GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT INC (EIN 46-0485203)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-10
IRS object ID: 201623159349304362
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-10T17:05:02-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521511275	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAFFA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	460485203	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY &	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	DEVELOPMENT INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GLOB	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2022961840	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1629 K STREET NW NO 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NATASHA DESPOTOVIC	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022961840	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	FRANK H SMITH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00639053	PTIN
Phone	2028225000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-11-10	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	NATASHA DESPOTOVIC	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1629 K STREET NW NO 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,790,247	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GLOBALFOUNDATIONDD.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2002	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	FL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEVELOPING COLLABORATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	18	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,086,965	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,761,063	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$43,565	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$27,241	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,001	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$758	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$560	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,185	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,132,091	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,790,247	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,281,379	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,231,264	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$7,516	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$204,621	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,944,607	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,071,239	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,225,986	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,310,019	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$93,895	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$519,772	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,546,824	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$924,570	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$389,984	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$287,502	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,156,840	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$637,068	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT, INC. (GFDD) IS TO DEVELOP ALLIANCES WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE STRENGTHENING OF DEMOCRACY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND LATIN AMERICA. GFDD DEVELOPS, BUILDS, AND REINFORCES COLLABORATION AND EXCHANGE AMONG INSTITUTIONS AND THE DOMINICAN GENERAL PUBLIC, THE DOMINICAN DIASPORA AND THE REST OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$839,951	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL (DREFF):THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS, THE DISCUSSION OF PRESSING ISSUES, TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BROUGHT NATIONAL EXPERTS TOGETHER WITH THE MOST PROMINENT INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN THE FIELD, COMES TO FRUITION WITH THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL AS A NATURAL ADDITION TO ITS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM. BY SCREENING A DIVERSE SELECTION OF HIGH QUALITY FILMS THAT DEAL WITH PRESSING ISSUES, AND BY ORGANIZING DISCUSSION PANELS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, FILMMAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, THE FESTIVAL SEEKS TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE AND INSPIRE DOMINICAN VIEWERS TO ADOPT PRACTICES THAT WILL ENSURE THE COUNTRY'S ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH. GLOBO VERDE:THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL (DREFF), THROUGH ITS AWARD, GLOBO VERDE DOMINICANO, PRESENTS THE SHORT FILM AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT COMPETITION. DREFF SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FILMS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.ECO HUERTOS:THE INITIATIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL VEGETABLE GARDENS IN EDUCATION CENTERS IN SANTO DOMINGO AROSE FROM THE INTEREST SPARKED AMONG STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN TALKS, PANELS AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED DURING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL.RECREARTE:THE IMPETUS BEHIND THE RECREARTE PROGRAM AROSE FROM THE INTEREST SPARKED AMONG STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RECYCLED ART WORKSHOP CONDUCTED II DREFF IN 2012. THE RECREARTE PROGRAM AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE 3RS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE.RDESCUBRE:IS AN INITIATIVE WHICH AIMS TO PROVIDE UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN EDUCATIONAL EXPEDITIONS ALL OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS A WAY OF SEEING AND APPRECIATING THE COUNTRY'S BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES AND THE WEALTH OF ITS NATURAL RESOURCES.DOMINICAN FILM SHOWCASE:THE SHOWCASE CONTRIBUTES TO THE DISSEMINATION OF THE BEST CONTEMPORARY FILMS PRODUCED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY DOMINICAN FILMMAKERS, ABOUT DOMINICAN TOPICS. IN ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF DOMINICAN CULTURE AS WELL AS TO INSPIRE DOMINICAN FILMMAKERS TO REACH OUT INTERNATIONALLY. GFDD PARTNERS WITH INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WIDE AUDIENCES TO ENJOY ART, LEARN ABOUT DOMINICAN CULTURE, AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH FILMMAKERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$272,766	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PUBLICATIONSALL THINGS DOMINICAN:THIS BOOK IS A UNIQUE BILINGUAL (SPANISH AND ENGLISH) PUBLICATION THAT OFFERS A QUICK AND FRESH TAKE ON THE MAIN FEATURES OF DOMINICAN'S, AND THE COUNTRY'S CULTURAL AND NATURAL ENDOWMENTS, ALL FROM A MODERN AND INNOVATIVE PERSPECTIVE THAT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INTRIGUING AND LITTLE-KNOWN DETAILS.NEW PERSPECTIVES:COMPRISED OF 400 AERIAL IMAGES TAKEN FROM A HELICOPTER, THE BOOK IS DIVIDED IN 9 CHAPTERS THAT CONTAIN TEXT PERTAINING TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND CONTEMPORARY LIFE. IT HAS BECOME A POINT OF REFERENCE FOR THE NATIONAL POPULATION, VISITORS, STUDENTS, ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY AFICIONADOS, THE NUMEROUS DOMINICANS THAT RESIDE OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY AND ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$268,723	ExpenseAmt
Desc	MULTIMEDIAGLOBAL ROUNDTABLES:IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS, GFDD ORGANIZES REGULAR INTERVIEWS WITH AMBASSADORS, THINK TANKS, EXPERTS AND MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTATIVES IN AN EFFORT TO SPREAD THE NEWS AND UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL ISSUES AND WORK OF DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL BODIES.INTERDOM:SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 2005, INTERDOM INTERNSHIPS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAS BECOME THE LEADING INTERNSHIP AND ACADEMIC STUDY PROGRAM IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. IT PROMOTES PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN STUDENTS, UNIVERSITIES, SCHOLARS, PROFESSIONALS BUSINESS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ON A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCALE. INTERDOM WORKS WITH MANY UNIVERSITIES, AND AFFILIATED NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.GLOBAL DOMINICAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM (GDAE):INTRODUCES DOMINICAN STUDENTS TO THE AMERICAN STYLE OF LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGES DIALOGUE BETWEEN DOMINICAN STUDENTS AND THEIR DOMINICAN-AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS ATTENDING THESE INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES PARTNERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVES WHICH FOSTER INNOVATION AND STIMULATE DOMINICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.PORTAL DOMINICANA ONLINE:IS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE, DETAILED AND INTERACTIVE PORTAL IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH ABOUT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT PRESENTS THE COUNTRY IN ALL ITS FACETS TO A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE. IT OFFERS UPDATED INFORMATION ON NATIONAL LIFE AND AT THE SAME TIME COMPLIES, IN AN OBJECTIVE AND RELIABLE MANNER, EXISTING KNOWLEDGE ON THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM AND SOCIETY OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE PORTAL PROVIDES ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR THE TOURIST, INVESTOR, AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL. USERS ARE EXPOSED TO A WIDE ARRAY OF MATERIALS, FROM WRITTEN TEXTS, AUDIOS, VIDEOS, PHOTO GALLERIES AND DIRECTORIES, TO INTERACTIVE MAPS, ELECTRONIC POSTCARDS, DOWNLOADABLE, CONTENTS, BLOGS, AND A VIRTUAL LIBRARY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,467,049	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$27,241	RevenueAmt
Desc	OTHER PROGRAMS	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,467,049	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$27,241	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,848,489	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	37	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	18	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	0	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEMIRAMIS DE MIRANDA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2022961840	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1629 K STREET NW NO 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DR LEONEL FERNANDEZ
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDER ANDUJAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DALCIO ANDUJAR JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RODOLFO FUERTES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YAMILE EUSEBIO PAULINO
DIRECTOR/DIR. OF NEW YORK OFFICE	40.00	Yes (X)		$79,023	$0	$19,548
HECTOR DIONISIO PEREZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NATASHA DESPOTOVIC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER & SEC.	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$187,848	$0	$19,663
SEMIRAMIS DE MIRANDA
DIRECTOR/PROJECTS & ICT DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$125,079	$0	$8,220

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$391,950	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$47,431	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$7,500	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,753,563	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,761,063	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION REVENUE	900099	$26,338	$26,338
BOOK SALES REVENUE	900099	$903	$903

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$27,241	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$758	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$758	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REIMB. & REWARDS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,185	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,185	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,185	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,790,247	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$27,241	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,943	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$439,381	TotalAmt
Program Services	$347,111	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79,089	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,181	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$651,107	TotalAmt
Program Services	$556,097	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$74,017	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,993	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,751	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,101	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,635	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,015	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,761	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,814	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,450	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,562	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,437	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,325	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,800	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,244	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,133	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,874	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,237	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,516	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$7,516	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$292,101	TotalAmt
Program Services	$289,230	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,727	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,453	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$12,274	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$460,576	TotalAmt
Program Services	$444,738	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,531	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$127,754	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$352,049	TotalAmt
Program Services	$292,326	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,815	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,908	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$510,486	TotalAmt
Program Services	$450,209	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,874	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$57,403	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,962	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,330	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$277	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$60,355	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,548	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,767	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,080	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,331	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$310	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TEMPORARY STAFF	$30,998	$29,176	$1,435	$387
SUBSCRIPTIONS	$8,053	$7,879	$142	$32
GIFTS	$7,930	$6,500	$421	$1,009
TAXES AND REGISTRATION	$3,350	$2,781	$464	$105

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,856	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$153	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,310,019	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,848,489	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$256,909	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$204,621	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$416,963	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,360	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,794	BOYAmt
EOY	$486,298	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,000	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,885	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,462	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$429,809	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$294,201	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,670	BOYAmt
EOY	$135,608	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$712,746	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$164,766	BOYAmt
EOY	$164,842	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,546,824	BOYAmt
EOY	$924,570	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$263,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,058	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$8,010	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$126,060	BOYAmt
EOY	$202,434	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$389,984	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,502	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,096,840	BOYAmt
EOY	$637,068	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,156,840	BOYAmt
EOY	$637,068	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,546,824	BOYAmt
EOY	$924,570	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$519,772	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,862,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,424,321	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,335,405	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,086,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,761,063	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,469,997	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,862,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,424,321	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,335,405	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,086,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,761,063	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,469,997	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$7,625,670	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,844,327	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,648	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,441	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,939	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,001	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$758	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,787	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$806	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$597	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$560	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$1,963	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$12,502,747	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$254,539	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.38750	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.34850	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 806. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 597. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 560. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$132,071	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$55,717	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$76,354	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$151,113	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$133,180	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$17,933	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$146,625	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$105,304	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$41,321	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$135,608	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS	$164,766
OTHER RECEIVABLES	$76

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$164,842	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY	$157,803
DEFERRED TENANT LHI ALLOWANCE	$44,631

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$202,434	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,790,247	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,790,247	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,790,247	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,310,019	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,310,019	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,310,019	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	PROGRAM SERVICES	FILM FESTIVALS	$88,021
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	PROGRAM SERVICES	INTERNSHIP PROGRAM	$3,200
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	FILM FESTIVALS	$16,968
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	FILM FESTIVALS	$715
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	FUNDRAISING		$162,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$271,404	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$271,404	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS INSTRUCTIONS, ALL AMOUNTS REPORTED ON PART I OF SCHEDULE F ARE REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, THE SAME METHOD OF ACCOUNTING USED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NATASHA DESPOTOVIC	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER & SEC.	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$187,848	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$19,663	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$207,511	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	DALCIO ANDUJAR, JR. AND ALEXANDER ANDUJAR ARE FATHER AND SON AND BOTH SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR GFDD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED ON MAY 13, 2015 DUE TO CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND DUTIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8A	DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MEET REGULARLY, GFDD IS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING AN OPERATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORKING IN WASHINGTON, DC AND MAINTAINING THE PRESENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN ADVISORY BOARD. GFDD IS ALSO DEVELOPING A PROCESS OF DOCUMENTING THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETINGS ONCE THE DC BOARD IS ESTABLISHED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MEET REGULARLY, GFDD IS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING AN OPERATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORKING IN WASHINGTON, DC AND MAINTAINING THE PRESENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN ADVISORY BOARD. GFDD IS ALSO DEVELOPING A PROCESS OF DOCUMENTING THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETINGS ONCE THE DC BOARD IS ESTABLISHED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	GFDD HIRES RAFFA, P.C., AN ACCOUNTING FIRM, TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE PROJECTS AND ICT DIRECTOR AND THEN BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ONCE APPROVED, THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	GFDD IS VERY AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE IMPLICATION OF HIRING AN EMPLOYEE OR CONTRACTOR WITH REGARDS TO AVOIDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST APPEARS TO EXIST, THE ISSUE IS DISCUSSED WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATED ACCORDINGLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	GFDD HIRES RAFFA, P.C., TO RESEARCH PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEYS ANNUALLY AND TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE BENCHMARK POSITIONS IN ORDER TO FIND A REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR ITS OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. ONCE THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES AND DOCUMENTS THE DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GFDD'S LAWYERS, SQUIRE, SANDERS AND DEMPSEY, L.L.P., DRAFTED GFDD'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THESE DOCUMENTS IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.