Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 720,222 | 895,251 | 717,418 | 937,474 | 965,506 | 4,235,871 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 720,222 | 895,251 | 717,418 | 937,474 | 965,506 | 4,235,871 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,235,871 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 720,222 | 895,251 | 717,418 | 937,474 | 965,506 | 4,235,871 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 615 | 316 | 579 | 297 | 217 | 2,024 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 4,237,895 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | OUR MISSION IS TWOFOLD AS FOLLOWS: 1) TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT BY EDUCATING, EMPOWERING, AND ADVOCATING FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT; AND 2) TO AFFECT SOCIAL CHANGE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO REALIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | CONFIDENTIAL RESIDENCE FOR VICTIMS FLEEING DANGEROUS (AND SOMETIMES LETHAL) SITUATIONS AND ENSURE THAT EVERY VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT LEAVES OUR PROGRAM SAFER THAN WHEN HE/SHE ARRIVED. RESIDENT DESTINATIONS OFTEN SERVE AS ONE INDICATOR OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. IN 2014, 44.34% OF THOSE EXITING THE EMERGENCY SHELTER LEFT THE PROGRAM FOR SAFE, PERMANENT (OR EXTENDED TRANSITIONAL - 2+ YEARS) HOUSING. 33.02% MOVED TO SAFE, TEMPORARY LOCATIONS. 5.66% MOVED BACK INTO AN UNSAFE SITUATION. NOTE: IN EARLY 2014, TRUE NORTH ADOPTED NEW EVALUATION AND EXIT SURVEY FORMS. AS A RESULT, RESIDENT SURVEY RESPONSE TRIPLED OF THOSE LEAVING THE PROGRAM AND COMPLETING EXIT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS, THE FOLLOWING REPORTED THEY HAD MET OR MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE FOLLOWING GOALS: SAFETY-81.5%; HOUSING - 67.3%; EMPLOYMENT-57.1%; EDUCATION -53.6%; CHILDREN -81.9%; EMOTIONAL NEEDS-72.7%; LEGAL -73.8%; SUPPORT SYSTEM-76.6%; AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES-75%. 91.4% ALSO REPORTED THEY WERE MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE AND 83.9% REPORTED THEIR CHILDREN NOW HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT HOME. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN 2014, 2 FAMILIES OUT OF THE 6 PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM EXITED THE PROGRAM DURING THE SAME YEAR. OF THESE, 100% SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM (HAVING BECOME FULLY INDEPENDENT AND/OR ABLE TO MAINTAIN SAFE HOMES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN). 50% MET OR MADE PROGRESS IN MEETING THEIR EMPLOYMENT GOALS, 100% MET OR MADE PROGRESS IN MEETING THEIR HOUSING GOALS, AND 50% MET OR MADE PROGRESS IN MEETING THEIR FAMILY GOALS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. NOTE: IN EARLY 2014, TRUE NORTH ADOPTED NEW EVALUATION AND EXIT SURVEY FORMS. AS A RESULT, NON-RESIDENT SURVEY RESPONSE DOUBLED IN 2014, OF THOSE LEAVING THE PROGRAM AND COMPLETING EXIT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS, THE FOLLOWING REPORTED THEY HAD MET OR MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE FOLLOWING GOALS: SAFETY-81.8%; EMOTIONAL NEEDS-80.4%; LEGAL-82.6%; SUPPORT SYSTEM-80.7%; AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES- 82.5%. 92.1% ALSO REPORTED THEY WERE MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE AND 94.6% REPORTED THEY HAD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AS A RESULT OF SERVICE PROVISION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | TRUE NORTH'S OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN CHANGING ATTITUDES AND PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN 2014, OUTREACH STAFF FACILITATED 256 PRESENTATIONS AND/OR EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, REACHING 5,189 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR AREA. SPECIFICALLY, OUTREACH PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING: 181 VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION SESSIONS TO 3,461 JUNIOR HIGH, SENIOR HIGH AND COLLEGE STUDENTS; 7 SERVICE PROVISION TRAININGS TO 64 SERVICE PROVIDERS; 50 VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION EDUCATION SESSIONS TO 577 AT-RISK ADULTS; 14 AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS TO 387 MEMBERS OF LOCAL CIVIC OR RELIGIOUS GROUPS; AND 4 AWARENESS, FUNDRAISING AND/OR EDUCATION "EVENTS" WITH OVER 700 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING. OUTREACH PROGRAM OUTCOMES: THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF OUTREACH IS TO REDUCE DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. TO DO THIS, TRUE NORTH WORKS TO INCREASE PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE OF THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHANGE PARTICIPANTS' ATTITUDES (REDUCE VICTIM-BLAMING, GAIN INSIGHT/UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES INVOLVED, ETC.), AND CHANGE PARTICIPANTS' BEHAVIORS (INCREASE PARTICIPATION LEVELS IN AWARENESS EVENTS, ELIMINATE "GENDER-BASHING, BULLYING, OR ACTUAL VIOLENCE" IN WORDS OR DEEDS, INCREASE POSITIVE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION, ETC.) IN 2014, 76.55% OF PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED EVALUATIONS AND/OR SURVEYS THAT INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: 82.32% OF PARTICIPANTS INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.; 67.10% OF PARTICIPANTS CHANGED THE WAY THEY THOUGHT ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT (IN A POSITIVE WAY); AND 66.75% OF PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED BEHAVIORAL CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THEIR INTERACTION WITH STAFF (INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS/ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEERING FOR THE AGENCY, DONATING TO THE AGENCY, ETC.) |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE COMPLETED 990 IS SCANNED EACH YEAR AND EMAILED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS DOCUMENT ARE DISCUSSED DURING THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | DURING THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING IN MAY, EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS, UPDATES, AND SIGNS CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES. IF A BOARD MEMBER IS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES ARE MAILED TO THEM FOR UPDATES AND SIGNATURE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | CONTRACT NEGOTIATION IS PERFORMED BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES COMPENSATION |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | DIRECT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 27,465 DIRECT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE -27,465 |
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