2024-06-18T09:48:00-05:00 2023-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-01-01 010732928 US RUSSIA FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND THE RULE OF LAW USRU 2024957888 500 LENFANT PLAZA SW 1025 WASHINGTON DC 20024 ALAN GRIFFIN COO/CFO 2024957888 2024-06-10 1 ALAN GRIFFIN 999009999 0 AARON M FOX P01365820 2022274000 2024-06-10 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MATTHEW ROJANSKY 500 LENFANT PLAZA SW 1025 WASHINGTON DC 20024 50383264 0 X WWW.USRF.US X 2002 DE SEE PART III, LINE 1. X 13 12 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 8620494 1580067 4652 34950 8625146 1615017 5769471 143197582 0 0 1807379 1716647 0 0 0 3133580 2239252 10710430 147153481 -2085284 -145538464 314073937 184744809 1075985 2416863 312997952 182327946 X THE U.S. RUSSIA FOUNDATION (USRF) WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 AS A LEGACY ORGANIZATION OF THE U.S. RUSSIA INVESTMENT FUND (TUSRIF), WHOSE MISSION WAS TO SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SECTOR AS A BULWARK OF DEMOCRACY IN RUSSIA. TODAY, USRF SUPPORTS THE LONG-TERM FUTURE OF A MARKET-BASED DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM IN RUSSIA BY MAKING GRANTS IN THREE MAIN AREAS: MEDIA & FREE ENTERPRISE, RULE OF LAW, AND CIVIL SOCIETY & EXPERTISE. 0 0 133236209 133236209 GRANT TO WNISEF TO SUPPORT RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY IN UKRAINE AND MOLDOVA IN THE WAKE OF THE KREMLIN'S ONGOING ILLEGAL AND UNPROVOKED AGGRESSION, VIA THE WESTERN NEW INDEPENDENT STATES ENTERPRISE FUND, AS AGREED WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IN GRANT MODIFICATION 16. 4732556 4335055 CIVIL SOCIETY & EXPERTISE (CSE): SUPPORT FOR PRO-DEMOCRACY RUSSIAN CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS AND NETWORKS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE RUSSIA, INCLUDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING. SUPPORT FOR TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AIMED AT INCREASING EXPERTISE ON RUSSIA IN THE UNITED STATES. 3213274 2943382 MEDIA & FREE ENTERPRISE (MFE): SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT RUSSIAN MEDIA IN EFFORTS TO REACH AUDIENCES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF RUSSIA, DEVELOP IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES, AND ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS. SUPPORT FOR PRO-DEMOCRACY RUSSIAN EXILE COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRAINING IN LEGAL, REGULATORY, ECONOMIC, AND BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT STRENGTHEN FREE ENTERPRISE AND PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP. 3057466 2682936 RULE OF LAW: SUPPORT FOR OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING IN INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LAW, EXPERTISE AND BEST PRACTICES THAT BUILD THE CAPACITY OF RUSSIANS TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN LAWS, INSTITUTIONS, AND JURISPRUDENCE THAT PROTECT CITIZENS' RIGHTS AND THAT WILL ENABLE GOOD GOVERNANCE AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. USRF IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE AND ADVANCING PRO-DEMOCRACY INSTITUTIONS IN RUSSIA AS WELL AS CAPACITY BUILDING FOR RUSSIAN ATTORNEYS. 3057466 2682936 144239505 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ALAN GRIFFIN 2024957888 500 LENFANT PLAZA SW STE 1025 WASHINGTON DC 20024 MATTHEW ROJANSKY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X X 363133 0 104031 JOHN R BEYRLE CHAIRMAN 18.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN N HORN VICE CHAIR/TREASURER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BIEGUN DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 DR JENNE K BRITELL DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 THE HONORABLE JAMES F COLLINS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN EISENHOWER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS FIRESTONE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 R CRAIG KENNEDY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 THE HONORABLE MICHAEL M MIHM DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN L PEASE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY RIGDON DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES E RYAN DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN GRIFFIN COO/CFO 40.00 X 281448 0 87004 LORI JONES ASST. 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PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECOVERIES OF PRIOR YEAR GRANTS 87,345. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING SEE SCHEDULE F, PART V 4187105 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 0 0 GRANTMAKING SEE SCHEDULE F, PART V 895940 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING SEE SCHEDULE F, PART V 65000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5148045 0 5148045 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 95000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 35000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 166473 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 43000 WIRE 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PUBLIC SUPPORT 65000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 61960 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 99880 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 219700 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 153685 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES PUBLIC SUPPORT 71000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 225000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 29000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 80000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 29281 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 150000 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES PUBLIC SUPPORT 77590 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES PUBLIC SUPPORT 345456 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 43000 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES PUBLIC SUPPORT 34000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 75000 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES PUBLIC SUPPORT 43000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 151470 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES PUBLIC SUPPORT 62894 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 130517 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 359153 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 40000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 80000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 50000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 150000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 96000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 31000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 50000 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES PUBLIC SUPPORT 50000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 100000 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES PUBLIC SUPPORT 100000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 43500 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 49965 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 125000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 220000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 66000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 102000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 362521 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES PUBLIC SUPPORT 112000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 124000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 41000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 90000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 84000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PUBLIC SUPPORT 130000 WIRE 0 36 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: USRF UNDERTAKES A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS FOR ALL GRANTS MADE TO ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. ANY ORGANIZATION SEEKING FUNDING FROM USRF IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A GRANT OR FUNDING APPLICATION THAT IS REVIEWED BY A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR STAFF WHO THEN DETERMINES IF IT ADDRESSED THE CHARITABLE MISSIONS SUPPORTED BY USRF. IF A GRANT APPLICATION IS DETERMINED TO BE WORTHY OF SUPPORT, MANAGEMENT WILL RECOMMENDED IT FOR APPROVAL TO THE GRANTS COMMITTEE. THOSE GRANTS APPROVED BY THE GRANTS COMMITTEE ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TO THE FULL BOARD. ONCE A GRANT REQUEST IS APPROVED, A STANDARD AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BETWEEN USRF AND THE GRANTEE. THE STANDARD AGREEMENT MAKES CLEAR THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL PARTIES. IT OBLIGATES THE GRANTEE TO USE THE GRANT FUNDS ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE GRANT IS MADE, PROVIDES FOR PERIODIC WRITTEN REPORTS AS WELL AS AN ACCOUNTING OF HOW GRANT FUNDS WERE USED, AND ACKNOWLEDGES USRF'S AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD OR RECOVER GRANT FUNDS IN CASES WHERE SUCH FUNDS ARE NOT USED ACCORDINGLY. TO ENSURE THAT THE FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING FUNDS ARE USING THE FUNDS IN FURTHERANCE OF USRF'S EXEMPT MISSION, USRF WILL MAKE SITE VISITS, PARTICIPATE IN GRANTEE EVENTS, REVIEW RELEVANT REPORTS, AND MEET WITH GRANTEE IN PERSON. USRF PROVIDES OVERSIGHT TO EACH GRANTEE: 1. A PROGRAM OFFICER IS ASSIGNED TO EACH GRANTEE, 2. THERE IS EXTENSIVE INTERACTION WITH EACH GRANTEE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PROPOSAL TO ENSURE THAT GRANT FUNDS WILL ONLY BE USED FOR PURPOSES AGREED UPON, 3. CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED THAT OUTLINE HOW THE GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED, 4. PERIODIC REPORTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT MILESTONES ARE REACHED, AND 5. A FINAL REPORT, INCLUDING AN ACCOUNTING OF THE USE OF THE FUNDS, IS REQUIRED. PART I, LINE 3: USRF REPORTED THE EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCOUNTING METHOD USED IN ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH IS ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS. 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PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE F, PART V, FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GRANT MONITORING PROCESS. X X 1 1 X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW ROJANSKY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 325500 0 35000 0 2633 0 66000 0 38031 0 467164 0 0 0 ALAN GRIFFIN COO/CFO 277180 0 0 0 4268 0 56290 0 30714 0 368452 0 0 0 U.S. GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE BONDS 2023-01-11 133236209 FMV 133786524 WESTERN NIS FUND 175 W JACKSON BLVD SUITE 164 CHICAGO IL 60604 501(C)(3) 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 DELAWARE NON-STOCK CORPORATIONS HAVE MEMBERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 102(A)(4) OF THE DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW. THE MEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS AND HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OF APPROVAL AS MEMBERS AS PROVIDED BY DELAWARE LAW. THE ORGANIZATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION PROVIDES THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE THE U.S. DIRECTORS. FURTHERMORE, IF AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON ANY MEMBER SHALL CEASE TO BE A U.S. DIRECTOR, SUCH PERSON SHALL SIMULTANEOUSLY CEASE TO BE A MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SEE EXPLANATION FOR PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SEE EXPLANATION FOR PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED IN DETAIL WITH THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO FILING. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, ALAN GRIFFIN, COORDINATES WITH MARCUM LLP TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE AND REPRESENTATIVE FORM 990. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. RUSSIA FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND RULE OF LAW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROMPTLY DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO ANY ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN ADDITION, EACH PERSON MUST COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY, AND UPON ANY CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCE, WHICH SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE NOMINATION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 USRF UNDERTAKES A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION IT PAYS TO ITS OFFICERS IS REASONABLE. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES THE REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ALONG WITH CONDUCTING A COMPENSATION STUDY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS WHO HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THE USRF COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MUST APPROVE THE COMPENSATION, WITHOUT INPUT OR VOTING PARTICIPATION BY THE PERSON WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING APPROVED OR BY ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE FINAL DETERMINATION IS THEN DOCUMENTED IN COMMITTEE MINUTES. THOSE MINUTES WILL CONTAIN THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND DECISIONS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO VOTED ON THE COMPENSATION. USRF LAST CONDUCTED ITS COMPENSATION STUDY ON SEPTEMBER 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 USRF MAKES ITS FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY RETAINING A COPY OF EACH AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ON PAGE 1 OF THIS RETURN. ANY INDIVIDUAL REQUESTING A COPY OF THESE DOCUMENTS IS PROVIDED THAT COPY. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RECOVERIES OF PRIOR YEAR GRANTS 87,345. THE US RUSSIA INVESTMENT FUND LLC 500 LENFANT PLAZA SUITE 1025 WASHINGTON DC 20024 133837559 INVESTMENTS DE 4382033 0 US RUSSIA FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND THE RULE OF LAW