RYAN FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: RYAN FOUNDATION (EIN 41-2169151)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-07-30
IRS object ID: 201332119349300503
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-07-30T07:35:21-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	160 ROCKHILL RD	AddressLine1
City	BALA CYNWYD	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	19004	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	412169151	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE RYAN FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	RYAN	NameControl
Phone	6105197421	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 BROWER ROAD	AddressLine1
City	WAYNE	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	19087	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	COLLEEN SHEEHAN	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	6105197421	Phone
Date Signed	2013-06-03	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	GEOFFREY B RORABAUGH	Name
Phone	6106676080	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-07-30	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	COLLEEN SHEEHAN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 BROWER ROAD	AddressLine1
City	WAYNE	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	19087	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	53543	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	N/A	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2005	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	PA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE RYAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING PROJECTS AND CURRICULA THAT PROMOTE THE STUDY OF FREE INSTITUTIONS, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND RELATED SUBJECTS. THE RYAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS, PUBLIC LECTURE AND JUNIOR SCHOLARS PROGRAMS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	198150	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	33934	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	6240	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	19609	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	204390	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	53543	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	152335	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	132073	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	152335	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	132073	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	52055	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-78530	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	323632	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	271700	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	97041	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	114863	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	226591	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	156837	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE RYAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING PROJECTS AND CURRICULA THAT PROMOTE THE STUDY OF FREE INSTITUTIONS, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND RELATED SUBJECTS. THE RYAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS, PUBLIC LECTURE AND JUNIOR SCHOLARS PROGRAMS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	98916	Expense
Description	THE RYAN FOUNDATION ENGAGES VISITING SCHOLARS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE RYAN FOUNDATION HOSTS PUBLIC LECTURES AND READING GROUPS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	2500	Expense
Description	THE RYAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS JUNIOR SCHOLARS PROGRAMS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	101416	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	8	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	false	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	COLLEEN SHEEHAN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6105197421	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	805 BROWER ROAD	AddressLine1
City	WAYNE	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	19087	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
COLLEEN SHEEHAN
EXECUTIVE DI	15.00	X	X	35000	0	0
FREDERICK W ANTON
PRESIDENT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JOSEPH HARE
SECRETARY	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
BARRY STERN
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM ALLEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
BRUCE COLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER FRANKLIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JOSEPH PITTS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
PINA TEMPLETON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
KENNETH TEPPER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CUYLER WALKER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
WIGHT MARTINDALE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	35000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	33934	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	33934	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	11698	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	11698	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	7911	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	7911	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	7911	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	7911	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	53543	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	19609	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2500	Total
Management And General	2500	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3092	Total
Management And General	3092	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1779	Total
Program Services	1779	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PROGRAM EXPENSES	97137	97137
OUTSIDE SERVICES	20838		20838
GRANT AWARDS	2500	2500
MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT	1922		1922

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2305	Total
Management And General	2305	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	132073	Total
Program Services	101416	ProgramServices
Management And General	30657	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	97853	BOY
EOY	137402	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	12451	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	3290	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10939	BOY
EOY	9161	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	214840	BOY
EOY	125137	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	323632	BOY
EOY	271700	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	97041	BOY
EOY	114863	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	97041	BOY
EOY	114863	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	32758	BOY
EOY	13983	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	193833	BOY
EOY	142854	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	226591	BOY
EOY	156837	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	323632	BOY
EOY	271700	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-78530	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	8776	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Audit Committee	false	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	25000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	92980	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	207500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	198150	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	33934	CurrentTaxYear
Total	557564	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	25000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	92980	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	207500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	198150	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	33934	CurrentTaxYear
Total	557564	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	557564	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	-579	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2258	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	497	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	5192	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	6204	CurrentTaxYear
Total	13572	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	571136	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	11698	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.97620	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.98240	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	12451	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3290	Depreciation
Book Value	9161	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	9161	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	DUE TO VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY	Description
Amount	$114,863	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	114863	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE RYAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING PROJECTS AND CURRICULA THAT PROMOTE THE STUDY OF FREE INSTITUTIONS, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND RELATED SUBJECTS. THE RYAN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS, PUBLIC LECTURE AND JUNIOR SCHOLARS PROGRAMS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	INCREASED VALUE OF INVESTMENTS 8,776