TY 2015 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) P RUSSELL HARDIN...................................................................... CHAIRMAN	1.0 ................. 0.0	X	X
(2) CLOTILDE PEREZ-BODE DEDECKER...................................................................... VICE CHAIRMAN	1.0 ................. 0.0	X	X
(3) ANA MARIE ARGILAGOS...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(4) MELISSA BERMAN...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(5) GAIL CHRISTOPHER...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(6) JOHN COLBORN...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(7) PATRICK COLLINS...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(8) NEAL HEGARTY...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(9) DEBORAH D HOOVER...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(10) DOMINICK J IMPEMBA...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(11) SUSAN KISH...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(12) EARL LEWIS...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(13) PATRICK MCCARTHY...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(14) VALDEMAR DE OLIVEIRA NETO...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(15) MARCIA A SMITH...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(16) YVETTE J ALBERDINGK THIJM...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X
(17) MARIEKE VAN SCHAIK...................................................................... TRUSTEE	1.0 ................. 0.0	X

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation
BENCHMARK BUILDERS INC, 237 WEST 35TH STREET SUITE 901 NEW YORK,NY10003	GENERAL CONTRACTORS	4,519,601
SLALOM CONSULTING, PO BOX 101416 PASADENA,CA91189	IT CONSULTING	2,956,958
BEACONFIRE CONSULTING, 2300 CLARENDON BLVD SUITE 925 ARLINGTON,VA22201	IT CONSULTING	458,339
CONTEGRA SYSTEMS INC, 200 MAMARONECK AVENUE WHITE PLAINS,NY10601	IT CONSULTING	331,560
COMMONFUND, 15 OLD DANBURY ROAD PO BOX 812 WILTON,CT068970812	INVESTMENT SERVICES	248,408
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 11

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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.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2015

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 (Form 990 or 990-EZ))

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 in lines 11a through 11d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 11e, 11f, and 11g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ..............

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

(i)Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i)Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

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

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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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) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) ....	7,884,538	14,326,112	15,907,716	9,061,221	10,017,916	57,197,503
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	7,884,538	14,326,112	15,907,716	9,061,221	10,017,916	57,197,503
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)..						22,305,210
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.						34,892,293

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	7,884,538	14,326,112	15,907,716	9,061,221	10,017,916	57,197,503
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...	419,328	379,577	424,982	490,597	503,062	2,217,546
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 VI.)..						0
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10.						59,415,049

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

68,712,255

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

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2015 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

58.726 %

Public support percentage for 2014 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

59.319 %

16a

33 1/3% support test—2015. 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—2014. 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—2015. 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 VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
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10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2014. 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 VI 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) 2015

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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) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(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) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(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 VI.) ..
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 section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2015 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2014 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2015 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2014 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

331/3% support tests—2015. 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—2014. 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) 2015

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 11 of Part I. If you checked 11a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 11b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 11c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 11d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 11a or 11b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

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

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970. See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Net short-term capital gain	1
2	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	2
3	Other gross income (see instructions)	3
4	Add lines 1 through 3	4
5	Depreciation and depletion	5
6	Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions)	6
7	Other expenses (see instructions)	7
8	Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4)	8

	Section B - Minimum Asset Amount		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year):	1
a	Average monthly value of securities	1a
b	Average monthly cash balances	1b
c	Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets	1c
d	Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c)	1d
e	Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI):
2	Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets	2
3	Subtract line 2 from line 1d	3
4	Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions).	4
5	Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3)	5
6	Multiply line 5 by .035	6
7	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	7
8	Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6)	8

	Section C - Distributable Amount		Current Year
1	Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A)	1
2	Enter 85% of line 1	2
3	Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A)	3
4	Enter greater of line 2 or line 3	4
5	Income tax imposed in prior year	5
6	Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions)	6

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations (continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required)
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions
9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions)		(i) Excess Distributions	(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015
1 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions)
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015:
a
b
c
d From 2013.......
e From 2014.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2015 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f.
4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2015 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions)
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions)
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a
b
c Excess from 2013.......
d From 2014.......
e From 2015.......

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2015)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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.

Information about Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2015

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, contributions totaling $5,000 or more (in money or other property) from any one contributor. Complete Parts I and II. See instructions for determining a contributor's total contributions.

Special Rules

For an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 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), that checked Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ), Part II, line 13, 16a, or 16b, and that received from any one contributor, during the year, total contributions 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 an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, total contributions of more than $1,000 exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and III.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, contributions exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but no such contributions totaled 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 totaling $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 its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, 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.

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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	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.)
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Name of organization THE FOUNDATION CENTER		Employer identification number 13-1837418

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
		$
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Name of organization THE FOUNDATION CENTER			Employer identification number 13-1837418
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.

(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)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on 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.
Information about Schedule D (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

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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" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.

			(a) Donor advised funds	(b) Funds and other accounts

1	Total number at end of year ....
2	Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)
3	Aggregate value of 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" on 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, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet

Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, 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" on 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)

Revenue included on 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:

Revenue included on 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" on 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


b	If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:		Amount
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, for escrow or custodial account liability?

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" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a)Current year	(b)Prior year	(c)Two years back	(d)Three years back	(e)Four years back

1a	Beginning of year balance ....	15,027,711	14,708,221	12,099,108	11,367,208	11,432,208
b	Contributions ...					125,000
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses	-491,485	348,795	2,633,535	758,488	-190,000
d	Grants or scholarships ...
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ...	30,129	29,305	24,422	26,588
f	Administrative expenses ....
g	End of year balance ......	14,506,097	15,027,711	14,708,221	12,099,108	11,367,208

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

Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet

88.180 %

Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet

11.820 %

Temporarily restricted endowment SchDMd Bullet

The percentages on 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" on 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.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(a) Cost or other basis (investment)	(b)Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value

1a	Land ...
b	Buildings
c	Leasehold improvements	5,859,756	994,091	4,865,665
d	Equipment ...	3,621,008	2,492,354	1,128,654
e	Other ...	12,373,683	5,199,412	7,174,271
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..				13,168,590

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Part VII

InvestmentsOther Securities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. 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) MULTI-STRATEGY EQUITY FUND	10,938,171	F
(B) MULTI-STRATEGY BOND FUND	4,218,916	F
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)	15,157,087

Part VIII

InvestmentsProgram Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

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

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........

Part X

Other Liabilities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability	(b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes	0
ACCUM POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIG	2,145,965
DEFERRED RENT	4,511,154
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)	6,657,119
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. 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 Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......			1	24,696,668
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ....	2a	-691,550
b	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2b	41,264
c	Recoveries of prior year grants ...........	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d	-46,220
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................			2e	-696,506
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1..................			3	25,393,174
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	25,393,174

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........			1	27,638,204
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2a	41,264
b	Prior year adjustments ............	2b
c	Other losses ................	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d	117,931
e	Add lines 2a through 2d....................			2e	159,195
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1...................			3	27,479,009
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	27,479,009

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

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.

Return Reference	Explanation
INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4: THE CENTERS 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 CENTERS 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 CENTERS 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, 2015 AND 2014.
RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D: AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, AN ACTUARIAL LOSS OF $46,220 WAS NOT YET RECOGNIZED AS A COMPONENT OF NET PERIODIC POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST. THIS LOSS IS RECORDED ON THE DECEMBER 31, 2015 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS, DECREASING UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS. SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D: LINE 2D INCLUDES $117,931 IN SEVERANCE PAYMENTS AND OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES FOR THREE 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. Right pointing arrow large image

Information about Schedule F (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

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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 its grants and

other 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 its grants and other assistance 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
	Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	SPECIAL TRAINING	181,811
	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	SPECIAL TRAINING	15,441
	South America	Program Services	SPECIAL TRAINING	5,776














3a	Sub-total .....			203,028
b	Total from continuation sheets to Part I ...
c	Totals (add lines 3a and 3b)			203,028

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

2	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 .......
3	Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................

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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)

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Part IV

Foreign Forms

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Part V

Supplemental Information
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).

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
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Compensation Information

For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
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Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 23.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Name of the organization

THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

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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 on 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
directors, trustees, officers, including 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 on 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? ................

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), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations must complete lines 5-9.

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

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

Yes

Any related organization?

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

For persons listed on 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," on line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on 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 ............

Were any amounts reported on 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" on 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.

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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 on 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 in column(B) reported as deferred on 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)
1BRADFORD K SMITHPRESIDENT	(i) (ii)	535,716 ------------- 0	44,122 ------------- 0	25,524 ------------- 0	36,195 ------------- 0	21,969 ------------- 0	663,526 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
2LORENA NOGARATREASURER & CONTROLLER	(i) (ii)	156,079 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	138 ------------- 0	19,857 ------------- 0	355 ------------- 0	176,429 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
3ZOHRA ZORISECRETARY & VP SOCIAL SECTOR	(i) (ii)	152,526 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	54 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	10,227 ------------- 0	162,807 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
4ROBERT J YAEGERVP- FINANCIAL STRATEGY	(i) (ii)	241,832 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	90 ------------- 0	20,973 ------------- 0	17,594 ------------- 0	280,489 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
5LAWRENCE T MCGILLVP- RESEARCH	(i) (ii)	199,455 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	258 ------------- 0	27,713 ------------- 0	33,324 ------------- 0	260,750 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
6ELIZABETH A BRADLEYDIR. OF BUS DEV, MKTG & COMM	(i) (ii)	172,156 ------------- 0	12,625 ------------- 0	138 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	30,324 ------------- 0	215,243 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
7JACOB K GARCIAVP- DATA AND TECHNOLOGY	(i) (ii)	183,425 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	60 ------------- 0	24,255 ------------- 0	10,227 ------------- 0	217,967 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
8LISA L PHILPSEC(THRU 11/15) & VP-STRGC PHI	(i) (ii)	234,362 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	138 ------------- 0	31,790 ------------- 0	1,628 ------------- 0	267,918 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
9JEFFREY A FALKENSTEINVP- DATA ACQUISITION	(i) (ii)	172,921 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	90 ------------- 0	23,732 ------------- 0	33,324 ------------- 0	230,067 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0

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Supplemental Information

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.

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Explanation

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 $18,000.

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 CENTERS SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN. FOR THE 2015 CALENDAR YEAR, THE PRESIDENT WAS PAID PURSUANT TO THE PLAN $44,122 WHICH IS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B (II). SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 5: THE CENTER HAS AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM WHEREIN PAYMENTS ARE ONLY MADE IF A SPECIFIC REVENUE TARGET IS ATTAINED. IN 2015, ELIZABETH A. BRADLEY, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING, AND COMMUNICATIONS, MET SPECIFIC REVENUE GOALS AND RECEIVED $12,625 IN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION.

Schedule J (Form 990) 2015

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

- TIN:

SCHEDULE M
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

Noncash Contributions

Complete if the organizations answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 29 or 30.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Name of the organization

THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

13-1837418

Part I

Types of Property

	(a) Check if applicable	(b) Number of contributions or items contributed	(c) Noncash contribution amounts reported on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1g	(d) Method of determining noncash contribution amounts
1 Art—Works of art ....
2 Art—Historical treasures .
3 Art—Fractional interests ..
4 Books and publications ..
5 Clothing and household goods .......
6 Cars and other vehicles ..
7 Boats and planes ....
8 Intellectual property ...	X	1	200,000	FAIR MARKET VALUE
9 Securities—Publicly traded .
10 Securities—Closely held stock .
11 Securities—Partnership, LLC, or trust interests ....
12 Securities—Miscellaneous ..
13 Qualified conservation contribution—Historic structures .....
14 Qualified conservation contribution—Other ...
15 Real estate—Residential .
16 Real estate—Commercial ..
17 Real estate—Other ...
18 Collectibles .....
19 Food inventory ...
20 Drugs and medical supplies .
21 Taxidermy ......
22 Historical artifacts ....
23 Scientific specimens ..
24 Archeological artifacts ...
25 Other ( )
26 Other ( )
27 Other ( )
28 Other ( )

Number of Forms 8283 received by the organization during the tax year for contributions
for which the organization completed Form 8283, Part IV, Donee Acknowledgement

Yes

30a

During the year, did the organization receive by contribution any property reported in Part I, lines 1 through 28, that

it must hold for at least three years from the date of the initial contribution, and which is not required to be used

for exempt purposes for the entire holding period? ..................

30a

If "Yes," describe the arrangement in Part II.

Does the organization have a gift acceptance policy that requires the review of any non-standard contributions?

32a

Does the organization hire or use third parties or related organizations to solicit, process, or sell noncash

contributions? ..........................

32a

If "Yes," describe in Part II.

If the organization did not report an amount in column (c) for a type of property for which column (a) is checked,

describe in Part II.

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

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Supplemental Information. Provide the information required by Part I, lines 30b, 32b, and 33, and whether the organization is reporting in Part I, column (b), the number of contributions, the number of items received, or a combination of both. Also complete this part for any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 8	CF (Community Foundation) Insights CF Insights, a service originally launched by FSG, is now operating under the auspices of Foundation Center. FSG granted this service to the Foundation Center at a value of $200,000 in January 2015. This transition positions CFInsights for even greater impact as a service to its foundation members and a resource for the broader social.

Schedule M (Form 990) (2015)

Additional Data

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Software Version:

- TIN:

SCHEDULE O
(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 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
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Inspection

Name of the organization

THE FOUNDATION CENTER

Employer identification number

13-1837418

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 140,000 FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE DONORS, AND GRANTMAKING PUBLIC CHARITIES WORLDWIDE AND OVER 4.1 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 460 FUNDING INFORMATION NETWORK (FIN) PARTNERS 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 460 FIN PARTNERS 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 DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONS (EXPENSES $9,130,664 AND REVENUE $11,486,940) THE CENTER MAINTAINS UNIQUE DATABASES OF INFORMATION ON MORE THAN 140,000 FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE DONORS, AND GRANTMAKING PUBLIC CHARITIES WORLDWIDE AND OVER 4.1 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 460 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 2015 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: INTERNATIONAL DATA ------------------ Strengthening existing partnerships has been integral to the Foundation Center's success in building a systematic base of knowledge on global philanthropy. Together with Donors and Foundations Network in Europe (DAFNE), the Center is working with select national associations of European countries to help systematize the types of member data they collect. It's partnership with Worldwide Initiative for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) to create a global data standard for philanthropy that will improve data collection worldwide is ongoing. The Center has been successful in importing more non-US foundation and grant records through partnerships with organizations including the Charity Commission of England and Wales, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Maecenata Institute in Berlin, the China Foundation Center, ASAN Institute for Policy Studies, Assifero (Associazione Italiana Fondazioni ed Enti di Erogazione) the Italian association of foundations, Donor Directory in Bermuda , Colombia AFE (Associacion de Fundaciones Empresariales), the Canadian Revenue Agency, New Zealand Charities Register, Alternativas y Capacidades, and ITAM (Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico). The Center's database now includes philanthropic data from 129 countries and territories, and recipient data from 213 recipient countries and territories, and it continues to seek potential new partners. These efforts to improve efficiency and accuracy by working with partners are proving effective. This gives the Center a better understanding of how organizations in various regions classify themselves and enables it to promote transparency, knowledge sharing, and impact in the sector. Foundation Center staff is also compiling information on foundation activity in relation to the 2015 sustainable development goals, ongoing water and sanitation donor data as well as human rights data. In total, the Center's database now contains: - Information on more than 220,000 grants from non-U.S. funders, - And 31,582 new non-U.S. grantmaker profiles. DATA PROCESSING AND TAXONOMY ---------------------------- In July 2015, Foundation Center successfully launched its new grants taxonomy, the Philanthropy Classification System (PCS), in its databases and subscription products, including Foundation Directory Online and Foundation Maps. This required re-coding the data related to 140,000 organizations and over 4,000,000 grants. Users can explore the new taxonomy at http://taxonomy.foundationcenter.org. The development of the PCS involved consultation with over 200 nonprofit organizations and foundations, and allows for the categorization of philanthropic activity by Subjects, Population Groups, Transaction Type, and Support Strategy. In addition, the Center launched the new Enterprise Database Management System (EDMS) in September 2015, which also includes mechanisms for automatically classifying data into these PCS facets. In past years, Foundation Center staff was able to code about 250,000 grants. Now with the new EDMS it will be able to handle over 2,000,000 grant records per year, automatically code the bulk of that data and connect its other data sets (including news articles, blogs, research reports) by way of these taxonomic codes. This means that the Center can scale up its data processing efforts, connect disparate data sets by relating them to the same taxonomy, and spread the usage of the PCS to other institutions that have expressed interest in coding their data in its taxonomy, too. ELECTRONIC GRANT REPORTING -------------------------- The Foundation Center continues to be a leading driver in establishing data standards for philanthropy. Its ongoing work to continually improve reporting allows foundations to more efficiently and accurately transmit their grants electronically (eReporting). In 2015, the Center launched the Get on the Map campaign, a partnership with the Forum for Regional Association of Grantmakers. Through this new data-sharing initiative dedicated to boosting the quality and availability of fresh, detailed grantmaking data across the Forum Network, it successfully grew the number of foundations that eReport their data and it continues to see a steady increase. The Center currently has 1,203 eGrant Reporters. FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE (FDO) --------------------------------- The Center continued to update and expand the scope of its searchable grants database, building on its grants processing technology to dramatically scale the amount of grants added. FDO users can now access: - Nearly 140,000 grantmakers, including profiles of nearly 120,000 U.S. grantmakers and more than 20,000 profiles of non-U.S. grantmakers; and - More than 4.1 million grant records. Informed by what the Center is learning about user behavior and needs, it implemented multiple FDO enhancements in 2015. To help FDO users to streamline their foundation fundraising process from the funding search through the next stages of the grantseeking process, the Center launched FDO Workspace, which provides a step-by-step assessment tool and helps users keep track of their contacts and communications, manage a to-do list, and keep notes on prospects and grant requests. The Center added a preview function so that hovering on a name in the grantmaker results list reveals top-level information from the funder's profile as well as links to related news stories. It also updated many of the search terms used in FDO's search indexes to better reflect the current work of nonprofits. Foundation Directory Online (FDO) QUICK START --------------------------------------------- Through providing valuable, reliable information on grantmakers, Foundation Center is leveling the playing field for grantseekers everywhere. Since its launch in 2013, FDO QUICK START has dramatically expanded public access to the Center's authoritative collection of foundation information. At no cost, users can search the basic profiles and IRS Forms 990-PF of more than 100,000 grantmakers, less than 7 percent of which have web sites of their own. This online tool benefits the entire social sector by putting critical data at anyone's fingertips. The majority of FDO QUICK START users are nonprofits, but students, foundation staff, consultants, government, and media are also represented. Primarily from the United States, users are predominately female (65 percent), and 25 to 34 years of age. The Center also released an FDO QUICK START search "widget" that can be embedded on any web site to further widen access. In 2015: - More than 513,500 users took advantage of FDO QUICK START, racking up nearly 3.9 million page views. - Users average about 3.5 minutes per visit to the site. Foundation Grants to Individuals Online --------------------------------------- The Center's searchable grants database, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (FGTIO), helps individuals and students connect to financial funding and support. The Center continues to update the funder information and search features users need to fund their education, research, or creative work through FGTIO, which includes programs benefitting students, researchers, and other individuals, and provides valuable resources including free and fee-based training opportunities, FAQs, and requests for proposals. To date FGTIO includes more than 10,000 funders. Foundation Stats ---------------- Foundation Stats is an interactive online tool that provides free and open access to a wealth of data on the U.S. foundation community. The intuitive web-based platform can be used by anyone to generate thousands of custom tables and charts on the size, scope, and giving priorities of the nearly 82,000 independent, corporate, community, and grantmaking operating foundations in the U.S. It includes an Application Programming Interface (API) so that web developers can freely extract the data for their own use. The tool represents a huge leap forward in opening up data on philanthropy and paves the way for the development of innovative applications of the type that only open data makes possible. In 2015, Foundation Stats attracted 13,567 users who viewed m
PROGRAM SERVICES - LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES (EXPENSES $5,912,256 AND REVENUE $ 1,488,907) 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. The Center has an Online Librarian who responds to reference questions from people who prefer to use its resources online. The Center provides free in-person programs which give participants a comprehensive understanding of the grantseeking process. The Center also coordinates a network of funding information centers nationwide and around the world -- more than 460 FIN partners that offer free local access to core Center resources, including the Foundation Directory Online Professional and training. Other major library/learning center accomplishments in 2015 include the following: GrantSpace [www.grantspace.org] ------------------------------- This dynamic, interactive site serves nonprofits worldwide, offering access to fundraising and management know-how to anyone, anywhere. GrantSpace is an important platform for the Center's ongoing relevance, promoting a thriving learning community and reducing training and travel costs by providing free access to capacity-building resources. During 2015: - GrantSpace attracted more than 2.8 million sessions and more than 5.4 million page views. - The GrantSpace blog published 84 posts, and received more than 50,000 unique page views; to date, has more than 600 subscribers. - Knowledge Base Articles remain the most popular GrantSpace content, with more than 3 million unique page views. - In coordination with regional offices, GrantSpace also produced 24 new multimedia broadcasts (videos, podcasts, webinars, live chats, and live tweets of special events) with the goal of making Foundation Center's rich content available to a wider audience and bridging our physical and virtual services. - GRANTSPACE SENDS A MONTHLY 'NEW AT GRANTSPACE' E-NEWSLETTER TO ALERT READERS TO NEW UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEWLY POSTED CONTENT. TO DATE, IT HAS MORE THAN 26,000 SUBSCRIBERS. Free Access to Foundation Center Resources and Training Courses --------------------------------------------------------------- The first items cut from nonprofit budgets are often staff travel and training lines, preventing staff from learning about and accessing Foundation Center's capacity-building resources. The Center worked to build out a suite of online learning tools as well as sponsored in-person trainings and special events. To better correspond to sector needs and best practices in adult learning, the Center adopted an online learning system called Bridge, and its Capacity and Leadership Development Team began enhancing and restructuring its capacity building curriculum. The new framework for the curriculum focuses on three core competency areas: Fundraising, Organizational Sustainability, and Leadership & Management. New and/or improved classes and seminars aligning with this framework were launched throughout 2015. The new curriculum design will help Foundation Center better market its offerings by improving its outreach effort and establishing a clearer path and purpose to the end user, and providing a condensed, streamlined format that its time-limited users have been requesting. During 2015: - The Center provided free in-person programs to more than 21,000 participants through its free in-person classes across its five regional library/learning centers in New York City, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Cleveland, and San Francisco, a series of special programs and special events at its libraries, and outreach trainings offsite. - An additional 15,000 people visited its library/learning centers to conduct research. - The Online Librarian service responded to customers' questions about nonprofit management and fundraising via nearly 11,000 live chats and emails. Customers consistently rate the service at 4.8 or higher on a 5-point scale. - The Center provided 85 free live training webinars to more than 10,000 online participants and engaged more than 3,600 people through free online courses. - GrantSpace now includes 77 Spanish language knowledge-based articles, which were viewed during this period nearly 188,000 times. The Center's audio editions of Guide to Proposal Writing and training videos of Grantseeking Basics remain available for free download in both English and Spanish. These multimedia resources are also serving people with visual impairments. The Center has collected all GrantSpace content in Spanish on one page, Recursos en Espaol, for easier browsing and discovery. Funding Information Network --------------------------- A key initiative of the Center is to ensure that grantseekers have access to high-quality resources and expertise, enabling them to attract and sustain support for their organizations. To accomplish this, it continued to offer convenient, local access to the Center's resources, online and on the ground, beyond the geographic scope of its five regional library/learning centers, through its Funding Information Network partners. Host agencies, which include public, academic, and special libraries, community foundations, and nonprofit resource centers, provide a core collection of Foundation Center materials to the public free of charge. The Center seeks to designate new network partners where they can do the most good, and is increasingly focused on deepening the relationships it has with its Funding Information Network partners. - To date, 460 Funding Information Network partner sites in 11 countries and all 50 states and Puerto Rico allow users to tap the power of the Center's many tools, including Foundation Directory Online (FDO); - During 2015, nearly 800,000 FDO searches were performed from Funding Information Network partner sites. - On average, Funding Information Network partner sites provide capacity-building fundraising and nonprofit management trainings to over 5,000 attendees per month. Philanthropy News Digest (PND) ------------------------------ PND, the Center's daily news service, continues to serve as a hub for daily social sector information, providing philanthropy-related articles and features culled from print and electronic media outlets as well as critical RFP and Jobs listings. In 2015, PND served more than 75,800 newsletter subscribers and more than 145,000 subscribers to its nightly email alerts on Jobs, News, and RFPs.
PROGRAM SERVICES - RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS (EXPENSES $5,191,731 AND REVENUE $1,637,089) 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 2015 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GRANTCRAFT [WWW.GRANTCRAFT.ORG] ------------------------------- GrantCraft harnesses the practical wisdom of funders worldwide to provide free resources that improve the practice of philanthropy. During the past year, GrantCraft successfully increased its audience and the breadth and depth of its content, and attracted visitors from more than 200 countries spanning the foundation, nonprofit, academic, media, government, and business sectors. In 2015: - GrantCraft staff presented at more than 15 conferences, funder group meetings, and funder workshops with organizations including Philanthropy New York, Youth Philanthropy Connect, and the Annual General Assembly of the European Foundation Centre. - GrantCraft's site was visited by more than 66,600 different users and its resources were viewed more than 252,100 times. - GrantCraft published more than 150 videos, podcasts, blog posts, case studies, and guides addressing questions funders face across various strategies and issue areas. Publications included: Supporting Grantee Capacity; Strengthening Effectiveness Together; and Communication That Counts, which explores communications approaches and knowledge exchange in the South African context. - GrantCraft continued its partnership with the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies (ACBP) to tell the story of the ACBP spend down through 28 written blog posts, two videos, and a podcast, which have collectively been accessed more than 24,000 times since the series began. CF (Community Foundation) Insights ---------------------------------- CF Insights, a service originally launched by FSG, is now operating under the auspices of The Foundation Center. This transition positions CF Insights for even greater impact as a service to its foundation members and a resource for the broader social sector. Collectively, CF Insights members serve 1/2 of the US population and represent 2/3 of total community foundation assets. Through of insights, community foundations improve performance and sustainability - individually and collectively. Advancing Human Rights ---------------------- In partnership with the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG), the Center continues to develop Advancing Human Rights [humanrights.foundationcenter.org/], a first-ever initiative to track, report on, and open public access to foundation support for human rights worldwide. According to the latest key findings report, Advancing Human Rights: Update on Global Foundation Grantmaking, in 2012, 774 foundations in 45 countries made nearly 19,000 human rights grants totaling $1.8 Billion. The 2012 data have been added to the interactive website, which enables exploration of giving by issue focus, population focus, and region and includes top funder lists, sample grants, and case studies. In 2015, more than 5,600 users viewed nearly 28,500 pages. THE FOUNDATION REGISTRY I3 -------------------------- The Foundation Registry i3 [foundationregistryi3.org] was created by education funders to support the 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 site helps facilitate matches by providing an efficient link between i3 applicants and potential supporters. The Foundation Center administered Foundation Registry i3 in 2015, providing outreach and support to applicants and funders. The 2014 i3 cycle ended in July 2015, and all of the 2014 i3 grantees secured their required private sector funding matches. Foundation Landscapes --------------------- The Center is communicating philanthropy's impact on particular areas of interest by curating and centralizing resources and data streams and making them accessible to the general public through its custom web portals. The Center's aim is to create new Foundation Landscapes on current issues that aren't comprehensively supported by existing online resources. In 2015, it developed and launched: - SDGfunders.org, a site dedicated to funding the Global Development goals; - Equal Footing, a hub for those interested in funding in Burundi, DRC, and Congo that highlights economic development through a focus on women; - Foundation Landscapes: Education [education.foundationcenter.org/] a hub of information about education philanthropy; and - Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy [disasterphilanthropy.foundationcenter.org/], an online dashboard and interactive funding map. The Center further developed: - Elevate Children's Funders Group [elevatechildren.org/], dedicated to building strong families and a life free from violence for all children; - Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy [democracy.foundationcenter.org], which was redesigned in 2015 with a refined taxonomy. The web-based portal allows users to explore foundation funding for democracy in the U.S. with the goal of enabling funders to make more informed investment decisions; - BMAfunders.org, a go-to source for data and information related to Black Male Achievement intended to facilitate engagement, catalyze collaboration, and promote strategic decision-making. BMAfunders attracted more than 24,000 sessions and more than 41,000 page views; and - WASHfunders.org a critical resource for those working in the Water and Sanitary Hygiene space. WASHfunders attracted nearly 28,000 sessions and more than 64,000 page views. IssueLab [issuelab.org] ----------------------- This distributed knowledge sharing platform provides free and open access to resources that analyze the world's most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges and their potential solutions. IssueLab is continually committed to increasing access to this knowledge by making it broadly available through www.issuelab.org, other Foundation Center websites and channels, a system of e-libraries built for foundations and nonprofits called Knowledge Centers, social media outreach, content-sharing partnerships with libraries, archives, online communities, and a freely accessible Application Programming Interface (API), which gives organizations access to the entire IssueLab collection for use on their website. IssueLab represents one of the largest pools of social sector knowledge: - The collection spans 40 issue areas and contains over 19,000 resources (produced by more than 2,000 organisationS). - MetAdata about these resources is harvested by worldcat, such that they circulate through A global network of 10,000 libraries. In 2015, IssueLab developed two knowledge syntheses/reviews with companion collections: Strategies for the Improvement of Immigration Services and Policies (immigrationstrategies.issuelab.org); and Incentive-based Instruments for Freshwater Management (slated to launch officially in early 2016 at freshwater.issuelab.org). During the past year, IssueLab highlighted the relevant knowledge, organizations, and people serving the social sector by curating special collections. IssueLab updated its collection on Gun Violence, and curated new special collections on Funding Nonprofit Capacity, Youth Philanthropy, Philanthropic Engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals, and Equal Footing (what works in Economic Development with a focus on Women in Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Burundi). IssueLab also developed and launched new knowledge centers, which include nearly 1,800 reports, papers and other relevant resources, in partnership with: - The European Citizens' Action Service, covering the topics of European Union Migration and the European Citizens' Initiative. - GIFE (Grupo de Institutos Fundaes e Empresas), resulting in a new bilingual knowledge center, serving as a virtual library on social investment for funders working in Brazil. - Trust Africa, on the topic of philanthropy and giving in Africa. Publications ------------ During 2015, the Center released reports on topics relevant to funders, the media, researchers, and non-profits: - Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys, which shows a distinct trend toward increased U.S. foundation funding for organizations and programs that are working to improve the life outcomes of Black males. - Funding Indigenous People
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 Controller. 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 CHAIR 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 OTHER OFFICER(S) AND 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 STAFF WAS COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2013. THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED A COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR MORE THAN A THIRD OF ITS STAFF POSITIONS IN 2016.
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 OR FUND BALANCES	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE $(164,151) IN OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF $(46,220) PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, AND SEVERANCE PAYMENTS AND OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES FOR THREE TERMINATED EMPLOYEES OF $(117,931).

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

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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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.
2	Check this box
3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	18
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	17
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2015 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	231
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	17
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	60,960
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 .........	7b	-3,189

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	9,061,221	10,017,916
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	13,669,697	14,551,976
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	723,466	762,322
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	74,950	60,960
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	23,529,334	25,393,174
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)	15,043,099	15,947,000
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....	80,668	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 919,311
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	10,014,185	11,532,009
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	25,137,952	27,479,009
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	-1,608,618	-2,085,835
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	41,125,518	45,160,090
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	8,966,106	15,942,214
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	32,159,412	29,217,876

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	Signature of officer	Date

	Type or print name and title


4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 9,130,664 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 11,486,940 )
	DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATIONS - SEE SCHEDULE O

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 5,912,256 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 1,488,907 )
	LIBRARY/LEARNING CENTERS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE O

4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 5,191,731 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 1,637,089 )
	RESEARCH AND OTHER PROGRAMS - SEE SCHEDULE O

4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4e	Total program service expenses20,234,651

(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)			(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) BRADFORD K SMITH........................................................................ PRESIDENT	50.0 .......................0.0	X	X		605,362	0	58,164
(19) LORENA NOGARA........................................................................ TREASURER & CONTROLLER	50.0 .......................0.0		X		156,217	0	20,212
(20) ZOHRA ZORI........................................................................ SECRETARY & VP SOCIAL SECTOR	50.0 .......................0.0		X		152,580	0	10,227
(21) LISA L PHILP........................................................................ SEC(THRU 11/15) & VP-STRGC PHI	50.0 .......................0.0		X		234,500	0	33,418
(22) ROBERT J YAEGER........................................................................ VP- FINANCIAL STRATEGY	50.0 .......................0.0			X	241,922	0	38,567
(23) LAWRENCE T MCGILL........................................................................ VP- RESEARCH	50.0 .......................0.0			X	199,713	0	61,037
(24) ELIZABETH A BRADLEY........................................................................ DIR. OF BUS DEV, MKTG & COMM	50.0 .......................0.0			X	184,919	0	30,324
(25) JACOB K GARCIA........................................................................ VP- DATA AND TECHNOLOGY	50.0 .......................0.0			X	183,485	0	34,482
(26) JEFFREY A FALKENSTEIN........................................................................ VP- DATA ACQUISITION	50.0 .......................0.0			X	173,011	0	57,056

1b	Sub-Total................
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c)...........	2,131,709	0	343,487

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 above		1f	10,017,916

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a-1f:$ 200,000
h Total.Add lines 1a-1f.......		10,017,916

		Business Code
2a	PRODUCT REVENUE	611710	11,486,940	11,486,940
b	EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REVENUE	611710	767,336	767,336
c	ASSOCIATES PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP FEES	611710	73,473	73,473
d	DATABASE SEARCH REVENUE	611710	118,611	118,611
e	FUNDING INFO NETWORK MEMBERSHIP FEES	611710	529,487	529,487
f	All other program service revenue.			1,576,129	1,576,129
g Total.Add lines 2a–2f.....			14,551,976

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ..........			503,062			503,062
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds			0
5 Royalties...........			0
		(ii) Personal	(i) Real
6a	Gross rents
b	Less: rental expenses
c	Rental income or (loss)	0	0
d	Net rental income or (loss)......			0
		(ii) Other	(i) Securities
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory		536,509
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses		277,249
c	Gain or (loss)		259,260
d	Net gain or (loss).....			259,260			259,260
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
Business Code			Miscellaneous Revenue
11a	PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST & JOB CORNER		541800	60,520		60,520
b	FEE FOR FACILITIES SET UP FROM		561000	440		440
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			60,960
12	Total revenue. See Instructions......			25,393,174	14,551,976	60,960	762,322

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. 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 ....	1,270,680	668,572	510,882	91,226
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	11,091,404	8,501,722	2,131,385	458,297
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....	1,072,490	820,092	209,409	42,989
9	Other employee benefits .......	1,546,475	1,116,385	354,829	75,261
10	Payroll taxes ...........	965,951	738,626	188,606	38,719
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......	0
b	Legal .........	98,883	33,742	65,141
c	Accounting ...........	137,165		137,165
d	Lobbying ...........	0
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17	0
f	Investment management fees ......	268,408		268,408
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)	1,585,804	1,165,218	418,690	1,896
12	Advertising and promotion ....	18,781	18,781
13	Office expenses .......	716,413	616,874	92,169	7,370
14	Information technology ......	1,453,056	1,289,600	151,114	12,342
15	Royalties ..	4,302	4,302
16	Occupancy ...........	3,631,394	2,840,362	664,537	126,495
17	Travel ............	555,988	464,856	83,469	7,663
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .	0
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....	213,619	157,157	54,774	1,688
20	Interest ...........	0
21	Payments to affiliates .......	0
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..	1,382,596	946,975	382,531	53,090
23	Insurance ...	161,703		161,703
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	PRINTING AND DUPLICATING	209,594	181,606	27,971	17
b	SEMINAR INSTRUCTION	102,345	102,345
c	LIBRARY ACQUISITION	52,292	52,292
d	PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION	20,883	20,883
e	All other expenses	918,783	494,261	422,264	2,258
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	27,479,009	20,234,651	6,325,047	919,311
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).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........			147,217	1	148,070
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........			13,032,172	2	11,790,891
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......			7,377,015	3	3,441,807
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			557,403	4	930,328
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 ........			87,679	8	66,864
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......			556,571	9	456,453
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	21,854,447
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b	8,685,857	3,530,916	10c	13,168,590
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .			0	11	0
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....			15,836,545	12	15,157,087
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)...			41,125,518	16	45,160,090

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	1,403,755	17	1,266,006
18	Grants payable ...	0	18	0
19	Deferred revenue .........	5,430,117	19	5,519,089
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	2,500,000
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	2,132,234	25	6,657,119
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	8,966,106	26	15,942,214

	Organizations that follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here and complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27	Unrestricted net assets	17,094,780	27	20,113,577
28	Temporarily restricted net assets ...........	13,350,632	28	7,390,299
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 ...........	32,159,412	33	29,217,876
34	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	41,125,518	34	45,160,090

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 organization may be required to separately 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, Information 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 separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Yes	No