The Banff Centre in Canada, (international)

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The Banff Centre
Employer Identification Number (EIN)980078729
Name of OrganizationThe Banff Centre
AddressBanff Ab T1l 1h5, Canada
ActivitiesSchool, college, trade school, etc.
SubsectionEducational Organization
Ruling Date07/1987
DeductibilityContributions are deductible by treaty (foreign organizations)
FoundationSchool
OrganizationCorporation
Exempt Organization StatusUnconditional Exemption
Tax Period03/2011
Assets$50,000,000 to greater
Income$50,000,000 to greater
Filing Requirement990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount$187,160,474
Amount of Income$54,149,051
Form 990 Revenue Amount$54,149,051
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)Educational Institutions and Related Activities: Adult, Continuing Education


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Amount of income in 2011: $54,149,051
This organization: 

 $54,149,051
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $282,511

Assets in 2011: $187,160,474
The Banff Centre: 

 $187,160,474
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $316,016

Expenses in 2007: $51,835,042
This organization: 

 $51,835,042
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $596,637

Income to expenses ratio in 2007: 1.0
The Banff Centre: 

 1.0
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 1.0

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 85.2%
The Banff Centre: 

 85.2%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 74.2%

Number of employees in 2007: 576
This organization: 

 576
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 50

Employees paid over $50,000 in 2007: 20.5%
The Banff Centre: 

 20.5%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 23.5%

Grants share in income in 2007: 41.2%
This organization: 

 41.2%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 11.2%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2007

Assets at end of 2007

Expenses for 2007

Functional Expenses for 2007 ($)

Income-Producing Activities for 2007

Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
2001200220032004200520062007
Total revenue$18,440,000$42,600,000$43,749,000$45,532,000$47,650,000$47,344,152$53,065,568
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received$7,133,000$16,557,000$16,965,000$17,582,000$19,141,000$19,603,663$21,852,229
Contributions to donor advised funds$0$0
Direct public support$2,001,000$5,684,000$5,811,000$2,846,000$3,010,000$3,782,018$3,792,308
Indirect public support$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Government contributions (grants)$5,132,000$10,873,000$11,154,000$14,736,000$16,131,000$15,821,645$18,059,921
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts$2,794,000$5,045,000$4,968,000$5,320,000$26,798,000$25,918,592$29,183,078
Membership dues and assessments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments$81,000$39,000$68,000$43,000$0$0$717,527
Dividends and interest from securities$0$0$0$0$368,000$528,043$0
Net rental income or (loss)$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross rents$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Less: rental expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other investment income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Less: cost of goods sold$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other revenue$8,432,000$20,959,000$21,748,000$22,587,000$1,343,000$1,293,854$1,312,734
Total expenses$18,676,636$41,514,902$42,110,119$43,832,956$46,506,117$46,002,884$51,835,042
Program services$14,880,851$33,480,289$33,697,269$35,412,884$37,287,026$39,206,484$44,165,021
Management and general$3,596,495$7,351,973$7,364,753$7,622,214$7,940,120$5,691,840$6,344,899
Fundraising$199,290$682,640$1,048,097$797,858$1,278,971$1,104,560$1,325,122
Payments to affiliates$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year$13,280,000$14,327,000$16,168,000$18,327,000$20,617,000$24,162,000$28,459,612
Excess or (deficit) for the year$-236,636$1,085,098$1,638,881$1,699,044$1,143,883$1,341,268$1,230,526
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year$13,365,000$13,280,000$14,327,000$16,168,000$18,327,000$20,617,000$24,162,000
Other changes in net assets or fund balances$151,636$-38,098$202,119$459,956$1,146,117$2,203,732$3,067,086
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
TotalProgram servicesManagement and generalFundraising
Total functional expenses$51,835,042$44,165,021$6,344,899$1,325,122
Grants paid from donor advised funds$0
Other grants and allocations$3,767,858
Specific assistance to individuals$0
Benefits paid to or for members$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.$775,820$310,381$465,439$0
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.$0$0$0$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)$0$0$0$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above$23,555,029$20,385,256$2,536,292$633,481
Pension plan contributions not included above$3,159,428$2,578,816$476,745$103,867
Employee benefits not included above$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxes$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising fees$0$0$0$0
Accounting fees$104,500$3,500$101,000$0
Legal fees$47,886$279$45,286$2,321
Supplies$4,682,923$4,370,247$202,513$110,163
Telephone$173,566$94,260$76,687$2,619
Postage and shipping$346,675$212,857$108,175$25,643
Occupancy$5,235,916$4,575,383$657,703$2,830
Equipment rental and maintenance$841,333$484,665$341,644$15,024
Printing and publications$710,822$484,270$170,685$55,867
Travel$1,703,767$1,405,399$243,270$55,098
Conferences, conventions, and meetings$0$0$0$0
Interest$112,267$229$112,038$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.$2,590,495$2,590,495$0$0
Other expenses not covered above$4,026,757$2,901,126$807,422$318,209
Balance Sheets
2001200220032004200520062007
Total assets$57,764,000$59,372,000$61,523,000$65,667,000$70,366,000$120,108,000$150,094,544
Cash - non-interest-bearing$736,000$434,000$1,296,000$1,471,000$1,027,000$317,000$1,250,625
Savings and temporary cash investments$0$1,407,000$223,000$1,023,000$1,002,000$24,761,000$29,103,186
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$2,064,000$1,643,000$1,685,000$3,115,000$3,294,000$3,420,000$6,379,503
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$387,000$50,000$222,000$457,000$2,116,000$11,338,000$19,707,720
Grants receivable$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)$0$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$473,000$473,000$807,000$1,130,000$699,000$693,000$687,487
Inventories for sale or use$357,000$458,000$426,000$422,000$418,000$385,000$431,632
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$220,000$191,000$215,000$142,000$189,000$280,000$163,273
Investments - publicly-traded securities$10,371,000$13,506,657
Investments - other securities$6,379,000$6,341,000$6,543,000$6,996,000$8,142,000$0$0
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investments - other$0$47,000$0$0$0$0$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation$47,078,000$48,328,000$50,106,000$50,911,000$53,479,000$68,543,000$78,864,461
Other assets, including program-related investments$70,000$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total liabilities$44,484,000$45,045,000$45,355,000$47,340,000$49,749,000$95,946,000$121,634,932
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,763,000$3,262,000$2,012,000$2,534,000$2,004,000$4,404,000$4,735,820
Grants payable$0$0$34,832,000$1,147,000$1,188,000$0$0
Deferred revenue$37,342,000$37,826,000$4,984,000$40,463,000$43,407,000$37,566,000$114,534,184
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Mortgages and other notes payable$4,379,000$3,957,000$3,527,000$3,196,000$3,150,000$2,642,000$2,364,928
Other liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$51,334,000$0
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances$57,764,000$59,372,000$61,523,000$65,667,000$70,366,000$120,108,000$150,094,544
Total net assets or fund balances$13,280,000$14,327,000$16,168,000$18,327,000$20,617,000$24,162,000$28,459,612
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
2001200220032004200520062007
Total revenue$0$0$0$0$47,650,000$47,345,000$53,065,568
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements$0$0$0$0$47,650,000$47,345,000$53,065,568
Other expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net unrealized gains on investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Donated services and use of facilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Recoveries of prior year grants$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investment expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
2001200220032004200520062007
Total expenses$0$0$0$0$46,506,117$46,002,884$51,835,042
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements$0$0$0$0$46,506,117$46,002,884$51,835,042
Other revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Donated services and use of facilities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Prior year adjustments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Losses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Investment expenses$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
Average hours per week devoted to positionCompensationContributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plansExpense account and other allowances
40$272,482$36,677$0
40$192,957$27,629$0
40$158,229$20,085$0
40$152,152$27,775$0
Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings16
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?No
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?Yes
Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?No
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?No
Direct and indirect political expenditures$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006576
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
Unrelated business incomeExcluded by section 512, 513, or 514Related or exempt function income
Business codeAmountExclusion codeAmount
Total$0$717,527$30,495,812
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1000000$000$0$14,714,555
Program service revenue 2000000$000$0$5,319,378
Program service revenue 3000000$000$0$9,149,145
Program service revenue 4000000$000$0$0
Program service revenue 5000000$000$0$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments000000$000$0$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies000000$000$0$0
Membership dues and assessments000000$000$0$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments000000$000$0$0
Dividends and interest from securities000000$0Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)$717,527$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property000000$000$0$0
not debt-financed property000000$000$0$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property000000$000$0$0
Other investment income000000$000$0$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory000000$000$0$0
Net income or (loss) from special events000000$000$0$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory000000$000$0$0
Other revenue000000$000$0$1,312,734
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entityPercentage of ownership interestTotal incomeEnd-of-year assets
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
CompensationContributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensationExpense account and other allowances
$133,432$19,877$0
$130,948$20,011$0
$121,090$19,100$0
$117,233$19,548$0
$116,050$18,870$0
Total number of other employees paid over $50,000109
Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?No
Enter the total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year$0
Enter the aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year$0
Enter the total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts$0
Enter the aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year$0
Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it isSchool
Support Schedule
2000200120022003200420052006
Total$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gifts, grants, and contributions received$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Membership fees received$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures$0
Total lobbying expenditures$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount$0
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1Gemological Institute Of America Inc5345 Armada Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008-4602CA1998-11$205,381,953
2American College Of SurgeonsP O Box 1715, Columbus, OH 43216-1715OH1939-12$154,185,245
3Practising Law Institute810 Seventh Ave 26th Floor, New York, NY 10019-5818NY1940-01$66,091,667
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6United Tribes Technical College3315 University Dr, Bismarck, ND 58504-7565ND1982-08$30,934,594
7Foundation Of The American College Of Healthcare ExecutivesOne North Franklin, Chicago, IL 60606-4425IL1944-07$25,666,944
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9Lundeberg Maryland Seamanship School Inc5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746-4211MD1973-12$20,831,346
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12Center For American And International Law5201 Democracy Dr, Plano, TX 75024-3561TX1950-03$15,360,364
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22Eastside Literacy CouncilBellevue, WA 98007WA$314,634
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Number of organizations performing similar types of work
Alabama3
California13
Colorado3
Connecticut2
District of Columbia1
Florida5
Hawaii1
Illinois6
Indiana2
Kansas2
Louisiana1
Massachusetts3
Maryland5
Michigan2
Minnesota1
Mississippi1
Montana1
North Carolina2
North Dakota1
Nebraska1
New Jersey3
New York8
Ohio6
Oregon1
Pennsylvania5
Rhode Island1
South Carolina1
Texas9
Virginia1
Vermont3
Washington6
International1
Total101

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