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AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM (EIN 76-0284248)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-01
IRS object ID
201643069349300509
Schema version
2015v2.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-11-01T07:01:28-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line12900 Weslayan Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
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Filer Filer

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Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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Marian Davenport
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Joni Baird
Secretary2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Les Cave
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Donald Bowers
Nom Committee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rogene Calvert
Selection Comm1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dee Dee Dochen
Mktg Comm1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dorothy Gibbons
Develop Comm1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bonnie Hellums
Curriculum Comm1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leisa Holland-Nelson
Develop. Comm1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michele Pola
ALF/COPE Comm1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judson Robinson
Selection Comm1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Sim
Sr. Fellow Comm1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rhonda Smith
Investment Comm1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jagdip Ahluwalia
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew Barnes
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Jo Carcedo
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gina Carroll
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Frances Castaneda Dyess
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John Farrell
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Linda Flores Olson
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Reagan Flowers
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Jerome Gray
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Jay Guerrero
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Cecilia Hawkins
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Sylvia Kerrigan
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Stan Marek
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Marcie Mir
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Sharon Murphy
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,779,306BOYAmt
EOY$2,728,929EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,446BOYAmt
EOY$35,422EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,483BOYAmt
EOY$2,625EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,288BOYAmt
EOY$187,969EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,036BOYAmt
EOY$43,435EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$182,253BOYAmt
EOY$269,451EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,297,437BOYAmt
EOY$1,253,329EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$314,739BOYAmt
EOY$215,537EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$984,877BOYAmt
EOY$990,612EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,597,053BOYAmt
EOY$2,459,478EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,779,306BOYAmt
EOY$2,728,929EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$46,369ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$183,944NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$547,515CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$450,876CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$638,943CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$523,523CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$370,676CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,531,533TotalAmt

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$547,515CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$450,876CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$638,943CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$523,523CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$370,676CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,531,533TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$401,843SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,129,690PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$34,278CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,288CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,349CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,724CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,293CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$205,932TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,737,465TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,492,033GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77800PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.77320PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (true)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,552,787BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,735ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,583InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$59,131GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,496,808EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,407,092BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$29,375ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$165,960InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$49,640GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,552,787EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,028,126BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$222,025ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$199,500InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$42,559GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,407,092EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$884,284BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$49,761ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$94,649InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$568GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,028,126EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$792,764BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$112,475ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$568InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$21,523GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$884,284EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.19710BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.66180PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.14110TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$47,969OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$34,345DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,624BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,624TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$702,115TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$183,944NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$183,944RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$886,059RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$177,111OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$177,111RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,063,170TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$839,690TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$839,690ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$177,111OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$177,111ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,016,801TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b: Explanation of escrow account liabilityALF currently holds $43,435 for the Nonprofit Leadership Collaborative, a continuing education coalition of nonprofit organizations for which ALF serves as a fiscal agent.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.Income earned on the organization's endowment funds is intended to be used to fund scholarships for Fellows Program participants from organizations not in a position to pay tuition.
Part XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SScholarships $177111
Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SScholarships $177111

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$243,477GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$192,027CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$51,450GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$32,967FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$22,575OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$243,477GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$192,027CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$51,450GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$32,967FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$22,575OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$55,542DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$4,092NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFellows Prog. ScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient71RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$177,111NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedAmount of reductionValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTuition reductionNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPresident reviews each request for assistance and monitors results of research and student progress.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ALF provides activities for graduates of the Fellows Programs. These periodic activities include continuing education opportunities and community dialogue designed to further the joining and strengthening of Fellows. Second Friday Breakfasts focus on deep dialogue on important and timely topics in our community and attract an average attendance of 40 ALF Senior Fellows. In 2015 we held our Bi-annual Senior Fellows Retreat where 65 Senior Fellows gathered for two days to explore the problems of inequities in Houston's education, health care and criminal justice systems and to explore alternatives and possibilities for improvement in each of these systems.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or ShareholderThe Chapter members consist of all Senior Fellows and Fellows of the Chapter. Senior Fellows are program graduates; Fellows are currently enrolled in a program.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Finance & Audit Committee reviews the 990 prior to providing a copy to the board and filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsAnnual survey of officers, directors and key employees is conducted. Upon review, any potential conflict is discussed by Executive Committee. If a conflict were to exist, the party would be prohibited from participating in discussions as appropriate.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Executive Committee reviews performance versus goals for the President as well as comparable job salary information.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThese documents are available upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1American Leadership Forum-NationalBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1738 Broadway Ste 301AddressLine1Txt
CityTacomaCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94802ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742137172EIN
Primary ActivitiesNational office for federation of ALF chaptersPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(a)(1)PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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 OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (true)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd