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OPEN MEDICINE FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
OPEN MEDICINE FOUNDATION INC (EIN 26-4712664)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-04-23
IRS object ID
201411139349300331
Schema version
2013v3.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-04-23T13:45:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN330783700PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1PDM LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line13460 TORRANCE BLVD STE 200AddressLine1
CityTORRANCECity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90503ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN264712664EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1OPEN MEDICINE FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOPENBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6503520310PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12500 HOSPITAL DRIVEAddressLine1
CityMOUNTAIN VIEWCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94040ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonLINDA TANNENBAUMPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6503520310PhoneNum
Signature2014-04-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonANTHONY P BOZANIC CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Form 990 IRS990

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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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RICHARD PC RODGERS MD
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PATTI LINSLEY
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H KENNETH WALKER MD
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COURTNEY DE BALMAN
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$10,286TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$1,857TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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BOY$8,820BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$112,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$13,266EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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EOY$317,989EOYAmt

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BOY$8,820BOYAmt
EOY$331,255EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$344,993ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$1,951PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year$1,504,199CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,627,809TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$1,504,199CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,627,809TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$1,627,809PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$1,627,809TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Charitable Contri Event1$13,002CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$2,835GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,835OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$15,837GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$13,002CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$2,835GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,835OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$2,835DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OPEN MEDICINE INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12500 HOSPITAL DRIVE BLDG 2AddressLine1
CityMOUNTAIN VIEWCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code94040ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$993,547CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantRESEARCH GRANTPurposeOfGrantTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OBTAINS THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 FROM THE ORGANIZATON'S THIRD-PARTY 990 PREPARER AND REVIEWS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN DISTRIBUTES THE COPIES OF THE FORM 990 FINAL DRAFT TO THE BOARD WHO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FINAL FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, DURING BOD ELECTIONS, MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CONFIRMING THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY AND ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE POLICY. ALL NEW STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE INFORMED OF THE POLICY AND ASKED IF THEY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ALL CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION AND HIRING ARE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.