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Coca-Cola Foundation's Return of Private Foundation OMB No 1545-0052 Form 990-PF or Section 4947(a)(1) Trust Treated as Private Foundation m 2015 numbers public. Department of the Treasury ► Do not enter social security on this form as it may be made ,)ntemal Revenue Service ► Information about Form 990-PF and its separate instructions is at www. irs.gov/form99opf. • For calendar year 2015 or tax year beainnina . 2015. and ending .20 Name of foundation A Employer identification number THE COCA-COLA FOUNDATION, INC 58-1574705 Number and street (or P 0 box number if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite B Telephone number (see instructions) ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA, NW, C/O TAX DEPT NAT 11 404-676-8713 City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code q C If exemption application is pending, check here ► ATLANTA, GA 30313 q G Check all that apply: q Initial return q Initial return of a former public charity D 1. Foreign organizations, check here ► q Final return q Amended return 2. Foreign organizations meeting the 85% test, q E] Address change E] Name change check here and attach computation ► H Check type of organization: 3q Section 501 (c)(3) exempt private foundation E If private foundation status was terminated under section 507(b)(1)(A) , check here El Section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust El Other taxable private foundation 1 q q Fair market value of all assets at J Accounting method: Cash Accrual F If the foundation is in a 60-month termination end of year (from Part Il, col. (c), 21 Other (specify) MODIFIED CASH under section 507(b)(1)(B), check here q -------------------------------- ► line 16) ► $ 39,283,384 (Part 1, column (d) must be on cash basis.) IUM Analysis of Revenue and Expenses (The total of (a) (d) Disbursements Revenue and (b) Net tment (c) Adjust ed net for urposesle amounts in columns (b), (c), and (d) may not necessanly equal expenses per incoomeme incomeome purposes the amounts in column (a) (see instructions).) books (cash basis only) 0) 1 Contributions, gifts, grants, etc., received (attach schedule) 100,000,000 q 2 Check ► if the foundation is not required to attach Sch. B 3 Interest on savings and temporary cash investments m 4 Dividends and interest from securities . 373,662 402,444 5a Gross rents . b Net rental income or (loss) O 4) 6a Net gain or (loss) from sale of assets not on line 10 399,798 C C b Gross sales price for all assets on line 6a 4,930,658 kxn d d> 7 Capital gain net income (from Part IV, line 2) . 929,824 tv CC 8 Net short-term capital gain . 0 9 Income modifications . 10a Gross sales less returns and allowances b Less: Cost of goods sold . c Gross profit or (loss) (attach schedule) . 11 Other income (attach schedule) . 109,949 109,949 12 Total. Add lines 1 through 11 10,883,409 1,442,217 U) 13 Compensation of officers, direct rs t teens-, etc^ ^.r 14 Other employee salaries and Ages 15 Pension plans, employee beneflisQ % t XQ- 16a Legal fees (attach schedule) w b Accounting fees (attach schedul ®9^ ^lti„ . ^G, > c Other professional fees (attach sc eu16)1 132,968 148,309 17 Interest . Z- 25,265 4- 0 Mn 18 Taxes (attach schedule) (see instructions) . 6,286 17,722 19 Depreciation (attach schedule) and depletion Q 20 Occupancy . < 21 Travel, conferences, and meetings . 13 C 22 Printing and publications CC 0) 23 Other expenses (attach schedule) . 4-= 24 Total operating and administrative expenses. t0 Add lines 13 through 23 . d 139,254 191,296 0 C 25 Contributions, gifts, grants paid . 84,831,796 84,831,796 26 Total expenses and disbursements. Add lines 24 and 25 84,971,050 191,296 84,831,796 27 Subtract line 26 from line 12: a Excess of revenue over expenses and disbursements 15,912,359 b Net investment income (if negative, enter -0-) 1,250,921 c Adjusted net income (if neg ative, enter -0- For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. Cat No 11289X Form :1Ju-11lr (2015) 0 V Form 990-PF (2015) Page 2 Attached schedules and amounts in the description column Beginning of year End of year Balance Sheets should be for end-of-year amounts only. (See instructions) (a) Book value (b) Book Value (c) Fair Market Value 1 Cash-non-interest-bearing . 4,069,533 651,000 651,000 2 Savings and temporary cash investments . 527,974 24,112,529 24,112,529 3 Accounts receivable ► ------------------------------------------------------- ----- doubtful accounts Less: allowance for ► --------------------------- -- -- 4 Pledges receivable ► --------------------------------------------------------- ----------- for doubtful accounts Less: allowance ► ------------------------------- 5 Grants receivable . 6 Receivables due from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons (attach schedule) (see instructions) 7 Other notes and loans receivable (attach schedule) ► -- Less: allowance for doubtful accounts ►---------------------------- --------- 8 Inventories for sale or use . uoi 9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges . < 10a Investments-U.S and state government obligations (attach schedule) 0 286 286 b Investments-corporate stock (attach schedule) . 5,072,715 2,514,196 2,514,196 c Investments-corporate bonds (attach schedule) . 16,111,921 11,869,425 11,869,425 11 Investments-land, buildings, and equipment: basis ' = Less: accumulated depreciation (attach schedule) ► ---------------------------------------------------- ---- 12 Investments-mortgage loans . 13 Investments-other (attach schedule) . 184,934 135,947 135,947 14 Land, buildings, and equipment: basis ► ------------------- ---------------- - Less: accumulated depreciation (attach schedule) ► --------------- ------- 15 Other assets (describe ► ---------------------------------------------- ) 16 Total assets (to be completed by all filers-see the instructions. Also, see page 1, item 1) . 25,967,077 39,283,384 39,283,384 17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses . y 18 Grants payable . 19 Deferred revenue . 20 Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons 0 21 Mortgages and other notes payable (attach schedule) . J 22 Other liabilities (describe ► --------------- -- 23 Total liabilities (add lines 17 through 22) 0 0 q Foundations that follow SFAS 117, check here . ► 4) and complete lines 24 through 26 and lines 30 and 31. - ` MC 24 Unrestricted . Z 25 Temporarily restricted . 26 Permanently restricted . w- .. ._ Foundations that do not follow SFAS 117, check here ► LL and complete lines 27 through 31. 0 27 Capital stock, trust principal, or current funds . 25,967,077 39,283,384 28 Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, bldg., and equipment fund y 29 Retained earnings, accumulated income, endowment, or other funds a 30 Total net assets or fund balances (see instructions) . 25,967,077 39,283,384 - d 31 Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances (see Z instructions) . 25,967,077 39,283,384 Analysis of Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances 1 Total net assets or fund balances at beginning of year-Part II, column (a), line 30 (must agree with end-of-year figure reported on prior year's return) . 1 25,967,077 2 Enter amount from Part I, line 27a . 2 15,912,359 3 Other increases not included in line 2 (itemize) 3 ► ----------------- ---- -------- --- ------ --- -- ----- - ----- ---------------- 4 Add lines 1, 2, and 3 . 4 41,879,436 Change in unrealized depreciation of investments 5 5 Decreases not included in line 2 (itemize) ► 2,596,052 6 Total net assets or fund balances at end of year (line 4 minus line 5)-Part II, column (b), line 30 6 39,283,384 Form 990-PF (2015) Form 990-PF (2015) Page 3 Capital Gains and Losses for Tax on Investment Income (a) List and describe the kind(s) of property sold (e.g , real estate, (b) How acquired (c) Date acquired (d) Date sold 2-story brick warehouse, or common stock, 200 shs MLC Co) P-Purchase (mo , day, yr) (mo , day, yr.) D - Donation la Publicl y Traded Securities b c d e (f) Depreciation allowed (e) Gross sales price (g) Cost or other basis (h) Gain or (loss) (or allowable) plus expense of sale (e) plus (f) minus (g) a 4,893,547 3,963,723 929,824 b c d e Complete only for assets showing gain in column (h) and owned by the foundation on 12/31/69 (I) Gains (Col (h) gain minus Adjusted basis (k) of col (k), but not less than -0-) or (i) F M V as of 12/31/69 0) Excess col (1) as of 12/31/69 over col (I), if any Losses (from col (h)) a 929,824 b c d e If gain, also enter in Part I, line 7 2 Capital gain net income or (net capital loss) 1 If (loss), enter -0- in Part I, line 7 2 929 , 824 3 Net short-term capital gain or (loss) as defined in sections 1222(5) and (6): If gain, also enter in Part I, line 8, column (c) (see instructions). If (loss), enter -0- In i Part I, line 8 . J 3 li^ Qualification Under Section 4940(e) for Reduced Tax on Net Investment Income (For optional use by domestic private foundations subject to the section 4940(a) tax on net investment income.) If section 4940(d)(2) applies, leave this part blank. Was the foundation liable for the section 4942 tax on the distributable amount of any year in the base period? q Yes q No If "Yes," the foundation does not qualify under section 4940(e). Do not complete this part. 1 Enter the appropriate amount in each column for each year; see the instructions before making any entries. (a) (d) Base periodr tax years Adjusted qualifying Distribution ratio Calendar year (or tax year beginning in) distributions Net value of nonchantable-use assets (col (b) divided by col (c)) 2014 90, 389,826 80, 917,194 1 1171 2013 97,981,392 163,754,334 0 5983 2012 69,658,157 226,924,111 03070 2011 76,230,474 281,565,992 02707 2010 56,497,204 101,487,055 05567 2 Total of line 1, column (d) .
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