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Non-profit

Harding Rock Fund

Parent Organization: Tides Foundation; Tides Nexus
Website:

www.tides.org
Location:

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Tax ID:

20-1430532
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2017):

Revenue: $-168,304
Expenses: $21,691
Assets: $589,297
Formation:

2004
Type:

Investment Holding Nonprofit
Part of:

Tides Nexus
Latest Tax Filing:

2018 Form 990

For more information, see Tides Nexus

The Harding Rock Fund is an investment holding nonprofit within the Tides Nexus, a collection of center-left pass-through funding and fiscal sponsorship nonprofits.

Relationship to the Tides Nexus

Also see Tides Nexus

The Harding Rock Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed in 2004 in San Francisco, California. [1] The Fund is directly controlled by the Tides Foundation, the system’s largest grantmaking entity; consequently, the Harding Rock Fund describes its mission as “support[ing] the Tides Foundation,” and according to its tax filings its directors are appointed by the Tides Foundation. [2] [3]

The Fund further describes its mission as the following: [4]

Harding Rock Fund is formed for the purpose of supporting the Tides Foundation by holding and managing assets for the [Tides] Foundation and making grants from the income of such assets[.] During 2018, there were no grants made[.]

Leadership

According to its 2018 IRS Form 990, the Harding Rock Fund’s board of directors includes the following individuals: [5]

  • Max Pike: President
  • Lawrence Litvak (board secretary, treasurer)
  • P. William Parish

Funding

Financial Overview

In 2018, the Harding Rock Fund reported total revenues of $170,000, total expenditures of $155,000, and net assets of $701,000. [6]

Financial Documents

The Harding Rock Fund’s IRS Form 990 filing for 2018 is archived here.

References

  1. California Secretary of State: Business Search. Search conducted April 29, 2020. https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/Detail ^
  2. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Tides Network. 2018. Schedule R (Related Organization). Archived: https://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2020/04/Tides-Network-2018-Form-990.pdf ^
  3. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Tides Network. 2018. Part I. Line 1 (organization’s mission). Archived: https://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2020/04/Tides-Network-2018-Form-990.pdf ^
  4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Tides Network. 2018. Part III: Line 4a (Additional Data). Archived: https://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2020/04/Tides-Network-2018-Form-990.pdf ^
  5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Tides Network. 2018. Part VII (Compensation of Officers, Directors, etc.) Archived: https://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2020/04/Tides-Network-2018-Form-990.pdf ^
  6. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Tides Network. 2018. Part I. Lines 12, 18, 22. ^
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: October 1, 2004

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2017 Dec Form 990 $-168,304 $21,691 $589,297 $645 N $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2016 Dec Form 990 $-94,156 $47,490 $629,121 $0 N $0 $0 $0 $0
    2015 Dec Form 990 $91,184 $25,549 $1,040,817 $0 Y $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $88,163 $15,712 $1,251,437 $0 Y $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $-22,222 $15,471 $1,398,579 $3,543 Y $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990 $43,156 $23,184 $1,213,088 $0 Y $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2011 Dec Form 990 $28,164 $23,230 $1,440,319 $0 Y $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

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    Harding Rock Fund

    PO BOX 29903
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94129-0903