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RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE INC (EIN 53-0220900)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-08-06
IRS object ID
201812189349300501
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-08-06T06:55:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2016-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2018-08-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGregory M Plotts CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01255941PTIN
Phone3012316200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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$69,161,741GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.rff.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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CY Investment Income$4,562,470CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$636,509CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,304,806PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,859,047CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,637,627ExpenseAmt
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DescACADEMIC RELATIONS: AWARD SMALL GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO SCHOLARS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO ADVANCE THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES.Desc

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Expense$1,024,553ExpenseAmt
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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
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2023285000PhoneNum

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CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

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RICHARD G NEWELL
PRESIDENT35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$137,553$0$90
RICHARD SCHMALENSEE
CHAIR0.94Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA j fisher
vice chair1.01Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
vicki a bailey
DIRECTOR0.34Yes (X)$0$0$0
anthony bernhardt
DIRECTOR0.49Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRUDY ANN CAMERON
dIRECTOR0.21Yes (X)$0$0$0
C BOYDEN GRAY
DIRECTOR0.14Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID G HAWKINS
DIREctor0.27Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER r kagan
DIRECTOR0.53Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY katzen
DIREctor0.37Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUBEN kraiem
DIREctor0.51Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELAINE DORWARD-KING
DIREctor0.26Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB LITTERMAN
DIREctor0.38Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRy schacht
DIREctor0.15Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES Asselstine
DIREctor0.19Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL ESTY
DIRECTOR0.13Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILHELM MERCK
DIRECTOR0.19Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT N STAVINS
DIRECTOR0.13Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE TIERNEY
DIRECTOR0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK r tercek
DIRECTOR0.19Yes (X)$0$0$0
terri O'BRIEN
VP-FINANCE & ADMIN35.00Yes (X)$237,024$0$40,284
LAUREL LEE HARVEY
VP-DEV & CORP SECRETARY (TERMINATED 8/14/17)35.00Yes (X)$219,766$0$50,858
ALAN J KRUPNICK
Senior fellow35.00$228,377$0$52,277Yes (X)
RAYMOND J KOPP
VP ENERGY AND CLIMATE35.00$206,529$0$63,226Yes (X)
Karen Palmer
research Dir/snr Fellow35.00$198,471$0$66,824Yes (X)
DENNIS BURTRAW
SENIOR FELLOW35.00$190,840$0$62,568Yes (X)
MARGARET WALLS
INTERIM VP-LAND,WATER & NATURE35.00$199,852$0$33,818Yes (X)
MOLLY Macauley
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K27IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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legacy gift services llc
4607 greene pl nwwashingtonDC20007consulting$176,346
kevin rennert
4713 colorado ave nwwashingtonDC20011consulting$160,750
Daniel Shawhan
1415 Florida Avenue NW Apt 201washingtonDC20009consulting$116,481
ISAACSON MILLER INC
263 SUMMER STREETBOSTONMA02210Consulting$102,675
LEONARD SHABMAN
1600 NORTH OAK ST 1620ARlingtonVA22209consulting$102,140
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$2,862,345GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,797,723AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,660,068TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,560,270TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$63,462UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,623,732ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,556,559RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$920,824RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$635,735RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$635,735ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$58,384,070SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$55,381,870SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,002,200SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$3,002,200ExclusionAmt

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Unrelated Business Revenue$774UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$774OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,065TotalAmt
Program Services$50,065ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$685,575TotalAmt
Program Services$30,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$429,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$225,220FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$5,058,280ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$947,523ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$274,977FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$717,582ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$31,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,944FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$205,143ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,320ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,114FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$387,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,277FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$125,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$161,835FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,725TotalAmt
Program Services$3,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,725ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,213TotalAmt
Management And General$52,213ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$267,704TotalAmt
Program Services$267,704ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,051TotalAmt
Program Services$2,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,013ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,771TotalAmt
Program Services$19,060ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,888TotalAmt
Program Services$67,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,089ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,099FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$648,000TotalAmt
Program Services$505,835ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,301ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,864FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,903TotalAmt
Program Services$109,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,870FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$254,585TotalAmt
Program Services$173,290ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,559ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,736FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,587TotalAmt
Program Services$107,587ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$613,248TotalAmt
Program Services$471,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,880TotalAmt
Program Services$33,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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CONSULTANTS$1,538,322$1,464,072$64,250$10,000
SUBCONTRACTS$503,770$503,770
OTHER EXPENSES$201,919$130,047$59,301$12,571
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS$105,839$102,422$535$2,882

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,323TotalAmt
Program Services$44,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$812FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,755,089TotalAmt
Program Services$10,720,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,176,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$858,211FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$505,310BOYAmt
EOY$394,629EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,481,119BOYAmt
EOY$11,061,667EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,698,152BOYAmt
EOY$3,758,378EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$482BOYAmt
EOY$1,596EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,953BOYAmt
EOY$2,680EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,063,960LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,838,095LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,449,318BOYAmt
EOY$7,225,865EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,134,441BOYAmt
EOY$23,505,892EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,977,635BOYAmt
EOY$21,908,505EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$472,560BOYAmt
EOY$368,607EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,754,970BOYAmt
EOY$68,227,819EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,934,056BOYAmt
EOY$2,678,454EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,126BOYAmt
EOY$31,968EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,325BOYAmt
EOY$96,322EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,605,000BOYAmt
EOY$4,310,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$258,181BOYAmt
EOY$368,816EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,859,688BOYAmt
EOY$7,485,560EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,233,605BOYAmt
EOY$49,933,822EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,172,270BOYAmt
EOY$4,319,030EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,895,282BOYAmt
EOY$60,742,259EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,754,970BOYAmt
EOY$68,227,819EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$896,042ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,743,019NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$9,291,814CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,060,166CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,762,611CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,756,618CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,660,068CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,531,277TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,291,814CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,060,166CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,762,611CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,756,618CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,660,068CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,531,277TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,267,344SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$40,263,933PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,893,609CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,449,632CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,663,037CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,407,216CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,116,829CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,530,323TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$61,061,600TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.65940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.65870PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held4DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$5,000DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$172,114DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (1)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,595,765BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$852,180InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$266,471OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,181,474EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,994,460BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$390,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$376,177InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$225,010OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,535,627EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.90360PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.09640TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,984,402OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,209,747DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,774,655BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,079,558OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,628,348DepreciationAmt
Book Value$451,210BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,225,865TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
HEDGE FUNDS$21,878,154F
PRIVATE PLACEMENT$30,351F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$21,908,505TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LIABILITIES UNDER SPLIT-INTEREst$196,702
GIFT FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS$172,114
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$368,816TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,255,186TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$2,743,019NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,743,019RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,512,167RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$267,704InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$920,824OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$653,120RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,859,047TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,408,209TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$920,824OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$920,824ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,487,385ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$267,704InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$267,704ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,755,089TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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, 2017 and 2016, 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 2014 through the current year remain open for examination by tax authorities.
part xi line 4b and xii line 2dother revenue and expense rental expenses $920,824

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral America and the CaribbeanRegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENT IN PARTNERSHIPSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedINVESTMENT SERVICESSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCH GRANTS - DISSERTATION AWARDS PROGRAMGrantTypeTxt
Recipient4RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$50,065CashGrantAmt

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
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
terri O'BRIEN
VP-FINANCE & ADMIN$222,024$0$15,000$0$0$0$34,344$0$5,940$0$277,308$0$0$0
LAUREL LEE HARVEY
VP-DEV & CORP SECRETARY (TERMINATED$204,766$0$15,000$0$0$0$31,637$0$19,221$0$270,624$0$0$0
ALAN J KRUPNICK
Senior fellow$228,377$0$0$0$0$0$46,640$0$5,637$0$280,654$0$0$0
RAYMOND J KOPP
VP ENERGY AND CLIMATE$206,529$0$0$0$0$0$44,330$0$18,896$0$269,755$0$0$0
Karen Palmer
research Dir/snr Fellow$188,471$0$10,000$0$0$0$39,606$0$27,218$0$265,295$0$0$0
DENNIS BURTRAW
SENIOR FELLOW$190,840$0$0$0$0$0$39,785$0$22,783$0$253,408$0$0$0
MARGARET WALLS
INTERIM VP-LAND,WATER & NATURE$199,852$0$0$0$0$0$27,923$0$5,895$0$233,670$0$0$0
MOLLY Macauley
former VP-REsearch & snr fellow$129,829$0$0$0$0$0$28,431$0$4,627$0$162,887$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.