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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) 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.") .. | 47,150,613 | 47,038,422 | 54,050,149 | 47,515,802 | 50,859,097 | 246,614,083 |
| 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 | 47,150,613 | 47,038,422 | 54,050,149 | 47,515,802 | 50,859,097 | 246,614,083 |
| 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).. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 246,614,083 | |||||
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.. | 47,150,613 | 47,038,422 | 54,050,149 | 47,515,802 | 50,859,097 | 246,614,083 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 76 | 136 | 27,992 | 501 | 28,705 | |
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 246,642,788 | |||||
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..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5 THE NUMBER OF W-2S REPORTED IN PART I, LINE 5 REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN WHICH UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC. HAS DIRECTION AND CONTROL. THE MAJORITY OF THE W-2S ISSUED BY UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC. ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC. DOES NOT HAVE DIRECTION AND CONTROL. DIRECTION AND CONTROL IS MAINTAINED BY THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO AND AS SUCH THESE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT MEET THE COMMON LAW RULE OF THE EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC. AND THE INDIVIDUALS. |
| CHANGE IN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS | Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 The by-laws of the corporation were amended to comply with updates to the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law of New York. Article II, Section 12 was amended to reflect the requirements surrounding independent directors. Article II, Section 13 was added to address and define the corporation's policy on Confidentiality. Article III was amended to address the appointment of committee members. Article IV, Section 1 was modified to address the approval process for officers. 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 WHEN DEEMED NECESSARY. 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. |
| COMPENSATION POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC.'S TOP MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES MEETS THE THREE REQUIREMENTS OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION PROVISIONS UNDER TREAS. REG. SEC. 53.4958-6. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC.'S FINANCE COMMITTEE WHO IS INDEPENDENT OF MANAGEMENT AND FREE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THEIR EXERCISE OF INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO FOUNDATION, INC. FOR TOP MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES, EXCEPT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMPARABILITY DATA WAS RELIED UPON IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION LEVEL. THE COMPARABILITY DATA INCLUDED AN ANNUAL STUDY FROM A NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT FIRM, AN ANNUAL SURVEY FROM A LOCAL ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND REVIEW OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS OF SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, PRESIDENT, AND BOARD CHAIR ADEQUATELY AND TIMELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR SETTING THE COMPENSATION CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THE DETERMINATION. |
| 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 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| COMPENSATION OF HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES | FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED AS "HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES" ARE PAID BY UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC. AND THE TAXABLE COMPENSATION FOR EACH IS REPORTED ON FORM W-2. UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC. HAS REPORTED ITS HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES IN WHICH THEY HAVE DIRECTION AND CONTROL. IN ADDITION, UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC. HAS REPORTED THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO'S TOP 5 HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES IN FORM 990, PART VII IN WHICH DIRECTION AND CONTROL IS MAINTAINED BY THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO. AS SUCH, THESE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT MEET THE COMMON LAW RULE OF THE EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UB FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES, INC. AND THE "HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES." |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:ARTIST FEE TOTAL FEES:448750 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONSULTANT TOTAL FEES:1078934 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:LAB SERVICES TOTAL FEES:361501 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:MEDICAL/DENTAL SUPPORT TOTAL FEES:198467 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PERSONNEL SEARCH TOTAL FEES:400416 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:SPEAKER FEES TOTAL FEES:38500 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER TOTAL FEES:6753762 |
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