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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.") .. | ||||||
| 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
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(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..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 | ALL RECRUITMENT, ADVERTISING, OR OTHER SOLICITATIONS INCLUDE SFI'S NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY, NO LESS THAN ANNUALLY. |
| LINE 6 - EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID: | THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC TOPICS THAT THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS ON VARIOUS RESEARCH TOPICS. RESEARCH IS UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF A PRIVATE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION. PEOPLE ARE SFI'S FOUNDATION: SFI MAINTAINED 12 RESIDENT FACULTY, 13 RESIDENT POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS, 109 EXTERNAL FACULTY, 15 SCIENCE BOARD MEMBERS, AND APPROXIMATELY 1700 VISITORS AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS IN 2019. SFI HOSTED 45 WORKSHOPS AND WORKGROUPS IN 2019, ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY 100 SEMINARS AND 900 SCIENTIST VISITORS. IN TERMS OF SFI SPENDING ON MEETINGS VIS--VIS NON-SFI (OTHER INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT) FOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, SFI INCREASED ITS LEVERAGE OF NON-SFI RESOURCES TO ALMOST 15:1, VERSUS 7:1 IN 2018. SFI WAS FEATURED OR MENTIONED 114 TIMES IN TIER AND TIER 2 MEDIA OUTLETS. SFI'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE GREATLY EXPANDED IN 2019 WITH APPROXIMATELY 150K MENTIONS ACROSS THE 5 MAJOR US SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. SFI ALSO STARTED A NEW AWARD-WINNING PODCAST, "COMPLEXITY" IN 2019 WHICH IS CHARTING IN BOTH THE US AND THE UK AS ONE OF APPLE PODCASTS TOP 20 'LIFE SCIENCE' PODCASTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND SUBMITTED TO THE AUDIT COMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | EMPLOYEES, MANAGEMENT, AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EMPLOYEES AND MANAGEMENT ATTEST TO THEIR INDEPENDENCE WHEN HIRED AND ARE REQUIRED TO INFORM THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD THEIR SITUATION CHANGE. BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON APPOINTMENT AND ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEST TO THEIR INDEPENDENCE ANNUALLY. CONFLICT DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT OR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS APPROPRIATE. A CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS CONCERNING THE SUBJECT TRANSACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A LETTER AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BY THE TRUSTEES. IN NEGOTIATING THE AGREEMENT, THE TRUSTEES USE COMPARABILITY DATA FROM VARIOUS ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER RELEVANT PERIODICALS AND STUDIES. ANNUALLY, THE TRUSTEES EVALUATE THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE IN THE COMPENSATION REVIEW. THESE ACTIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS. THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING COMPARABLE DATA WAS LAST DONE IN 2015. THE COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OTHER OFFICERS, INCLUDING: VICE PRESIDENTS AND BOARD SECRETARY, IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER RELEVANT PERIODICALS AND STUDIES, AS APPROPRIATE. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2017. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BASED UPON SPECIFIC REQUESTS BY INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E | MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 43,647. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 57,698. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 101,345. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 73,599. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,897. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 96,496. HONORARIA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 54,750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 55,750. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | ROUNDING -5. |
| FORM 990, PART XIII, LINE 2C | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. |
| SCHEDULE L, PART II: | EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2015, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED THE PRESIDENT WITH THREE LOANS, EACH OF WHICH IS DOCUMENTED BY A PROMISSORY NOTE PRESCRIBING INTEREST COMPOUNDED ANNUALLY (AT THE THEN APPLICABLE FEDERAL RATE OF 1.77%), REPAYMENT SCHEDULE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF DEFAULT, AMONG OTHER TERMS. PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST UNDER THESE NOTES IS DUE FIVE YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE. ONE OF THESE LOANS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000, WILL BE FORGIVEN IN INCREMENTS OF $100,000 ON THE THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE, RESPECTIVELY. THE SECOND OF THESE LOANS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000, WILL BE FORGIVEN IN THE EVENT THE INSTITUTE'S PERPETUAL ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT POOL INCREASES BY AT LEAST TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE. THE THIRD LOAN. IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000, IS REPAYABLE IN FULL WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE. |
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