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.") .... | 9,260,431 | 8,085,788 | 9,191,238 | 9,481,979 | 12,307,042 | 48,326,478 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 9,260,431 | 8,085,788 | 9,191,238 | 9,481,979 | 12,307,042 | 48,326,478 |
| 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).. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 48,326,478 | |||||
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.. | 9,260,431 | 8,085,788 | 9,191,238 | 9,481,979 | 12,307,042 | 48,326,478 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 7,404 | 0 | 2,501 | 2,502 | 2,398 | 14,805 |
| 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.).. | 111,147 | 106,629 | 84,846 | 192,226 | 288,009 | 782,857 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 49,124,140 | |||||
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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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, Part III, Line 4d | Behavioral health services provide family and individual counseling throughout Fairfield County, Connecticut. Behavioral health services have district offices in Bridgeport, Danbury and Norwalk Connecticut. During the year, the behavioral health services programs completed approximately 13,000 clinic sessions. Housing Services -The HOPWA Scattered Site Housing Program (SSHP) currently provides subsidized housing and strengths-based case management for up to 16 households. The SSHP is designed for families and individuals that need financial assistance and supportive services to address their housing, mental health and/or substance abuse, and physical health needs. -The Permanent Housing Diocese (PHD) Supportive Housing Program provides subsidized housing and strengths-based case management for up to 17 families whose head of household has a mental health or co-occurring disorder. -Conger House is a permanent, congregate setting, supportive housing program for 16 formerly homeless single adults living with HIV/AIDS, a specific fragile medical condition, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorder. -C.C.R. (Connecticut Collaborative on Re-Entry) provides intensive strengths-based case management and permanent housing targeted to 25 individuals with a history of chronic homelessness due to repetitive incarceration. -Merton Homes is located in the Hollow neighborhood of Bridgeport Connecticut at 152-172 Catherine Street and 65 Madison Avenue. This permanent supportive housing program provides residency to 22 formerly homeless families. -Bethlehem House has been in existence since 1989 as a transitional living program serving up to 7 families in the town of Stratford, CT. Bethlehem House and Catholic Charities of Fairfield County, Inc. merged with the Stratford Coalition for the Homeless, Inc., October 1, 2007. Since that time, CCFC has provided strengths-based case management support to families with the goal of independent living through economic and housing stability prior to discharge from the program. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Daniel Casal and Liliana Casal ARE MARRIED AND SHARE A VOTE AS A RESULT. THE 26 DIRECTORS HAVE A TOTAL OF 25 VOTES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | Catholic Charities of Fairfield has one class of members comprised of individuals that hold designated offices within the Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport. Per the organization's bylaws, the Bishop of the Diocese determines the maximum number of Members, which shall never be less than six in number. The members of the Corporation shall include those persons holding the office of Bishop of the Diocese, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Bishop, the Administrator of the Diocese, Vicars General, the Chancellor of the Diocese and the President of the Corporation, and such other individuals as may be appointed by the Bishop of the Diocese. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Per the organization's bylaws, the members are reserved the right to appoint all directors who shall serve on the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7B Per the organization's bylaws, the Members are reserved the right to exercise final decision-making authority on certain matters impacting the organization, including: -Purchase, sale or lease of real property; -Sale, lease, gifting or exchange of the organization's assets; -Compensation of all directors and officers; -Merger, consolidation, reorganization, conversion or dissolution of the organization; -Amendment or repeal of provisions of the bylaws; -Acceptance of any donations; -Oversight on all matters of the Board to ensure conformity with Catholic doctrine. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B | Organization's process used to review form 990 The Form 990 was prepared by an independent accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's finance department. A copy of the draft form 990 was circulated to the full board of directors in either paper or electronic form for discussion and comment. Each board member was 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 | Enforcement of Conflict of interest policy The Catholic charities of fairfield county's conflict of interest policy and annual disclosure forms are distributed to all board members, officers and management staff on an annual basis. Each individual is required to sign and review the disclosure form and provide information about any relationships they may have with CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Inc. other employees, and/or vendors that conduct business with CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY. All submissions are reviewed by Human Resources to determine if a conflict exists; when a conflict arises, the individuals affected are prohibited from participating in the decision-making process related to any transaction occurring with the conflicted organization. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B | CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY HIRED AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN INDEPTH STUDY OF COMPENSATION WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S PEER GROUP, THE END RESULTS OF WHICH WERE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CONFIRMED THE SALARIES FOR TOP MANAGEMENT WHERE APPROPRIATE. THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN USED FOR ONGOING DECISION MAKING AND REVIEWED ALONG WITH CURRENT SALARIES BY THE CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. THERE IS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The last compensation study was done in March 2014. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY makes its Form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The Form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization's financial statements are available on its website. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public, but, if requested, will be provided at management's discretion. |
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