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BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (EIN 52-1764268)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-02
IRS object ID
201613079349301536
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-02T18:28:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN946214841PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Armanino LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line112657 Alcosta Blvd Ste 500AddressLine1Txt
CitySan RamonCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP945834600ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521764268EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Business for Social ResponsibilityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUSIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4159843200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 Kearny Street 12th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94108ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMike ZeitounyPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4159843200PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJohn PanettaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00365375PTIN
Phone9257902600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAron CramerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 Kearny Street 12th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,198,589GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.bsr.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1991FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo work with business to create a just and sustainable world.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee78TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$10,461,353CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$16,499,693PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$15,576,409CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,236PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,857CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$220,992PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$157,970CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$20,611,594PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$26,198,589CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$8,212,448PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,918,998CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$19,913,042PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$21,023,463CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$698,552PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,175,126CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$6,985,580TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,988,176TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,135,417NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,310,543NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,021,433ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,464,288RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$570,682ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,612,583RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee78EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Foreign CountryCHForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryHKForeignCountryCd
Foreign CountryDAForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Satnam Nahai Global ControllerBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4159843250PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 Kearny Street 12th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94108ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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Alessandro Carlucci
Board member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne-Marie Skov
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Colin Le Duc
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Geralyn Ritter
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Seabright
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Zalla
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karina Litvack
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Devadason
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Gillies
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robb Webb
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Aron Cramer
President & CEO40.00Yes (X)$302,230$0$44,555Yes (X)
Michael Zeitouny
CFO40.00$82,812$0$8,673Yes (X)
Eric Olson
Senior VP40.00$237,277$0$26,020Yes (X)
Laura S Gitman
MANAGING DIRECTOR-ADVISORY40.00$212,651$0$25,995Yes (X)
Jeremy Prescius
Vice President40.00$213,193$0$0Yes (X)
Peder Michael Pruzan Jorgensen
Vice President40.00$260,221$0$0Yes (X)
Farid Baddache
Managing Director40.00$151,234$0$0Yes (X)
Dunstan Hope
managing Director40.00$195,063$0$8,930Yes (X)
Edward Cameron
Director, Partnership Deve40.00$194,190$0$18,087Yes (X)
Melanie Janin
Managing Director40.00$177,693$0$26,020Yes (X)
John Hodges
Director40.00$175,564$0$25,892Yes (X)
Alison Taylor
Director40.00$167,522$0$16,440Yes (X)
Faris Natour
Director40.00$147,027$0$19,515Yes (X)
Richard McConnell
Director40.00$131,369$0$27,375Yes (X)
Nadia Keshavjee
Director40.00$141,873$0$8,778Yes (X)
Sissel Waage
Director30.00$118,471$0$26,020Yes (X)
Alison Colwell
Director40.00$111,172$0$9,105Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,019,562TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$291,405TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K17IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Hyatt Regency San Francisco
5 Embarcadero CenterSan FranciscoCA94111Conference Provider / Event Venue$514,432
The Hartwell Group Inc
350 Forest StreetOaklandCA94618Interim CFO$214,571
Good Company Communications
904 Saint Helena AvenuePortlandOR97218Conference Provider / Production$201,193
Change Associates Ltd
Project Work$184,529House- 4/1 Road 69 First Floor GDhakaBangladeshBG
Armanino LLP
PO Box 398285San FranciscoCA941398285Audit/Software Implementation$123,902
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$859,077GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$9,602,276AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,461,353TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Membership dues561499$4,612,583$4,612,583
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$15,576,409TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,857TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,857ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$157,970RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$157,970RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$157,970TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$157,970ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$26,198,589TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$160,827ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,399,113TotalAmt
Program Services$3,170,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$228,760ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,762,945TotalAmt
Program Services$3,820,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,942,932ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,557,336TotalAmt
Program Services$1,298,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$258,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,385,071TotalAmt
Program Services$1,154,860ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$230,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,129TotalAmt
Management And General$70,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,852TotalAmt
Management And General$172,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,964,210TotalAmt
Program Services$1,530,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$434,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,202TotalAmt
Program Services$29,202ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$243,271TotalAmt
Program Services$171,176ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$627,284TotalAmt
Program Services$559,594ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,690ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,329,272TotalAmt
Program Services$1,185,831ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143,441ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,939,351TotalAmt
Program Services$1,908,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$559,163TotalAmt
Program Services$533,028ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,290TotalAmt
Program Services$263,426ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,897TotalAmt
Program Services$135,506ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Taxes and fees$480,163$301,328$178,835
Miscellaneous$274,178$245,538$28,640
Personnel Recruiting/de$218,402$194,834$23,568

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$37,245ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,023,463TotalAmt
Program Services$17,052,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,971,304ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,961,046BOYAmt
EOY$6,039,965EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$501,289BOYAmt
EOY$4,245,568EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,076,986BOYAmt
EOY$6,094,540EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$268,264BOYAmt
EOY$697,220EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,000,992LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,241,304LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$909,447BOYAmt
EOY$759,688EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$403,965BOYAmt
EOY$461,738EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,120,997BOYAmt
EOY$18,298,719EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,986,382BOYAmt
EOY$2,084,615EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,142,607BOYAmt
EOY$6,155,212EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$856,591BOYAmt
EOY$748,349EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,985,580BOYAmt
EOY$8,988,176EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$663,118BOYAmt
EOY-$53,216EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,472,299BOYAmt
EOY$9,363,759EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,135,417BOYAmt
EOY$9,310,543EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,120,997BOYAmt
EOY$18,298,719EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,175,126ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$1,743,728CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,205,111CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,273,321CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,888,673CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,461,353CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,572,186TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,743,728CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,205,111CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,273,321CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,888,673CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,461,353CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,572,186TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,359,379SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,212,807PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,180CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,955CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,766CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$222,330CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$160,827CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$434,058TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$59,878CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$59,878TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,430CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,175CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$93,888CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$898CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$107,391TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,173,513TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$82,689,011GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65650PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.75410PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$92,571OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$88,391DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,180BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$547,468OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$303,679DepreciationAmt
Book Value$243,789BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,360,953OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$849,234DepreciationAmt
Book Value$511,719BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$759,688TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent$591,089
Capital lease obligation$6,803
ACCRUED LIABILITIES$150,457
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$748,349TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,233,589TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$35,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$35,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$26,198,589RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$26,198,589TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,058,463TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$35,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$35,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,023,463ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,023,463TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization has been granted tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code under Section 1(d) of Title II of the District of Columbia Department of Finance and Revenue Code, and under Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code and generally is not subject to state or Federal income taxes. Taxes are paid on unrelated business income which arises from certain consulting services. The Organization had no engagements that qualified as unrelated business in 2015. The subsidiaries and Hong Kong branch of the Organization are all subject to income taxes in foreign jurisdictions. The Chinese subsidiary is a wholly-foreign-owned enterprise and the French subsidiary is a 1901 Association. Income tax expense is provided for based on management's estimates of tax liability in those jurisdictions. Tax expense recorded for foreign jurisdictions during 2015 was $72,309. BSR reviews and assesses tax positions taken or expected to be taken against the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold and measurement attributes for recognition on the consolidated financial statements. BSR's policy for evaluating uncertain tax positions is a two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigations processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit or liability as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized or incurred upon settlement. As the Organization is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is generally not subject to Federal or state income taxes, the tax positions taken or expected to be taken by the Organization have not had a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific -422Program servicesMembership services and consulting$2,267,272
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) -224Program servicesMembership services and consulting$3,886,921
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices6SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees46SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office6TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$6,154,193SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,154,193TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationExpenditures are processed by BSR's San Francisco, CA headquarters and require a receipt and valid business purpose. All employees are required to submit time sheets for all hours worked, with charges to the appropriate grant. All time sheets are reviewed by a supervisor prior to submission.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgYes (1)CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 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
Aron Cramer
President & CEO$278,375$0$23,855$0$0$0$19,135$0$25,420$0$346,785$0$0$0
Eric Olson
Senior VP$227,199$0$10,078$0$0$0$600$0$25,420$0$263,297$0$0$0
Laura S Gitman
MANAGING DIRECTOR-ADVISORY$201,776$0$10,875$0$0$0$575$0$25,420$0$238,646$0$0$0
Jeremy Prescius
Vice President$204,314$0$8,879$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$213,193$0$0$0
Peder Michael Pruzan Jorgensen
Vice President$245,429$0$14,792$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$260,221$0$0$0
Farid Baddache
Managing Director$143,294$0$7,940$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$151,234$0$0$0
Dunstan Hope
managing Director$187,813$0$7,250$0$0$0$425$0$8,505$0$203,993$0$0$0
Edward Cameron
Director, Partnership Deve$186,940$0$7,250$0$0$0$600$0$17,487$0$212,277$0$0$0
Melanie Janin
Managing Director$174,068$0$3,625$0$0$0$600$0$25,420$0$203,713$0$0$0
John Hodges
Director$169,764$0$5,800$0$0$0$600$0$25,292$0$201,456$0$0$0
Alison Taylor
Director$147,522$0$20,000$0$0$0$500$0$15,940$0$183,962$0$0$0
Faris Natour
Director$141,227$0$5,800$0$0$0$450$0$19,065$0$166,542$0$0$0
Richard McConnell
Director$128,469$0$2,900$0$0$0$600$0$26,775$0$158,744$0$0$0
Nadia Keshavjee
Director$136,073$0$5,800$0$0$0$550$0$8,228$0$150,651$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBonus accruals and payments are contingent upon meeting annual company and individual employee goals.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Form 990 is completed by the organization's independent accountant and reviewed by the Controller, Treasurer, and Audit Committee. The final Form 990 is provided to the board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation for the CEO and CAO are reviewed and established by the Board following a review of data from comparable organizations. Board members are independent with respect to the employees for whom compensation is being established. The compensation decision is documented by the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19BSR discloses elements of its financial performance to the public via its annual report. Audited financial statements are also posted on the organization's website.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The process has not changed from prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Business for Social ResponsibilityBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Room 2201-2202 22/F Universal TradeAddressLine1Txt
CityHong KongCityNm
CountryHKCountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesMembership services & consultingPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryHKLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Exempt Code Sectionn/aExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Statusn/aPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1business for social responsibilityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Business for Social Responsibility
85 Boulevard HaussmannParisFRMembership & consultingFRBusiness for Social ResponsibilityC1.00000Yes (1)
Business for Social Responsibility
Vester Voldgade 8 2ndCopenhagen VDAMembership & consultingDABusiness for Social ResponsibilityC1.00000Yes (1)
Business for Social Responsibility
Room 2009 Building A 411 RuijinShanghaiCHMembership & consultingCHBusiness for Social ResponsibilityC1.00000Yes (1)
Business for Social Responsibility
Room A05 25/F West Tower YangchenGuangzhouCHMembership & consultingCHBusiness for Social ResponsibilityC1.00000Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Business for Social Responsibility-China
R$516,475transfer records
BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY-HONG KONG
R$1,083,667TRANsfer records
BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL REsponsibility-FRANCE
R$2,106,450TRAnsfer records
BUSiness for Social Responsibility-DENMARK
R$936,894Transfer records