BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION NORTH AMERICA INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2013

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Organization: BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION NORTH AMERICA INC (EIN 71-1048702)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-05-08
IRS object ID: 201421289349100607
Schema version: 2013v3.1
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-PF
Schedule B
Accounting Fees Schedule
Compensation Explanation
Depreciation Schedule
Expenditure Responsibility Stmt
Expln Of Non Filing With AG Stmt
General Explanation Attachment
Investments Land Schedule2
Land Etc Schedule2
Legal Fees Schedule
Other Expenses Schedule
Other Income Schedule2
Other Increases Schedule
Other Professional Fees Schedule

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-05-08T08:30:39-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2001 MARKET STREET SUITE 700	AddressLine1
City	PHILADELPHIA	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	19103	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990PF	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	711048702	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION (NA) INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% ANNETTE HEUSER/FAITH GRAY	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	BERT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023841980	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	AddressLine1
Address Line2	SUITE 901 Suite	AddressLine2
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANNETTE HEUSER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2023841980	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-05-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Grant T LLP	PreparerPersonNm
Phone	2155614200	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-12-30 17:16:21Z	BuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY	$1,277,472	FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss	$2,825,136	ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss	$1,033	OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss	$2,826,169	TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm	$0	TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss	$231,896	CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl	$231,896	CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss	$698,344	OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl	$697,234	OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss	$201,931	PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl	$201,931	PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss	$58,297	LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm	$0	LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm	$0	LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl	$58,297	LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss	$23,024	AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm	$0	AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm	$0	AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps	$23,024	AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss	$47,295	OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl	$47,295	OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss	$50,082	DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss	$304,773	OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl	$304,773	OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss	$188,272	TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl	$188,272	TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss	$128,228	PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl	$128,228	PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss	$1,075,778	OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$963,921	OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss	$3,007,920	TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm	$0	TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm	$0	TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$2,844,871	TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss	$159,245	ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl	$159,245	ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss	$3,167,165	TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm	$0	TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm	$0	TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$3,004,116	TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	-$340,996	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income	$0	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY	$1,173,383	CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY	$1,152,692	CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV	$1,152,692	CashEOYFMVAmt
Grants Receivable BOY	$5,000	GrantsReceivableBOYAmt
Grants Receivable EOY	$60,000	GrantsReceivableEOYAmt
Grants Receivable EOYFMV	$60,000	GrantsReceivableEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY	$37,763	PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY	$50,806	PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV	$50,806	PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$568,555	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$554,581	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY	$61,500	LandBOYAmt
Land EOY	$13,974	LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV	$13,974	LandEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,277,646	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,277,472	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV	$1,277,472	TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY	$147,230	AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY	$104,812	AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Deferred Revenue BOY	$0	DeferredRevenueBOYAmt
Deferred Revenue EOY	$230,488	DeferredRevenueEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$147,230	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$335,300	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY	$930,509	UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY	$942,172	UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Temporarily Restricted BOY	$199,907	TemporarilyRestrictedBOYAmt
Temporarily Restricted EOY	$0	TemporarilyRestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,130,416	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$942,172	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY	$1,277,646	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY	$1,277,472	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,130,416	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	-$340,996	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases	$152,752	OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal	$942,172	SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$942,172	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail		CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax	false	LiableSection4942TaxInd

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax	$0	InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal	$0	SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income	$0	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Payments And Credits	$0	TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due	$0	TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty	false	LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent	false	MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax	$0	Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax	$0	Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed	$0	TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws	false	ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied	Yes (true)	Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In Assets	Yes (true)	AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen	false	Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation	Yes (true)	PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors	false	NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity	false	OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp Rqr	Yes (true)	ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Address	WWW.BERTELSMANN-FOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANNETTE HEUSERFAITH GRAY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2023841980	PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW SUITE 901	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20005	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question	false	ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn	false	SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn	false	BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn	false	FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn	false	PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn	false	TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official	false	PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts	false	UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY	false	UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings	false	BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments	false	JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst	false	UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation	false	InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election	false	InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose	false	NoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As Exc	Yes (true)	TransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure Rspns	Yes (true)	MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Aart De Geus
1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	PRESIDENT	1.0	$0	$0	$0
Gunter Thielen
1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	Director	1.0	$0	$0	$0
ANNETTE HEUSER
1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	VICE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIR	35.0	$231,896	$6,957	$0
Wilfred Uhr
1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	Secretary/Treasurer	1.0	$0	$0	$0
LIZ MOHN
1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	DIRECTOR	1.0	$0	$0	$0
Frederick Kempe
1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	Director	1.0	$0	$0	$0
Vishakha Desai
1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	Director	1.0	$0	$0	$0
Charles Dallara
1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	Director	1.0	$13,769	$0	$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee BenefitsEmployeeBenefitsAmt
TYSON BARKER
1101 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 901	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	TRNSATLANTIC REL DIR	35.0	$107,065	$15,326
ANDREW COHEN
1101 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 901	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	COM/OUTREACH DIR	35.0	$141,875	$17,525
FAITH GRAY
1101 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 901	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	DIR ADMINISTRATION	35.0	$132,415	$16,520
ANNELIESE GUESS
1101 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 901	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	PRJ MGR, INT'L RELAT	35.0	$68,000	$13,761
SAMUEL PUTTER-GEORGE
1101 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 901	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	PRJ MGR, GED	35.0	$60,300	$13,562

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k	1	OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Service TypeServiceTypeTxt	CompensationCompensationAmt
ALBRIGHT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
1101 NEW YORK AVE NW 900	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	STRG RENTAL/IT SRVS	$381,583
WINDOWS CATERING COMPANY
5724 GENERAL WASHINGTON DRIVE	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22312	EVENT PLAN/CATERING	$132,956
COPELAND DESIGN INC
PO BOX 70926	BETHESDA	MD	208130926	DESIGN/PRINTING SRVS	$91,502
VENABLE LLP
PO BOX 62727	BETHESDA	MD	212642727	LEGAL SERVICES	$57,995

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k	0	ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description1	TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS, CEPI, & ANNUAL FINANCIAL CONFERENCE SEE ATTACHMENT 13	Description1Txt
Expenses1	$943,582	Expenses1Amt
Description2	GLOBAL FUTURES PROJECT SEE ATTACHMENT 13	Description2Txt
Expenses2	$152,545	Expenses2Amt
Description3	INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT CREDIT RATING AGENCY (INCRA) SEE ATTACHMENT 13	Description3Txt
Expenses3	$119,286	Expenses3Amt
Description4	TRANSATLANTIC COUNCIL ON MIGRATION SEE ATTACHMENT 13	Description4Txt
Expenses4	$94,145	Expenses4Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sum Of Program Related Invst		SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec	$0	AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances	$1,252,501	AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast	$50,806	FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets	$1,303,307	TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness	$0	AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast	$1,303,307	AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable	$19,550	CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$1,283,757	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return	$64,188	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn Org	Yes (X)	Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions	$3,004,116	ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total	$0	ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid	$0	CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test	$0	SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test	$0	SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$3,004,116	QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri	$3,004,116	AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Section4942j3	Yes (X)	Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$0	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$0	Year1Amt
Year2	$0	Year2Amt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pct85 Lessor Adj Incm Or Min Ret Pct85LessorAdjIncmOrMinRetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$0	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$0	Year1Amt
Year2	$0	Year2Amt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$3,004,116	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$3,205,299	Year1Amt
Year2	$2,623,835	Year2Amt
Year3	$2,185,802	Year3Amt
Total	$11,019,052	TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Not Used Drt QualifyingDistriNotUsedDrtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$159,245	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$35,000	Year1Amt
Year2	$76,000	Year2Amt
Year3	$66,850	Year3Amt
Total	$337,095	TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$2,844,871	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$3,170,299	Year1Amt
Year2	$2,547,835	Year2Amt
Year3	$2,118,952	Year3Amt
Total	$10,681,957	TotalAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$1,277,472	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$1,277,646	Year1Amt
Year2	$1,274,169	Year2Amt
Year3	$1,005,136	Year3Amt
Total	$4,834,423	TotalAmt

Total Assets Sect4942j3 Bi TotalAssetsSect4942j3BiGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$1,277,472	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$1,277,646	Year1Amt
Year2	$1,274,169	Year2Amt
Year3	$1,005,136	Year3Amt
Total	$4,834,423	TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$42,792	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$38,166	Year1Amt
Year2	$23,802	Year2Amt
Year3	$24,709	Year3Amt
Total	$129,469	TotalAmt

Total Support TotalSupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Public Support Type PublicSupportType

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Largest Support From EO LargestSupportFromEOGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To Preselected	Yes (X)	OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1	CityRecipientUSAddress/City	StateRecipientUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxt	Recipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxt	Grant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt	AmtAmt	Address Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2
Atlantic Council
1101 15th Street NW Suite 1100	Washington	DC	20005	NONE	PC	2013 Distinguished Leadership Awards Dinner; Partnership publication of U.S. Trade Initiative	$7,000
Harvard University
124 Mount Auburn Street	Cambridge	MA	02138	NONE	PC	Support for the German Conference	$9,840
Transatlantic Policy Network
1800 K Street NW	Washington	DC	20006	NONE	NC	To Support Transatlantic Week 2013	$10,000
German American Business Council
2000 M Street Suite 335	Washington	DC	20036	NONE	PC	GABC Maifest Dinner	$450
Migration Policy Institute
1400 16th Street NW Ste 300	Washington	DC	20036	NONE	PC	Participation in Transatlantic Council on Migration	$94,145
US Association of Former Members of Congress
1401 K Street NW 503	Washington	DC	20005	NONE	PC	16th and 17th Annual Statesmanship Awards Dinner	$1,975
American Institute for Contemp German Studies
1755 Massachusetts Avenue NW	Washington	DC	20036	NONE	PC	Annual Global Leadership Awards Dinner	$1,070	Johns Hopkins University
British Embassy
3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW	Washington	DC	20008	NONE	PC	TTIP Partnership Survey & Rollout	$34,765

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr	$159,245	TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt Ag		FeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And Assmnt		MembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp
Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst		IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp
Div And Int From Sec Part VII		DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd Prop		NetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd Prop		NetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal Prop		NetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment Incm Part VII		OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp
Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry		GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp
Net Income Loss From Special Evt		NetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry		GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	ExclusionExclusionCd	ExclusionExclusionAmt
SEMINARS AND TRAINING	01	$508
OTHER INCOME	01	$525

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	$1,033	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty	$1,033	TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO	false	TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO	false	TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets	false	SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO	false	PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets	false	RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements	false	ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees	false	LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc	false	PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc	false	SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO	false	RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General Rule	Yes (X)	GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (4 entries)

ContributorContributorNum	Address Line1ContributorForeignAddress/AddressLine1	CityContributorForeignAddress/City	CountryContributorForeignAddress/Country	Postal CodeContributorForeignAddress/PostalCode	Total ContributionsTotalContributionsAmt	Person ContributionPersonContributionInd	Address Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1	CityContributorUSAddress/City	StateContributorUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeContributorUSAddress/ZIPCode	Noncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
BERTELSMANN STIFTUNG
1	CARL-BERTELSMANN-STRasse 256	GUeTERSLOH	GM	33311	$2,677,433	Yes (X)
European Commission
2					$61,052	Yes (X)	2300 M Street NW third floor	Washington	DC	20037
US MISSION EUROPEAN UNION - Bruss
3	Rue Zinner 13	BRUSSELS	BE	B-1000	$15,000	Yes (X)
GOOGLE
4					$71,651	Yes (X)	1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY	MOUNTAIN VIEW	CA	94043	Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	4	ContributorNum
Noncash Property	ADVERTISING	NoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value	$71,651	FairMarketValueAmt

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Category	ACCOUNTING & AUDITING	CategoryTxt
Amt	$23,024	Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps	$23,024	DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Charles Dallara	PersonNm
Short Explanation	Mr. Dallara was hired as a consultant during 2013 to provide services to the Foundation. He assisted with the implementation of the International non-profit credit rating agency proposal stipulations and he provided consulting services related to the global financial governance project in addition to other projects.	ShortExplanationTxt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Expenditure Responsibility Stmt ExpenditureResponsibilityStmt

Expenditure Responsibility ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Transatlantic Policy Network	BusinessNameLine1

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	First Floor 115 Rue Froissart	AddressLine1
City	Brussels	City
Country	BE	Country
Postal Code	1040	PostalCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant	2013-03-19	GrantDt
Grant	$10,000	GrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	Support of Transatlantic Week 2013	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Expended By Grantee	$10,000	ExpendedByGranteeAmt
Any Diversion By Grantee	NO	AnyDiversionByGranteeTxt
Dates Of Reports By Grantee	OCTOBER 2013	DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt

Expln Of Non Filing With AG Stmt ExplnOfNonFilingWithAGStmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION HAS NOT FURNISHED A COPY OF FORM 990-PF TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF A STATE BECAUSE THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT REPORT TO AND IS NOT REGISTERED WITH ANY STATE. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DESIGNATED TAXING AUTHORITY DOES NOT REQUIRE A COPY OF FORM 990-PF TO BE FILED WITH ITS AGENCY.	ExplanationTxt

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Substantial Contributor to the Foundation	IdentifierTxt
Form And Line Reference	Part VII-A, Question 10 - Statement Regarding Activities	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Medium Explanation	Bertelsmann Stiftung ("Stiftung"), a German Private Operating Foundation, contributed $2,697,536 to the Bertelsmann Foundation (NA), Inc. ("Foundation") in 2013. It is important to note that the following Foundation officers and directors also serve on Stiftung's board of directors: Aart De Geus - Foundation President Liz Mohn - Foundation Director	MediumExplanationTxt

Investments Land Schedule2 InvestmentsLandSchedule2

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Category	LEGAL SERVICES	CategoryTxt
Legal Fees	$58,297	LegalFeesAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps	$58,297	DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (15 entries)

DescDesc	Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
OFFICE EXPENSES	$31,650	$31,650
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$1,362	$1,362
EVENT EXPENSES	$402,681	$402,681
COMPUTER EXPENSES	$32,622	$32,622
MISCELLANEOUS	$7,033	$50,561
TECHNICAL EQUIP	$79,366	$79,366
OPERATING EXPENSE	$56,186	$56,186
BANK CHARGES	$1,302	$1,302
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$16,308	$16,308
POSTAGE	$12,036	$12,036
TELECOMMUNICATIONS	$40,586	$40,586
WEB SUPPORT	$11,563	$11,563
ADVERTISING	$74,946	$74,946
MISC PAID BY STIFTUNG	$152,752	$152,752
FDN RETURNED UNSPENT GRANT	$155,385	$0

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (2 entries)

DescDesc	Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
SEMINARS AND TRAININGS	$508
OTHER INCOME	$525

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CONTRIBUTED SERVICES FROM STIFTUNG	Description
Amount	$152,752	Amount

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxt	AmtAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CONSULTANTS	$31,569	$31,569
OTHER SERVICES	$15,726	$15,726