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2017 IRS FORM 990-PF.Pdf OMB No. 1545-0052 Form 990-PF Return of Private Foundation I or Section 4947(a)(1) Trust Treated as Private Foundation À¾µ» Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public. Department of the Treasury I Internal Revenue Service Go to www.irs.gov/Form990PF for instructions and the latest information. Open to Public Inspection For calendar year 2017 or tax year beginning , 2017, and ending , 20 Name of foundation A Employer identification number ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION 13-1623877 Number and street (or P.O. box number if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite B Telephone number (see instructions) 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 2200 (212) 649-1649 City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code C If exemption applicatmionm ism m m m m m I pending, check here NEW YORK, NY 10111 m m I G Check all that apply: Initial return Initial return of a former public charity D 1. Foreign organizations, check here Final return Amended return 2. Foreign organizations meeting the 85% test, checkm hem rem anmd am ttamchm m m I Address change Name change computation H Check type of organization: X Section 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation E If private foundation status was terminamtedI Section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust Other taxable private foundation under section 507(b)(1)(A), check here I Fair market value of all assets at J Accounting method: Cash X Accrual F If the foundation is in a 60-month terminmatIion end of year (from Part II, col. (c), line Other (specify) under section 507(b)(1)(B), check here 16) I $ 1,909,215,902. (Part I, column (d) must be on cash basis.) (d) Disbursements Part I Analysis of Revenue and Expenses (The (a) Revenue and total of amounts in columns (b), (c), and (d) (b) Net investment (c) Adjusted net for charitable expenses per income income purposes may not necessarily equal the amounts in books column (a) (see instructions).) m (cash basis only) 1 Contributions, gifts, grants, etc., received (attach schedule) I if the foundation is not required to 2 Check m m m m m m m m m m attach Sch. B m 5,564,835. 3 Interest on savings and temporary cash invesmtmmenmts m 4 Dividends anm d minmtemremst mfrom mm smecm urm itimesm m m m m 7,230,016. 17,975,378. 5a Gross rents b Net rental income or (loss) e 6a Net gain or (loss) from sale of assets not on line 10 94,320,461. u b Gross sales price for all n assets on line 6a 149,784,663. e v m 52,756,131. e 7 Capital gain net income (from mm Pm arm t ImV,m limnem 2m) m R 8 Net short-term capital gm amin m m m m m m m m m m 9 Income modifications 10 a Gross sales less rmetum rnms m m and allowances m b Less: Cost of goods sold m m m m c Gross profit or (loss) (attach schedm umle)m m m m m 11 Other income (attach schedule)m ATCHm m m m 1m m m 1,397,858. 2,617,084. 12 Total. Add lines 1 through 11 m m 102,948,335. 78,913,428. 13 Compensation of officers, directors, trustees, etc. 4,312,380. 1,802,215. 2,216,961. s m m m m m 4,654,505. 1,876,311. 3,185,235. e 14 Other employee salaries and wages s m m m m m m n 15 Pension plans, employee benefits 3,293,691. 521,804. 1,851,848. e m m m m m m m m m p 16 a Legal fees (attach schedule) ATCH 2 207,207. 115,641. 77,248. x m m m m m m E 147,125. 27,920. 68,250. b Accounting fees (attach schedule)ATCH 3 e m m m v 3,027,702. 2,472,095. 530,636. i c Other professional fees (attach schedule) [4] t m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m a r 17 Interest t m m m s 1,850,000. 778,684. i 18 Taxes (attach schedule) (see instructions)[5] n m i 19 Depreciation (attach schedule) and depletion m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m d 20 Occupancy 1,848,933. 343,208. 1,502,258. A m m m m m m 21 Travel, conferences, and meetings 790,795. 147,464. 643,331. d m m m m m m m m m m n 22 Printing and publications 37,401. 10,943. 26,458. a m m m m m m g 23 Other expenses (attach schedule)ATCH 6 1,615,319. 12,748,448. 1,447,766. n i t 24 Total operating and administrative expenses. a r m m m m m m m m m m m 21,785,058. 20,844,733. 11,549,991. e Add lines 13 through 23 p m m m m m m m 98,469,341. 84,532,909. O 25 Contributions, gifts, grants paid 26 Total expenses and disbursements. Add lines 24 and 25 120,254,399. 20,844,733. 0. 96,082,900. 27 Subtract line 26 from line 12: m m a Excess of revenue over expenses and disbursements -17,306,064. b Net investment income (if negative, enter -0m -)m 58,068,695. c Adjusted net income (if negative, enter -0-) JSA For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. Form 990-PF (2017) 7E1410 1.000 76692K 700J 11/6/2018 9:39:00 AM V 17-7.2F 0170665-00002 Form 990-PF (2017) ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION 13-1623877 Page 2 Attached schedules and amounts in the Beginning of year End of year Part II Balance Sheets description column should be for end-of-year amom umntsm omnlym . (mSeme minsmtrum ctmionm s.m) m m m m m (a) Book Value (b) Book Value (c) Fair Market Value 1 Cash - non-interest-bearing m m m m m m m m m m m 1,263,525. 1,563,174. 1,563,174. 2 Savings and temporaIry cash investments 3 Accounts receivable I 46,433,963. Less: allowance forI doubtful accounts 46,433,963. 46,433,963. 4 Pledges receivable I Less: allowance fmorm dom umbtfmulm amccmoumntms m m m m m m m m m m m m m 5 Grants receivable 6 Receivables due from officers, directors, trustees, andm om thm emr disqualified persons (attach schedule) (see instructioIns) 7 Other notes and loans receivable (attaIch schedule) Less: allowance for doubtfmulm amccmoumntms m m m m m m m m m m m m m s t 8 Inventories for sale or use e m m m m m m m m m m m m s 9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges s m m A 10a Investments - U.S. and state government obligations (attmacmh smchmedm ulme)[7]m m 137,525,804. 24,080,791. 24,080,791. b Investments - corporate stock (attach schedule) ATCHm m m m 8m m m m 113,525,052. 95,433,925. 95,433,925. c Investments - corporate bonds (attach schedule) ATCH 9 90,722,502. 172,086,786. 172,086,786. 11 Investments - land, buildings, I and equipment: basis Less: accumulated depreciation I (attach schedule) m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 12 Investments - mortgage loans m m m m m m m m m m m m m 13 Investments - other (attach schedule) ATCH 10 1,451,020,828. 1,569,617,263. 1,569,617,263. 14 Land, buildings, and I equipment: basis Less: accumulated depreciation I (attach schedule) 15 Other assets (describe I ) 16 Total assets (to be completed bm y m am ll m fmilem rsm m- m sem em tmhem instructions. Also, see page 1, item I) m m m m m m m m m m m 1,794,057,711. 1,909,215,902. 1,909,215,902. 17 Accounts payabm lem amndm amccm rum edm em xpm enm smesm m m m m m m m m m m m 23,747,340. 20,174,062. 18 Grants payable m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 54,487,194. 68,385,938. s 19 Deferred revenue e i t m m i l 20 Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons i m m m m m b 21 Mortgages and other notes payable (attach schedule) a i L I 1,041,000. 1,573,500. 22 Other liabilities (describe m m ATCHm m m m 11m m m m m) 23 Total liabilities (add lines 17 through 22) m m m m I 79,275,534. 90,133,500. Foundations that follow SFAS 117, check here X s and complete lines 24 through 26, and lines 30 and 31. e c m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m n 24 Unrestricted 1,714,782,177. 1,819,082,402. a l m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m a 25 Temporarily restricted B m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 26 Permanently restricted d n I Foundations that do not follow SFAS 117, check here u F and complete lines 27 through 31.
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