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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.") .. | 6,102,970 | 10,108,896 | 6,460,390 | 4,867,316 | 3,278,317 | 30,817,889 |
| 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 | 6,102,970 | 10,108,896 | 6,460,390 | 4,867,316 | 3,278,317 | 30,817,889 |
| 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. | 30,817,889 | |||||
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.. | 6,102,970 | 10,108,896 | 6,460,390 | 4,867,316 | 3,278,317 | 30,817,889 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 175,690 | 210,114 | 350,984 | 556,974 | 637,207 | 1,930,969 |
| 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.).. | 117,462 | 126,260 | 199,228 | 50,644 | 124,305 | 617,899 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 33,366,757 | |||||
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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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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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | VENTURE CHESCO INVESTS $4 MILLION IN EMERGING AND GROWING COMPANIES LOCATED IN, COMMITTED TO LOCATING IN, OR WITH SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS PRESENCE IN CHESTER COUNTY. BEN FRANKLIN AND CHESTER COUNTY HAVE EACH COMMITTED $2 MILLION IN FUNDS THAT ARE USED TO INVEST IN NEW TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND EXISTING COMPANIES LOOKING TO APPLY NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO THEIR BUSINESS OPERATIONS. SUPPORTING CHESTER'S VISTA 2025 INITIATIVE, VENTURE CHESCO FILLS A CRITICAL EARLY STAGE FUNDING GAP IN THE GROWTH CYCLE OF CHESTER COUNTY'S YOUNG COMPANIES AND COMPANIES LOOKING TO APPLY TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE. BEN FRANKLIN HAS PARTNERED WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MCIDA), AN INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, TO LAUNCH THE MONTCO MADE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE, A PARTNERSHIP COMMITTING $1 MILLION IN INVESTMENT TO EMERGING AND GROWING COMPANIES LOCATED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. BEN FRANKLIN AND MCIDA ARE EACH COMMITTING $500,000 TO INVEST IN NEW TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND EXISTING COMPANIES LOOKING TO APPLY NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO THEIR BUSINESSES LOCATED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. TEMPLE VENTURES IS A $1 MILLION CO-INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP DESIGNED TO ASSIST STARTUP COMPANIES ADVANCING TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-CREATED TECHNOLOGIES. THE PARTNERSHIP WAS DESIGNED TO HELP CREATE INDEPENDENT STARTUP VENTURES IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA FROM TEMPLE-BASED TECHNOLOGIES. TEMPLE AND BEN FRANKLIN INVEST BOTH CAPITAL AND CONSULTING RESOURCES TO DEVELOP GREAT IDEAS INTO PROMISING BUSINESSES. BEN FRANKLIN UTILIZES ITS CAPITAL, COUNSEL AND CONNECTIONS TO HELP DEVELOP COMMERCIALIZATION STRATEGIES FROM THOSE TECHNOLOGIES, AND PROVIDE CRITICAL ACCESS TO THE REGION'S BROADER TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT COMMUNITY. WASHINGTON, D.C.-BASED GLOBAL VENTURE INVESTMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT FIRM VILLAGE CAPITAL FINDS, TRAINS, AND INVESTS IN ENTREPRENEURS SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS. VILLAGE CAPITAL'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIZING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUILDING THE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THAT GROW COMMUNITIES HAS ALIGNED WITH BEN FRANKLIN'S EFFORTS TO BRING NEW RESOURCES TO COMPANIES IN THE REGION, AND DRAW NEW ATTENTION TO PHILADELPHIA'S TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM. BEN FRANKLIN AND VILLAGE CAPITAL HAVE PARTNERED TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDERS OF TECH-DRIVEN COMPANIES SINCE 2016, LEADING A VILCAP COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (100 HOURS OF CLASSROOM TIME) FOR FINTECH COMPANIES IN 2016 AND A VILCAP PATHWAYS PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY UBS, WHICH PRIORITIZED WORK WITH WOMEN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO ENTREPRENEURS. MOST RECENTLY IN 2019, BEN FRANKLIN, VILCAP, AND UBS PARTNERED IN ORGANIZING PATHWAYS TO CAPITAL, A CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED FOUNDERS AND VENTURES. BEN FRANKLIN IS VILCAP'S PHILADELPHIA PARTNER SUPPORTING USE OF ABACA, A TOOL WHICH BENCHMARKS INVESTMENT READINESS ACROSS EIGHT CATEGORIES (TEAM, MARKET, BUSINESS MODEL, ETC.). USING THE LEVELS ASCRIBED IN VILCAP'S VIRAL METHODOLOGY, ENTREPRENEURS CAN SELF-ASSESS WHERE THEY SHOULD FOCUS TO PREPARE FOR INVESTMENT, AND THEN CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE BEST POSITIONED TO HELP. BEN FRANKLIN FABNET IS AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESOURCE TO EMERGING VENTURES FOCUSED ON TRANSFORMING EARLY STAGE IDEAS AND INVENTIONS BASED ON OR ENABLED BY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INTO PROTOTYPES OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS. STRUCTURED AS A VIRTUAL ACCELERATOR, FABNET'S 17 REGIONAL PARTNERS PROVIDE A NETWORK OF DESIGNERS, PROTOTYPERS, ENGINEERS AND SMALL MANUFACTURERS THAT OFFER COMPANIES: 1) A PARTNERSHIP FOR DESIGN, RAPID PROTOTYPING, AND FABRICATION UTILIZING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; 2) MATCHING FUNDS FOR REGIONAL COMPANIES THAT WISH TO INTEGRATE NEW DESIGN, PROTOTYPING, AND FABRICATION TECHNIQUES WITH THEIR BUSINESSES; AND 3) REDUCED TIME AND EXPENSE OF PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND EXPERTISE REQUIRED FOR DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND FABRICATION OF PRODUCTS. A VIRTUAL LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY CENTER, THE PHILADELPHIA REGION INTEGRATED MEDICINE ALLIANCE (PRIMA) WORKS TO EXPAND THE NETWORK OF RESOURCES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILLING TO WORK WITH EARLY STAGE COMPANIES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL FACULTY TO ACCELERATE THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES. PRIMA FEATURES TWO MAIN COMPONENTS: A VIRTUAL NETWORK OF SERVICE PROVIDERS, THE PRIMA VIRTUAL COMMERCIALIZATION CENTER, TO ADVANCE COMMERCIALIZATION OF GROUNDBREAKING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES; AND PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND A KNOWLEDGE WORKFORCE THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRAINING PROGRAMS AT THE REGION'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ORGANIZATION THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS CORPORATION IS UNIVERSITY CITY SCIENCE CENTER, A PENNSLYVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. MEMBERSHIP OF THIS CORPORATION IS NON-TRANSFERABLE AND NON-ASSIGNABLE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS CURRENTLY BEN FRANKLIN'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE COMPLETED, THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER AND CONTROLLER. IF FOUND TO BE COMPLETE AND SATISFACTORY, THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER WHO IN TURN MEETS WITH THE CEO FOR REVIEW. THE FINAL REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS IS AT THE BOARD COMMITTEE LEVEL. A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE. A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS WITH THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TO FINALIZE THE REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE ISSUANCE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES A COMPLETE LIST OF CONFLICTS IS COMPILED ON A YEARLY BASIS AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIRPERSON, CEO, CAO, CIO AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ORGANIZATION. YEARLY DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE DELIVERED, MAILED, AND EMAILED TO EMPLOYEES, BOARD MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DUE DILIGENCE CONSULTANTS, PORTFOLIO MANAGERS, AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL GENERAL CONSULTANTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION PROCEDURES - TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL THE CEO HAS AN EMPLOYMENT LETTER WITH BEN FRANKLIN. THE LETTER WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL CEO COMPENSATION OR BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANNUAL CHANGES ARE DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION PROCEDURES - OTHER OFFICERS ANNUAL COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR STAFF MEMBERS ARE PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MANAGEMENT MAKES ITS RECOMMENDATION BASED ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE, GOAL ACHIEVEMENT, AND EXTERNAL ANALYSES OF CURRENT MARKET SALARY DATA. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS RECOMMENDATIONS AND RELATED SUPPORT WITH MANAGEMENT AND APPROVES WHERE APPROPRIATE. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS WELL AS FORM 1023 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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