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.") .... | 390,685 | 436,410 | 405,050 | 370,159 | 408,553 | 2,010,857 |
| 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 | 390,685 | 436,410 | 405,050 | 370,159 | 408,553 | 2,010,857 |
| 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).. | 53,965 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,956,892 | |||||
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.. | 390,685 | 436,410 | 405,050 | 370,159 | 408,553 | 2,010,857 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 17,852 | 19,319 | 17,542 | 18,537 | 17,296 | 90,546 |
| 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. | 2,101,403 | |||||
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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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, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2012, THE ASSOCIATION HOSTED ITS FIRST BIKE CAMP FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME 8 AND OLDER. THIS CAMP IS OPEN TO NOT ONLY MEMBERS OF DSAM BUT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. IN 2014, FORTY CAMPERS LEARNED TO RIDE A TWO WHEEL BIKE AND OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AS WELL AS VOLUNTEER TEAM FROM CORPORATIONS SUCH AS ALLIANZ, MEDTRONIC, BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD, CARGILL. DURING THE 4TH QUARTER OF 2014, THE ASSOCIATION BEGAN PLANNING FOR THE LAUNCH OF TWO LITERACY PROGRAMS IN 2015: THE LEARNING PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES AND THE READING AND LANGUAGE INTERVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION. AS A WAY OF ENGAGING THE PARENTS, WE HAVE ALSO BEGUN SENDING OUT A HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIFT ON THE CHILD'S FIRST BIRTHDAY . A BOOK ABOUT LEARNING COLORS OR LEARNING THE ALPHABET NEW PARENTS ARE ALSO OFFERED A ONE-YEAR COMPLIMENTARY MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION. DSAM CURRENTLY SUPPORTS 26 PARENT GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND TWO IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. OUR PARENT GROUP FACILITATORS RECEIVE TRAINING FROM DSAM; IN ADDITION, YEARLY FACILITATOR GET-TOGETHERS ARE HELD AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO LEARN FROM AND NETWORK WITH EACH OTHER. OUR PARENT GROUPS MEET MONTHLY; AND MEETINGS OFTEN HAVE A SOCIAL AS WELL AS INFORMATIONAL COMPONENT. APPROXIMATELY 350 DSAM FAMILIES ATTEND PARENT GROUPS. IN 2014 WE BEGAN COLLABORATING WITH MINNEAPOLIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ON A PARENT GROUP FOR FAMILIES FROM SOMALIA. WE HAVE HAD INFORMATION ON DOWN SYNDROME TRANSLATED AND A GROUP WAS FORMED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THE GROUP MEETS MONTHLY AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. A LEADER IS EMERGING AND THE GROUP IS SUPPORTED BY DSAM'S PARENT GROUP MANAGER AND A MEMBER OF THE DOWN SYNDROME CLINIC STAFF. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO HOSTS A GRANDPARENT GROUP. GRANDPARENTS FROM THE METRO AREA COME TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH FOR FELLOWSHIP AND SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | WORKSHOPS COVERED CREATIVE TOPICS, SAFETY, EMPLOYMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS. NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT THIS CONFERENCE. 129 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR YEARLY EDUCATOR CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE DREW TEACHERS AND PARENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THE TOPIC COVERED WAS STUDENT CENTERED PLANNING AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION. 250 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ASSOCIATION'S 11TH BIENNIAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE, "BELIEVE IT AND ACHIEVE IT". NATIONAL AND LOCAL EXPERTS ON DOWN SYNDROME PRESENTED ON TOPICS SUCH AS BEHAVIOR, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, CURRICULUM ADAPTATION, ESTATE PLANNING, IEP'S, NUTRITION, HEALTH CARE GUIDELINES. 33 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE ADULT MATTERS CONFERENCE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE YOUTH AND ADULT CONFERENCE. PARENTS WHO ATTENDED HEARD PRESENTATIONS ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND THE ART AND SCIENCE OF WELLNESS PRESENTED FROM STAFF FROM FAMILY TREE AND DR. DENNIS MCGUIRE FROM THE ADULT DOWN SYNDROME CENTER IN DENVER, COLORADO. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | SEE RESPONSE TO PART VI, QUESTION 7A. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | DSAM HAS MEMBERS THAT VOTE ON THE SLATE OF OFFICERS EACH YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WHICH HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE TREASURER AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BOTH THE TREASURER AND PRESIDENT REVIEW THE DOCUMENT PRIOR TO BEING SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT. AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE 990 WILL BE UPLOADED TO A SECURE DROP BOX. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL WHEN IT IS UPLOADED SO THEY MAY LOG ONTO THE SITE AND REVIEW THE DOCUMENT PRIOR TO FILING. PURSUANT TO REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENT, THE BOARD WILL THEN VOTE AS ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING TO APPROVE THE DOCUMENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS REVIEWED EVERY SIX MONTHS WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS. IT IS RE-SIGNED EVERY YEAR AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR. THOSE WHO HAVE INDICATED A POTENTIAL COI ARE EXPECTED AND HAVE AGREED TO DISCUSSION ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTS AS THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND SALARY REVIEW ARE HANDLED BY THIS COMMITTEE. THE BOARD PRESIDENT REVIEWS OTEHR SALARIES OF COMPARABLE DOWN SYNDROME ORGANIZATIONS ON GUIDESTAR AND REFERS TO THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NON- PROFIT WAGE & SALARY PUBLICATION PRIOR TO MAKING ANY INCREASES IN SALARY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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