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KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (EIN 77-0555874)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202523219349312712
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-17T13:19:47-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN952972229PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DANIELLS PHILLIPS VAUGHAN & BOCKBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 NEW STINE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBAKERSFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN770555874EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlKERNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6613255346PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15701 TRUXTUN AVE SUITE 110AddressLine1Txt
CityBAKERSFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93309ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAARON FALKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6613255346PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonREANN RICHARDI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01803841PTIN
Phone6618347411PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAARON FALKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15701 TRUXTUN AVE STE 110AddressLine1Txt
CityBAKERSFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,636,388GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.KERNFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionKERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS GROWING COMMUNITY AND GROWING PHILANTHROPY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee163TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,204,144PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,808,634CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$524,667PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$588,191CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,352,622PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,065,446CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,081,433PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,462,271CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,497,695PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,219,376CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,455,789PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$445,564CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,346,937PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,499,922CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,300,421PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,783,895CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$781,012PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$321,624CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$43,441,433TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$46,020,980TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,818,356TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,681,037TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$37,623,077NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$39,339,943NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionKERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS GROWING COMMUNITY AND GROWING PHILANTHROPY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,001,636ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,219,376GrantAmt
Revenue$588,191RevenueAmt
DescKERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS IN BUSINESS TO SERVE AS A CHARITABLE RESOURCE FOR LOCAL DONORS AND CORPORATIONS AND TO GENERATE CAPITAL THAT PROVIDES PHILANTHROPIC SOLUTIONS TO HELP MAKE KERN COUNTY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, TO WORK AND TO VISIT. THE FOUNDATION IS HOME FOR LOCAL PHILANTHROPISTS, WITH MORE THAN 175 NAMED FUNDS THAT HELP DONORS ORGANIZE AND ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL RESULTS FROM THEIR CHARITABLE GIVING. THE FOUNDATION IS A RESULTS-ORIENTED GRANTMAKER, AWARDING APPROXIMATELY $5,219,376 IN GRANTS IN 2024. THE FOUNDATION IS A TRUSTED COMMUNITY LEADER FOCUSING ON INITIATIVES SUCH AS COLLEGE ACCESS AND NONPROFIT STRENGTHENING.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$7,001,636TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document20IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee163EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMAS SHEPARDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6613255346PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15701 TRUXTUN AVE STE 110AddressLine1Txt
CityBAKERSFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93309ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CARLOS SANCHEZ
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENDA GARCIA
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
VINCENT ODDO
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TANYA ALSHEIKH
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE GREGORY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN C HERSHEY III
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN LELAND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYDIA CHANEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA WOLFE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON FALK
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$167,346$0$0
SARA PALMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK WOOLRIDGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$167,346TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$5,808,634AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$74,611NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,808,634TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMANAGEMENT FEESDesc
Business541610BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$588,191TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$588,191RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$588,191TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,149,441TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,149,441ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,090,122SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,174,117SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$916,005SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$916,005TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$916,005ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,462,271TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$588,191RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,065,446ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,219,376TotalAmt
Program Services$5,219,376ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,833,336TotalAmt
Program Services$916,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$687,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$229,167FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,501TotalAmt
Program Services$44,750ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,188FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,760TotalAmt
Program Services$70,880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,720FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$692,516TotalAmt
Program Services$346,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$259,695ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,564FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,942TotalAmt
Program Services$6,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,228ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,743FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,000TotalAmt
Program Services$18,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,875ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,625FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,857TotalAmt
Program Services$113,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,482FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,038TotalAmt
Program Services$9,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,255FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,872TotalAmt
Program Services$32,936ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,702ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,234FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,427TotalAmt
Program Services$7,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,410ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,803FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,218TotalAmt
Program Services$60,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,457ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,152FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,310TotalAmt
Program Services$3,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$789FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONTRACT LABOR$127,822$63,911$47,933$15,978
PRINTING AND MARKETING$89,280$44,640$33,480$11,160
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$34,214$17,107$12,830$4,277
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE$15,746$7,873$5,905$1,968

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,680TotalAmt
Program Services$17,841ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,380ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,459FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,783,895TotalAmt
Program Services$7,001,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,336,695ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$445,564FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,745,419BOYAmt
EOY$2,157,924EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,577,558BOYAmt
EOY$5,636,322EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,278BOYAmt
EOY$228,085EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,243BOYAmt
EOY$92,611EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,380BOYAmt
EOY$140,630EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$42,666LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$33,000LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,758BOYAmt
EOY$9,666EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,364,108BOYAmt
EOY$37,649,887EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,689BOYAmt
EOY$105,855EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,441,433BOYAmt
EOY$46,020,980EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,360BOYAmt
EOY$238,274EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,000BOYAmt
EOY$195,265EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$270,000BOYAmt
EOY$323,282EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,080,996BOYAmt
EOY$5,924,216EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,818,356BOYAmt
EOY$6,681,037EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,173,077BOYAmt
EOY$32,889,943EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,450,000BOYAmt
EOY$6,450,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,623,077BOYAmt
EOY$39,339,943EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,441,433BOYAmt
EOY$46,020,980EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$321,624ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,038,490NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$4,795,703CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,649,756CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,694,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,204,143CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,808,634CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,152,875TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,795,703CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,649,756CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,694,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,204,143CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,808,634CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,152,875TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,613SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$28,145,262PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$395,291CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$386,127CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$516,994CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,018,643CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,149,441CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,466,496TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$31,619,371TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.89010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91090PublicSupportPY170Pct
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)
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (1)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,864,220BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,016,281InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$134,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$103,462AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$8,643,039EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,870,540BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,138,570InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$51,500GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$93,390AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,864,220EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,651,461BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,500,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$70,286InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$15,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$195,635AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,870,540EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,432,297BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$277,785InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$25,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$33,622AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,651,461EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,290,136BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$197,633InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$27,500GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$27,971AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,432,297EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.25370BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.74630PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$42,666OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$33,000DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,666BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,666TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAGENCY ACCOUNTDesc
Book Value$37,649,887BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$37,649,887TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS$5,818,361
LEASE LIABILITY$105,855
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,924,216TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO USE ITS ENDOWMENT TO FUND VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT THE BAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE FOUNDATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (34 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
1801 PANORAMA DRIVEBAKERSFIELDCA93305510151490501(C)(3)$40,585$0CHARITABLE
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO
CAL POLY FINANCIAL AID OFFICESAN LUIS OBISPOCA934070201204927897501(C)(3)$41,375$0CHARITABLE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY BAKERSFIELD
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AIDBAKERSFIELDCA93311952643086501(C)(3)$219,066$0CHARITABLE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO
FINANCIAL AID OFFICEFRESNOCA93740946003272501(C)(3)$16,432$0CHARITABLE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICESLONG BEACHCA908400103330579971501(C)(3)$10,000$0CHARITABLE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY COLLEGE
201 NEW STINE RDBAKERSFIELDCA93309942589126501(C)(3)$20,203$0CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
FINANCIAL AID LOCKBOXBERKELEYCA900744988946002123501(C)(3)$41,000$0CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
STUDENT ACCOUNTINGDAVISCA957989062946036494501(C)(3)$13,600$0CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
102 ALDRICH HALLIRVINECA926972825952226406501(C)(3)$7,000$0CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
BOX 957089 1125 MURPHY HALLLOS ANGELESCA900957089952250801501(C)(3)$22,500$0CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
FINANCIAL AID SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICESAN DIEGOCA920930013952872494501(C)(3)$11,175$0CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA
FINANCIAL AID OFFICESANTA BARBARACA931063180956006145501(C)(3)$27,000$0CHARITABLE
BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
12775 STOCKDALE HWYBAKERSFIELDCA93314770121197501(C)(3)$33,000$0CHARITABLE
LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
5500 OLIVE DRIVE BLDG 6BAKERSFIELDCA93308452901666501(C)(3)$14,260$0CHARITABLE
NORTH KERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
710 PETERS STREETBAKERSFIELDCA93280501(C)(3)$16,550$0CHARITABLE
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE PARISH SCHOOL
609 E CALIFORNIA AVENUEBAKERSFIELDCA93307501(C)(3)$13,000$0CHARITABLE
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
4500 BUENA VISTA ROADBAKERSFIELDCA93311501(C)(3)$37,765$0CHARITABLE
UEI COLLEGE BAKERSFIELD
3737 ROSEDALE HWYBAKERSFIELDCA93308501(C)(3)$21,500$0CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FINANCIAL AID OFFICELOS ANGELESCA90089951642394501(C)(3)$7,500$0CHARITABLE
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
FINANCIAL AID OFFICEMINNEAPOLISMN55401501(C)(3)$10,000$0CHARITABLE
AERA ENERGY FUND
10000 MING AVEBAKERSFIELDCA93311$2,918,446$0CHARITABLE
AERA ENERGY FUND FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
29235 HIGHWAY 33MARICOPACA93252$150,000$0CHARITABLE
BAKERSFIELD MUSEUM OF ART FUND
1930 R STBAKERSFIELDCA93301770125694$100,561$0CHARITABLE
UPPER KERN FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT FUND
5701 TRUXTUN AV SUITE 110BAKERSFIELDCA93309501(C)(3)$204,886$0CHARITABLE
YOUTH FOR CHRIST KERN COUNTY FUND
2131 CALIFORNIA AVEBAKERSFIELDCA93304952597393501(C)(3)$243,000$0CHARITABLE
LINKED FUND
PO BOX 1664BAKERSFIELDCA93302861765428501(C)(3)$229,000$0CHARITABLE
HAY FAMILY FOUNDATION FUND
PO BOX 15100CARLSBADCA92018911909057501(C)(3)$129,041$0CHARITABLE
ROD STIEFVATER FOUNDATION FUND
4831 CALLOWAY DR STE 102BAKERSFIELDCA93312611701278501(C)(3)$124,560$0CHARITABLE
KERN AND DANCE ALLIANCE
PO BOX 12407BAKERSFIELDCA93389770437598501(C)(3)$81,000$0CHARITABLE
SOUTHERN SIERRA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA - CAMP KERN FUND
2417 M STREETBAKERSFIELDCA93301951642363501(C)(3)$89,611$0CHARITABLE
MCCARTHY FAMILY FUND
25 MANDALAY DRPEABODYMA01960501(C)(3)$82,600$0CHARITABLE
BATEY CHARITABLE FUND
PO BOX 20009BAKERSFIELDCA93390475523964501(C)(3)$78,500$0CHARITABLE
BOREL FIRE RELIEF FUND
5701 TRUXTUN AV SUITE 110BAKERSFIELDCA93309501(C)(3)$64,575$0CHARITABLE
SCOTT KIRSCHENMANN FAMILY FOUNDATION FUND
5500 MING AVEBAKERSFIELDCA93309850749675501(C)(3)$14,530$0CHARITABLE

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IS MONITORED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAARON FALKPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$167,346BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$167,346TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Miscellaneous SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$74,611NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ALL NEW DIRECTORS & EMPLOYEES WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. CONTINUING DIRECTORS & EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE FORM ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE SALARIES OF PRESIDENT AND CEO AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE, WWW.KERNFOUNDATION.ORG, VIA THE "ABOUT US" SECTION AT THE "FINANCIAL OVERVIEW" TAB.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KERN REAL ESTATE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15701 TRUXTUN AVE STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBAKERSFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462637218EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO BENEFIT AND SUPPORT THE KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth 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 Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd