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 (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 242,885 | 550,190 | 358,281 | 600,076 | 315,304 | 2,066,736 |
| 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 | 242,885 | 550,190 | 358,281 | 600,076 | 315,304 | 2,066,736 |
| 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).. | 730,302 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,336,434 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 242,885 | 550,190 | 358,281 | 600,076 | 315,304 | 2,066,736 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 25,534 | 41,772 | 48,138 | 7,427 | 18,220 | 141,091 |
| 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. | 2,207,827 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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.) | 0 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 2015 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-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, 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 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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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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| Pt VI, Line 6 | STOCK MEMBERS |
| Pt VI, Line 6 | MEMBERS ARE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO WISH TO BENEFIT FROM COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, REDUCED RATES ON TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, GROUP BUYING PROGRAMS AND OTHER SERVICES, AND ACCESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS. |
| Pt VI, Line 7a | THE MEMBERS ELECT THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Pt VI, Line 11b | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. THE ENTIRE BOARD RECEIVED A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | THE SAME CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND STATEMENT ARE USED FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF AND INTERNS AT MARYLAND NONPROFITS. BOARD MEMBERS: THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND STATEMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS SHORTLY AFTER THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING WHEN NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED. THE FORMS ARE COLLECTED IN JANUARY. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | STAFF MEMBERS: EACH STAFF MEMBER RECEIVES A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND STATEMENT DURING THEIR INITIAL ORIENTATION. THE POLICY IS ALSO PROVIDED IN MARYLAND NONPROFITS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. EACH YEAR, AT THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR, ALL EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN ANOTHER COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO COMPLETE. THE HR/FINANCE OFFICER RETAINS COMPLETED FORMS IN A SPECIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FILE. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | VOLUNTEERS SUCH AS INTERNS COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AS WELL AT THEIR INITIAL AFFILIATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | WHERE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT EXISTS BETWEEN THE INTERESTS OF MARYLAND NONPROFITS AND AN INTERESTED PARTY WITH RESPECT TO A SPECIFIC PROPOSED ACTION OR TRANSACTION, MARYLAND NONPROFITS REFRAINS FROM THE PROPOSED ACTION OR TRANSACTION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE PROPOSED ACTION OR TRANSACTION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MARYLAND NONPROFITS. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES APPLY: AN INTERESTED PARTY WHO HAS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A PROPOSED ACTION OR TRANSACTION OF THE CORPORATION DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY WAY, NOR IS PRESENT, IN THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION MAKING OF MARYLAND NONPROFITS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION OR TRANSACTION. THE INTERESTED PARTY MAY, UPON REQUEST, BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE MATERIAL FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION OR TRANSACTION. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY APPROVE THE PROPOSED ACTION OR TRANSACTION UPON FINDING THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION. THE BOARD CONSIDERS WHETHER THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE TO MARYLAND NONPROFITS AND WHETHER IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE, WITH REASONABLE EFFORT, TO FIND A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT AN INTERESTED PARTY. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | APPROVAL BY THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS BY VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT. AN INTERESTED PARTY IS NOT COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER A QUORUM IS PRESENT, NOR FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHAT CONSTITUTES A MAJORITY VOTE OF DIRECTORS IN ATTENDANCE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING REFLECT THAT THE CONFLICT DISCLOSURE WAS MADE, THE VOTE TAKEN AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE ABSTENTION FROM VOTING AND PARTICIPATION BY THE INTERESTED PARTY. |
| Pt VI, Line 15a | UPON HIRE, THE CEO ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CEO COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY, OR AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT TERM. SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE CEO CONTRACT DETERMINE PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF PERFORMANCE ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE CEO AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT. COMPARABLE DATA IS USED AND THE DECISION IS DOCUMENTED. |
| Pt VI, Line 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| Pt XII, Line 2c | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERSEE THE SELECTION OF THE AUDIT FIRM. SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF MARYLAND NONPROFIT OVERSEES THE DAILY ACTIVIES OF THE AUDIT. THE AUDIT STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. |
| Pt XI | Line 9 - The organization closed the fiscal sponsorship program and returned money to those fiscal sponsored organizations as they become independent organizations in 2015. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Standards for Excellence 300989. 0. 0. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Advocacy 97446. 0. 0. |
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