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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,142,026 | 2,190,242 | 2,297,158 | 2,070,866 | 2,016,710 | 10,717,002 |
| 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 | 2,142,026 | 2,190,242 | 2,297,158 | 2,070,866 | 2,016,710 | 10,717,002 |
| 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).. | 5,721,802 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,995,200 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,142,026 | 2,190,242 | 2,297,158 | 2,070,866 | 2,016,710 | 10,717,002 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 121 | 93 | 401 | 321 | 96 | 1,032 |
| 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.).. | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 10,789,805 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, QUESTION 2 | BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS JOEL ZBAR IS A PARTNER AT THE ACCOUNTING FIRM EISNERAMPER LLP ("EISNERAMPER"). EISNERAMPER PERFORMS ACCOUNTING, TAX AND ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT SERVICES FOR GATESTONE. COMPENSATION TO EISNERAMPER IS BASED ON EISNERAMPER'S STANDARD HOURLY BILLING RATES. THE TERMS OF SUCH AGREEMENT WERE NEGOTIATED AT ARM'S LENGTH AND ARE FAIR MARKET RATES, AS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT EISNERAMPER CHARGES THE SAME STANDARD HOURLY BILLING RATES TO THE OTHER CLIENTS FOR WHICH JOEL ZBAR PROVIDES SERVICES AND THAT OTHER ACCOUNTING FIRMS PROVIDE SIMILAR SERVICES AT SIMILAR RATES. EISNERAMPER LLP ALSO PROVIDES ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO NINA ROSENWALD, INDIVIDUALLY, AND TO ABSTRACTION FUND, A PRIVATE FOUNDATION OF WHICH NINA ROSENWALD IS A DIRECTOR AND THE PRESIDENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, QUESTION 6 AND 7A | MEMBERS GATESTONE INSTITUTE HAS TWO MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF GATESTONE INSTITUTE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 11A/11B | REVIEW OF FORM 990 FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY EISNERAMPER LLP AND REVIEWED BY JOEL ZBAR, PARTNER OF EISNERAMPER LLP AND TREASURER OF GATESTONE INSTITUTE. JOEL ZBAR THEN DISTRIBUTES COPIES OF FORM 990 TO NINA ROSENWALD, MEMBER, DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, AS WELL AS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GATESTONE INSTITUTE FOR REVIEW AS WELL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 12 A-C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ALL GOVERNING INDIVIDUALS MUST DISCLOSE TO THE THE BOARD THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR PERSONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SUCH GOVERNING INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD OR ANY ACTION TAKEN OR TO BE TAKEN BY OR ON BEHALF OF GATESTONE INSTITUTE. TO ENSURE GATESTONE INSTITUTE OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. WHEN CONDUCTING PERIODIC REVIEWS, GATESTONE INSTITUTE MAY, BUT NEED NOT, USE OUTSIDE ADVISORS. IF OUTSIDE ADVISORS ARE USED, THEIR USE SHALL NOT RELIEVE THE BOARD OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING THAT PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, QUESTION 19 | DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC GATESTONE INSTITUTE'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 15 | COMPENSATION COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE BASED ON INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAXABLE OR TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES, CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS OR ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, AND MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE OF PAYING COMPENSATION BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OR THE MEMBERS PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A DIRECTOR WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE FOUNDATION IN A CAPACITY OTHER THAN AS DIRECTOR IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO SUCH DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE BOARD MUST RECORD IN WRITING (i) THE DATE AND TERMS OF ANY APPROVED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT, (ii) THE DECISION MADE BY EACH DIRECTOR WHO VOTED ON SUCH ARRANGEMENT. PLEASE NOTE, COMPENSATION LISTED FOR DIRECTORS ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, ARE FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO GATESTONE INSTITUTE IN A CAPACITY OTHER THAN AS DIRECTORS OF GATESTONE INSTITUTE. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A | ALL OF GATESTONE INSTITUTE'S DIRECTORS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION, AS LISTED IN PART VII, ARE FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO THE FOUNDATION IN A CAPACITY OTHER THAN AS DIRECTOR. NAOMI PERLMAN IS A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE OF GATESTONE INSTITUTE AND OVERSEES ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AND EMPLOYEES. THE OTHER DIRECTORS ARE COMPENSATED BY GATESTONE INSTITUTE FOR THEIR SERVICES MAINTAINING THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, WRITING ARTICLES AND OTHER CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND THE POLICY COMMUNITY ABOUT ISSUES RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY WORLDWIDE. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, QUESTION 2C | OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT GATESTONE HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD TO PERFORM OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS COMMITTEE CONSISTS ONLY OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING FEES - WRITERS TOTAL FEES:175526 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM CONSULTING FEES -OTHER TOTAL FEES:108334 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:EDITING & TRANSLATING TOTAL FEES:167697 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:SPEAKERS (HONORARIUMS) TOTAL FEES:174559 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PR & MEDIA CONSULTANT TOTAL FEES:19483 |
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