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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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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,173,951 | 1,502,504 | 1,750,941 | 15,570,565 | 7,060,592 | 28,058,553 |
| 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 | 2,173,951 | 1,502,504 | 1,750,941 | 15,570,565 | 7,060,592 | 28,058,553 |
| 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) .. | 23,259,533 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,799,020 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,173,951 | 1,502,504 | 1,750,941 | 15,570,565 | 7,060,592 | 28,058,553 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 641 | 853 | 842 | 48 | 0 | 2,384 |
| 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 | 28,060,937 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART 11, LINE 17B - Facts and Circumstances Support | How the CBRE Foundation is Organized The CBRE Foundation was formed in 2002 and from its founding has proudly operated as a public charity. Grantmaking goals have fluctuated over the years but generally the Foundation has focused on charitable giving to local non-profit organizations in various cities to provide shelter, food and other essentials to broad-based underserved populations. The bulk of contributions to the Foundation until 2020 came almost exclusively from outside organizations through fundraising events, and through many small donations ($200 or less) from CBRE, Inc., employees. CBRE, Inc., is a for profit corporation. In this way the Foundation has always been able to meet the 33-1/3 percent public support test under Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and 509(a)(1) of the IRC while engaging in community giving to local and national public charities. However, in 2020 a few changes to the Foundation's programs began impacting the public support percentage: (1) The Foundation implemented an online technology solution to manage the matching gift program which created greater efficiencies, but also meant that the Foundation was no longer taking in those donations as they were now being directed straight to the vendor causing a significant decrease in individual donations to the Foundation, (2) Due to the pandemic, fundraising events were cancelled which also greatly reduced support received from the public, and (3) Due to the various world-changing events of 2020, CBRE Inc made a large contribution to support the efforts of the Foundation which, in conjunction with a decrease in public support as described above, is the reason the public support percentage began to fall below the threshold. In 2021 the Foundation planned to reinstitute fundraising events, reevaluate the use of the technology solution to manage matching gifts and hire a full-time manager to provide better accountability and oversee fundraising and grantmaking activities. After strategic review of the technology solution it was decided that removing it would be detrimental to donors and that the Foundation would keep it in place and focus on increasing fundraising events. The unexpected continuation of pandemic restrictions prohibited the Foundation from organizing in-person fundraising events for the second year in a row. The Foundation quickly pivoted to focus on online fundraising which did not prove to be as successful as in-person events. The feedback received indicated a lot of donor hesitancy due to uncertainty about the economy and donor fatigue (receiving numerous donation requests). The Foundation continued to utilize various communication channels to encourage donations, but still failed to reach its goals. Additionally, the Foundation launched a strategic initiative (described below) to focus charitable giving on (1) climate action, and (2) workforce development and educational programs for diverse populations. In a departure from past practices, the Foundation sought substantial contributions from CBRE, Inc., with the goal of kicking off the new strategic charitable program until (1) program staff could implement a fundraising plan to increase contribution levels from various outside organizations and the general public, and (2) the board of directors could expand by recruiting qualified experts with varied professional expertise and experience to guide grantmaking decisions. Unfortunately, in 2021 efforts to raise money from the general public and outside groups came up short and due to the generous giving of CBRE, Inc., the Foundation seeks to qualify as a public charity under the so-called 10 percent facts and circumstances test because of the unusual circumstances primarily stemming from the pandemic CBRE Foundation Operations In 2021 CBRE Foundation awarded $7.9 million in grants to numerous national and local Section 501(c)(3) public charities to advance various charitable activities benefiting a diverse and broad range of communities and individuals. In 2021 the board of directors made a decision to hire foundation professionals to develop and implement a strategic approach to charitable giving. An active and public search was conducted and an experienced foundation and non-profit professional was hired as the Foundation's first full-time Manager. The Foundation Manager was tasked by the board to formulate a long-term strategic approach to fundraising and grantmaking that would have a lasting impact on targeted populations and the global environment. The Foundation Manager consulted with experts in other foundations and the private sector to identify methodologies to leverage charitable resources to (1) foster a new generation of business leaders in underserved populations and (2) provide models to the private sector, particularly real estate companies, to help create innovative solutions to pressing climate problems. After surveying numerous academic, business and thinktank experts, the Foundation rolled out a new strategy for grantmaking centered around three critical substantive areas. The pillars of the grantmaking program are to fund organizations that (1) help build a diverse workforce of tomorrow through an emphasis on training and education that fosters development of professionals and skilled workers in underserved communities; (2) play a leading role on climate action initiatives focused on decarbonization, conservation and other select environmental strategies - particularly as applicable to the real estate sector; and (3) improve the community of Dallas through partnerships and grants to local non-profits focused on economic, workforce, youth and sustainable development initiatives. In consultation with outside experts and community leaders, the board approved targeted grants to 14 nonprofits with subject matter expertise that serve various large and traditionally underserved populations and communities. Examples of the Foundation's grantmaking include but are not limited to: A Diverse and Skilled Workplace The Foundation targeted funding to establish and grow partnerships with key nonprofits that increase education and career opportunities for underrepresented populations, including people of color, women, military service members and veterans, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. The Foundation's collaborations included: Asia Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, Bridges from School to Work, Girls, Inc., Hiring Our Heroes, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Point Foundation, Project Destined, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). Climate Action The Foundation focused on combating climate change and reducing environmental impact on people and the planet by partnering with public charities such as the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The specific goals of these programs were to help develop methodologies for businesses to strike the balance between significantly reducing carbon emissions while enabling communities to thrive. With the Foundation's support, ISC advanced equitable climate solutions globally and promoted the resilience and decarbonization of cities. RMI leveraged Foundation support to help transform the global energy system through efforts to bring buildings to the forefront of a zero-carbon future. The Dallas Initiative The Foundation supported community betterment initiatives in the city of Dallas where the headquarters of CBRE Group, Inc., is located. To be clear, this community strategy and specific grants were not directed by the senior management of CBRE Inc., but were instead driven by Foundation staff and the underlying strategy approved by the Foundation's board. Specific grants included but were not limited to public charities such as Behind Every Door, the Dallas chapter of Girls, Inc., and the I Am a Golfer Foundation. These partnerships will help expand opportunities for young people in underinvested communities so they can forge healthy, happy, engaged and productive lives. The general goal is to help foster the next generation of civic and business leaders within the Dallas community. CBRE Foundation's Continuing Status as a Public Charity The Foundation is organized and has proudly operated as a public charity for twenty years. The Foundation's charitable giving to well-known and diverse community and national public charities; its broad-based fundraising and contribution sources over the years; and the board's commitment to working with community leaders and other experts to develop impactful grantmaking strategies are cornerstones of maintaining exempt status as a public charity. For these and other reasons the board believes that the Foundation meets the 10 percent facts and circumstances test in 2021. Going forward the board is assessing the feasibility of pursuing the Foundation's recently adopted strategic plan while maintaining public charity status through the 33-1/3 percent public support test under Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS | ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE EMPLOYEES OF CBRE, INC. DURING 2021. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B - REVIEW FORM 990 | THE FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES ARE COMPLETED BY OUTSIDE TAX ADVISORS AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY MANAGEMENT. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12A | A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (COI) WAS ADOPTED IN 2020. A COI Policy and Disclosure Form was developed in late 2021. However, it was not formally signed by Officers and Directors until early January 2022 as per the new policy. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTIONC, LINE 19 | INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1 | The organization's audited financial statements have changed from a cash-based method in prior year to an accrual based method in 2021. |
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