TAX RETURN FILING INSTRUCTIONS FORM 990-PF FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 PREPARED FOR: ARCUS FOUNDATION 44 WEST 28TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10001 PREPARED BY: PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES, LLP 665 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022 AMOUNT DUE OR REFUND: AN OVERPAYMENT OF $6,275. THE ENTIRE OVERPAYMENT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS. MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: NO AMOUNT IS DUE. MAIL TAX RETURN AND CHECK (IF APPLICABLE) TO: NOT APPLICABLE RETURN MUST BE MAILED ON OR BEFORE: NOT APPLICABLE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: THIS RETURN HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR ELECTRONIC FILING. IF YOU WISH TO HAVE IT TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE IRS, PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN FORM 8879-EO TO OUR OFFICE. WE WILL THEN SUBMIT THE ELECTRONIC RETURN TO THE IRS. DO NOT MAIL A PAPER COPY OF THE RETURN TO THE IRS. RETURN FORM 8879-EO TO US BY NOVEMBER 16, 2020. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FORM 990-PF RETURN CONTAINS EXCESS DISTRIBUTION CARRYOVER OF $40,480,115. THIS MAY BE APPLIED TO TAX YEAR 2020 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS. Return of Private Foundation OMB No. 1545-0047 Form 990-PF or Section 4947(a)(1) Trust Treated as Private Foundation | Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public. Department of the Treasury 2019 Internal Revenue Service | Go to www.irs.gov/Form990PF for instructions and the latest information. Open to Public Inspection For calendar year 2019 or tax year beginning , and ending Name of foundation A Employer identification number ARCUS FOUNDATION 38-3332791 Number and street (or P.O. box number if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite B Telephone number 44 WEST 28TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR 212-488-3000 City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code C If exemption application is pending, check here ~ | NEW YORK, NY 10001 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, Address change Name change check here and attach computation ~~~~ | H Check type of organization: X Section 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation E If private foundation status was terminated 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 end of year J Accounting method: Cash X Accrual F If the foundation is in a 60-month termination (from Part II, col. (c), line 16) Other (specify) under section 507(b)(1)(B), check here ~ | | $ 235,242,127. (Part I, column (d), must be on cash basis.) Part I Analysis of Revenue and Expenses (a) Revenue and (b) Net investment (c) Adjusted net (d) Disbursements (The total of amounts in columns (b), (c), and (d) may not for charitable purposes necessarily equal the amounts in column (a).) expenses per books income income (cash basis only) 1 Contributions, gifts, grants, etc., received ~~~ 30,186,334. N/A 2 Check | if the foundation is not required to attach Sch. B Interest on savings and temporary 3 cash investments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Dividends and interest from securities~~~~~ 2,164,310. 2,303,175. STATEMENT 1 5a Gross rents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b Net rental income or (loss) 6a Net gain or (loss) from sale of assets not on line 10 ~~ 2,829,453. Gross sales price for all b assets on line 6a ~~ 45,008,637. 7 Capital gain net income (from Part IV, line 2) ~~~~~ 3,258,403. Revenue 8 Net short-term capital gain ~~~~~~~~~ 9 Income modifications~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gross sales less returns 10a and allowances ~~~~ b Less: Cost of goods sold ~ c Gross profit or (loss) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11 Other income ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 224,916. 113,627. STATEMENT 2 12 Total. Add lines 1 through 11 35,405,013. 5,675,205. 13 Compensation of officers, directors, trustees, etc. ~~~ 744,717. 37,236. 707,481. 14 Other employee salaries and wages ~~~~~~ 4,004,575. 200,229. 3,667,175. 15 Pension plans, employee benefits ~~~~~~ 1,543,584. 77,179. 1,446,798. 16a Legal fees~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STMT 3 298,534. 0. 249,601. b Accounting fees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STMT 4 66,298. 0. 68,098. c Other professional fees ~~~~~~~~~~~STMT 5 1,615,908. 378,978. 827,883. 17 Interest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 38,927. 18 Taxes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STMT 6 86,030. 12. 0. 19 Depreciation and depletion ~~~~~~~~~ 265,712. 0. 20 Occupancy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 678,460. 33,923. 726,245. 21 Travel, conferences, and meetings ~~~~~~ 598,789. 29,939. 590,395. 22 Printing and publications ~~~~~~~~~~ 322,739. 0. 355,387. 23 Other expenses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STMT 7 635,229. 707,650. 584,335. 24 Total operating and administrative expenses. Add lines 13 through 23 ~~~~~ 10,860,575. 1,504,073. 9,223,398. Operating and Administrative Expenses 25 Contributions, gifts, grants paid ~~~~~~~ 28,050,117. 23,616,566. 26 Total expenses and disbursements. Add lines 24 and 25 38,910,692. 1,504,073. 32,839,964. 27 Subtract line 26 from line 12: a Excess of revenue over expenses and disbursements ~ -3,505,679. b Net investment income (if negative, enter -0-)~~~ 4,171,132. c Adjusted net income (if negative, enter -0-) N/A 923501 12-17-19 LHA For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. Form 990-PF (2019) 1 11051030 756359 1622050.000 2019.04030 ARCUS FOUNDATION 16220501 Form 990-PF (2019) ARCUS FOUNDATION 38-3332791 Page 2 Beginning of year End of year Part II Balance Sheets Attached schedules and amounts in the description column should be for end-of-year amounts only. (a) Book Value (b) Book Value (c) Fair Market Value 1 Cash - non-interest-bearing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1,000. 1,000. 1,000. 2 Savings and temporary cash investments ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21,492,905. 19,175,540. 19,175,540. 3 Accounts receivable | Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | 4 Pledges receivable | Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | 5 Grants receivable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 Receivables due from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 Other notes and loans receivable ~~~~~~~~ | Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | 8 Inventories for sale or use ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 151,343. 177,681. 177,681. Assets 10a Investments - U.S. and state government obligations ~~~~~~~STMT 9 5,654,631. 9,752,411. 9,752,411. b Investments - corporate stock ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STMT 10 67,358,561. 84,139,615. 84,139,615. c Investments - corporate bonds ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STMT 11 4,587,807. 4,328,713. 4,328,713. 11 Investments - land, buildings, and equipment: basis ~~ | Less: accumulated depreciation ~~~~~~~~ | 12 Investments - mortgage loans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 13 Investments - other ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~STMT 12 99,490,571. 115,279,189. 115,279,189. 14 Land, buildings, and equipment: basis | 4,191,620. Less: accumulated depreciation ~~~~~~~~STMT 13 | 3,378,177. 1,031,683. 813,443. 813,443. 15 Other assets (describe | STATEMENT 14) 1,511,041. 1,574,535. 1,574,535. 16 Total assets (to be completed by all filers - see the instructions. Also, see page 1, item I) 201,279,542. 235,242,127. 235,242,127. 17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 830,984. 1,004,053. 18 Grants payable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15,713,448. 20,146,899. 19 Deferred revenue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons ~~~~ 21 Mortgages and other notes payable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Liabilities 22 Other liabilities (describe | STATEMENT 15) 2,393,444. 2,248,447. 23 Total liabilities (add lines 17 through 22) 18,937,876. 23,399,399. Foundations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here ~~ | X and complete lines 24, 25, 29, and 30. 24 Net assets without donor restrictions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 182,341,666. 211,842,728. 25 Net assets with donor restrictions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Foundations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here | and complete lines 26 through 30. 26 Capital stock, trust principal, or current funds ~~~~~~~~~~~ 27 Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, bldg., and equipment fund ~~~~ 28 Retained earnings, accumulated income, endowment, or other funds ~ 29 Total net assets or fund balances~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 182,341,666. 211,842,728. Net Assets or Fund Balances 30 Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances 201,279,542. 235,242,127. Part III 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 29 (must agree with end-of-year figure reported on prior year's return) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 182,341,666. 2 Enter amount from Part I, line 27a ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 -3,505,679. 3 Other increases not included in line 2 (itemize) | SEE STATEMENT 8 3 33,006,741. 4 Add lines 1, 2, and 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 211,842,728. 5 Decreases not included in line 2 (itemize) | 5 0. 6 Total net assets or fund balances at end of year (line 4 minus line 5) - Part II, column (b), line 29 6 211,842,728. Form 990-PF (2019) 923511 12-17-19 2 11051030 756359 1622050.000 2019.04030 ARCUS FOUNDATION 16220501 Form 990-PF (2019) ARCUS FOUNDATION 38-3332791 Page 3 Part IV Capital Gains and Losses for Tax on Investment Income (a) List and describe the kind(s) of property sold (for example, real estate, (b) How acquired (c) Date acquired (d) Date sold P - Purchase 2-story brick warehouse; or common stock, 200 shs. MLC Co.) D - Donation (mo., day, yr.) (mo., day, yr.) 1a SALE OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES P b SRA PRIVATE EQUITY P c SRA PRIVATE EQUITY PORTFOLIO II (E&F) LP P d SRA PRIVATE EQUITY PORTFOLIO III (E&F) LP P e (e) Gross sales price (f) Depreciation allowed (g) Cost or other basis (h) Gain or (loss) (or allowable) plus expense of sale ((e) plus (f) minus (g)) a 41,281,176.