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.") .... | 694,015 | 598,097 | 647,528 | 517,680 | 268,099 | 2,725,419 |
| 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 | 694,015 | 598,097 | 647,528 | 517,680 | 268,099 | 2,725,419 |
| 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).. | 1,035,563 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,689,856 | |||||
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.. | 694,015 | 598,097 | 647,528 | 517,680 | 268,099 | 2,725,419 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 847,743 | 1,010,712 | 859,660 | 715,097 | 785,904 | 4,219,116 |
| 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.).. | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 6,946,535 | |||||
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....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| The mission of the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) is to help congregations and other Episcopal groups develop leadership and raise financial resources for ministry. ECF depends on the generous support of Episcopal donors and the general public to support its mission and programs. The "great recession" and the anemic recovery, however, have impacted the level of contributions to all charitable organizations including ECF. ECF is fortunate to have an endowment which has grown throughout the years and has enabled the organization to meet its mission even during difficult economic times.Mindful of the need to meet the public support test, ECF has enhanced its fundraising efforts and initiatives which include broad based donor appeals, targeted solicitations, major donor cultivation and special events. Internal Revenue Code Regulation Section 1.170A-9T(F)(3) lists several criteria which indicate facts and circumstances supporting an organization's continued public charity status despite not meeting the 33 1/3 support test. These criteria are as follows:1. Attraction of public support - As described above, ECF has enhanced its efforts to expand its fundraising initiatives to generate greater public support including a comprehensive marketing and public relations campaign to raise awareness of the organization and its mission.2. Percentage of financial support - ECF's public support percentage exceeds 24% and is expected to increase as the Foundation's fundraising efforts flourish. The higher the percentage of support above the 10% requirement of paragraph (F)(3)(I) of 1.170A-9T, the lesser the burden of establishing the publicly supported nature of the organization through other factors described in (F)(3), while the lower the percentage, the greater the burden. ECF's support percentage is low because it receives a high percentage of its total support from its endowment. These funds, however, were originally contributed by generous Episcopalians throughout the past sixty years, the general public and the constituent structures of the Episcopal Church, a 501(C)(3) organization. This factor is considered significant in regulation 1.170A-9T.3. Sources of support - ECF's primary sources of support from charitable contributions come from the general public, not from one large donor. ECF anticipates that as the economy improves, the level of charitable contributions will increase.4. Representative governing body - ECF's governing body is broadly representative of the wider Episcopal community from throughout the United States.Each of these factors provides significant evidence of the publicly supported nature of ECF. Furthermore, as previously indicated ECF continues to enhance its ability to generate additional support from charitable contributions from the general public and is confident of its ability to do so.ECF's programs and its very tax-exempt status were the subject of an audit by the Internal Revenue Service that was concluded on March 10, 2011. The IRS issued a no-change letter and acknowledged that ECF continues to function and operate within its tax-exempt purpose and mission. This action of the IRS clearly affirms ECF's continued status as a public charity. |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: | Special Event - 2010 Amount: $ 2,000. |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | Leadership Resources - The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) understands that to lead effectively, church leaders must be fully equipped with appropriate leadership resources. ECF's comprehensive leadership, training and information resources help empower lay and ordained leaders with the tools they need to strengthen and grow their congregations including publications, web-based resources (ECF Vital Practices), educational events, web confereneces, and other collaborative leadership intiatives. Additionally, through the Fellowship Partners program, ECF supports Episcopal scholars pursuing advanced academic degrees and individuals involved in transformational ministries at the grass-roots level. This program continues to develop and nuture leaders to meet the challenges facing the Episcopal church both now and in the future. As part of these programs, ECF received $46,459 worth of donated space that is not included in the amounts reported on Line 4a. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 | The Executive Committee consists of the Chairperson of the Board (who serves as chairperson of the Committee), the Vice Chairperson or the Chairperson elect, the President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the chairpersons of all standing committees. Subject to the discretion of the Board, the Executive Committee shall have immediate charge, management and control of the business and affairs of ECF, and it shall have full powers, in the intervals between the meetings of the Board, to do any and all things in relation to the affairs of ECF and to exercise any powers of the Board which are not specifically required by law or the Bylaws to be exercised by the Board, except that the Executive Committee shall not have power to remove or elect a Director or the President. The Executive Committee shall report to the Board, in writing, all actions taken by the Committee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church selects two members of ECF's Board of Directors for a four-year term. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. A copy of the draft Form 990 is reviewed by the President and Vice President of Finance. The draft is also circulated to the full Board of Directors for discussion and comment. Each Director is provided ample opportunity to comment on the information contained in the 990 prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | All members of the Board of Directors and all staff members are required to annually provide in writing a full disclosure of any real or perceived conflicts of interest as well as specifically identify if they are a director, officer, associate, partner, or manager in any outside firm or business enterprise, regardless of whether that relationship constitutes a potential conflict. Management monitors compliance through ongoing discussions and reminders of the conflict of interest policy. If a conflict were to arise on a matter under discussion or vote at a board meeting, the individual with the potential or actual conflict would abstain from voting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The compensation for the organization's President is established and approved by the full Board of Directors based on a thorough evaluation of his performance relative to written annual administrative and programmatic goals. The compensation for other officers is established by the President within the context of annual staff reviews. Generally, compensation is compared on a yearly basis with available reports created by third parties that establish compensation ranges paid for comparable positions. The process is documented in the Board minutes for the President and in the personnel file for the other officers. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization's financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policy are made available to the public upon written request and at management's discretion. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Change in value of split-interest agreements -10,418. Change in value of beneficial interest in perpetual trust 8,262. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | The organization's Audit Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of its independent accountant. The Audit Committee receives the report of the auditors, and recommends to the full Board that it receive and approve the audited financials, which they do by a voice vote. This process has not changed since the prior year. |
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