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FRAUNHOFER USA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FRAUNHOFER USA INC (EIN 38-3203030)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-10-30
IRS object ID
201723039349300522
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)
Return2017-10-30T09:22:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line127400 Northwestern HighwayAddressLine1Txt
CitySouthfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48034ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383203030EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FRAUNHOFER USA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRAUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7343549700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line144792 HELM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPLYMOUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48170ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERIN SIMMONDSPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7343549700PhoneNum
Signature2017-10-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTINA M PETERS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00904574PTIN
Phone2483522500PhoneNum
Preparation2017-10-16PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address67.59.56.30IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-10-16IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPATRICK BRESSLERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityPLYMOUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48170ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$35,518,145GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FRAUNHOFER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateRILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionENHANCE THE TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE U.S. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BY FOSTERING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATIVE METHODS OF TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE ACADEMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OFRAUNHOFER USA OFFERS CUSTOMIZED, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT. FRAUNHOFER USA SHALL SERVE MARKET-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY NEEDS; PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN BUSINESS; ESTABLISH STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$21,577GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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PROF REIMUND NEUGEBAUER
CHAIRMAN2.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR GEORG ROSENFELD
VICE-CHAIRMAN1.0040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J MICHAEL BOWMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ANNA-KATHARINA WITTENSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Brian Darmody
BoarD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr John F Reid
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK TREPPE
PRESIDENT5.0040.00$20,000$0$0Yes (X)
DR PATRICK BRESSLER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT50.520.00$311,000$0$51,945Yes (X)
MARK J EBY
SECRETARY1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIN SIMMONDS
TREASURER40.150.00$164,986$0$36,535Yes (X)
ViDADI YUSIBOV
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.150.00$267,516$0$52,052Yes (X)
CHRISTIAN HOEPFNER
CENTER DIRECTOR48.070.00$202,086$0$40,085Yes (X)
FRANK HERMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR45.170.00$278,468$0$39,993Yes (X)
ROBERT BLEIDT
DIVISION GENERAL MANAGER40.150.00$294,720$0$37,374Yes (X)
Craig Bratt
DIRECTOR OF LASER APPLICATIONS40.150.00$265,302$0$44,419Yes (X)
LINDA ESKER
SENIOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER41.560.00$194,953$0$36,559Yes (X)
CLAES MIKAEL LINDVALL
TECHNICAL ENGINEER41.040.00$197,550$0$40,532Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK & STONE
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MERILL WEISS CONSULTING
227 CENTRAL AVENUEMETUCHENNJ088401242CONSULTING$220,180
UNIVERSITY OF TN
210 STUDENT SERVICES BUILDINGKNOXVILLETN37996RESEARCH SERVICES$115,696
PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
27400 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAYSOUTHFIELDMI48034ACCOUNTING SERVICES$112,100
TMS CONSULTING
16761 MARQUEX TERRACEPACIFIC PALISADESCA90272CONSULTING$111,815
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Revenue$24,054,673TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN/LOSS900099$4,246$4,246
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$96,813OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$16,030ProgramServicesAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$86,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$181,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,486,224ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,977TotalAmt
Program Services$103,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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SUPPLIES$4,164,335$3,954,767$209,568
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$870,581$786,459$84,122
BAD DEBTS$111,183$111,183
CUSTOM FEES$50,239$40,191$10,048

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$25,829ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$13,816,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$13,308EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,064,315BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,054,522BOYAmt
EOY$45,159,039EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,202BOYAmt
EOY$199,030EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,716,334BOYAmt
EOY$2,104,729EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$71,145,529EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,188,936BOYAmt
EOY$3,347,988EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,729,754BOYAmt
EOY$643,753EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,212,208BOYAmt
EOY$33,059,475EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,130,898BOYAmt
EOY$37,051,216EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,349,965BOYAmt
EOY$32,814,730EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,641,759BOYAmt
EOY$1,279,583EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,991,724BOYAmt
EOY$34,094,313EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,122,622BOYAmt
EOY$71,145,529EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$897,413ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,634,982CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,066,512CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,361,615CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,353,299CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,870,483CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,286,891TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,803,996CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,646,869CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,192,429CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,773,268CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,054,673CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$129,471,235TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,438,978CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,713,381CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,554,044CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,126,567CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,925,156CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$180,758,126TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,860,103CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,414,323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,771,848CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,682,787CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,699,825CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,428,886TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,092,897CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,537,328CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,628,178CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,176,380CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,437,399CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,872,182TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,953,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,951,651CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,400,026CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,859,167CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,137,224CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$100,301,068TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$80,457,058PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,153,459CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$539,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$437,181CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$448,422CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$489,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,068,159TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,153,459CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$539,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$437,181CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$448,422CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$489,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,068,159TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,734CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,366CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$63,936CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$84,811CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$96,813CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$319,660TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,611,171CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,307,997CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$39,055,161CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,659,800CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,511,816CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$185,145,945TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.43460PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.44750PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02200InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02880InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$60,000OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$60,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CENTERS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH TRAVAGLINI EISENBERG KIELY LLC TO PROVIDE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE CENTER.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,319,747OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,534,312DepreciationAmt
Book Value$29,785,435BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,880,744OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,367,377DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,513,367BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,219,472OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,055,667DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,163,805BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$748,268OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$51,836DepreciationAmt
Book Value$696,432BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$45,159,039TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ADVANCES DUE TO FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT$17,407,516
LONGTERM OBLIGATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT$15,651,959
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$33,059,475TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,088,144TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,764,858DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,868,690OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,633,548RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$35,454,596RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$4,692OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$4,692RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$35,459,288TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,985,555TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,764,858DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,863,996OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$5,628,854ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$36,356,701ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$36,356,701TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:THE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE COMPANY AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE AGENCY AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:RENTAL EXPENSES, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON FS 52,974. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, NOT SHOWN ON 990 1,815,716.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON THE FS 4,246. GAIN ON FIXED ASSET DISPOSAL, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON FS 446.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:RENTAL EXPENSES, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON FS 52,974. Gain ON FIXED ASSET DISPOSAL, INCLUDED IN EXPENSES ON FS -446. FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN NETTED WITH EXPENSES ON THE FS -4,246. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, NOT SHOWN ON 990 1,815,714.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$4,725
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$107,054
North America - Canada and Mexico, but but not the United States00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$132,428
Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Faso,00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador,00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH$336,326
South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$580,533SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$580,533TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 25207AddressLine1Txt
CityWILMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19899ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN222804785RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantPROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSTY OF DELAWARE, DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY, AND DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGEPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFRAUNHOFER USA PARTICIPATES ON THE SCHOLARSHIP REVIEW COMMITTEE AND AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE MAKES DECISIONS ON WHICH STUDENTS SHOULD RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIPS, BASED ON THE CRITERIA. THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE SCHOOL, NOT THE STUDENT, TO GUARANTEE IT IS USED FOR TUITION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
DR PATRICK BRESSLER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$257,500$0$52,984$0$516$0$33,017$0$18,928$0$362,945$0$0$0
ERIN SIMMONDS
TREASURER$140,860$0$23,946$0$180$0$17,607$0$18,928$0$201,521$0$0$0
ViDADI YUSIBOV
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$267,000$0$0$0$516$0$33,125$0$18,927$0$319,568$0$0$0
CHRISTIAN HOEPFNER
CENTER DIRECTOR$201,570$0$0$0$516$0$25,196$0$14,889$0$242,171$0$0$0
FRANK HERMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR$242,758$0$34,186$0$1,524$0$30,370$0$9,623$0$318,461$0$0$0
ROBERT BLEIDT
DIVISION GENERAL MANAGER$245,170$0$49,034$0$516$0$30,646$0$6,728$0$332,094$0$0$0
Craig Bratt
DIRECTOR OF LASER APPLICATIONS$203,940$0$61,182$0$180$0$25,492$0$18,927$0$309,721$0$0$0
LINDA ESKER
SENIOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER$173,358$0$20,803$0$792$0$21,670$0$14,889$0$231,512$0$0$0
CLAES MIKAEL LINDVALL
TECHNICAL ENGINEER$172,837$0$24,197$0$516$0$21,605$0$18,927$0$238,082$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aTHERE IS NOT A WRITTEN POLICY SPECIFICALLY REGARDING FIRST CLASS TRAVEL. THE RULES AND PROCEDURES STATE THAT THE VP (FOR THE HEADQUARTERS) AND THE CENTER DIRECTOR (FOR THE CENTERS) HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO GRANT PERMISSION TO GO ON A BUSINESS TRIP AND AUTHORIZE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REASONABLE TRAVEL. FIRST CLASS TRAVEL IS NOT THE NORM FOR THE ORGANIZATION. DOMESTIC TRAVEL IS TYPICALLY UPGRADED AS A COURTESY OF THE AIRLINE DUE TO FREQUENT FLIER STATUS. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IS TYPICALLY UPGRADED USING MILES, HOWEVER, MAY OCCASIONALLY BE PURCHASED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE FLIGHT AND OR BUSINESS MEETING NEEDS. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE INCOME. IF COMPANION TRAVEL WAS PAID, IT WAS RELATED TO AN IRS MOVING EXPENSE AND INCLUDED AS TAXABLE INCOME, IF APPLICABLE.
Part I, Line 7The President approves the Bonus Pool (as a % of total salaries, designated as "The Bonus %") to be received by each Center (excluding Center Directors and Officers) upon the recommendations of the Executive Vice President and Institute Directors. This recommendation is based on: growth in third party revenue, financial improvements in controlling costs relative to revenue, fulfillment of the needs of the partnering institute(s), and compliance with Fraunhofer USA operation procedures. The greatest weight is given to growth in third party revenue and fiscal responsibility and improvement. The bonuses paid to the employees out of the bonus pool of the Center (excluding Center Directors) are at the discretion of the Center Director. The Center Director may allocate bonuses to the employees within a range of 0% bonus to a maximum bonus of 30% of the employee's annual salary. The total of the bonuses for each Center shall not exceed the Bonus Pool. The Center Director will base their decisions on the Annual Appraisal given to each employee. The bonuses of officers of the corporation and Center Directors will be approved by the Board of Directors upon the recommendation of the President.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT, A GERMAN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aFOUR INDIVIDUALS AT FRAUNHOFER USA'S PARENT COMPANY, FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT, ELECT THE BOARD MEMBERS OF FRAUNHOFER USA. PROF. REIMUND NEUGEBAUER IS ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS AT FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT WHO ELECTS THE BOARD OF FRAUNHOFER USA. PROF. REIMUND NEUGEBAUER IS THE CHAIRMAN OF FRAUNHOFER USA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bTHE TREASURER, OR OTHER OFFICER SIGNING THE RETURN, REVIEWS THE RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF THEY DO OR DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO REPORT AS A PART OF THEIR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL. BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE VICE PRESIDENT. CENTER DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR. EACH OF THESE DISCLOSURES ARE PERFORMED ANNUALLY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE TO DISASSOCIATE THEMSELVES FROM THE TRANSACTION OR THE COMPANY IN QUESTION. IN REGARDS TO THE CENTER DIRECTORS, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DURING THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL TIME PERIOD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ON THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ON THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND CENTER DIRECTORS. SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT, THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE ON SALARIES AND SALARY RAISES FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IS WITH: 1) EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT FOR EMPLOYEES AT THE HEADQUARTERS AND 2) CENTER DIRECTOR FOR EMPLOYEES AT THE RESPECTIVE FRAUNHOFER CENTER. THE SALARY OF THE TREASURER IS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE MAINTAINED ON FILE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE WHOLE BOARD OVERSEES THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN E AND F:REIMUND NEUGEBAUER, GEORG ROSENFELD, AND FRANK TREPPE RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF FRAUNHOFER USA, FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT. FRAUNHOFER USA DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO COMPENSATION INFORMATION OF FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT. THE TREASURER OF FRAUNHOFER USA REQUESTED THE COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT IN 2008 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SALARY INFORMATION WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. THE PARENT ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED IN GERMANY AND HAS A VASTLY DIFFERENT SALARY STRUCTURE AND AMOUNTS WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATELY COMPARABLE TO THE SALARIES FROM FRAUNHOFER USA.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFTBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Hanastrasse 27cAddressLine1Txt
CityMUNCHENCityNm
Province Or StateGERMANYProvinceOrStateNm
CountryGMCountryCd
Foreign Postal80686ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesPARENT COMPANY - PROVIDE FUNDINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryGMLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd