,162EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,596BOYAmt
EOY$1,385EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,680BOYAmt
EOY$2,680EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$27,247,914LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,370,153LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,225,865BOYAmt
EOY$19,877,761EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,265,510BOYAmt
EOY$51,232,486EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,210,554BOYAmt
EOY$7,275,526EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$368,607BOYAmt
EOY$2,702,380EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,227,819BOYAmt
EOY$87,405,036EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,678,454BOYAmt
EOY$2,757,163EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,968BOYAmt
EOY$85,672EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$96,322BOYAmt
EOY$158,381EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,310,000BOYAmt
EOY$22,785,879EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$368,816BOYAmt
EOY$362,728EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,485,560BOYAmt
EOY$26,149,823EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,933,822BOYAmt
EOY$49,400,391EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,319,030BOYAmt
EOY$5,931,915EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,489,407BOYAmt
EOY$5,922,907EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,742,259BOYAmt
EOY$61,255,213EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,227,819BOYAmt
EOY$87,405,036EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,566,873ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,079,827NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$7,060,166CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,762,611CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,756,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,660,068CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,829,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,069,058TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,060,166CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,762,611CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,756,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,660,068CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,829,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,069,058TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,606,473SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$39,462,585PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,449,632CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,663,037CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,407,216CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,116,829CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,706,075CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,342,789TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$60,411,847TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.65320PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.65940PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held4DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$11,000DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$172,004DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (1)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,181,474BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$422,123InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$566,500GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$296,145OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,740,952EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,595,765BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$852,180InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$266,471OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,181,474EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,443,209BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$418,977InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$266,471OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,595,765EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,992,902BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,450ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$288,672InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$266,471OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,443,209EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,535,627BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$171,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$552,746InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$266,471OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,992,902EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.87860PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.12140TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,981,367OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$12,981,367BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,987,626OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,610,386DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,377,240BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,278,921OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,759,767DepreciationAmt
Book Value$519,154BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,877,761TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
FIXED INCOME FUNDS$7,245,272F
PRIVATE PLACEMENT$30,254F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$7,275,526TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LIABILITIES UNDER SPLIT-INTEREST$190,724
GIFT FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS$172,004
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$362,728TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,399,005TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,079,827NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,079,827RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,319,178RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$221,986InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$804,900OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$582,914RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,736,264TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,886,051TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$804,900OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$804,900ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,081,151ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$221,986InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$221,986ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,303,137TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT FUNDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS AS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPLICABLE LAWS AND ARE SUBJECT TO DONOR INTENT.
PART X, LINE 2:FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE REGARDING FIN 48 (ASC 740) RFF EVALUATES UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION STANDARD. IF THAT THRESHOLD IS MET, THE TAX POSITION IS THEN MEASURED AT THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017, THERE ARE NO ACCRUALS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IF APPLICABLE, RFF RECORDS INTEREST AND PENALTIES AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. TAX YEARS FROM 2015 THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES -804,900.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 804,900.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00PUBLIC EQUITY INVESTMENTSINVESTMENT SERVICES$478,870
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PUBLIC EQUITY INVESTMENTSINVESTMENT SERVICES$4,149,277
EUROPE00PUBLIC EQUITY INVESTMENTSINVESTMENT SERVICES$4,964,338
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00PUBLIC EQUITY INVESTMENTSINVESTMENT SERVICES$834,998
NORTH AMERICA00PUBLIC EQUITY INVESTMENTSINVESTMENT SERVICES$220,893
EUROPE00PROGRAM SERVICESGRANT$211,092
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$10,859,468SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$10,859,468TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantTO SUPPORT A NEW RESEARCH AND POLICY-DEVELOPMENT UNIT WITHIN CMCC TO BE KNOWN AS THE RFF-CMCC EUROPEAN INSTITUTE ON ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$211,092CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line145 BEACON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN042103657RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGRANT TO SUPPORT GROUP ON EARTH OBSERVATIONS PLENARYPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCH GRANTS - DISSERTATION AWARDS PROGRAMGrantTypeTxt
Recipient4RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$117,451CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 GRANT FUNDS ARE EXPENDED TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S FOR USE IN THE U.S AND RFF MONITORS REPORTS OF THE USE OF FUNDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (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
RICHARD G NEWELL
PRESIDENT & CEO$368,872$0$65,000$0$28,843$0$58,500$0$8,111$0$529,326$0$0$0
TERRI O'BRIEN
VP-FINANCE & ADMIN$223,700$0$15,000$0$0$0$34,515$0$1,368$0$274,583$0$0$0
LAUREL LEE HARVEY
VP-DEV/CORP SECRETARY(THRU 8/14/17)$127,051$0$0$0$0$0$22,282$0$6,012$0$155,345$0$0$0
ALAN J KRUPNICK
SENIOR FELLOW$232,099$0$12,000$0$0$0$47,300$0$747$0$292,146$0$0$0
RAYMOND J KOPP
VP - ENERGY & CLIMATE$234,078$0$27,000$0$0$0$47,559$0$5,574$0$314,211$0$0$0
KAREN PALMER
SR FELLOW/ DIR, FUTURE OF POWER INIT$193,773$0$5,000$0$0$0$40,546$0$8,276$0$247,595$0$0$0
DENNIS BURTRAW
DARIUS GASKINS SENIOR FELLOW$195,446$0$0$0$0$0$40,673$0$8,152$0$244,271$0$0$0
MARGARET WALLS
INTERIM VP - LAND, WATER, AND NATURE$190,042$0$20,000$0$0$0$28,444$0$1,259$0$239,745$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND CEO AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15OFFICER COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS RFF OFFICER COMPENSATION WILL BE SET ANNUALLY AS FOLLOWS: (A) THE BOARD DECIDES THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION, BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; (B) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECIDES ALL OTHER OFFICERS' COMPENSATION, BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PRESIDENT. THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS RULES REQUIRE THAT ALL PROPERTY TRANSFERS BE AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. PER IRS REGULATIONS, COMPENSATION IS PRESUMED A PROPERTY TRANSFER AND IS PRESUMED TO BE AT FMV IF:(1) THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT OR TERMS OF THE TRANSFER ARE APPROVED IN ADVANCE, BY AN AUTHORIZED BODY OF THE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST; (2) THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY IN MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND (3) THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION, CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THE DECISION. REFERRING THE THREE CRITERIA ABOVE IN THE RFF CONTEXT: (1) SALARY AGREEMENTS ARE APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE BOARD OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND NO INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVOLVED IN SETTING THEM. (2) WE SUBSCRIBE TO A NUMBER OF SURVEYS THAT LOOK AT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN WASHINGTON AND NATIONWIDE. THEY PROVIDE GOOD INFORMATION AND CAN BE RELIED ON TO JUDGE COMPARABILITY. PERIODICALLY RFF WILL ENGAGE A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS. (3) WE PREPARE MINUTES OF ALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS WHICH REFLECT SALARY DECISIONS. MATERIALS USED BY THE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE COMPARABILITY GOES INTO THE PERSONEL FILES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC RFF MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. RFF'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX RETURNS ARE POSTED ON OTHER NON-PROFIT WEBSITES THAT COLLECT AND POST NON-PROFIT INFORMATION.