2026-08-21T07:36:12-05:00 2025-12-31 521003788 KATZABOSCH 9690 DEERECO ROAD SUITE 300 TIMONIUM MD 21093 990 2025-01-01 825408923 FRIENDS OF ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE FOUNDATION FRIE 4105432126 9690 DEERECO RD 300 TIMONIUM MD 21093 YACINE DOLIVET SECRETARY/TREASURER 4105432126 2026-08-20 1 LAUREN K OWOC CPA P01525941 4108282727 2026-08-20 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X BENEDICTE DE MONTLAUR 9690 DEERECO RD 300 TIMONIUM MD 21093 875472 0 X N/A X 2017 DE TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING IN ECONOMICS AND RELATED FIELDS. 6 6 0 0 0 0 49730 875472 0 0 0 0 -7255 -1824 42475 873648 0 167707 0 0 0 0 0 0 39000 20062 58807 20062 226514 22413 647134 163178 810312 0 0 163178 810312 TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE DECISION MAKING AND UNDERSTANDING, AND TO ENCOURAGE A MORE OPEN, SUSTAINABLE, AND HUMANE ECONOMY IN FRANCE, THE UNITED STATES, AND GLOBALLY. 0 0 167707 167707 0 FUNDRAISING, GRANTMAKING, AND OVERSIGHT OF GRANTS. 167707 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X BLUESTONE SERVICES 4105432126 9690 DEERECO RD STE 300 TIMONIUM MD 21093 X BENEDICTE DE MONTLAUR CHAIR (AS OF 11/2025) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILIPPE CAMUS HONORARY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FREDERIC WORMS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YACINE DOLIVET SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SOULEYMANE BACHIR DIAGNE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE BRYANT DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ROTHMAN DIRECTOR (THRU 7/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIPPE ETIENNE DIRECTOR (THRU 7/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 875472 875472 0 1824 -1824 -1824 873648 0 0 -1824 167707 167707 3945 3945 14000 14000 39000 39000 1635 1635 CREDIT CARD FEES 177 177 BANK FEES 50 50 226514 167707 19807 39000 148178 810312 15000 0 163178 810312 0 0 X 163178 810312 163178 810312 163178 810312 647134 0 X 0 0 0 X 113115 367180 49100 49730 875472 1454597 113115 367180 49100 49730 875472 1454597 1118520 336077 5 1 6 1454603 0.23100 0.25430 X FRIENDS OF ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE FOUNDATION ("ENS") MEETS THE 10%-FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND THUS, CONTINUES TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. ENS IS A 501(C)(3) PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED CHARITY, INCORPORATED IN 2017 IN DELAWARE. ITS MISSION IS TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING IN ECONOMICS AND RELATED FIELDS. IT ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION THROUGH ITS DONATIONS TO ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE. THE ORGANIZATION SOLICITS FUNDS ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND CORPORATE SPONSORS, AND ITS PRIMARY SOURCES OF SUPPORT ARE THESE DONATIONS.PUBLIC SUPPORT LEVELS - ENS'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 26.19% IN 2021, 26.3% IN 2022, 27.43% IN 2023, 25.43% IN 2024, AND 23.1% IN 2025. AS REQUIRED BY FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C (COMPUTATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE), LINE 17A (10%-FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES-TEST), ENS IS SUBMITTING THIS STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUING TO RECOGNIZE THE CHARITY'S PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED STATUS REGULATORY STANDARD. THE STANDARD FOR A PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES DECISION IS SET OUT IN (26 CFR) TREAS REG 1.170A-9 (F)(3). BROADLY SPEAKING, THERE ARE TWO MANDATORY ELEMENTS AND FOUR DISCRETIONARY "FACTORS" TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THIS STATEMENT FOLLOWS THAT ORDER APPLICATION OF THE STANDARD TO ENS.MANDATORY STANDARD #1 - "TEN-PERCENT SUPPORT LIMITATION" - ENS'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE OF 23.1% IN 2025 EXCEEDS THE 10% MINIMUM REQUIRED BY THE REGULATIONS. MANDATORY STANDARD #2 - "ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT" - ENS HAS AN ON-GOING PROGRAM OF SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM A BROAD SPECTRUM OF CORPORATE GIVING PROGRAMS. CORPORATE DONORS MAKING DIRECT GIFTS HAVE INCLUDED CITADEL ENTERPRISES AND GOOGLE. THE SOLICITATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN A CONTINUOUS AND ON-GOING FASHION. ADDITIONAL STANDARD (A) - "PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT" - ENS'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGES, AT 26.19% IN 2021, 26.3% IN 2022, 27.43% IN 2023, 25.43% IN 2024 AND 23.1% IN 2025 HAVE BEEN ABOVE THE 10% MINIMUM THRESHOLD, SUGGESTING A STRONG BASIS FOR THE ORGANIZATION BEING "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED". ADDITIONAL STANDARD (B) - "SOURCES OF SUPPORT" - ENS'S SOURCES OF SUPPORT, HIGHLY CONCENTRATED IN THE ECONOMIC INDUSTRY, ARE APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIALIST NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.ADDITIONAL STANDARD (C) - "REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY" - ENS'S GOVERNING BODY HAS THE SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE APPROPRIATE TO GUIDING AND IMPLEMENTING THE MISSION. THE HONORARY PRESIDENT, PHILIPPE CAMUS, IS A WORLD-RANKING ECONOMIST. THE VICE PRESIDENT, FREDERIC WORMS, IS A SENIOR EXECUTIVE AT ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE. BOTH HAVE SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE SECTOR.ADDITIONAL STANDARD (D) - "AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES" - ENS SUPPORTS STUDENT EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS BY AWARDING GRANTS IN THIS FIELD OF STUDY, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE SCHOLARSHIPS.CONCLUSION: FOR ALL OF THE REASONS STATED ABOVE, IN COMPLIANCE WITH (26 CFR) TREAS REG 1.170A-9(F)(3), THE ORGANIZATION ASKS THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE ITS PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED CHARITY STATUS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, CONFERNCE FEE ASSISTANCE 167707 WIRE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: EACH TRUSTEE HAS TO CONSENT TO THE TRANSFER; APPROVAL HAS TO BE SENT TO BLUESTONE SERVICES WHO MONITORS THE GRANTS AND THEN THE GRANT IS TRANSFERRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE BOARD VOTES ON THE OTHER BOARD POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE SECRETARY AND TAX RETURN PREPARER REVIEW QUESTIONS/CHANGES SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES AND COMMUNICATE TO OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES BEFORE THE FINAL FORM 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.