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 | |||||
| Total | ||||||
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.") .... | 2,200,000 | 7,530,170 | 7,745,510 | 4,609,227 | 4,084,205 | 26,169,112 |
| 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 | 2,200,000 | 7,530,170 | 7,745,510 | 4,609,227 | 4,084,205 | 26,169,112 |
| 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).. | 21,733,467 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,435,645 | |||||
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.. | 2,200,000 | 7,530,170 | 7,745,510 | 4,609,227 | 4,084,205 | 26,169,112 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 89,913 | 69,976 | 56,836 | 112,482 | 84,211 | 413,418 |
| 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.).. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 26,582,530 | |||||
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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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 17a 10% FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES TEST 2014 | TREAS. REGS. SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I) PROVIDES THAT IN ORDER TO MEET THE "FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" TEST, THE ORGANIZATION MUST NORMALLY RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT (MORE THAN 10%) FROM GOVERNMENTAL CONTRIBUTION. INFORMATION INDICATES THAT COMPLETE COLLEGE HAS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 16.69% IN PUBLIC SUPPORT, SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE 10% THRESHOLD. IN ADDITION TO THE 10% THRESHOLD TEST, TREAS. REGS. SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3)(II) PROVIDES THAT THE ORGANIZATION MUST BE ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. AN ORGANIZATION WILL MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IF IT: - MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR - IT CARRIES ON ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ATTRACT SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR 509(A)(1) CHARITIES. COMPLETE COLLEGE SATISFIES BOTH TESTS. IT MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND CARRIES ON THE TYPE OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ATTRACT SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS IS EVIDENCED BY THE SIGNIFICANT STATE GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT WITH COMPLETE COLLEGE IN ITS "COMPLETION PROGRAM" |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | SINCE BEGINNING OPERATIONS IN 2009, CCA HAS ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: -CREATED AN ALLIANCE OF 35 STATES (INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS) COMMITTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING COLLEGE COMPLETION; -RAISED AWARENESS WITHIN AND ACROSS STATES TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR A STRONG COLLEGE COMPLETION AGENDA; -DEVELOPED A COMMON SET OF COLLEGE COMPLETION METRICS THAT INFORM IMPROVEMENT AND BENCHMARK PROGRESS; -COLLECTED COMMON COMPLETION METRICS FROM OVER 30 STATES AND PUBLISHED COMPARATIVE DATA IN MAJOR NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING TIME IS THE ENEMY, BRIDGE TO NOWHERE, the game changers, and four year myth; -HELD Five NATIONAL CONVENINGS OF ALLIANCE STATES TO INTRODUCE THEM TO CUTTING-EDGE, RESEARCH-BASED POLICIES THAT WILL IMPROVE COLLEGE COMPLETION; -HELD seven NATIONAL INSTITUTES ATTENDED BY OVER 30 ALLIANCE STATES TO INTRODUCE STATE TEAMS TO STRATEGIES PROVEN TO MOVE STUDENTS WITH IDENTIFIED ACADEMIC DEFICIENCIES THROUGH GATEWAY COURSES WITHIN A YEAR, IMPLEMENT 15 CREDIT HOURS PER SEMESTER POLICIES, AND IMPLEMENT GUIDED PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS STRATEGIES AT SCALE; -ASSISTED 27 STATES IN ANALYZING THEIR DATA TO IDENTIFY LARGE-SCALE, HIGH IMPACT STRATEGIES AT COMPLETION ACADEMIES; -ASSISTED OVER 60 CAMPUSES IN 5 STATES THAT ATTENDED IN-STATE COMPLETION ACADEMIES TO ANALYZE CAMPUS-LEVEL COMPLETION METRICS AND DEVELOP COMPLETION PLANS IMPLEMENTING HIGH-IMPACT STRATEGIES ON THEIR CAMPUSES; -CONVENED NATIONAL EXPERTS, ANALYZED EXISTING RESEARCH, IDENTIFIED MODEL POLICY AND PROGRAMS AND PUBLISHED RECOMMENDATIONS; -PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MANY ALLIANCE STATES THROUGH STAFF VISITS AND CONSULTATIONS; -ASSISTED ALLIANCE STATES WITH DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL WORKFORCE GRANT PROPOSALS TO INSTITUTIONALIZE GOOD COMPLETION PRACTICES; AND -HELD A NATIONAL GRANT COMPETITION THAT CONCLUDED WITH 10 STATES RECEIVING GRANTS OF $1 MILLION EACH TO IMPLEMENT HIGH-IMPACT, LARGE-SCALE POLICY CHANGES THAT WILL INCREASE CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE COMPLETION; -IMPLEMENTED A COMPETITIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ASSIST 20 CAMPUSES IN 5 STATES WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDED PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PRINCIPLES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS; AND -IMPLEMENTED A THREE-STATE PROJECT TO SCALE GUIDED PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PRINCIPLES TO A MAJORITY OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SERVING A MAJORITY OF STUDENTS IN THOSE STATES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee | The board of directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, may designate and appoint an Executive Committee, which shall consist of two or more directors, which, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall have and exercise the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the authority of the board of directors in reference to -amending, altering or repealing the bylaws; -electing, appointing or removing any member of any such committee or any director or officer of the corporation; amending the articles of incorporation; -adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; -authorizing the sale, lease, exchange or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the corporation; -authorizing the voluntary dissolution of the corporation or revoking proceedings therefor; -adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation; or amending, altering or repealing any resolution of the board of directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered or repealed by the committee. The appointment of any such committee and the delegation of authority shall not operate to relieve the board of directors of any responsibility imposed upon it by law. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | The form 990 is reviewed in detail by management. Then the form 990 is presented to the board and a copy of the final return is provided to every member of the governing body before it is filed with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | Every member of the governing body and every officer is required annually to disclose any conflicts of interest and to sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. The questionnaires are reviewed in detail by the president and by the Vice President/Treasurer. If any conflicts of interest are disclosed, the individual with the potential or actual conflict of interest is required to abstain from voting on matters related to the conflict. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official | The Board of Directors has appointed an executive compensation committee which is responsible for the review of the President's compensation. The compensation committee is made up of the independent members of the board. The committee uses comparability data and documents the deliberations and decisions in the committee minutes. The committee makes a recommendation to all independent members of the Board of Directors for approval. This process is done annually and was last undertaken in 2014. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees | The Board of Directors has appointed an executive compensation committee which is responsible for the review of the compensation the senior vice president; senior vice-president/chief of staff; and vice-president for finance and special projects/treasurer. The compensation committee is made up of the independent members of the board. The committee uses comparability data and documents the deliberations and decisions in the committee minutes. The committee makes a recommendation to all independent members of the Board of Directors for approval. This process is done annually and was last undertaken in 2014. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | The organization's financial statements, conflict of interest policy, and governing documents are available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees | Consultants -- Technical Assistance and Research - Total Expense: 1704609, Program Service Expense: 1704609, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; |
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