TY 2012 Form 990

(A) Name and Title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC)
(1) M CHRISTINE DEVITA........................................................................ CHAIRMAN UNTIL MARCH 2012	1.0 .......................	X	X	0	0
(2) BARRON M TENNY........................................................................ VICE CHAIRMAN	1.0 .......................	X	X	0	0
(3) MELISSA A BERMAN........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(4) PATRICK COLLINS........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(5) CLOTILDE PEREZ-BODE DEDECKER........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(6) P RUSSELL HARDIN........................................................................ CHAIRMAN	1.0 .......................	X	X	0	0
(7) MICHAEL F HAYES........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(8) NANCY S KAMI........................................................................ TRUSTEE UNTIL MARCH 2012	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(9) VALDEMAR DE OLIVEIRA NETO........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(10) GEORGE PENICK........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(11) MARCIA A SMITH........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(12) JOHN COLBORN........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(13) MAUREEN H SMYTH........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(14) YVETTE J ALBERDINGK THIJM........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(15) THOMAS E WILCOX........................................................................ TRUSTEE UNTIL MARCH 2012	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(16) PATRICK MCCARTHY........................................................................ TRUSTEE	1.0 .......................	X		0	0
(17) BRADFORD K SMITH........................................................................ PRESIDENT	35.0 .......................	X	X	551,476	49,864

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation
THE CROSSLAND GROUP LTD, 16 MAOLIS ROADNAHANTMA01908	BUSINESS CONSULTING	308,000
VELIR STUDIOS, 212 ELM ST STE 401SOMERVILLEMA02144	IT CONSULTING	241,013
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP, 4022 SELLS DRIVEHERMITAGETN37076	IT CONSULTING	205,000
COMMONFUND, 15 OLD DANBURY ROAD PO BOX 812WILTONCT068970812	INVESTMENT SERVICES	151,092
CONTEGRA, 200 MAMARONECK AVENUEWHITE PLAINSNY10601	IT CONSULTING	142,214
2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 7

Do not include amounts reported on lines 6b, 7b, 8b, 9b, and 10b of Part VIII.	(A) Total expenses	(B) Program service expenses	(C) Management and general expenses	(D) Fundraising expenses
1	Grants and other assistance to governments and organizations in the United States. See Part IV, line 21	0
2	Grants and other assistance to individuals in the United States. See Part IV, line 22	0
3	Grants and other assistance to governments, organizations, and individuals outside the United States. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16	0
4	Benefits paid to or for members	0
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ....	1,172,437	722,173	344,870	105,394
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ....	0
7	Other salaries and wages	9,769,747	7,924,137	1,427,907	417,703
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....	928,131	730,057	153,332	44,742
9	Other employee benefits .......	1,238,602	978,513	200,120	59,969
10	Payroll taxes ...........	832,845	655,105	137,591	40,149
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......	0
b	Legal .........	66,595	53,765	10,682	2,148
c	Accounting ...........	115,200		115,200
d	Lobbying ...........	0
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17	0
f	Investment management fees ......	171,092		171,092
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O) ........	1,988,551	1,621,271	367,180	100
12	Advertising and promotion ....	57,242	54,242	3,000
13	Office expenses .......	792,755	741,124	44,027	7,604
14	Information technology ......	572,088	388,881	172,489	10,718
15	Royalties ..	2,724	2,724
16	Occupancy ...........	2,431,104	1,972,708	355,788	102,608
17	Travel ............	443,183	351,116	89,185	2,882
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials ......	0
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....	111,317	84,064	26,678	575
20	Interest ...........	0
21	Payments to affiliates .......	0
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization .....	491,820	387,330	81,005	23,485
23	Insurance ..............	128,989		128,989
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	SEMINAR INSTRUCTION	287,566	287,566	0
b	PRINTING AND DUPLICATING	328,704	308,359	20,345
c	LIBRARY ACQUISITION	85,605	84,933	672
d	PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION	34,459	34,459	0
e	All other expenses	520,028	343,322	162,866	13,840
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	22,570,784	17,725,849	4,013,018	831,917
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

Part X Balance Sheet Check if Schedule O contains a response to any question in this Part X ...............
	1	Cashnon-interest-bearing .............	144,814	1	164,980
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........	9,857,457	2	11,543,865
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ...........	2,400,956	3	6,528,995
4	Accounts receivable, net .............	309,342	4	649,338
5	Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees. Complete Part II of Schedule L ..................
		0	5	0
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations (see instructions) Complete Part II of Schedule L
		0	6	0
7	Notes and loans receivable, net .............	0	7	0
8	Inventories for sale or use ..............	82,392	8	111,271
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ..........	664,849	9	362,974
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	12,007,580
b	Less: accumulated depreciation .....	10b	10,454,881	1,870,943	10c	1,552,699
11	Investments—publicly traded securities ..........	9,233,341	11	8,877,363
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....	2,194,061	12	3,701,894
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 .....	0	13	0
14	Intangible assets ...............	0	14	0
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........	0	15	0
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34)......	26,758,155	16	33,493,379
	17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .........	1,079,443	17	907,358
18	Grants payable .................	0	18	0
19	Deferred revenue ................	4,885,643	19	4,882,998
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .............	0	20	0
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D..	0	21	0
22	Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified
	persons. Complete Part II of Schedule L..........	0	22	0
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..	0	23	0
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ....	0	24	0
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17-24). Complete Part X of Schedule D....................	1,981,654	25	1,987,345
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25.........	7,946,740	26	7,777,701
		Organizations that follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here and complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27	Unrestricted net assets ..............	11,771,016	27	12,190,523
28	Temporarily restricted net assets ...........	5,326,399	28	11,811,155
29	Permanently restricted net assets ...........	1,714,000	29	1,714,000
	Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here and complete lines 30 through 34.
30	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds ........		30
31	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund .....		31
32	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		32
33	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	18,811,415	33	25,715,678
34	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	26,758,155	34	33,493,379

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. right arrow

See separate instructions.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2012

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

13-1837418

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E.)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in

section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross

receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of

its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses

acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 11e through 11h.

Type I

Type II

Type III - Functionally integrated

Type III - Non-functionally integrated

By checking this box, I certify that the organization is not controlled directly or indirectly by one or more disqualified persons other than foundation managers and other than one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2).

If the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, or Type III supporting organization, check this box ..................................................

Since August 17, 2006, has the organization accepted any gift or contribution from any of the
following persons?

(i) A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii)

Yes

and (iii) below, the governing body of the supported organization? ................

11g(i)

(ii) A family member of a person described in (i) above? ......................

11g(ii)

(iii) A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (i) or (ii) above? ................

11g(iii)

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document?		(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support?		(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.?		(vii) Amount of monetary support
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	(vii) Amount of monetary support


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2012

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2008	(b) 2009	(c) 2010	(d) 2011	(e) 2012	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") ....	7,574,251	5,301,901	7,239,719	7,884,538	14,326,112	42,326,521
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......						0
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..						0
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3	7,574,251	5,301,901	7,239,719	7,884,538	14,326,112	42,326,521
5	The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..						14,212,118
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.						28,114,403

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2008	(b) 2009	(c) 2010	(d) 2011	(e) 2012	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	7,574,251	5,301,901	7,239,719	7,884,538	14,326,112	42,326,521
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...	544,924	427,048	386,663	419,328	379,577	2,157,540
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..						0
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)..						0
11	Total support (Add lines 7 through 10).						44,484,061

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

66,211,500

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2012 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

63.201 %

Public support percentage for 2011 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

70.094 %

16a

33 1/3% support test—2012. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2011. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2012. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization ..................................................... right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2011. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2012

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2008	(b) 2009	(c) 2010	(d) 2011	(e) 2012	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2	Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......
3	Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513..
4	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
6	Total. Add lines 1 through 5.
7a	Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...
b	Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c	Add lines 7a and 7b..
8	Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2008	(b) 2009	(c) 2010	(d) 2011	(e) 2012	(f) Total
9	Amounts from line 6...
10a	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b	Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c	Add lines 10a and 10b.
11	Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) ..
13	Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2012 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2011 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2012 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2011 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

33 1/3% support tests—2012. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ........ right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2011. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions ..... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2012

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Part IV

Supplemental Information. Complete this part to provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; and Part III, line 12. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Explanation

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2012

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

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Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Schedule of Contributors

Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2012

Name of the organization

THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

13-1837418

Organization type (check one):

Filers of:

Section:

Form 990 or 990-EZ

501(c)( ) (enter number) organization

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust not treated as a private foundation

527 political organization

Form 990-PF

501(c)(3) exempt private foundation

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation

501(c)(3) taxable private foundation

Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.
Note. Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.

General Rule

For an organization filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF that received, during the year, $5,000 or more (in money or
property) from any one contributor. Complete Parts I and II.

Special Rules

For a section 501(c)(3) organization filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that met the 33¹/3% support test of the regulations
under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and received from any one contributor, during the year, a contribution of the
greater of (1) $5,000 or (2) 2% of the amount on (i) Form 990, Part VIII, line 1h, or (ii) Form 990-EZ, line 1. Complete Parts I and II.

For a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, total contributions of more than $1,000 for use exclusively for religious, charitable,
scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and
III.

For a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, contributions for use exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but these contributions did
not total to more than $1,000. If this box is checked, enter here the total contributions that were received during
the year for an exclusively religious, charitable, etc., purpose. Do not complete any of the parts unless the General Rule
applies to this organization because it received nonexclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $5,000 or more
during the year ......................... Arrow Bullet

Caution. An organization that is not covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules does not file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2 of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its
Form 990-EZ or on Part I, line 2 of its Form 990-PF, to certify that it does not meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2012)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2012)

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Name of organization THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Part I	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED, RESTRICTED RESTRICTED	$RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II if there is a noncash contribution.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II if there is a noncash contribution.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II if there is a noncash contribution.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II if there is a noncash contribution.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II if there is a noncash contribution.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II if there is a noncash contribution.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2012)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2012)

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Name of organization THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2012)

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2012)

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Name of organization
THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

13-1837418

Part III

Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., individual contributions to section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organizations
that total more than $1,000 for the year. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry.
For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc.,
contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) Arrow Bullet

$
Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

(a) No.
from
Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a) No.
from
Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a) No.
from
Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a) No.
from
Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

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(Form 990)

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Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," to Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b
SchDMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990. SchDMd Bullet

See separate instructions.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2012

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

13-1837418

Part I

Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 6.

		(a) Donor advised funds	(b) Funds and other accounts
1	Total number at end of year .........
2	Aggregate contributions to (during year) ...
3	Aggregate grants from (during year) .....
4	Aggregate value at end of year ........

Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised
funds are the organization's property, subject to the organization's exclusive legal control? ............

Yes No

Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be
used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ...................................

Yes No

Part II

Conservation Easements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 7.

Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).

Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education) Preservation of an historically important land area

Protection of natural habitat Preservation of a certified historic structure

Preservation of open space

Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.


a	Total number of conservation easements .......................	2a
b	Total acreage restricted by conservation easements ..................	2b
c	Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) .....	2c
d	Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 8/17/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ....................	2d

Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during
the tax year SchDMd Bullet

Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet

Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and
enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? .............................

Yes No

Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .......................................

Yes No

In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.

Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 8.

If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.

If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:

(i)

Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ........................ SchDMd Bullet

(ii)

Assets included in Form 990, Part X .............................. SchDMd Bullet

If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under SFAS 116 (ASC 958) relating to these items:

Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .......................... SchDMd Bullet

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

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Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)

Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):

Public exhibition

Loan or exchange programs

Scholarly research

Other

Preservation for future generations

Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.

During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?........

Yes No

Part IV

Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,
Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.

Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:


c	Beginning balance .................................	1c
d	Additions during the year ..............................	1d
e	Distributions during the year .............................	1e
f	Ending balance ...................................	1f

Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21? .....................

Yes No

If “Yes,” explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ........

Part V

Endowment Funds. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a)Current year	(b)Prior year	b (c)Two years back	(d)Three years back	(e)Four years back
1a	Beginning of year balance ....	11,367,208	11,432,208	10,841,954	9,716,954	10,261,954
b	Contributions ........		125,000	125,000	125,000	2,980,000
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses	758,488	-190,000	1,500,000	3,092,623	-3,138,959
d	Grants or scholarships .....
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ........	26,588		1,034,746
f	Administrative expenses ....				2,092,623	386,041
g	End of year balance ......	12,099,108	11,367,208	11,432,208	10,841,954	9,716,954

Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:

Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet

86.000 %

Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet

14.000 %

Temporarily restricted endowment SchDMd Bullet

The percentages in lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.

Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes

(i) unrelated organizations ........................

3a(i)

(ii) related organizations ........................

3a(ii)

If "Yes" to 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........

Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.

Part VI

Land, Buildings, and Equipment. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(b)Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value
1a	Land .................
b	Buildings ................
c	Leasehold improvements ............	4,684,394	3,958,659	725,735
d	Equipment ................	3,090,549	2,659,857	430,692
e	Other .................	4,232,637	3,836,365	396,272
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).).......				1,552,699

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Part VII

InvestmentsOther Securities. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.

(a) Description of security or category (including name of security)	(b)Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value
(1)Financial derivatives
(2)Closely-held equity interests
(3)Other (A) ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS	3,701,894	F








Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)	3,701,894

Part VIII

InvestmentsProgram Related. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

(a) Description of investment type		(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value









Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value









Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........

Part X

Other Liabilities. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability		(b) Book value
Federal income taxes		0
BENEFIT OBLIGATION		1,987,345








Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)		1,987,345
2. Fin 48 (ASC 740) Footnote. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII .....................................................

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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......			1	29,620,477
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a	Net unrealized gains on investments ..........	2a	1,172,501
b	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2b
c	Recoveries of prior year grants ...........	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d	-34,592
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................			2e	1,137,909
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1.....................			3	28,482,568
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.......................			4c
5	Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ......			5	28,482,568

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........			1	22,716,214
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a	Donated services and use of facilities ..........	2a
b	Prior year adjustments ..............	2b
c	Other losses ................	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d	145,430
e	Add lines 2a through 2d......................			2e	145,430
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1.....................			3	22,570,784
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ..	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.......................			4c
5	Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ......			5	22,570,784

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

Complete this part to provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b;
Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.

Identifier	Return Reference	Explanation
INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4	THE CENTER'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND BOARD-DESIGNATED AMOUNTS FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT CONSIST OF PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (ENDOWMENT FUNDS) AND A BOARD-DESIGNATED AMOUNT FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. THE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (ENDOWMENT FUNDS) ARE SUBJECT TO DONOR-IMPOSED STIPULATIONS THAT THE PRINCIPAL BE MAINTAINED PERMANENTLY BY THE CENTER. THE CENTER HAS THREE SEPARATE ENDOWMENTS AND IT IS PERMITTED TO USE THE INCOME EARNED ON THE RELATED INVESTMENTS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES, LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE BOARD-DESIGNATED AMOUNT FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IS A FUND SET ASIDE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT THAT ENSURE THE CENTER'S FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND AGILITY, AND PROVIDE A RESERVE FUND IN THE EVENT OF A FINANCIAL EMERGENCY.
UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	THE CENTER RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. INCOME GENERATED FROM ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE CENTER'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 511. THE CENTER HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX EXPENSE FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011.
RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D	$(42,877) PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC COST FOR THE CURRENT YEAR $8,285 ACQUISITION OF ASSETS (CASH ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNTS -------- RECEIVABLE) FROM ISSUELAB $(34,592)
RECONCILIATION OF EXPENSE PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D	$(145,430) SEVERANCE PAYMENTS AND OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES FOR TWO TERMINATED EMPLOYEES

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SCHEDULE F(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Statement of Activities Outside the United States

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,Part IV, line 14b, 15, or 16. Right pointing arrow large image

Attach to Form 990. Right pointing arrow large image

See separate instructions.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2012

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Name of the organization
THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

13-1837418

Part I

General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered “Yes” to Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.

For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or

assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used to award

the grants or assistance? ...................................

Yes

For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds outside
the United States.

Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)

(a) Region		(d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (e.g., fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region)	(e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of service(s) in region	(f) Total expenditures for and investments in region
	South America	Program Services	SPECIAL TRAINING	3,709
	South America	Program Services	SPECIAL TRAINING	3,747
	South America	Program Services	SPECIAL TRAINING	5,909














3a	Sub-total .....			13,365
b	Total from continuation sheets to Part I ...
c	Totals (add lines 3a and 3b)			13,365

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.Cat. No. 50082W Schedule F (Form 990) 2012

Schedule F (Form 990) 2012

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Part II

Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered “Yes” to Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

1 (a) Name of organization		(b) IRS code section and EIN (if applicable)	(c) Region	(d) Purpose of grant	(e) Amount of cash grant	(f) Manner of cash disbursement	(g) Amount of of non-cash assistance	(h) Description of non-cash assistance	(i) Method of valuation (book, FMV, appraisal, other)

Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .... MediumBullet

Enter total number of other organizations or entities ....................... MediumBullet

Schedule F (Form 990) 2012

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Part III

Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 16.

Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Type of grant or assistance		(b) Region	(c) Number of recipients	(d) Amount of cash grant	(e) Manner of cash disbursement	(f) Amount of non-cash assistance	(g) Description of non-cash assistance	(h) Method of valuation (book, FMV, appraisal, other)

Schedule F (Form 990) 2012

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Part IV

Foreign Forms

Schedule F (Form 990) 2012

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Part V

Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information (see instructions).

Identifier	ReturnReference	Explanation
EXPENDITURES BY REGION	SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F)	THE CENTER USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO REPORT TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY REGION IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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Schedule J
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Compensation Information

For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
SchJMediumBullet

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,
Part IV, question 23.
SchJMediumBullet

Attach to Form 990. SchJMediumBullet

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Name of the organization

THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

13-1837418

Part I

Questions Regarding Compensation

Yes

Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed in Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.

First-class or charter travel Housing allowance or residence for personal use

Travel for companions Payments for business use of personal residence

Tax idemnification and gross-up payments Health or social club dues or initiation fees

Discretionary spending account Personal services (e.g., maid, chauffeur, chef)

If any of the boxes in line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain....

Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all officers,
directors, trustees, and the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked in line 1a? .......

Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.

Compensation committee Written employment contract

Independent compensation consultant Compensation survey or study

Form 990 of other organizations Approval by the board or compensation committee

During the year, did any person listed in Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:

Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? ................

Yes

Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........

Yes

Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........

If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.

Only 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations only must complete lines 5-9.

For persons listed in Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:

The organization? ...........................

Any related organization? .........................

If "Yes," to line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed in Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:

The organization? ...........................

Any related organization? .........................

If "Yes," to line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed in Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any non-fixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............

Yes

Were any amounts reported in Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III .............................

If "Yes" to line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 50053T

Schedule J (Form 990) 2012

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Part II

Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is needed.

For each individual whose compensation must be reported in Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions, on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.
Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.

(A) Name and Title		(B) Breakdown of W-2 and/or 1099-MISC compensation			(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)	(F) Compensation reported as deferred in prior Form 990
(A) Name and Title		(i) Base compensation	(ii) Bonus & incentive compensation	(iii) Other reportable compensation	(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)	(F) Compensation reported as deferred in prior Form 990
(1)LORETTA FERRARITREAS./SEC. UNTIL 10/15/12	(i) (ii)	169,481 0	0 0	109 0	21,183 0	19,672 0	210,445 0	0 0
(2)LAWRENCE T MCGILLVP - RESEARCH	(i) (ii)	179,170 0	0 0	258 0	24,702 0	26,514 0	230,644 0	0 0
(3)EDWARD J VENTURIVP - INFO TECH	(i) (ii)	156,650 0	0 0	258 0	21,177 0	25,534 0	203,619 0	0 0
(4)JUWON CHOIVP - EDUCATION SERVICES	(i) (ii)	108,855 0	0 0	75,661 0	12,597 0	17,040 0	214,153 0	0 0
(5)JEFFREY A FALKENSTEINVP - DATA ACQUISITION	(i) (ii)	157,270 0	0 0	60 0	21,417 0	26,514 0	205,261 0	0 0
(6)ANJULA CARRIERVP - MARKETING & COMMUNICATION	(i) (ii)	138,906 0	15,625 0	60 0	13,644 0	17,360 0	185,595 0	0 0
(7)BRADFORD K SMITHPRESIDENT	(i) (ii)	490,319 0	39,255 0	21,902 0	34,197 0	17,298 0	602,971 0	0 0
(8)LISA L PHILPSECRETARY & VP STRATEGIC PHIL.	(i) (ii)	208,752 0	0 0	90 0	0 0	1,499 0	210,341 0	0 0

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Part III

Supplemental Information

Complete this part to provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8, and for Part II.
Also complete this part for any additional information.

Identifier	Return Reference	Explanation
SEVERANCE PAYMENT	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A	JUWON CHOI, THE CENTER'S FORMER VP - EDUCATION, WHOSE EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED AS OF AUGUST 23, 2012, RECEIVED SEVERANCE IN 2012. THE AMOUNT OF SEVERANCE RECEIVED IS INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J PART II IN COLUMN (B) (III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION.
SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B	THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTED AN AMOUNT TO A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN, AND THIS AMOUNT WAS INCLUDED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION IN COLUMN (B)(III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, OF THE TABLE ABOVE: - BRADFORD K. SMITH, PRESIDENT, PARTICIPATED IN A SECTION 457(F) PLAN AND CONTRIBUTED $17,000. NON-FIXED PAYMENTS SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7 THE CENTER HAS AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR ITS STAFF. SELECTED EMPLOYEES WITH EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD OF 5% OF SALARY UP TO $5,000, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES.
BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION	SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II)	EACH YEAR, EMPLOYEES EARNING MORE THAN CERTAIN STATUTORY LIMITATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PURSUANT TO A FIXED FORMULA AS SPECIFIED IN THE CENTER'S SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN. FOR THE 2012 CALENDAR YEAR, THE PRESIDENT WAS PAID PURSUANT TO THE PLAN $39,255 WHICH IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COL B (II). THE CENTER HAS AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM WHEREIN PAYMENTS ARE ONLY MADE IF A SPECIFIC REVENUE TARGET IS ATTAINED. IN 2012, ANJULA CARRIER, VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, MET SPECIFIC REVENUE GOALS AND RECEIVED $15,625 IN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION.

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(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or to provide any additional information.
MediumBullet

Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Name of the organization

THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

13-1837418

Identifier	Return Reference	Explanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1	The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the social sector by advancing knowledge about philanthropy in the U.S. and around the world. The Center accomplishes its mission by: - Operating library/learning centers in five locations-New York City; Washington, DC; Atlanta; Cleveland; and San Francisco that offer free access to information resources and educational programs. - Maintaining unique databases of information on more than 105,000 foundations, corporate donors, and grantmaking public charities worldwide and over 5 million of their recent grants. Its Foundation Directory Online subscription service is the most popular means for searching these databases. - Providing a content-rich web site with a variety of free search tools, tutorials, downloadable reports, and other information updated daily, including Philanthropy News Digest, its daily news service, and PubHub, its searchable online collection of thousands of reports published by foundations and nonprofit organizations. - Conducting research and publishing reports on the growth of the foundation field and on trends in foundation support of the nonprofit sector. - Publishing books ranging from basic primers on fundraising and nonprofit management to comprehensive reference works. - Coordinating a network of funding information centers nationwide and around the world - more than 475 Cooperating Collections that offer free local access to core Center resources and training. Established in 1956, the Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants - a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit the Center's web site each day and are served in its five regional library/learning centers and its network of more than 475 funding information centers located in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world.
PROGRAM SERVICES - DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONS	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	EXPENSES $8,932,555 AND REVENUE $11,431,727 The Center maintains unique databases of information on more than 105,000 foundations, corporate donors, and grantmaking public charities worldwide and over 5 million of their recent grants. Its Foundation Directory Online subscription service is the most popular means for searching these databases. This subscription service is made available for free use in over 475 locations nationwide and around the world. The Center also publishes books ranging from basic primers on fundraising and nonprofit management to comprehensive reference works. Other major data collection and publications program accomplishments in 2012 include the following: Partnerships to Improve Data Collection, Management, and Sharing: In 2012, the Foundation Center focused on systematic approaches to data collection through improved partnerships and upgraded technology. As philanthropic efforts become more global, there is an undeniable need to work and share information across more diverse landscapes by clearly defining data standards for philanthropy. The Center engaged with Worldwide Initiative for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) and its member associations, the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)-international coalition of governments and NGOs-to streamline data collection and management of aid activity. The Center participated in presentations with WINGS at two global conferences and at IATI events in the United Kingdom, France, and Sweden around creating common data standards. The Center also engaged our existing partners as well as new partners including Red Argentina para la Cooperacin Internacional, Centre for Social Impact (Australia), Directory of Social Change (United Kingdom), National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (Singapore), Ford Foundation West Africa (Nigeria), and Inyathelo (South Africa), working collaboratively to streamline philanthropic data platforms. The Center partnered with the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG), to launch Advancing Human Rights, a first-ever initiative to track, report on, and make accessible information on foundation support for human rights worldwide via an interactive tool. The Center mapped a definition of human rights grantmaking that was also adopted by an international team of advisors to actual grants. The initiative significantly improved data that the Center makes available related to this subject and expanded Grants Classification to better capture human rights-related grantmaking. New Data Collection: Throughout 2012, the Center expanded the breadth and quality of domestic and international data. In order to serve the sector's growing range of philanthropic contributions, the Center recognized the need to update taxonomy so that users could compare their activities or conduct global scale qualitative research. The Center worked with a consultant and Smartlogic, to inform this taxonomic reorganization, including making taxonomy more accurate and implementing improved coding strategies. The Center also focused on tracking philanthropic data relating to current affairs and emerging interests, such as disaster responses for Hurricane Sandy relief. In total, 23,000 grants were added from non-U.S. funders to the Center's grants database. This work included adding information on over 10,000 Canadian charities; facilitating data conversation and management for three Australian foundations and 150 grants to create a pilot Philanthropy In/Sight: Australia; and adding information on 800 Chinese charities in partnership with the China Foundation Center. The Center now collects information on over 2,500 Chinese charities and compiled data on 740 new community-based foundations. Electronic Grant Reporting: The Center continues to make significant strides building on its ongoing efforts for over a decade to improve data about foundation giving. The Center's ongoing eGrant reporting standard work is designed to continually improve reporting that allows foundations to transmit their grant data electronically via export modules. This feature is available by using nine of the grants management software providers, including MicroEdge, GIFTS, Foundant, nPower, and SmartSimple. Similarly, the Foundation Center's existing hGrant reporting system, an html-based version of the eGrant standard, allows foundations to automatically, accurately, and consistently capture and transmit information from the foundation's own Web site or RSS feed. The Center made the hGrant reporting data received available free of charge to the general public in the "Looking Inside Foundations" area of Glasspockets [http://www.glasspockets.org/inside/whgp/index.html]. Foundation Directory Online (FDO) Enhancement: The Center improved Foundation Center Updater [http://updater.foundationcenter.org/], with a feature that allows grantmakers to make direct updates to their FDO profile, making it easier to provide the Center with current information. With this improvement, grantmakers are helping to keep their public facing information timely and accurate. In addition, the Center merged IssueLab reports to FDO Professional's Power Search, replacing PubHub, so that search results now reference this larger, more comprehensive dataset. Also, new in 2012, FDO Professional subscribers and visitors to certain libraries and Philanthropy Information Centers can access FDO by using Android devices. Last year, the Center provided 154,019 users free FDO accounts. Fondos a la Vista: Developed in partnership with the Philanthropy and Civil Society Project at Instituto Tecnolgico Autnomo de Mxico (ITAM) and Alternatives y Capacidades in Mexico, the Center developed an online Spanish-language directory including data on over 22,000 nonprofit organizations in Mexico. The directory offers users with reliable and publically accessible information about Mexican donors, their respective philanthropic activity, including the organizations they fund. Foundation Grants to Individual Online Redesign: Individual grantseekers such as artists and students have very specific fundraising needs and benefit greatly from a product uniquely tailored to those needs. Foundation Grants to Individuals Online is a valuable resource for this audience, allowing them to find prospective funders based on fields of interest and types of support specific to the individual grantseeker. In 2012, the Center released the redesigned, user-friendly version by adding new tools, search fields, and foundation social media links. Creating Knowledge Resources: In partnership with the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG), the Center launched Advancing Human Rights, a first-ever initiative to track, report on, and open public access to foundation support for human rights worldwide. The initiative has included: creating a human rights custom version of the Philanthropy In/Sight data visualization platform, which provides access to grants awarded by over 150 IHRFG, Ariadne, and International Network of Women's Funds members, as well as over 12,000 funders; collecting, processing, indexing, and researching all human rights grants data received from foundations in 29 countries; matching the definition of 'human rights grantmaking' to internal grants taxonomy with approval and adoption by an international team of advisors; expanding Grants Classification System to better capture human rights-related grantmaking; conducting interviews with 25 leading human rights funders on current challenges and opportunities; and preparing a first-ever benchmark study of foundation funding for human rights; scheduled for release in 2013. Philanthropy In/Sight: With the creation of our Google Maps-based, interactive GIS tool, Philanthropy In/Sight [http://philanthropyinsight.org/] in 2009, the Center took a giant step forward in building a platform for visualizing the work of global philanthropy. Philanthropy In/Sight helps grantmakers and grantseekers to better understand funding patterns worldwide, bolstering their strategic decision making and ability to identify opportunities for funding and/or collaboration. Each year, the Center continues to add data to increase Philanthropy In/Sight's utility. At the end of 2012, In/Sight includes information on more than 124,000 grantmakers, including nearly 15,000 foundations and 39,000 grants in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, and China. In 2012, The Center developed three customized PINS editions, including Philanthropy In/Sight: Human Rights, Philanthropy In/Sight: LGBTQ, and Philanthropy In/Sight: Boys and Men of Color in California.
PROGRAM SERVICES - LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B	EXPENSES $4,905,663 AND REVENUE $1,389,298 The Center operates professionally staffed library/learning centers in five locations-New York City; Washington, DC; Atlanta; Cleveland; and San Francisco-that offer free access to the Center's online subscription databases and books, other resources on funders and all aspects of philanthropy and nonprofit management and free educational programs. In 2012, the Center's libraries were utilized by over 45,000 visitors. The Center has an Online Librarian who responds to reference questions from people who prefer use its resources online. The Center's rotation of 22 free, in-person classes gives participants a comprehensive understanding of the grantseeking process. On its Website 16 webinars of its free classes, as well as free tutorials and interactive courses and audio/video recordings of its special events, extend training opportunities to those who are unable to attend classroom presentations or who prefer to learn at their own pace in their home or office to about 9,000 online participants. These online courses save travel time and costs, and broaden the Center's reach into underserved and rural communities. In 2012, approximately 26,000 people participated in the Center's free training, both in-person and online. The Center also coordinates a network of funding information centers nationwide and around the world - more than 475 Cooperating Collections that offer free local access to core Center resources, including the Foundation Directory Online Professional and training. Other major library/learning center accomplishments in 2012 include the following: Enhancing GrantSpace: GrantSpace [http://www.grantspace.org] is a dynamic, interactive online tool specifically designed for nonprofits worldwide in need of know-how for securing funding and operating effective organizations. This past year, GrantSpace provided approximately 989,890 unique visitors with free access to Foundation Center resources, reducing both training and travel costs and providing convenient 24-hour access to anyone, anywhere. Creating original multimedia content is critical to the ongoing relevance and success of GrantSpace as a thriving learning community. In 2012, the Center added over 100 original pieces of multimedia content, including 11 webinar recordings, 66 video recordings, and 32 podcasts. The Center's multimedia archives were viewed more than 66,000 times during the year. Additionally, GrantSpace's resources were significantly bolstered through the development of a widget that dynamically integrated the Foundation Center IssueLab's extensive knowledge repository of over 12,000 case studies, evaluations, white papers, and issue briefs--which address some of the world's most pressing social challenges, that were published by over 2,000 social sector organizations. The Center also added interactive elements such as Course Advisor, a diagnostic tool that recommends free and fee-based training courses by assessing a user's skill level and experience. Finally, the Center further opened access to it's resources by launching a mobile version that features the Center's fundraising tools. New Training Courses: To keep content relevant to the challenges that nonprofits face today, the Center added new programs that address critical sector issues, including evaluation, collaboration, and revenue planning. Also, the Center expanded their leadership group initiative, bringing a community of nonprofit leaders together to share challenges and strategies for organizational effectiveness; these programs specifically served executive directors and development directors. Providing Access to Under-Resourced Audiences: Building upon it's local and national scholarship program that targets nonprofit representatives who are unable to participate in our fee-based training because of financial barriers, the Center offered 95 New York-based and 120 national-based scholarships in 2012. The Center also continued to offer Spanish-language classes in our library/learning centers, while audio editions of Guide to Proposal Writing and training videos of Grantseeking Basics are available for free download in both English and Spanish. These multimedia resources are also serving people with visual impairments. GrantSpace now includes 76 Spanish language knowledge-based articles, which were viewed in 2012 more than 44,000 times. The Center continued to offer convenient, local access to the Center's resources, online and on the ground, through the five regional library/learning centers, and over 475 Philanthropy Information Centers (formerly "Cooperating Collections"). These sites provided walk-in visitors with free access to the Center's print and online tools and resources geared toward building the capacity and improving nonprofit management.
PROGRAM SERVICES - RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C	EXPENSES $3,887,631 AND REVENUE $882,172 The Center conducts research and publishes reports on the growth of the foundation field and on trends in foundation support of the nonprofit sector. To maximize the impact of its research, it hosts briefings and panels to discuss key findings, and "spreads the word" through social media. To make knowledge accessible to all, it makes its full reports or highlights from them available for free download at its web site. Special efforts in Research and other programs in 2012 include the following: GrantCraft: GrantCraft [www.grantcraft.org] is a joint project of the Foundation Center and the Brussels-based European Foundation Centre. By publishing resources and facilitating the exchange of information among funders around the world, GrantCraft increases the collective knowledge of the field and improves the practice of philanthropy. In 2012, the Center refreshed the GrantCraft Website to provide more intuitive navigation and published four new guides. The latest guide, Scanning the Landscape 2.0, includes 15 interviews from U.S. and European foundations and examples of how technology is making scanning faster and easier than ever before. Three European Foundation Centre-produced guides, Funding for Inclusion, Foundations in Europe Working Together, and Speaking Up! offering innovative knowledge about how European foundations do their work. Over 150 funders across the European Union were engaged in developing this content; these guides present insight on strategies for funding issues related to women and girls, collaboration, and advocacy. The Foundation Registry i3: The Foundation Registry i3 [www.foundationregistryi3.org] was created by education funders to support Investing in Innovation (i3) program of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). ED provides competitive grants to i3 applicants to expand groundbreaking practices that improve student achievement, close achievement gaps, decrease drop-out rates, increase high school graduation rates, or increase college enrollment or completion rates. The Foundation Center administered Foundation Registry i3 in 2012, providing outreach and support to applicants and funders. As a result, 100% of the 2012 i3 highest-rated applicants (HRAs) met ED's requirements for a private sector match. The Center also added sixteen new foundations to the Registry, including six that pledged grants to this year's HRAs. Initiative for Sustainable Arts in America: In partnership with the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, the Foundation Center initiated SustainArts.org, a community based effort to strengthen the nation's cultural infrastructure. Working with a diverse range of community partners across the country the Center worked to analyze the linkages between capitalization, demography, and participation, core to develop bold new policies to support the arts at the local and national level. Reports to Address the Sector's Most Pressing Issues: The Foundation Center continues to provide custom research reports utilizing data from our comprehensive grants database to address critical and timely issues. Where Do We Go From Here? Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys (http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/reseach/pdf /osf_bmb.pdf), for example, was released in May 2012 by the Foundation Center and the Open Society Foundations (OSF). This report is the first of its kind to document the wide variety of philanthropic activity in support of black men and boys, raising the visibility of critical issues facing communities across the nation. It found that nearly every major indicator of economic, social, and physical well-being shows that black men and boys in the U.S. do not have access to the structural supports and opportunities needed to thrive. The research also reveals that annual funding designated for black men and boys has been rising steadily, from $10 million in 2003 to $29 million in 2010; between 2008 and 2010, education garnered 40% of these grant dollars. Benchmarking Payout Reports: The Center released two new reports that examine the payout practices and spending patterns of more than 1,000 larger U.S. independent foundations. These reports provide an authoritative, unbiased source of knowledge to help the public and policymakers better understand foundation practice and to help foundations benchmark their own activities. Understanding and Benchmarking Foundation Payout explains the concept of "payout," which refers to the total amount that a foundation reports as its charitable distribution. The report is the first of its kind to track payout practices of the largest U.S. foundations. Benchmarking Foundation Administrative Expenses: Update on How Operating Characteristics Affect Spending considers how differences in foundations' infrastructure, operations, and programmatic activities influence spending patterns. Hurricane Sandy Response: While the Foundation Center's main office in New York was closed due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, staff worked from home to collect information about relief grants. The Center informed the public daily with information regarding the philanthropic sector's response to this disaster through outlets such as the Chronicle on Philanthropy and our own Philanthropy News Digest. In total, the Center collected information on 611 grants from 427 grantmakers adding up to $217,828,683. The work led to strategic partnerships aimed to gather more comprehensive data on disasters, reducing redundancy and improving collaboration. IssueLab: IssueLab is an initiative of the Foundation Center. It is an online knowledge sharing platform that provides free and open access to resources that analyze the world's most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges and their potential solutions. Today, IssueLab represents one of the largest collections of social sector knowledge, spanning 40 issues areas and containing over 12,000 resources produced by more than 2,000 organizations. In 2012, IssueLab took on the stewardship of two organizational archives, one for Public/Private Ventures and one for Public Education Network, both of which ceased operations in 2012 after decades of producing high quality research. Their findings and analysis will continue to inform social sector practitioners, researchers, and advocates through the IssueLab collection. IssueLab also worked with Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) to overhaul the organization's static eLibrary and create the WINGS Knowledge Center. This "knowledge center" service is an extension of the IssueLab platform that enables organizations, coalitions, and networks to quickly and easily create and maintain their own online libraries. The WINGS Knowledge Center provides a clearinghouse for publications produced by WINGS, its global network of 145 associations, and support organizations located in 54 countries. IssueLab enables social sector organizations to broadly share their resources, using e-newsletters alerts, Web site, and RSS feeds. Access is also available through other online services that harvest and share IssueLab's metadata. In addition to mainstreaming the social sector's knowledge, IssueLab provides greater exposure for the people who generate these resources by featuring the authors and researchers, the issue experts who create them. IssueLab's aim is to highlight the relevance of the knowledge, organizations, and people of the social sector by curating special collections on current events as they occur, special collection on gun violence in the US released days after the Newtown, CT mass shooting.
PROGRAM SERVICES - RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS (CONTINUED)	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C	Glasspockets Expansion: Glasspockets [http://www.glasspockets.org] remains the Foundation Center's main tool for encouraging greater transparency in the world of philanthropy. It provides critical information about the entire field, gives clear examples of the relevancy of foundations' work to the challenges of our time, and includes a range of tools that identify best practices among foundations in promoting transparency in the digital age. Since its launch, a growing number of foundations are using it as a means to benchmark their own Web design and social media practices. The site now includes 50 foundation profiles (22 added in 2012), averaging 4,000 visits per month. Eye on the Giving Pledge: Eye on the Giving Pledge combines the Foundation Center's authoritative data on philanthropy with public information to offer an in-depth picture of the Giving Pledge, an effort spearheaded by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates that encourages the wealthiest Americans to commit the majority of their assets to philanthropic causes. In 2012, the Foundation Center created a page on their Glasspockets Web site to include information on its participants, their charitable activities, and the potential impact of this collective effort. It contains profiles of the 81 individuals and families that have signed the Pledge. Each profile details the participant's net worth, primary industry affiliation, giving interests, related foundations, charitable board service, and philanthropic press coverage. Charts reveal demographic trends in participation, including geographic distribution, industry affiliation, net worth, and age of the pledgers. Additionally, curated reading lists provide insights and opinion about the Giving Pledge more broadly. Reporting Commitment: The 15 largest U.S. foundations are working with the Foundation Center to assist in the Reporting Commitment initiative aimed to advance transparency. The participating foundations made this commitment to each other and the field based on the belief that accurate and accessible information is critical to effective collaboration, strategic decision making, and a more engaged philanthropy sector. The Foundation Center was selected to provide technical implementation of this initiative due to its strategic position in the sector in the area of standards and taxonomy. Grant information, which will be reported at least quarterly by each foundation, is available on Glasspockets, which includes an interactive map of the data (http://glasspockets.org/work/reportingcommitment/map. .html) that allows people to see the national and global reach of America's largest foundations. foundations. LOCAL CHAPTERS, BRANCHES, OR AFFILIATES FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 10A THE CENTER MAINTAINS AND OPERATES A NETWORK OF 5 PROFESSIONALLY-STAFFED LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS IN NEW YORK CITY, SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON D.C., CLEVELAND AND ATLANTA. THESE ARE UNINCORPORATED DIVISIONS THAT USE THE SAME TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AS THE CENTER. THE LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS ARE GOVERNED BY THE SAME WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS THE CENTER TO ENSURE THEIR OPERATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE OF THE CENTER'S.
FORM 990 REVIEW	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B	The Center's form 990 is prepared by the Accounting Manager under the direct supervision of the Controller and the Vice President for Finance and Administration reviews the return. The draft Form 990 is then reviewed by members of the tax department of the Center's independent accounting firm, KPMG LLP, and then by the organization's President. Subsequently, the Audit Committee of the Center's Board of Trustees and the full Board reviews the return. After responding to all inquiries and making any necessary changes, the final Form 990 is provided to all members of the Board prior to its filing with the IRS.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C	A conflict of interest disclosure statement is obtained annually from all trustees, officers, managers and other key employees who are currently serving the Center. A REPORT SUMMARIZING THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY. IT IS THE CENTER'S POLICY THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT THE FOLLOWING IS DONE: IF THERE IS A CONFLICT RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE TRUSTEE CONCERNED SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. MOREOVER, THE PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT SHALL RETIRE FROM THE ROOM IN WHICH THE BOARD IS MEETING AND SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. WHEN THERE IS DOUBT AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE MATTER SHALL BE RESOLVED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR ITS COMMITTEE, EXCLUDING FROM THE ROOM AND THE VOTE THE PERSON WHOSE SITUATION WILL BE DISCUSSED. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES FOR ANY STAFF MEMBER EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT, THAT STAFF MEMBER SHALL REPORT IT TO THE PRESIDENT IN WRITING. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE REPORTED IN WRITING TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B	THE CENTER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS, ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. PRIOR TO MAKING COMPENSATION DECISIONS, THE BOARD, THROUGH THE USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, OBTAINS INFORMATION ON THE COMPENSATION OF FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR BENCHMARK SALARIES FOR SELECT POSITIONS OBTAINED FROM SALARY SURVEYS. DOCUMENTATION OF THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS MADE ARE MAINTAINED IN THE MINUTES IN THE CORPORATE SECRETARY'S OFFICE. A FULL INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR ALL EXECUTIVES AND OTHER SELECTED STAFF WAS COMPLETED IN 2010, AND A REVIEW IS IN PROCESS DURING FALL 2013.
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19	THE CENTER'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE AND ARE DOWNLOADABLE. IN ADDITION, GOVERNANCE AND STAFFING POLICIES ARE POSTED, INCLUDING THE CODE OF CONDUCT (WHICH INCLUDES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY), DIVERSITY STATEMENT AND THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012, THE $(180,022) IN OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF $(42,877) PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC COST FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, SEVERANCE PAYMENTS AND OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES FOR TWO TERMINATED EMPLOYEES OF $(145,430), AND ACQUISITION OF ASSETS (CASH ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE) OF $8,285 FROM ISSUELAB, A TWO-PERSON NONPROFIT ACQUIRED IN 2012.

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Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2012

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1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: THE FOUNDATION CENTER'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL SECTOR BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PHILANTHROPY IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.
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3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	14
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	13
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2011 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	190
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	13
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	91,075
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 .........	7b	-2,997

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	7,884,538	14,326,112
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	13,249,329	13,612,122
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	432,581	453,259
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	87,015	91,075
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)...................	21,653,463	28,482,568
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	0	0
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....	0	0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	13,985,815	13,941,762
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e).....	0	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 831,917
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	7,901,931	8,629,022
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	21,887,746	22,570,784
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	-234,283	5,911,784
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	26,758,155	33,493,379
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	7,946,740	7,777,701
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	18,811,415	25,715,678

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4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 8,932,555 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 11,431,727 )
	DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONS - SEE SCHEDULE O

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 4,905,663 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 1,389,298 )
	LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE O

4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 3,887,631 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 882,172 )
	RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS - SEE SCHEDULE O

4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4e	Total program service expenses17,725,849

(A) Name and Title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)			(D) Reportable compensation from the organization (W- 2/1099-MISC)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC)	(F) Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
(A) Name and Title
(18) LORETTA FERRARI........................................................................ TREAS./SEC. UNTIL 10/15/12	35.0 .......................	X		169,590	0	38,600
(19) LORENA NOGARA........................................................................ TREASURER & CONTROLLER	35.0 .......................	X		132,490	0	15,807
(20) LISA L PHILP........................................................................ SECRETARY & VP STRATEGIC PHIL.	35.0 .......................	X		208,842	0	0
(21) LAWRENCE T MCGILL........................................................................ VP - RESEARCH	35.0 .......................		X	179,428	0	47,953
(22) EDWARD J VENTURI........................................................................ VP - INFO TECH	35.0 .......................		X	156,908	0	44,428
(23) JUWON CHOI........................................................................ VP - EDUCATION SERVICES	35.0 .......................		X	184,516	0	28,454
(24) JEFFREY A FALKENSTEIN........................................................................ VP - DATA ACQUISITION	35.0 .......................		X	157,330	0	44,668
(25) ANJULA CARRIER........................................................................ VP - MARKETING & COMMUNICATION	35.0 .......................		X	154,591	0	29,373

1b	Sub-Total................
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c)............	1,895,171	0	299,147

				(A) Total revenue	(B) Related or exempt function revenue	(C) Unrelated business revenue	(D) Revenue excluded from tax under sections 512, 513, or 514
1a	Federated campaigns..1a
b	Membership dues....1b
c	Fundraising events....1c
d	Related organizations...1d
e	Government grants (contributions)1e

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above1f		14,326,112

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a-1f:$
h	Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......			14,326,112
			Business Code
2a	PUBLICATION REVENUE		611710	11,431,727	11,431,727
b	EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REVENUE		611710	678,531	678,531
c	ASSOCIATES PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP FEES		611710	101,918	101,918
d	DATABASE SEARCH REVENUE		611710	130,254	130,254
e	COOPERATING COLLECTION MEMBERSHIP FEES		611710	478,595	478,595
f	All other program service revenue .			791,097	791,097
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f........			13,612,122
3	Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts).......			379,577			379,577
4	Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds..			0
5	Royalties...........			0
		(i) Real	(ii) Personal
6a	Gross rents
b	Less: rental expenses
c	Rental income or (loss)	0	0
d	Net rental income or (loss).......			0
		(i) Securities	(ii) Other
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	351,451
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	277,769
c	Gain or (loss)	73,682
d	Net gain or (loss)..........			73,682			73,682
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ..
	a
b	Less: direct expenses ...b
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..			0
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
	a
b	Less: direct expenses ...b
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities...			0
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances .
	a
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..b
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..			0
Miscellaneous Revenue			Business Code
11a	PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST & JOB CORNER		541800	89,985		89,985
b	FEE FOR FACILITIES SET UP FROM		561000	1,090		1,090
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			91,075
12	Total revenue. See Instructions......			28,482,568	13,612,122	91,075	453,259


				(A) Beginning of year		(B) End of year
1	Cashnon-interest-bearing .............			144,814	1	164,980
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........			9,857,457	2	11,543,865
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ...........			2,400,956	3	6,528,995
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			309,342	4	649,338
5	Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees. Complete Part II of Schedule L ..................
				0	5	0
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations (see instructions) Complete Part II of Schedule L
				0	6	0
7	Notes and loans receivable, net .............			0	7	0
8	Inventories for sale or use ..............			82,392	8	111,271
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ..........			664,849	9	362,974
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	12,007,580
b	Less: accumulated depreciation .....	10b	10,454,881	1,870,943	10c	1,552,699
11	Investments—publicly traded securities ..........			9,233,341	11	8,877,363
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....			2,194,061	12	3,701,894
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 .....			0	13	0
14	Intangible assets ...............			0	14	0
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........			0	15	0
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34)......			26,758,155	16	33,493,379
17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .........			1,079,443	17	907,358
18	Grants payable .................			0	18	0
19	Deferred revenue ................			4,885,643	19	4,882,998
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .............			0	20	0
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D..			0	21	0
22	Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified
	persons. Complete Part II of Schedule L..........			0	22	0
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..			0	23	0
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ....			0	24	0
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17-24). Complete Part X of Schedule D....................			1,981,654	25	1,987,345
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25.........			7,946,740	26	7,777,701
	Organizations that follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here and complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27	Unrestricted net assets ..............			11,771,016	27	12,190,523
28	Temporarily restricted net assets ...........			5,326,399	28	11,811,155
29	Permanently restricted net assets ...........			1,714,000	29	1,714,000
	Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here and complete lines 30 through 34.
30	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds ........				30
31	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund .....				31
32	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds				32
33	Total net assets or fund balances ...........			18,811,415	33	25,715,678
34	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........			26,758,155	34	33,493,379

1	Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If “Yes,”the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926)......................................	Yes	No
2	Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organizationmay be required to file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A).......................................	Yes	No
3	Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471)..............................	Yes	No
4	Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621)	Yes	No
5	Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships. (see Instructions for Form 8865)....................................	Yes	No
6	Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713)................................................	Yes	No