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RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (EIN 05-0258956)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-15
IRS object ID
201731359349301698
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-05-15T10:05:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN050258956EIN

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Business Name Line1Rhode Island School of DesignBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone4014546766PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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V DUNCAN JOHNSON
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JOHN BEUG
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ERICA DI BONA
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ROBERT W GLASS
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RICHARD W HAINING SR
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JON KAMEN
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MARY LOVEJOY
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STEPHEN A METCALF
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NICOLE J MILLER
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SANDRA P SMITH
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WILLIAM G TSIARAS MD
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JEFFREY YAN
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AMITA CHATTERJEE
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KAREN HAMMOND
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MICHAEL NEFF
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ROSANNE SOMERSON
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JEAN EDDY
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PRADEEP SHARMA
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JOHN W SMITH
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STEVEN J MCDONALD
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CANDACE Baer
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ANAIS A MISSAKIAN
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PATRICIA PHILLIPS
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CAROL STROHECKER
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SUMMIT ROCK
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ELLUCIAN INC
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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WORKS OF ART$732,147$731,818$329
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MAINTENANCE SERVICES$1,943,261$1,290,263$146,922$506,076
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All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Management And General$678,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$98,917FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$17,784,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,013,444BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,002,652BOYAmt
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,897,894BOYAmt
EOY$1,398,047EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,079,606BOYAmt
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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,492,116BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,985,120BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$383,057,764LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$181,071,604LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$198,900,513BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,407,334BOYAmt
EOY$132,090,413EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$188,547,238BOYAmt
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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,071,154BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$592,921,948BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,767,003BOYAmt
EOY$8,700,804EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,404,484BOYAmt
EOY$6,856,256EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,303,782BOYAmt
EOY$158,253,907EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,859,083BOYAmt
EOY$21,340,470EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,334,352BOYAmt
EOY$195,151,437EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,046,934BOYAmt
EOY$268,148,956EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,340,182BOYAmt
EOY$60,947,461EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,200,480BOYAmt
EOY$45,028,639EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$390,587,596BOYAmt
EOY$374,125,056EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$592,921,948BOYAmt
EOY$569,276,493EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,642,280ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$11,968,731NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$851,529OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,514,731CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,423,113CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,550,572CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,894,987CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,161,271CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,544,674TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,514,731CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,423,113CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,550,572CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,894,987CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,161,271CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,544,674TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,799,186SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$42,745,488PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,103,612CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,731,876CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,722,679CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,688,470CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,134,008CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,380,645TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,129,612CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$263,231CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$94,917CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$74,772CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,562,532TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,905CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,118CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$19,142CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,165TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$75,548,016TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$653,760,101GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56581PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58270PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME FOR 2012, 2013, AND 2015 - FUNDRAISING EVENTSExplanationTxt

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)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$9,848DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsYes (true)RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations$1,902RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$11,750TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1G, H, and IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRISD PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO A NUMBER OF ARTS-AND-EDUCATION-RELATED AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, SOME OF WHICH MAY ENGAGE IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF ALL MEMBERS. TOTAL MEMBERSHIP DUES PAID BY RISD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WAS $330,666. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF THAT TOTAL DEVOTED TO LOBBYING, BUT WE BELIEVE IT TO BE A RELATIVELY SMALL AND IMMATERIAL PORTION. A RISD EMPLOYEE DEVOTES A SMALL PORTION OF HER TIME TO PROMOTE RISD'S MISSION BY COMMUNICATING TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION AND RISD'S AGENDA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other PurposesEDUCATION OF ARTISTS & DESIGNERSOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$324,954,472BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,184,349ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$8,145,763InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,346,144GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$11,202,308OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,009,018AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$303,435,588EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$321,597,157BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,119,731ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$12,626,450InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,141,377GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$11,138,739OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,108,750AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$324,954,472EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$298,532,484BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,344,013ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$38,668,235InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,620,096GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$14,358,116OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$969,363AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$321,597,157EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$283,497,893BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,829,515ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$28,464,383InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,469,703GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$11,572,971OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,216,633AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$298,532,484EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$304,478,607BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,827,786ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$4,647,750InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,498,635GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$14,660,280OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,001,835AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$283,497,893EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.69300BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.14400PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16300TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,675,598OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$9,675,598BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$307,162,764OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$125,448,003DepreciationAmt
Book Value$181,714,761BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,883,478OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,938,058DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,945,420BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,335,924OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,685,543DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,650,381BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$201,986,160TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial DerivativesFinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity InterestsCloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$166,145,175BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$166,145,175TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
US GOVERNMENT LOAN FUNDS$2,780,825
INTEREST RATE SWAP$7,352,342
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION$4,587,607
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIG - LONG-TERM$6,619,696
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$21,340,470TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$119,928,650TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$11,968,731NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$445,156OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$11,523,575RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$131,452,225RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,009,018InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$21,187,972OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$22,196,990RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$153,649,215TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$137,075,703TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,981,198OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,981,198ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$135,094,505ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,009,018InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$21,187,972OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$22,196,990ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$157,291,495TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
COLLECTIONS OF ART, HISTORICAL TREASURERS OR OTHER ASSETSSCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 1A THE MAJORITY OF THE SCHOOL'S COLLECTIONS RESIDES IN THE MUSEUM AND CONSISTS OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, ART OBJECTS AND BOOKS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS ARE CATALOGUED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED PERIODICALLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALES TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. THE SCHOOL EXPENDED $728,838 AND $638,429 FOR ACQUISITIONS DURING THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND 2015, RESPECTIVELY. THE SCHOOL SOLD COLLECTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,600 DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 AND HAD NO SALES DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015. THE SALES PROCEEDS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REINVESTED IN THE COLLECTION.
SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4THE MUSEUM OF ART, ALSO KNOWN AS THE RISD MUSEUM, IS RHODE ISLAND'S LEADING MUSEUM OF FINE AND DECORATIVE ART, HOUSING A COLLECTION OF 95,300 OBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN SEVEN CURATORIAL COLLECTIONS. IT IS SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE ART MUSEUM AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS. THE RISD MUSEUM STRIVES TO BE A VITAL CULTURAL RESOURCE BY EDUCATING AND INSPIRING A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIENCES: FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS, ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, AND STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE PROGRAM OF EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, TOURS, WORKSHOPS AND PUBLICATIONS DEDICATED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF ART AND DESIGN FROM DIVERSE CULTURES RANGING FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE PRESENT.
ENDOWMENT FUNDSSCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 THE INTENT OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO GENERATE INVESTMENT EARNINGS AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR FUNDING THE SCHOOL'S GENERAL OPERATING ACTIVITIES AND FOR FUNDING SPECIFIC PURPOSES, EITHER RESTRICTED BY DONORS OR INTERNALLY DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EXAMPLES OF SPECIFIC PURPOSES INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS, FACILITIES UPKEEP, RESEARCH, AND SUPPORT FOR THE MUSEUM AND OTHER ACADEMIC OPERATIONS.
OTHER LIABILITIESSCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN DOES NOT HAVE A FIN 48 (ASC 740) STATEMENT.
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2DUNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON SWAP VALUATION $(254,771) RISD HOLDINGS REVENUE NET OF ELIMINATING ENTRIES $699,927 -------------- TOTAL SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D $445,156 SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B SCHOLARSHIPS $21,187,972
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2DRISD HOLDINGS EXPENSE NET OF ELIMINATING ENTRIES $1,981,198
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4BSCHOLARSHIPS $21,187,972

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (true)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, LINE 3THE SCHOOL'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY CAN BE FOUND IN THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK. THE POLICY CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.RISD.EDU/ABOUT/DIVERSITY.
SCHEDULE E, LINE 6FINANCIAL AID IS RECEIVED FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE FORM OF FEDERAL COLLEGE WORK STUDY, FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS, FEDERAL PELL GRANTS, FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS, FEDERAL DIRECT LOANS AND FEDERAL PLUS LOANS WHICH ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE COLLEGE RECEIVES FINANCIAL AID FROM VARIOUS STATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, E.G. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)126Program ServicesINDEPENDENT STUDY$1,359,608
South Asia1Program ServicesINDEPENDENT STUDY$28,506
East Asia and the Pacific5Program ServicesINDEPENDENT STUDY$96,856
Middle East and North Africa11Program ServicesINDEPENDENT STUDY$935,284
Central America and the CaribbeanInvestments$181,442,921
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees43SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee43TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$183,863,175SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$183,863,175TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (true)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (true)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (true)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (true)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (true)BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE F, LINE 3, COLUMN FFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN TRACKS EXPENSES FOR EACH INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM USING SEPARATE ACCOUNT NUMBERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1158RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$21,187,972NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedBOOKValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTUITION/FEESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceMONITORING USE OF GRANTSFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFINANCIAL AID IS CREDITED TO THE STUDENTS' ACCOUNTS TO COVER ANY OUTSTANDING INSTITUTIONAL CHARGES. ANY CREDIT BALANCE IS REFUNDED TO THE STUDENT TO BE USED FOR OTHER EDUCATIONAL-RELATED EXPENSES. STUDENTS RECEIVING FEDERAL AND/OR STATE AID MUST COMPLETE THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA). BY SIGNING THE FAFSA, THE STUDENT AGREES THAT HE OR SHE "WILL USE FEDERAL AND/OR STATE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ONLY TO PAY THE COST OF ATTENDING AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION."ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssfalseWrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 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
JEAN EDDY
COO$325,996$0$40,000$0$9,589$0$38,525$0$12,893$0$427,003$0$0$0
SAMUEL B SOLOMON
CFO$228,580$0$10,000$0$289$0$26,689$0$23,099$0$288,657$0$0$0
PRADEEP SHARMA
PROVOST$275,919$0$0$0$0$0$28,525$0$18,916$0$323,360$0$0$0
JOHN W SMITH
MUSEUM DIRECTOR$252,705$0$2,500$0$326$0$27,803$0$9,659$0$292,993$0$0$0
STEVEN J MCDONALD
GENERAL COUNSEL$215,669$0$2,500$0$203$0$23,634$0$19,351$0$261,357$0$0$0
CANDACE Baer
VP HUMAN RESOURCES$196,382$0$0$203$0$21,334$0$23,448$0$241,367$0$0$0
ANAIS A MISSAKIAN
DEPT. HEAD/ PROFESSOR$190,781$0$0$0$161$0$22,631$0$24,316$0$237,889$0$0$0
PATRICIA PHILLIPS
DEAN GRAD STUDIES(UNT 6/30/16)$162,813$0$0$0$0$0$15,264$0$431$0$178,508$0$0$0
CAROL STROHECKER
VICE PROVOST$160,991$0$0$0$0$0$15,555$0$8,604$0$185,150$0$0$0
ROSANNE SOMERSON
INT PRES(UNTIL 2/15)/PRESIDENT$456,121$0$40,000$0$13,403$0$43,525$0$23,586$0$576,635$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
COMPENSATION INFORMATIONSCHEDULE J, PART I, LINES 1A AND 1B HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE - THE SCHOOL PROVIDED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE in 2015 TO PRESIDENT ROSANNE SOMERSON WHICH IS INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. THIS IS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III). HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES - THE SCHOOL PAYS SOCIAL CLUB DUES FOR BUSINESS USE BY THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR AND THE COO. THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7ON OCCASION CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE A BONUS OR OTHER FORM OF NON-FIXED PAYMENT IN RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENT JOB PERFORMANCE, AS A SIGN-ON BONUS OR OTHER ONE-TIME PAYMENT. THE AMOUNT OF SUCH BONUSES ARE SHOWN ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUC BUILDING CORP 2008AB
A521300173762197CG42008-03-27$93,780,000SEE PART VIfalsefalsefalse
RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUC BUILDING CORP 2012
B521300173762197KB62012-03-28$28,791,9882001 BOND REFUNDINGfalsefalsefalse
RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUC BUILDING CORP 2012B
C521300173762197KZ32012-08-29$57,055,6942004D BOND REFUNDfalsefalsefalse

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtBond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIn Reserve FundInReserveFundAmtCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmtRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtCredit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmtWorking Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmtCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtUnspentUnspentAmtSubstantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYrCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingIndAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$13,190,000$0$93,780,000$0$0$0$692,102$87,898$0$1,935,724$91,064,276$02008Yes (true)falseYes (true)Yes (true)
B$2,700,000$0$28,791,988$0$0$0$329,659$0$0$0$28,462,329$02012Yes (true)falseYes (true)Yes (true)
C$4,535,000$0$57,055,694$0$0$0$446,745$0$0$0$56,608,949$02012falseYes (true)Yes (true)Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndPrivate Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPctTotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePctBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndRemedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
AfalseYes (true)falsefalse0.002000.00200falsefalsefalseYes (true)
B0
C0

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndTerm Of HedgeTermOfHedgePctSuperintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeIndHedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndBusiness Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1TxtGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
BARCLAYS
AfalsefalseYes (true)falseYes (true)Yes (true)26.5falsefalsefalse0falseYes (true)
0
BfalseYes (true)falsefalsefalsefalsefalse0falseYes (true)
0
CfalseYes (true)falsefalsefalsefalsefalse0falseYes (true)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (true)
BYes (true)
CYes (true)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PURPOSE OF BONDSCHEDULE K, PART I, COLUMN F A. 2008AB BOND - FACILITY AQUIS/CONST/EQUIP/RENOV; REFUNDING OF 2004A, 2004B, 2006A, AND 2006B BONDS.
SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 2B, COLUMN ABOND PROCEEDS WERE SPENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED SPENDING REQUIREMENTS, THUS NO REBATE PORTION.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution422ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$0NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterestGrp

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$0NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution20ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,668,825NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOtherGrp
CollectiblesCollectiblesGrp
Food InventoryFoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
TaxidermyTaxidermyGrp
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Educational Supplies4$00
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT2$00
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received7Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN BTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 33RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN DOES NOT CAPITALIZE OR ASSIGN A VALUE TO ITS MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS, OR TO ANY INSIGNIFICANT ITEMS RECEIVED. THESE ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS NOR AS REVENUE ON THE SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALSO SEE DESCRIPTION FOR SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990, PARTS I & III, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, THROUGH ITS COLLEGE AND MUSEUM, IS TO EDUCATE ITS STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE CREATION AND APPRECIATION OF WORKS OF ART AND DESIGN, TO DISCOVER AND TRANSMIT KNOWLEDGE AND TO MAKE LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO A GLOBAL SOCIETY THROUGH CRITICAL THINKING, SCHOLARSHIP AND INNOVATION.
GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENTFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1a The Executive Committee shall have and exercise all the authority of the Board between meetings of the Board, except for the authority to amend, alter, or repeal these bylaws; elect, appoint, or remove any Officer of the Board or of the College or any member of any committee of the Board; amend or restate the Colleges articles of incorporation; adopt a plan of merger or a plan of consolidation with another corporation; authorize the sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the College; authorize the voluntary dissolution of the College or revoke proceedings for such dissolution; adopt a plan for the distribution of the assets of the College; or amend, alter, or repeal any resolution of the Board that by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered, or repealed by the Executive Committee. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A BOTH RISD ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT FOR 2 YEARS AFTER TERM, SERVE AS EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES.
WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES990 REVIEW PROCESS Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b The process for the FY 2015 Form 990 includes review by senior management, the audit committee, and the independent external tax consultants. The audit committee is presented with a complete draft of the return for its review. The full board receives a final copy of Form 990 before it is filed.
CONFLICT OF INTERESTFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE SCHOOL'S TRUSTEES' OFFICE DISTRIBUTES A SURVEY TO ALL OF THE TRUSTEES AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS REQUESTING INFORMATION ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE SCHOOL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THERE ARE FOLLOW UP PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT SURVEYS ARE COMPLETED AND RETURNED FOR REVIEW. THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO TRUSTEES AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS BY RESPONDING TO ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, RESULTS OF THE COMPLETED SURVEYS ARE PRESENTED TO THE CHAIRS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES AND GOVERNANCE, AND THEN TO BOTH OF THOSE COMMITTEES FOR FINAL REVIEW. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL SURVEY, THE TRUSTEES AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY ADDITIONAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. PERIODIC REMINDERS ARE SENT OUT. FURTHER, WHENEVER ANY MATTER INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ANY TRUSTEE IS DISCUSSED OR PROPOSED FOR ACTION AT BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, SUCH CONFLICT SHALL BE DISCLOSED TO OTHER TRUSTEES PRESENT, AND THE TRUSTEE HAVING SUCH CONFLICT SHALL NOT VOTE OR USE HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE ON THE MATTER.
DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTIONFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 14 THE SCHOOL HAS A WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY IN PLACE. THIS POLICY, HOWEVER, HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
COMPENSATION PROCESSFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15 THE SCHOOL'S PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR ITS OFFICERS (INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT) AND KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES: 1. PREPARING A DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION AND REQUIREMENTS VIA A FORMAL JOB DESCRIPTION, JOB SUMMARY, OR ADVERTISEMENT. 2. DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXTERNAL MARKET FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS VIA VARIOUS SOURCES SUCH AS: COMPENSATION SURVEYS (E.G., YAFFEE, SNE CUPA, THE SURVEY GROUP); OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' FORM 990 DATA; DIALOG WITH SEARCH FIRMS; AND KNOWLEDGE OF APPLICANT POOL AND CURRENT EARNINGS. 3. CONSIDERING THE EXTERNAL MARKET DATA LISTED ABOVE IN LIGHT OF INTERNAL OPERATING BUDGET AND INTERNAL EQUITY FACTORS. 4. UNDERSTANDING THE CANDIDATE'S PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND SKILL SET AS RELATED TO THE POSITION'S REQUIREMENTS AND THE COLLEGE'S NEEDS. 5. ENGAGING AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO DETERMINE AND VERIFY REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL. 6. PRESENTING A RECOMMENDED HIRING RANGE (OFFER) TO RISD'S OFFICERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS APPROPRIATE, FOR APPROVAL. 7. GENERATING AN OFFER LETTER OR CONTRACT. RISD has a compensation committee of the board of trustees. The committee assists the board in establishing AND REVIEWING THE COMPENSATION OF RISD'S SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ON AN ONGOING BASIS. THE SUBCOMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, THE VICE CHAIR(S) OF THE BOARD AND THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, AND WILL BE ASSISTED BY THE SECRETARY, THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, AND/OR THE GENERAL COUNSEL WHEN APPROPRIATE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWS EACH INITIAL OFFER, EACH ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT, AND ANY OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. IN SO DOING, THE SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWS CURRENT COMPARABLE DATA WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND DOCUMENTS ITS DECISIONS IN ITS MINUTES.
ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS AVAILABILITY TO PUBLICFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 RISD MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BY POSTING THESE DOCUMENTS ON WWW.RISD.EDU AND ALSO BY REQUEST.
RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETSFORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON SWAP VALUATION: $(254,771) TRANSACTION WITH SUBSIDIARY: $(596,758) ------------ $(851,529)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN BUILDINGS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 COLLEGE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPROVIDENCECityNm
State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02903ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN050258956EIN
Primary ActivitiesREAL ESTATEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateRILegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$25,648TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RISDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RISD HOLDINGS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 COLLEGE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPROVIDENCECityNm
State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02903ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN050508151EIN
Primary ActivitiesREAL ESTATEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateRILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(25)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RISDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (8)BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesFUNDRAISINGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeTRUSTEntityTypeTxt
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (true)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (true)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (true)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (6 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
RISD HOLDINGS INC
A$260,004CASH
RISD HOLDINGS INC
D$5,200,000CASH
RISD HOLDINGS INC
K$96,370CASH
RISD HOLDINGS INC
O$105,525CASH
RISD HOLDINGS INC
Q$585,850CASH
RISD HOLDINGS INC
S$596,758CASH

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE R, PART IV, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS ARE DOMICILED IN MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, CALIFORNIA, AND CONNECTICUT.ExplanationTxt