Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION |
986090626 | Yes | 0 | 3,578,335 | ||
Total 1
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0 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 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).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 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.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 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. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 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-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART I | BEMCO PROVIDED OR PURCHASED FOR THE BENEFIT OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION VARIOUS SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND GOODS. SEE FORM 990, PART IX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. |
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| CHANGES IN THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION 1, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE REVISED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2015 TO UPDATE THE TERMS AND ROLES OF THE BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDING: OMITTING THE PROVISIONS THAT THE BOARD SHALL INCLUDE TWO EX-OFFICIO POSITIONS, REDEFINING THE OFFICER ROLES TO BE CHAIR, PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY, AND LIMITING THE TERMS OF OFFICER ROLES TO THREE YEARS FOR CHAIR, PRESIDENT AND TREASURER WHILE LIMITING SECRETARY AND OTHER ROLES TO A ONE YEAR TERM (THAT CAN BE EXTENDED TO UP TO THREE YEARS). IN ADDITION TO REDEFINING THE ROLES AND TERMS OF THE OFFICER AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE REVISED BYLAWS CLARIFY AND SIMPLIFY THE DEFINITION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION 1, LINE 6 THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION ("UCBF") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BEMCO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION 1, LINE 7A ELECTION TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DIRECTORS OF BERKELEY ENDOWMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY ("BEMCO") ARE ELECTED BY ACTION TAKEN BY UCBF AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF UCBF. ANY DIRECTOR OF BEMCO MAY BE REMOVED WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE BY UCBF. TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BEMCO MUST BE TRUSTEES OF UCBF. |
| REQUIRED APPROVAL OF DECISIONS OF GOVERNING BODY | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION 1, LINE 7B PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE BYLAWS OF BEMCO, THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS REQUIRE THE APPROVAL BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: (A) ANY AMENDMENT OR RESTATEMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF BEMCO; (B) APPROVAL AND/OR RATIFICATION OF ANNUAL BUDGETS PROPOSED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF BEMCO; (C) ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF ANY DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD; (D) PURCHASE, SALE, LEASE, TRANSFER OR ANY OTHER DISPOSITION OR ENCUMBRANCE OF THE REAL PROPERTY OF BEMCO; (E) ASSUMPTION OR CREATION OF ANY INDEBTEDNESS OF BEMCO EXCEPT IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS; (F) MAJOR TRANSACTIONS OF BEMCO, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PURCHASE, SALE, LEASE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OR ENCUMBRANCE OF MATERIAL ASSETS OF BEMCO; (G) ANY MERGER, ACQUISITION, CONSOLIDATION OR DISSOLUTION OF BEMCO, OR THE DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF BEMCO OTHER THAN IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS; (H) ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY SUBSIDIARY OF BEMCO; AND (I) DISSOLUTION OF BEMCO. |
| PROCESS USED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO REVIEW FORM 990 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B INFORMATION TO PREPARE THE 990 WAS GATHERED BY THE BEMCO TREASURER. THE RETURN WAS PREPARED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF KPMG, LLP AND WAS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN REVIEWED BY UCBF'S AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS AUTHORITY AND OVERSIGHT OF THE BEMCO AUDIT AND TAX PREPARATION. KPMG, LLP SIGNED THE RETURN AS A PAID PREPARER. A COMPLETE COPY WAS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BEMCO BOARD AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE FORM 990 AND PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, BEMCO DISTRIBUTES CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH THE BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND RETURN. THE TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE RETURNED FORMS FOR COMPLIANCE. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED IT IS ESCALATED TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION and the individual recuses himself/herself from the deliberations and decision regarding the transaction. |
| DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A The compensation arrangement and comparable data for the President was reviewed and approved by the compensation committee, a body authorized by the board of directors and consisting of persons independent of the transaction under consideration. Reasonableness of salary and method of the President's compensation was based on comparable compensation market data for investment professionals in similar foundation/university/college/higher education investment roles. The deliberations and decisions regarding the President's compensation arrangement were contemporaneously documented in compensation committee minutes. The documentation included the terms of the approved transaction and the date it was approved; the members of the committee who were present during the discussion of the transaction that was approved and those who voted on it; the comparability data obtained relied upon by the committee and how the data was obtained; and noted there were no conflicts of interests. The President's compensation was last adjusted in 2015. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B Officer Loraine Binion was not compensated by BEMCO. She was an employee of the University of California, Berkeley, a related organization, and the compensation was determined and paid by the University. |
| AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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