2013-11-14T08:06:40-06:00 2012-12-31 041796830 RUSSELL BRIER & CO LLP TEN POST OFFICE SQUARE - 6TH FL BOSTON MA 021094689 990 2012-01-01 203105790 TOBIN PROJECT INC TOBI 6175472600 ONE MIFFLIN PLACE SUITE 240 CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 DAVID MOSS 6175472600 2013-11-14 1 KEITH P LAGRAVES P00068702 6175237094 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z DAVID MOSS ONE MIFFLIN PLACE SUITE 240 CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 1511665 0 X WWW.TOBINPROJECT.ORG X 2005 MA THE TOBIN PROJECT IS A CATALYST FOR NEW ACADEMIC THINKING ON THE MOST PRESSING NATIONAL CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY - PROMOTING RICHER PUBLIC DISCOURSE, STRONGER PUBLIC GOVERNANCE, AND BETTER PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH GREATER UNDERSTANDING. 5 5 13 0 0 0 1176978 1490500 0 0 19161 19448 1447 1717 1197586 1511665 101450 61650 0 0 652430 729487 15000 0 92042 254767 315318 1023647 1106455 173939 405210 3291166 3688991 54579 47194 3236587 3641797 X THE TOBIN PROJECT IS A CATALYST FOR NEW ACADEMIC THINKING ON THE MOST PRESSING NATIONAL CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY - PROMOTING RICHER PUBLIC DISCOURSE, STRONGER PUBLIC GOVERNANCE, AND BETTER PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH GREATER UNDERSTANDING. 0 0 229084 29650 PROMOTING NEW RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY, INVOLVING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:A) CONFERENCE: "SMARTER STRATEGY FOR A CHANGING WORLD" - FORTY-FIVE SCHOLARS AND POLICYMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE- TWELVE DISCUSSION PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS COMMISSIONED AND WRITTEN IN ADVANCE OF CONFERENCEB) MEETING OF 12 SCHOLARS AND ONE SENIOR OFFICIAL FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL TO COMMENT ON WORKING DRAFT OF THE NIC'S "GLOBAL TRENDS 2013" REPORT C) CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR TWO RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDING IN 2011 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY D) FORUM SERIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECTS BY THESE STUDENTS. 339812 32000 1717 PROMOTING NEW RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF DEMOCRACY AND MARKETS, INVOLVING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:A) CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF EDITED VOLUME ON REGULATORY CAPTURE AND SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCEB) IN-HOUSE RESEARCH ON THE KEY INSTITUTIONS AND FACTORS CENTRAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACYC) MEETING OF 10 SCHOLARS TO BEGIN RESEARCH LEADING TO PRODUCTION OF EDITED VOLUME ON THE HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORPORATIONS AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACYD) FORUM SERIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN TWO LOCATIONS, AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECTS BY THESE STUDENTSE) DEVELOPMENT OF A PROPOSAL FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE ON DEMOCRACY 115954 PROMOTING NEW RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, INVOLVING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:A) IN-HOUSE RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND INDIVIDUALS' DECISION-MAKING PROCESSESB) SEVERAL MEETINGS OF 5-6 SCHOLARS TO BEGIN DESIGNING SET OF LABORATORY-BASED PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENTS TO TEST HYPOTHESES ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INEQUALITY AND INDIVIDUALS' DECISION-MAKINGC) DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR LABORATORY-BASED PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENTSD) RUNNING OF SURVEYS ON INEQUALITY 164307 164307 849157 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA CA NY X KATHERINE NIHILL 6175472600 ONE MIFFLIN PLACE SUITE 240 CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 DAVID MOSS 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ARTHUR SEGEL 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE MAI 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE KHURANA 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE WACHTELL STINNETT 50.00 X 107000 0 6844 JOHN CISTERNINO 50.00 X 109404 0 6835 JOSHUA CRACRAFT 50.00 X 46250 0 2872 SAGE TROMBULAK 50.00 X 36115 0 1452 298769 0 18003 2 0 0 0 0 1490500 1490500 19448 19448 1717 1717 1511665 0 0 21165 61650 61650 298769 223609 27460 47700 339658 291368 25983 22307 10179 8361 726 1092 27817 20255 5636 1926 53064 42195 5047 5822 375 375 15843 15843 5139 4550 434 155 8137 4105 4032 100743 80594 10609 9540 8389 6434 529 1426 3138 3138 76035 76012 6 17 16430 16430 6769 6769 OFFICE EXPENSES 23172 5092 16134 1946 RESEARCH SUPPORT 14193 14193 RECRUITING 11438 11438 MEALS 6233 266 5949 18 19284 6960 12231 93 1106455 849157 165256 92042 2111059 1989416 200315 436172 906968 1214657 22120 12353 103775 73882 44204 29893 6500 6500 3291166 3688991 20743 11059 33836 36135 54579 47194 X 2299205 2380918 937382 1260879 3236587 3641797 3291166 3688991 405210 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2102801 1394501 1620620 1176249 1490500 7784671 2102801 1394501 1620620 1176249 1490500 7784671 4852924 2931747 39005 10815 4961 19588 21165 95534 7880205 0.37200 0.42880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208208 201052 0 0 409260 613890 25416 8530 0 0 33946 52052 50263 44341 0 146656 219984 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2578 1577 1001 101197 72305 28892 0 29893 SALARIES PAYABLE 24697 SIMPLE PAYROLL WITHHOLDING 10573 FSA PAYROLL WITHHOLDING 865 36135 X 1511665 0 1511665 0 1511665 1106455 0 1106455 0 1106455 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN ITS TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS PREVIOUSLY FILED RETURNS AND THOSE EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN 2012 RETURNS AND BELIEVE THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED IF EXAMINED BY FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S 2008 THROUGH 2011 TAX YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. 1 FELLOWSHIPS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS OF VOLUNTARY SCHOLAR NETWORK 53 61650 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: ONCE GRANT FUNDS ARE DISBURSED, GRANTEES HAVE CONTROL OVER USE OF THE FUNDS. HOWEVER, THE TOBIN PROJECT TYPICALLY REQUIRES AN INTERIM REPORT AND A FINAL REPORT (THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTUAL FINAL OUTPUT, WHICH IS TYPICALLY A RESEARCH PAPER OR BOOK) IN ORDER TO MONITOR THE PROJECT'S PROGRESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THOUGH HE IS NOT TECHNICALLY AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE OR KEY EMPLOYEE AND HIS NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THIS FORM 990, CHARLIE LEDLEY, WHO IS CURRENTLY AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RELATED BY MARRIAGE TO MELANIE WACHTELL STINNETT, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS. CHARLIE'S GRANDFATHER WAS THE BROTHER OF MELANIE'S UNCLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A IN THE FALL OF 2012, THE BOARD MEMBERS DAVID MOSS, STEPHANIE KHURANA, ARTHUR SEGEL, AND DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REELECT JAMIE MAI FOR ANOTHER TERM TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS HAS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORKING WITH THE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS TO PREPARE AND REVIEW THE FORM 990. AFTER THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS HAS REVIEWED THE FORM, SHE SHARES IT WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AN ELECTRONIC COPY IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ALL MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW AND SUBMIT ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS IN WRITING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TO ENSURE THAT THE CORPORATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEW SHALL DETERMINE A) WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE AND ARE THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING; B) WHETHER ACQUISITIONS OF OTHER ENTITIES RESULT IN INUREMENT OR IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT; AND C) WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS CONFO RM TO WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT OR IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT. EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: A)HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY; B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; C)HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND D) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CORPORATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE TOBIN PROJECT'S PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR ALL TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS INCLUDED REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE TOBIN PROJECT BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AND RELIED ON RESEARCH TO BENCHMARK COMPENSATION AGAINST COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND BASED ON PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATION PROFILE TO HELP MAKE DETERMINATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE AS A PUBLIC FILE AT THE CLIENT'S SITE. A COPY WILL BE MADE AND SENT TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTS A COPY. NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.