2024-06-06T20:16:53-05:00 2023-12-31 BDO USA 101 S HANLEY RD STE 800 ST LOUIS MO 63105 990 2023-01-01 026007881 Sphinx Foundation % JOSEPH F DEMPSEY JR SPHI 6036469651 PO Box 213 Hanover NH 037550213 TOM SLOSBERG President 3145502100 2024-06-04 true TOM SLOSBERG 999009999 true Mary Jane Pieroni CPA P00538772 3148891100 3 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TOM SLOSBERG PO Box 213 Hanover NH 037550213 2633710 false X N/A X 2006 NH See Schedule O 18 18 0 87 0 224330 285487 83118 84784 151916 348143 0 0 459364 718414 22412 31519 0 0 0 0 0 0 1929 137988 157975 160400 189494 298964 528920 4355384 5087311 0 0 4355384 5087311 X SEE SCHEDULE O false false 78248 31519 49669 A) EDUCATION: THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS FORMAL ANNUAL COURSES ON DARTMOUTH AND SPHINX HISTORY AND TRADITIONS FOR INCOMING UNDERGRADUATE MEMBERS. THE COURSES ARE NORMALLY CONDUCTED IN THE SPHINX BUILDING AND OVERSEEN BY ALUMNI MEMBERS. THEY COMBINE LECTURES, ORAL REVIEW SESSIONS WITH READING ASSIGNMENTS. THERE ARE NORMALLY THREE SESSIONS PER ACADEMIC QUARTER (EXCLUDING SUMMER) AND INCLUDE GUEST LECTURES. UNDERGRADUATE MEMBERS TYPICALLY MAKE EXTENSIVE USE OF THE SPHINX FACILITIES WHICH INCLUDE THE LIBRARY AND STUDY STATIONS. THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS THE BUILDING'S WIRELESS AND HIGH-SPEED CONNECTIVITY TO ENSURE THE SPHINX BUILDING PROVIDES THE STRONGEST SUPPORT FOR UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES. THESE FACILITIES WERE USED EXTENSIVELY TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL GATHERINGS (ZOOM), AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. GENERAL ACTIVITIES OF UNDERGRADUATE MEMBERSHIP IN SPHINX INCLUDE EXTENSIVE PEER DRIVEN LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE SPHINX BUILDING. THESE INCLUDE INFORMAL ACADEMIC DEBATE AND DISCOURSE, FULFILLMENT OF GROUP LEADERSHIP ROLE, GROUP GOAL SETTING AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES, BASIC BUDGET MANAGEMENT, AND INTERACTION WITH COLLEGE OFFICIALS. THE SPHINX FOUNDATION ORGANIZES AND SUPPORTS PUBLIC LECTURES AND PARTNERS WITH THE COLLEGE'S CONTINUING ALUMNI EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHEN REQUESTED AND APPROPRIATE. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE 'HILL WINDS SOCIETY', A DIVERSE GROUP OF UNDERGRADUATES SELECTED TO BE 'AMBASSADORS' TO THE VISITING ALUMNI BODY. THE HILL WINDS SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 2008 AND CONSISTS OF MEMBERS SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND AN INFECTIOUS DARTMOUTH SPIRIT. 28215 17909 B) COMMUNITY SERVICE: SINCE 2017, WHEN THE FOUNDATION INITIATED AND SPONSORED A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN THE COLLEGE'S GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT FOCUSING ON THE POLITICS AND LAW PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION HAS FUNDED THE FELLOWSHIP EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM IN POLITICS AND LAW PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR DARTMOUTH STUDENTS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN POLITICS AND LAW, ESPECIALLY SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES ON LAW AND LAWMAKING. THE PROGRAM FUNDS STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF CLASS; RESEARCH EXPENSES, SUCH AS SURVEYS, EXPERIMENTS, PURCHASING DATA, INTERVIEWS; AND CONFERENCE EXPENSES FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES TO PRESENT THEIR WORK AND FUNDS FOR GUEST SPEAKERS TO TRAVEL TO DARTMOUTH, SPEAK TO CLASSES, AND MEET WITH STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE HISTORICAL ACCOUNTABILITY STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE RAUNER SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY AT DARTMOUTH'S BAKER LIBRARY. THE PROGRAM OFFERS SEVERAL STUDENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSIST DARTMOUTH STUDENTS IN EXPLORING RAUNER'S COLLECTIONS AND CREATING ORIGINAL CONTENT BASED UPON PRIMARY SOURCES. THE DYNAMIC PROGRAM OFFERS AN OPEN-ENDED SCOPE FOR PROJECT TOPICS AND IS DEDICATED TO ALLOWING UNDERGRADUATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH ISSUES OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN DARTMOUTH'S HISTORY. THIS PROGRAM MOST CLOSELY FULFILLS THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT TO FURTHER KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF DARTMOUTH. IN ADDITION, SINCE 2015, THE FOUNDATION HAS UNDERWRITTEN THE OPERATION OF A STUDENT AND VISITOR INFORMATION BOOTH ON CAMPUS. FOUNDATION MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT DARTMOUTH AND THE GREATER DARTMOUTH COMMUNITY TO OVER 2,400 VISTORS FROM THE US AND 42 COUNTRIES IN 2023. 27106 17206 C) HISTORICAL PRESERVATION: THE SPHINX BUILDING, ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1905, IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. IT IS THE ONLY BUILDING SO LISTED ON THE DARTMOUTH CAMPUS. THE STRUCTURE IS THE OLDEST POURED CONRETE BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THE BUILDING CONTINUES TO QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND MAINTAINS ITS PLACE IN AMERICAN HISTORY. THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO PRESERVING THE BUILDING AND ITS ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES OF ITS MEMBERS. 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The Sphinx Foundation may require grant recipients to submit reports to the Foundation regarding the use and outcomes of grant funds. The reports may include a narrative description of the progress in achieving the purposes of the grant, detail related to the expenditure of the funds, and a list of projects being conducted with the grant funding. The Foundation may decline to consider grant renewals in the event of any failure to furnish such reports. Form 990, Part I, Line 1 and Part II, Line I SPHINX FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) PROMOTES CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE CODE). MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS FORMED INCLUDE: a) TO EDUCATE THE STUDENTS OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE ("DARTMOUTHTHE "COLLEGE") AND MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH THE PURPOSE OF FURTHERING KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF DARTMOUTH. b) TO PRESERVE AND CARRY ON THE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRADITIONS AND CEREMONIES OF THE SPHINX ORGANIZATION WHICH, SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1885, HAS PROMOTED THE IDEALS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, HIGH MORAL PURPOSE AND RESPECT FOR THE TRADITIONS AT THE COLLEGE, AND TRAINED AND EDUCATED SELECTED UNDERGRADUATE MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE TO BECOME PROSPECTIVE LEADERS OF THE COLLEGE, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY. c) TO BE A RESERVOIR OF DARTMOUTH'S HISTORY AND TRADITIONS IN THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A MUSEUM OF COLLEGE AND SPHINX MEMORABILIA AND LITERATURE. d) TO SERVE AND SUPPORT THE COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY. e) TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE HISTORIC BUILDING AT EAST WHEELOCK STREET, HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b The organization did not contemporaneously document the meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year by each committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body because there is no committee with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 Copies of Form 990 are distributed to all board members for review prior to filing, which is documented in the board meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C Copies of the conflict of interest policy are distributed to each individual annually. A signed copy must be obtained from each individual. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Copies are made available via annual filing with the state of New Hampshire.