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.") .... | 385,409 | 509,247 | 310,551 | 1,205,207 | ||
| 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 | 385,409 | 509,247 | 310,551 | 1,205,207 | ||
| 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).. | 626,102 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 579,105 | |||||
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.. | 385,409 | 509,247 | 310,551 | 1,205,207 | ||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 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.).. | 2,783 | 683 | 15 | 955 | 4,436 | |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,209,644 | |||||
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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i
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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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | PLEDGES RECAPTURE |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE INCLUDES THE CHAIRMAN, THE PRESIDENT/CEO, THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, THE TREASURER, AND THE SECRETARY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN MANAGEMENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION IN THE INTERVAL BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS, AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS AT ALL TIMES SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL AND DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS SUCH DUTIES AS ARE PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD FROM TIME TO TIME. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | MINNESOTA MASONIC ELDER SERVICES PROVIDES MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, TO ITS RELATED MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS CORPORATION, WITH VOTING RIGHTS, IS MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES, A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOLE MEMBER, MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES SHALL ELECT ALL DIRECTORS AT ITS ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AFTER CONSIDERATION OF A SLATE OF NOMINEES APPROVED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THE GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF MINNESOTA MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE SOLE MEMBER, MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT AND POWER TO APPROVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, AS PROPOSED BY THE BOARD, PRIOR TO THE ACT OR ACTION TAKING EFFECT OR BEING IMPLEMENTED: (A) ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS OF THIS CORPORATION; (B) ALL CAPITAL BUDGETS OF THIS CORPORATION AND ALL CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY THE CORPORATION, AND ALL MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES BEFORE FUNDS ARE EXPENDED THEREFOR (FOR THESE PURPOSES A MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE SHALL BE DEFINED BY MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES' BYLAWS THEN IN EFFECT); (C) ALL OPERATING BUDGETS OF THIS CORPORATION AND ALL CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY THIS CORPORATION, BEFORE AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES MAY BE MADE THEREFROM; (D) STRATEGIC PLANS OF THIS CORPORATION AND ALL CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY THIS CORPORATION; (E) THE INCURRING OF ANY LONG TERM DEBT OF THIS CORPORATION AND ALL CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY THIS CORPORATION, OTHER THAN INTRA-SYSTEM OR REFINANCING DEBT; (F) ALL HUMAN RESOURCES AND BENEFITS POLICIES OF THIS CORPORATION; (G) ANY MAJOR RISK CONTRACTING AGREEMENTS, WHICH FOR THESE PURPOSES MEANS ANY CONTRACT WHICH DEALS WITH CAPITATION OR SIMILAR RISK BEARING CONCEPT; (H) ANY MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISSOLUTION INVOLVING THIS CORPORATION; (I) THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS OF THIS CORPORATION; AND (J) ANY GOVERNANCE AND ACTION OF THE TYPE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A) AND SUBPARAGRAPHS (F) THROUGH (I) ABOVE AS PROPOSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ANY CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES DIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY THIS CORPORATION AS A MEMBER, SHAREHOLDER OR OTHERWISE, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF SUCH CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GIVE THIS CORPORATION OR THE BOARD A RIGHT OF APPROVAL OVER SUCH GOVERNANCE ACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND WAS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE IT WAS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL STAFF, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A CONFIDENTIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO THE CEO OR CHAIRMAN OF THE MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY MAY 1 OF EACH YEAR. IF ANY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE CEO AND, IF NECESSARY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WILL MEET WITH THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL TO RESOLVE HOW THE INDIVIDUAL MAY PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNANCE OR MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. EACH STAFF PERSON WILL VOLUNTARILY ABSTAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES ACTIVITY IN WHICH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY ARISE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS, OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES. A MARKET ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, ALONG WITH A PERFORMANCE REVIEW. ANY ADJUSTMENTS IN COMPENSATION ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES. WE HAVE ANSWERED YES TO LINE 15A BECAUSE OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE OF MINNESOTA MASONIC CHARITIES. THE PRESIDENT/CEO ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE MANAGEMENT STAFF. ANY ADJUSTMENTS IN COMPENSATION ARE WITHIN THE PARAMETERS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | DECREASE IN FUTURE VALUE OF PERPETUAL TRUSTS -16,831. TRANSFERS TO AFFILIATES -645,000. |
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