2017 Project Redwood Financial Report

Summary of 2017 Fund Activity


Cycle Eleven: 1/1/2017 through 12/31/2017


Opening Balance (1/1/2017) $130,917
Add - Revenue:
PRW Partner pledge contributions MBA80 (note 1) $234,253
PRW Contributions (note 2) $1,600
Total Contributions $225,853
Other Revenue (note 3) $9,233
Total Revenue$235,086

Less - Disbursements:
Grants disbursed (note 4) $195,250
Program-related Expenses (note 5) $8,780
Administrative and Grantmaking Services (Tides, note 6) $7,454
Credit Card Donation Processing (Tides, note 7) $3,377
Total Disbursements $214,861

Ending Balance 12/31/2017$151,142
Less - Commitments:
Program-related (website, mailing, contingency) $5,460
Grant commitments - Current year outstanding (note 8) $0
Total Commitments $5,460
Funds Available 12/31/2017 (note 9) $145,682

Notes on Financial Statements
1 Contributions received from Stanford GSB MBA80 class members.
2 Contributions received from other donors.
3 Return of unexpended funds from a prior-year grant ($9289) less loss on sale of contributed securities ($53) and prior year adjustment ($3).
4 Grant support provided for 8 projects in 2017 Grant Cycle.
5 Software and mailings to classmates, annual meeting, Africa Forum meeting, and Stanford Magazine ad placement.
6 Fiscal sponsorship functions, including contribution receipt & acknowledgement, accounting, vetting of grant applications.
7 On-line donation processing through Click & Pledge.
8 All Cycle 11 grants were awarded during 2017.
9 Twelfth Grant Cycle is planned for Summer 2018.

Project Redwood is organized as a Collective Action Fund of Tides Foundation. Tides Foundation provides us with invaluable support in consulting; in final vetting of grant applications; and, under their umbrella 501c3 designation, in receiving tax deductible donations and operating as a grant-making organization. For more information about Tides Foundation, go to https://www.tides.org.