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The Barack Obama Foundation

  • Chicago, IL
  • Tax-exempt since July 2014
  • EIN: 46-4950751

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$309M (2022)

Expenses
$59.7M (2022)

Total Assets
$945M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$19.7M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$309,284,239
Expenses
$59,708,464
Net Income
$249,575,775
Net Assets
$925,309,131
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $311,359,661
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,028,436
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$3,107,445
Net Inventory Sales $3,587
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,205,420
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $540,000
0.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $20,621,921
34.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $944,959,493
Total Liabilities $19,650,362
Net Assets $925,309,131
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Valerie Jarrett (Director/Ceo) $740,000 $0 $14,064
David Simas (President) $658,136 $0 $37,576
Robbin Cohen (Evp, Opc, Tech. & Strategy) $613,136 $0 $38,793
Alfreda Bradley Coar (Evp, Chief Legal & People Officer) $412,384 $0 $13,729
Lori T Healey (Svp, Executive Project Officer) $336,462 $0 $23,085
Michael Strautmanis (Evp, Civic Engagement) $335,825 $0 $37,614
Laura Lucas Magnuson (Evp, Global Programs) $330,987 $0 $22,768
Jamie Clare Pickens (Vp, Deputy General Counsel) $290,000 $0 $20,927
Louise Bernard (Svp, Museum Director) $278,460 $0 $21,000
Elisabeth Siciliano (Vp, Governance, Strategy & Risk) $261,000 $0 $19,846
Rachel Rauscher (Vp, Development Operations) $253,900 $0 $19,482
Caitlin Gilmore (Vp, Fundraising & Development) $253,900 $0 $11,684
Kori Schulman (Svp, Creative & Communications) $251,593 $0 $34,807
Gabriela Fraga (Former Svp, Product & Technology) $220,300 $0 $26,841
Ammar Rizki (Cfo (Beg 6/2022)) $192,283 $0 $20,387
Christina Tchen (Evp, Strategy & Impact (Beg 7/2022)) $184,615 $0 $7,718
David Plouffe (Director/Vp/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Hutchins (Director/Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
John Kevin Poorman (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
Martin H Nesbitt (Director/Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Penny Pritzker (Director/Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Robert Wolf (Director/Vp/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Broderick Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Connie Ballmer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Demond Martin (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 26, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$159,957,411
Expenses
$40,550,456
Net Income
$119,406,955
Net Assets
$680,055,607
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $159,660,416
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $30,586
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $266,067
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $342
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,350,345
10.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $721,265
1.8%
Other Salaries and Wages $14,553,287
35.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $693,835,698
Total Liabilities $13,780,091
Net Assets $680,055,607
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Valerie Jarrett (Director/Ceo) $581,305 $0 $11,600
David Simas (President) $545,890 $0 $38,998
Robbin Cohen (Evp, Opc, Tech. & Strategy) $495,877 $0 $40,021
Clarissa Peterson (Svp, People) $316,800 $0 $0
Michael Strautmanis (Evp, Civic Engagement) $315,312 $0 $39,883
Lori Healey (Svp, Opc Ops & Implementation) $300,000 $0 $22,542
Louise Bernard (Svp, Museum Director) $270,230 $0 $20,855
Jordan Kaplan (Svp, Chief Dev. Officer (End 10/21)) $260,180 $0 $24,471
Roark Frankel (Dir. Of Plan. And Delivery) $248,553 $0 $28,564
Jamie Clare Flaherty (Vp, Deputy General Counsel) $232,886 $0 $19,015
Elisabeth Siciliano (Vp, Exec. Office Of Fdn. & Corp. Counsel) $220,773 $0 $11,335
Ralph Leslie (Svp, Cfo (End 4/21)) $214,791 $0 $9,147
Michael Smith (Exec. Dir., Mbk Alliance) $209,041 $0 $18,335
Gabriela Fraga (Svp, Product & Technology) $203,732 $0 $23,535
Jennifer Casteller (Vp, Finance) $199,075 $0 $25,899
Bernadette Meehan (Evp, Global Programs (End 8/21)) $198,780 $0 $29,300
Kori Schulman (Svp, Creative & Communications) $197,953 $0 $28,694
Shawn White (General Counsel (End 8/21)) $188,103 $0 $7,686
Laura Lucas Magnuson (Evp, Global Programs (Beg 5/21)) $178,315 $0 $12,286
Adewale Adeyemo (President (End 3/21)) $83,077 $0 $2,309
David Plouffe (Director/Vp/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Hutchins (Director/Vice Chairperson (Beg 3/21)) $0 $0 $0
John Kevin Poorman (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
Martin H Nesbitt (Director/Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Penny Pritzker (Director/Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 21, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$171,374,663
Expenses
$40,536,698
Net Income
$130,837,965
Net Assets
$560,654,664
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $171,102,620
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $393,895
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$135,245
Net Inventory Sales $13,393
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,306,610
10.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $962,640
2.4%
Other Salaries and Wages $17,816,737
44.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $563,740,541
Total Liabilities $3,085,877
Net Assets $560,654,664
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Simas (Chief Executive Officer) $575,839 $0 $32,227
Adewale Adeyemo (President) $540,000 $0 $6,477
Robbin Cohen (Executive Director) $518,282 $0 $33,631
Glenn Brown (Chief Digital Officer (End 12/2020)) $472,218 $0 $18,783
Ralph Leslie (Chief Financial Officer) $357,241 $0 $21,020
Addar Levi (General Counsel) $333,228 $0 $24,447
Anne Filipic (Chief Program Officer (End 9/2020)) $322,931 $0 $17,397
Jordan Kaplan (Chief Development Officer) $322,612 $0 $14,579
Bernadette Meehan (Chief International Officer) $311,431 $0 $31,424
Michael Strautmanis (Chief Engagement Officer) $299,694 $0 $32,157
Clarissa Peterson (Interim Director Of People) $280,900 $0 $0
Roark Frankel (Dir. Of Plan. And Construction) $257,427 $0 $14,251
Louise Bernard (Museum Director) $253,134 $0 $17,575
Mary Elizabeth Cisneros (Deputy General Counsel) $243,264 $0 $29,600
Michael Smith (Dir, Mbk Alliance & Youth Opp) $220,329 $0 $15,994
Elisabeth Siciliano (Dir, Office Of Ceo & Corp Counsel) $211,082 $0 $9,842
Martin H Nesbitt (Director/Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
John Kevin Poorman (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
Penny Pritzker (Director/Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
David Plouffe (Director/Vp/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Robert Wolf (Director/Vp/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Connie Ballmer (Director (Beg 8/2020)) $0 $0 $0
Demond Martin (Director (Beg 8/2020)) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mahalia A Hines (Director) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Hutchins (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 19, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$141,308,493
Expenses
$54,783,253
Net Income
$86,525,240
Net Assets
$429,545,259
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $139,662,706
98.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,682,892
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$15,837
Net Inventory Sales -$21,268
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,784,790
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $1,073,263
2.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $17,552,718
32.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $439,375,134
Total Liabilities $9,829,875
Net Assets $429,545,259
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Simas (Chief Executive Officer) $626,183 $0 $31,782
Robbin Cohen (Executive Director) $573,435 $0 $29,705
Glenn Brown (Chief Digital Officer) $447,212 $0 $7,075
Anne Filipic (Chief Program Officer) $409,692 $0 $18,707
Ralph Leslie (Chief Financial Officer) $336,984 $0 $20,481
Jordan Kaplan (Chief Development Officer) $303,827 $0 $13,853
Bernadette Meehan (Chief International Officer) $300,843 $0 $30,750
Addar Levi (General Counsel (Beg 4/15/19)) $285,372 $0 $22,512
Michael Strautmanis (Chief Engagement Officer) $282,011 $0 $31,482
Roark Frankel (Director Of Planning And Contruction) $239,940 $0 $20,146
Louise Bernard (Museum Director) $233,398 $0 $16,083
Adewale Adeyemo (President (Beg 8/6/19)) $219,231 $0 $249
Michael Smith (Dir, Mbk Alliance & Youth Opp) $206,990 $0 $14,799
Elisabeth Siciliano (Dir, Office Of Ceo & Corp Counsel) $199,208 $0 $14,866
Kori Schulman (Editor In Chief & Digital Pship Dir) $197,577 $0 $13,292
Chris Wyant (Deputy Chief Program Officer) $192,276 $0 $0
Martin H Nesbitt (Director/Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
John Kevin Poorman (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
Penny Pritzker (Director/Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
David Plouffe (Director/Vp/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Deval Patrick (Director/Vp/Treasurer (End 11/19)) $0 $0 $0
Robert Wolf (Director/Vp/Treasurer (Beg 11/19)) $0 $0 $0
Sean Parker (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Sacks (Director) $0 $0 $0
Juan Salgado (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$164,674,309
Expenses
$45,888,380
Net Income
$118,785,929
Net Assets
$343,020,019
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $163,949,264
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $648,749
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $52,521
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $23,775
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,573,127
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $312,000
0.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $12,901,163
28.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $355,887,803
Total Liabilities $12,867,784
Net Assets $343,020,019
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Simas (Chief Executive Officer) $610,135 $0 $31,711
Robbin Cohen (Executive Director) $555,566 $0 $34,405
Glenn Brown (Chief Digital Officer) $436,632 $0 $9,175
Anne Filipic (Chief Program Officer) $399,166 $0 $14,545
Dana Remus (General Counsel) $354,689 $0 $4,365
Ralph Leslie (Chief Financial Officer) $328,668 $0 $16,462
Jordan Kaplan (Chief Development Officer) $290,978 $0 $24,250
Michael Strautmanis (Chief Engagement Officer) $272,001 $0 $33,784
Bernadette Meehan (Chief International Officer) $269,292 $0 $24,345
Roark Frankel (Director Of Real Estate) $230,745 $0 $29,376
Allison Rogovin (Senior Advisor) $230,380 $0 $2,835
Louise Bernard (Director Of Museum) $201,556 $0 $11,973
Peter Rundlet (Deputy Chief International Office) $201,471 $0 $13,743
Michael Smith (Dir, Mbk All & Youth Opp) $199,439 $0 $10,489
Maya Soetoro Ng (Director (Thru 06/18)) $56,000 $0 $0
Martin H Nesbitt (Director/Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Penny Pritzker (Director/Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
John Kevin Poorman (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
David Plouffe (Director/Vp/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Deval Patrick (Director/Vp/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Julianna Smoot (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Doerr (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Rogers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Sacks (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Wolf (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 20, 2019

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$232,148,718
Expenses
$21,271,265
Net Income
$210,877,453
Net Assets
$224,234,090
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $231,993,748
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $101,127
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $49,210
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $4,633
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,716,182
12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $440,000
2.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $5,049,652
23.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $229,077,622
Total Liabilities $4,843,532
Net Assets $224,234,090
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robbin Cohen (Executive Director) $827,834 $0 $34,221
David Simas (Chief Executive Officer) $590,651 $0 $23,985
Glenn Brown (Chief Digital Officer) $372,692 $0 $5,827
Michael Strautmanis (Chief Engagement Officer) $262,048 $0 $29,996
Jordan Kaplan (Chief Development Officer) $232,524 $0 $24,379
Roark Frankel (Director Of Planning & Construction) $222,551 $0 $30,879
Benjamin Rhodes (Chief International Officer) $207,882 $0 $19,429
Elisabeth Siciliano (Dir, Ceo Office And Corp Counsel) $187,634 $0 $7,523
Bernadette Meehan (Exec Dir Of Int'l Programming) $166,024 $0 $14,024
Jamison Citron (Director Of Development Strategy) $152,906 $0 $7,114
Addar Levi (Deputy General Counsel) $149,282 $0 $2,812
Amy Weisser Thru 101417 (Director Of Exhibitions) $143,322 $0 $21,368
Martin H Nesbitt (Director/Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Penny Pritzker (Director/Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
John Kevin Poorman (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
David Plouffe (Director/Vp/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Deval Patrick (Director/Vp/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Maya Soetoro Ng (Director) $0 $0 $0
Julianna Smoot (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Doerr (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Rogers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Sacks (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Wolf (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thelma Golden (Director) $0 $0 $0
Juan Salgado (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 19, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,182,092
Expenses
$4,871,276
Net Income
$8,310,816
Net Assets
$10,888,797
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,175,732
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $29
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $6,331
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,146,581
23.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $578,579
11.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $482,653
9.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,448,613
Total Liabilities $2,559,816
Net Assets $10,888,797
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robbin Cohen (Executive Director) $490,627 $0 $21,784
Michael A Strautmanis (Vp Of Civic Engagement) $248,121 $0 $18,364
Roark A Frankel (Dir. Of Planning And Construction) $204,224 $0 $21,920
Elisabeth C Siciliano (Chief Of Staff) $180,000 $0 $6,945
Jamison Citron (Chief Of Staff To Cdo) $137,500 $0 $6,920
Jonabel Russette (Dir Of Accounting & Adm.) $121,531 $0 $14,683
Hilary L Cohen (Advisor) $110,308 $0 $0
Martin H Nesbitt (Director/Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Kevin Poorman (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
David Plouffe (Director/Vp/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Maya Soetoro Ng (Director) $0 $0 $0
Julianna Smoot (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Doerr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thelma Golden (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deval Patrick (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Rogers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Sacks (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Wolf (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Simas (Ceo (12/20/16)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,916,266
Expenses
$2,820,908
Net Income
-$904,642
Net Assets
$2,577,981
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,916,247
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $19
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $635,263
22.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $12,000
0.4%
Other Salaries and Wages $375,876
13.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,990,573
Total Liabilities $1,412,592
Net Assets $2,577,981
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robbin Cohen (Executive Director) $244,838 $0 $8,312
Jamison Citron (External Affairs Manager) $137,500 $0 $7,022
Justin Rosenthal (Strategy & Operations Manager) $131,596 $0 $5,289
Jonabel Russette (Director Of Accounting & Admin.) $121,329 $0 $15,023
Martin H Nesbitt (Director/Chairman) $0 $0 $0
J Kevin Poorman (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
David Plouffe (Director/Vp/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Maya Soetoro Ng (Director) $0 $0 $0
Julianna Smoot (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Doerr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thelma Golden (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,434,877
Expenses
$1,952,254
Net Income
$3,482,623
Net Assets
$3,482,623
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,434,877
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $466,194
23.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $152,881
7.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,670,839
Total Liabilities $188,216
Net Assets $3,482,623
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martin H Nesbitt (Director/Chairman) $0 $0 $0
J Kevin Poorman (Director/President) $0 $0 $0
David Plouffe (Director/Vp/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Maya Soetoro Ng (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robbin Cohen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2015

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  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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