Sapling Foundation

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Sapling Foundation
Formation1996;29 years ago (1996) [1]
Founder Chris Anderson [2] [1]
Type Non-profit
Purpose Academic conference, entertainment, education
Headquarters New York City, New York, U.S.
Region served
Worldwide

The Sapling Foundation is a non-profit organization that owned the TED global conference, from 1996 to June 2019. It was founded by Chris Anderson in 1996. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Overview

The organization describes its purpose as follows: [3]

The goal of the foundation is to foster the spread of great ideas. It aims to provide a platform for the world's smartest thinkers, greatest visionaries and most-inspiring teachers, so that millions of people can gain a better understanding of the biggest issues faced by the world, and a desire to help create a better future.

In 2015, Anderson served as president, without compensation, and Thomas Valentino served as CFO and Secretary. [9] The Sapling Foundation's 2015 revenue was about $66 million, of which about $23 million was contributions and about $42 million was TED conference revenue. [9]

On July 1, 2019, the TED Conferences LLC was transferred from Sapling Foundation to TED Foundation to "align with our brand and make it easier for our donors to connect TED donations to TED Conferences, LLC." [10] [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Change the world in 18 minutes" . www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ Hochman, David (March 7, 2014). "No, His Name Is Not Ted". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "About TED: Who we are: Who owns TED". TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. TED Conferences, LLC.
  4. ↑ "Those Fabulous Confabs". NYMag.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "TED Conference | Conferences | Attend | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "TED Conference in Milwaukee?". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Wiser.org". www.wiser.org. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Creator Of TED Aims To Reinvent Conferences Once Again". Co.Design. August 8, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "2015 Form 990-PF" (PDF). Sapling Foundation. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "How TED works". TED . Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. ↑ Pitoi, Seik (January 17, 2020). "Excellent learning platform". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
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