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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 | |||||
| (A)
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO |
146013200 | 6 | Yes | 509,107 | 0 | |
| (B)
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO FOUNDATION |
160865182 | 7 | No | 0 | 0 | |
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509,107 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, 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 2019. 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 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| HISTORIC AND CONTINUOUS RELATIONSHIP | PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 1 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO FOUNDATION INCUBATOR, INC. (UBFI) HAS TWO SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS: UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO (UB) AND UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO FOUNDATION (UBF). UB IS NAMED AS A SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION IN UBFI'S ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS. UBF IS NOT NAMED IN UBFI'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. HOWEVER, UBFI AND UBF HAVE A HISTORIC AND CONTINUOUS RELATIONSHIP. UBFI AND UBF SHARE THEIR NAME AND HAVE BEEN CLOSELY ASSOCIATED SINCE UBFI WAS FORMED IN 1988. UBFI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF A MAJORITY OF TRUSTEES OF UBF. SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO REQUIRES HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SKILLS IN STRATEGIC AREAS. TO MEET THESE NEEDS, UBF TOGETHER WITH UBFI AND 5 OTHER AFFILIATES PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF SERVICES FOR THE UB COMMUNITY. |
| TYPE III SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION | PART IV, SECTION D, LINE 3 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO'S PRESIDENT APPOINTS AT LEAST ONE BOARD MEMBER OF UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO FOUNDATION INCUBATOR, INC. (UBFI). IN ADDITION, UBFI'S BOARD MUST BE COMPRISED OF A MAJORITY OF UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO FOUNDATION'S BOARD MEMBERS. |
| TYPE III FUNCTIONALLY-INTEGRATED SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS | PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 1 UBFI ENGAGES IN AN ACTIVITY THAT SUBSTANTIALLY AND DIRECTLY FURTHERS THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO (UB) AND THAT WOULD BE CARRIED OUT DIRECTLY BY UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, BUT FOR UBFI'S INVOLVEMENT. UBFI ORGANIZES AND OPERATES AN INCUBATOR FACILITY TO IDENTIFY AND AID START-UP BUSINESSES WITH A PURPOSE OF STIMULATING DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASING INTERACTION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO AND SUCH BUSINESSES. AS A PREMIER PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO IS ALSO HOME TO ONE OF THE NATION'S FIRST-AND MOST SUCCESSFUL-INCUBATORS OF ITS KIND. THE UB TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT TO THE UB AND BUFFALO NIAGARA RESEARCH COMMUNITIES, GIVING EMERGING COMPANIES ACCESS TO KEY SERVICES INCLUDING FDA-COMPLIANT FACILITIES, OFFICE SPACE, WET LABS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. THE TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR HAS PLAYED AN INDISPENSABLE ROLE FOR UB, HELPING THE UNIVERSITY MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN COMMERCIALIZING UB RESEARCHER INVENTIONS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT WESTERN NEW YORK, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE UB FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR, WHICH IS LOCATED IN BAIRD RESEARCH PARK ACROSS FROM UB'S NORTH CAMPUS, THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NEW YORK STATE, UB AND UBFI. |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Organization's Mission | Form 990, Part I THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AN INCUBATOR FACILITY TO IDENTIFY AND AID START-UP BUSINESSES WITH A PURPOSE OF STIMULATING DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASING INTERACTION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO AND SUCH BUSINESSES. |
| Change in Governing Documents | Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 The by-laws of the corporation were amended on October 30, 2017 (previously amended on March 4, 2016). The updates to the by-laws are as follows. Article II, Section 13 has been amended for the updates to Section 102(a)(21) of the NPCL as of May 27, 2017. This section has also removed the verbage stating that the Audit Committee of the UB Foundation, Inc., will oversee University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator's conflict of interest and whistleblower policy. University at Buffalo Foundation Incubator must have its own Board or Board committee handle its conflict of interest and whistleblower policy matters, although input from the UB Foundation Audit Committee may be requested. Article II, Section 14 was added to define the corporation's policy on Confidentiality. Article II, Section 2, Committees of the Board, now includes that members of each committee of the Board, except for the Executive Committee, shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Board, a quorum being present and that members of the Executive Committee shall be appointed by majority vote of the entire board. Article II, Section 2, Committees of the Corporation also added that members of each committee shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Board, a quorum being present. Article IV, Section 1, Officers - The following was added that an employee of the Corporation shall serve as Chair of the Board or hold any other title with similar responsibilities only if the employee's service is approved by a two-thirds vote of the entire Board and the Board contemporaneously documents in writing the basis for its approval. |
| Form 990 Review Process | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b AFTER THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED AND COMPLETED INTERNALLY IT IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT. AN EXTERNAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN PERFORMED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS (KPMG). THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED THE REVIEW PROCESS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO FOUNDATION, INC., AN AFFILIATED ENTITY. THE FORM 990 IS DISCUSSED AT A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. UPON COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANY UPDATED INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT ARISE PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. ALL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL COUNSEL. ALL SITUATIONS THAT ARE DEEMED TO REPRESENT A CONFLICT AS DESCRIBED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD CHAIR. THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL MUST RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF DURING THE DISCUSSION OF AND VOTING ON AN ACTION THAT INVOLVES THE IDENTIFIED CONFLICT. |
| Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
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