TY 2015 Form 990PF

Part II		Balance Sheets	Beginning of year	End of year
Part II		Balance Sheets	(a) Book Value	(b) Book Value	(c) Fair Market Value
	1	Cash—non-interest-bearing.............
	2	Savings and temporary cash investments.........	2,134,427	2,755,669	2,755,669
	3	Accounts receivable
		Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
	4	Pledges receivable
		Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
	5	Grants receivable.................
	6	Receivables due from officers, directors, trustees, and other
		disqualified persons (attach schedule) (see instructions).....
	7	Other notes and loans receivable (attach schedule)
		Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
	8	Inventories for sale or use..............
	9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges..........
	10a	Investments—U.S. and state government obligations (attach schedule)
	b	Investments—corporate stock (attach schedule).......
	c	Investments—corporate bonds (attach schedule).......
	11	Investments—land, buildings, and equipment: basis
		Less: accumulated depreciation (attach schedule)
	12	Investments—mortgage loans.............
	13	Investments—other (attach schedule)..........
	14	Land, buildings, and equipment: basis
		Less: accumulated depreciation (attach schedule)
	15	Other assets (describe )
	16	Total assets (to be completed by all filers—see the
		instructions. Also, see page 1, item I)	2,134,427	2,755,669	2,755,669
	17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses..........
	18	Grants payable..................
	19	Deferred revenue.................
	20	Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons
	21	Mortgages and other notes payable (attach schedule)......
	22	Other liabilities (describe )
	23	Total liabilities (add lines 17 through 22).........	0	0
		Foundations that follow SFAS 117, check here
		and complete lines 24 through 26 and lines 30 and 31.
	24	Unrestricted..................	2,134,427	2,755,669
	25	Temporarily restricted...............
	26	Permanently restricted...............
		Foundations that do not follow SFAS 117, check here
		and complete lines 27 through 31.
	27	Capital stock, trust principal, or current funds........
	28	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, bldg., and equipment fund
	29	Retained earnings, accumulated income, endowment, or other funds
	30	Total net assets or fund balances (see instructions).....	2,134,427	2,755,669
	31	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances (see instructions).	2,134,427	2,755,669

Part III

Analysis of Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances

Total net assets or fund balances at beginning of year—Part II, column (a), line 30 (must agree with end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return) ...............

2,134,427

Enter amount from Part I, line 27a .....................

621,242

Other increases not included in line 2 (itemize) bullet

Add lines 1, 2, and 3 ..........................

2,755,669

Decreases not included in line 2 (itemize) bullet

Total net assets or fund balances at end of year (line 4 minus line 5)—Part II, column (b), line 30 .

2,755,669

(a) List and describe the kind(s) of property sold (e.g., real estate, 2-story brick warehouse; or common stock, 200 shs. MLC Co.)		(b) How acquired P—Purchase D—Donation	(c) Date acquired (mo., day, yr.)	(d) Date sold (mo., day, yr.)
1a
b
c
d
e

(e) Gross sales price		(f) Depreciation allowed (or allowable)	(g) Cost or other basis plus expense of sale	(h) Gain or (loss) (e) plus (f) minus (g)
a
b
c
d
e

Complete only for assets showing gain in column (h) and owned by the foundation on 12/31/69
(i) F.M.V. as of 12/31/69	(j) Adjusted basis as of 12/31/69	(k) Excess of col. (i) over col. (j), if any
a
b
c
d
e

2	Capital gain net income or (net capital loss)	If gain, also enter in Part I, line 7 If (loss), enter -0- in Part I, line 7	2
3	Net short-term capital gain or (loss) as defined in sections 1222(5) and (6):
	If gain, also enter in Part I, line 8, column (c) (see instructions). If (loss), enter -0- in Part I, line 8 ...................		3

(a) Base period years Calendar year (or tax year beginning in)	(b) Adjusted qualifying distributions	(c) Net value of noncharitable-use assets	(d) Distribution ratio (col. (b) divided by col. (c))
2014	398,574	1,884,278	0.211526
2013	125,500	1,374,765	0.091288
2012	275,605	1,282,380	0.214917
2011	97,500	1,386,016	0.070346
2010	90,000	1,389,218	0.064785

Total of line 1, column (d) .....................

20.652862

Average distribution ratio for the 5-year base period—divide the total on line 2 by 5, or by
the number of years the foundation has been in existence if less than 5 years . . .

0.130572

Enter the net value of noncharitable-use assets for 2015 from Part X, line 5.....

2,514,325

Multiply line 4 by line 3......................

328,300

Enter 1% of net investment income (1% of Part I, line 27b)...........

Add lines 5 and 6........................

328,300

Enter qualifying distributions from Part XII, line 4.............

340,068

If line 8 is equal to or greater than line 7, check the box in Part VI, line 1b, and complete that part using a 1% tax rate. See the Part VI instructions.

1a	Exempt operating foundations described in section 4940(d)(2), check here and enter “N/A" on line 1.
	Date of ruling or determination letter: (attach copy of letter if necessary–see instructions)
b	Domestic foundations that meet the section 4940(e) requirements in Part V, check	1	0
	hereand enter 1% of Part I, line 27b...................
c	All other domestic foundations enter 2% of line 27b. Exempt foreign organizations enter 4% of Part I, line 12, col. (b)
2	Tax under section 511 (domestic section 4947(a)(1) trusts and taxable foundations only. Others enter -0-)	2	0
3	Add lines 1 and 2...........................	3	0
4	Subtitle A (income) tax (domestic section 4947(a)(1) trusts and taxable foundations only. Others enter -0-)	4	0
5	Tax based on investment income. Subtract line 4 from line 3. If zero or less, enter -0- .....	5	0
6	Credits/Payments:

a	2015 estimated tax payments and 2014 overpayment credited to 2015	6a
b	Exempt foreign organizations—tax withheld at source......	6b
c	Tax paid with application for extension of time to file (Form 8868)...	6c
d	Backup withholding erroneously withheld ...........	6d

7	Total credits and payments. Add lines 6a through 6d..............		7	0
8	Enter any penalty for underpayment of estimated tax. Check hereif Form 2220 is attached.		8
9	Tax due. If the total of lines 5 and 8 is more than line 7, enter amount owed.......		9	0
10	Overpayment. If line 7 is more than the total of lines 5 and 8, enter the amount overpaid...		10
11	Enter the amount of line 10 to be: Credited to 2015 estimated tax	Refunded	11

(a) Name and address	(b) Title, and average hours per week devoted to position	(c) Compensation (If not paid, enter -0-)	(d) Contributions to employee benefit plans and deferred compensation	(e) Expense account, other allowances
MR RICHARD M ALEXANDER	PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 1.00	0	0	0
601 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON,DC200013743
MS ELIZABETH C RESPESS	SECRETARY/TREASURER/DIR 1.00	0	0	0
601 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON,DC200013743
MR JAMES P JOSEPH	DIRECTOR 1.00	0	0	0
601 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON,DC200013743
ARNOLD PORTER	MANAGER 0.00	0	0	0
601 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON,DC200013743

List the foundation’s four largest direct charitable activities during the tax year. Include relevant statistical information such as the number of organizations and other beneficiaries served, conferences convened, research papers produced, etc.	Expenses
1


2


3


4

Describe the two largest program-related investments made by the foundation during the tax year on lines 1 and 2.	Amount
1


2


All other program-related investments. See instructions.
3

		(a) Corpus	(b) Years prior to 2014	(c) 2014	(d) 2015
1 Distributable amount for 2015 from Part XI, line 7					125,716
2 Undistributed income, if any, as of the end of 2015:
a Enter amount for 2014 only.......				0
b Total for prior years:2013, 2012, 2011			0
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015:
a From 2010......	20,567
b From 2011......	28,227
c From 2012......	211,506
d From 2013......	56,799
e From 2014......	304,390
fTotal of lines 3a through e........		621,489
4Qualifying distributions for 2015 from Part
XII, line 4: $ 340,068
a Applied to 2014, but not more than line 2a				0
b Applied to undistributed income of prior years (Election required—see instructions).....			0
c Treated as distributions out of corpus (Election required—see instructions)........		0
d Applied to 2015 distributable amount.....					125,716
e Remaining amount distributed out of corpus		214,352
5 Excess distributions carryover applied to 2015.		0			0
(If an amount appears in column (d), the same amount must be shown in column (a).)
6Enter the net total of each column as indicated below:
a Corpus. Add lines 3f, 4c, and 4e. Subtract line 5		835,841
b Prior years’ undistributed income. Subtract line 4b from line 2b ..........			0
c Enter the amount of prior years’ undistributed income for which a notice of deficiency has been issued, or on which the section 4942(a) tax has been previously assessed......			0
d Subtract line 6c from line 6b. Taxable amount —see instructions ...........			0
e Undistributed income for 2014. Subtract line 4a from line 2a. Taxable amount—see instructions .............				0
f Undistributed income for 2016. Subtract lines 4d and 5 from line 1. This amount must be distributed in 2015 ..........					0
7 Amounts treated as distributions out of corpus to satisfy requirements imposed by section 170(b)(1)(F) or 4942(g)(3) (Election may be required - see instructions) .......		0
8Excess distributions carryover from 2010 not applied on line 5 or line 7 (see instructions) ...		20,567
9Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Subtract lines 7 and 8 from line 6a ......		815,274
10 Analysis of line 9:
a Excess from 2011....	28,227
b Excess from 2012....	211,506
c Excess from 2013....	56,799
d Excess from 2014....	304,390
e Excess from 2015....	214,352

2a Enter the lesser of the adjusted net income from Part I or the minimum investment return from Part X for each year listed ..........	Tax year	Prior 3 years			(e) Total
	(a) 2015	(b) 2014	(c) 2013	(d) 2012	(e) Total

b 85% of line 2a .........
c Qualifying distributions from Part XII, line 4 for each year listed .....
d Amounts included in line 2c not used directly for active conduct of exempt activities ..........
e Qualifying distributions made directly for active conduct of exempt activities. Subtract line 2d from line 2c ....
3 Complete 3a, b, or c for the alternative test relied upon:
a “Assets" alternative test—enter:
(1) Value of all assets ......
(2) Value of assets qualifying under section 4942(j)(3)(B)(i)
b “Endowment" alternative test— enter 2/3 of minimum investment return shown in Part X, line 6 for each year listed...
c “Support" alternative test—enter:
(1) Total support other than gross investment income (interest, dividends, rents, payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), or royalties) ....
(2) Support from general public and 5 or more exempt organizations as provided in section 4942(j)(3)(B)(iii)....
(3) Largest amount of support from an exempt organization
(4) Gross investment income

aThe name, address, and telephone number or email address of the person to whom applications should be addressed:

bThe form in which applications should be submitted and information and materials they should include:

cAny submission deadlines:

dAny restrictions or limitations on awards, such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, kinds of institutions, or other
factors:

3 Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment
Recipient	If recipient is an individual, show any relationship to any foundation manager or substantial contributor	Foundation status of recipient	Purpose of grant or contribution	Amount
Name and address (home or business)		Foundation status of recipient	Purpose of grant or contribution	Amount
aPaid during the year
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 3333 K STREET NW WASHINGTON,DC20007	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	SCHOLARSHIP	50,000
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS 1614 20TH ST NW WASHINGTON,DC20009	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	SCHOLARSHIP	15,000
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW & POVERTY 3701 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD SUITE 208 LOS ANGELES,CA90010	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	FELLOWSHIP	75,000
UC REGENTS 396 SIMON HALL BERKELEY,CA94720	NONE	COLLEGE OF LAW	SCHOLARSHIP	10,000
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY GENERAL PO BOX 30826 NEW YORK,NY10087	NONE	COLLEGE OF LAW	SCHOLARSHIP	10,000
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 1 BROOKLINGS DRIVE CAMPUS BOX 1120 ST LOUIS,MO63130	NONE	COLLEGE OF LAW	SCHOLARSHIP	10,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 710 N LAKESHORE DR SUITE 629 CHICAGO,IL60611	NONE	COLLEGE OF LAW	SCHOLARSHIP	10,000
YALE LAW SCHOOL PO BOX 208215 NEW HAVEN,CT06520	NONE	COLLEGE OF LAW	SCHOLARSHIP	10,000
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW 699 EXPOSITION BLVD LOS ANGELES,CA90089	NONE	COLLEGE OF LAW	SCHOLARSHIP	10,000
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS 1730 M STREET NW SUITE 1010 WASHINGTON,DC20036	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	FELLOWSHIP	112,000
DON H LIU SCHOLARS PROGRAM INC PO BOX 1377 NEW YORK,NY10150	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	SCHOLARSHIP	7,500
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION 4740 WALNUT STREET BOULDER,CO80301	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	SCHOLARSHIP	12,500
Total ................................. 3a				332,000

bApproved for future payment
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS 1730 M STREET NW SUITE 1010 WASHINGTON,DC20036	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	FELLOWSHIP	56,000
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION 4740 WALNUT STREET BOULDER,CO80301	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	SCHOLARSHIP	12,500
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 3333 K STREET NW WASHINGTON,DC20007	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	SCHOLARSHIP	200,000
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS 1614 20TH ST NW WASHINGTON,DC20009	NONE	PUBLIC CHARITY	SCHOLARSHIP	30,000
VARIOUS LAW SCHOOLS 601 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON,DC20001	NONE	LAW SCHOOL	SCHOLARSHIP	60,000
Total ................................. 3b				358,500

	Analysis of Revenue and Expenses (The total of amounts in columns (b), (c), and (d) may not necessarily equal the amounts in column (a) (see instructions).)	(a) Revenue and expenses per books		(b) Net investment income	(c) Adjusted net income	(d) Disbursements for charitable purposes (cash basis only)


1	Contributions, gifts, grants, etc., received (attach schedule)	961,325
2	Check Sch. B .............
3	Interest on savings and temporary cash investments
4	Dividends and interest from securities...
5a	Gross rents............
b	Net rental income or (loss)
6a	Net gain or (loss) from sale of assets not on line 10
b	Gross sales price for all assets on line 6a
7	Capital gain net income (from Part IV, line 2)...			0
8	Net short-term capital gain.........
9	Income modifications...........
10a	Gross sales less returns and allowances
b	Less: Cost of goods sold....
c	Gross profit or (loss) (attach schedule).....
11	Other income (attach schedule).......
12	Total. Add lines 1 through 11........	961,325		0	0
13	Compensation of officers, directors, trustees, etc.	0		0	0	0
14	Other employee salaries and wages......
15	Pension plans, employee benefits.......
16a	Legal fees (attach schedule).........
b	Accounting fees (attach schedule).......		7,500	0	0	7,500
c	Other professional fees (attach schedule)....		568	0	0	568
17	Interest...............
18	Taxes (attach schedule) (see instructions)...		15	0	0	0
19	Depreciation (attach schedule) and depletion...
20	Occupancy..............
21	Travel, conferences, and meetings.......
22	Printing and publications..........
23	Other expenses (attach schedule).......
24	Total operating and administrative expenses.
	Add lines 13 through 23..........	8,083		0	0	8,068
25	Contributions, gifts, grants paid.......	332,000				332,000
26	Total expenses and disbursements. Add lines 24 and 25	340,083		0	0	340,068
27	Subtract line 26 from line 12:
a	Excess of revenue over expenses and disbursements	621,242
b	Net investment income (if negative, enter -0-)			0
c	Adjusted net income (if negative, enter -0-)...				0

3 Five highest-paid independent contractors for professional services (see instructions). If none, enter "NONE".
(a) Name and address of each person paid more than $50,000	(b) Type of service	(c) Compensation
NONE

Enter gross amounts unless otherwise indicated.	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		(e) Related or exempt function income (See instructions.)
1Program service revenue:	(a) Business code	(b) Amount	(c) Exclusion code	(d) Amount	(e) Related or exempt function income (See instructions.)
a
b
c
d
e
f
gFees and contracts from government agencies
2 Membership dues and assessments....
3 Interest on savings and temporary cash investments ...........
4 Dividends and interest from securities....
5 Net rental income or (loss) from real estate:
aDebt-financed property......
bNot debt-financed property.....
6 Net rental income or (loss) from personal property
7 Other investment income.....
8 Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory ............
9 Net income or (loss) from special events:
10 Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory..
11 Other revenue: a
b
c
d
e
12 Subtotal. Add columns (b), (d), and (e)..		0		0	0

(a) Line No.	(b) Amount involved	(c) Name of noncharitable exempt organization	(d) Description of transfers, transactions, and sharing arrangements

Paid Preparer Use Only	Print/Type preparer's name	Preparer's Signature	Date	Check if self- employed	PTIN
	Firm's name				Firm's EIN
	Firm's address				Phone no.


(a) Name and address of each employee paid more than $50,000	(b) Title, and average hours per week devoted to position	(c) Compensation	(d) Contributions to employee benefit plans and deferred compensation	(e) Expense account, other allowances
NONE









Total number of other employees paid over $50,000...................				0

Name of organization ARNOLD & PORTER FOUNDATION

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
1	ARNOLD AND PORTER LLP 601 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW WASHINGTON, DC200013743	$ 961,325	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)

Name of organization ARNOLD & PORTER FOUNDATION		Employer identification number 52-1656501

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) (2015)


Name of organization ARNOLD & PORTER FOUNDATION			Employer identification number 52-1656501
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. 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.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

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