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.) .... | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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.") . | 148,821 | 224,076 | 219,461 | 223,655 | 302,601 | 1,118,614 |
| 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...... | 21,142,115 | 22,793,975 | 23,701,457 | 25,643,171 | 29,380,090 | 122,660,808 |
| 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. | 21,290,936 | 23,018,051 | 23,920,918 | 25,866,826 | 29,682,691 | 123,779,422 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 196,170 | 139,910 | 133,820 | 156,888 | 147,216 | 774,004 |
| 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. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 196,170 | 139,910 | 133,820 | 156,888 | 147,216 | 774,004 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 123,005,418 | |||||
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... | 21,290,936 | 23,018,051 | 23,920,918 | 25,866,826 | 29,682,691 | 123,779,422 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 1,974,549 | 1,445,462 | 1,227,241 | 1,095,789 | 1,729,901 | 7,472,942 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 1,974,549 | 1,445,462 | 1,227,241 | 1,095,789 | 1,729,901 | 7,472,942 |
| 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.).. | 23,265,485 | 24,463,513 | 25,148,159 | 26,962,615 | 31,412,592 | 131,252,364 |
| 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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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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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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| 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: | ||||
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| 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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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6: VOLUNTEERS | EMERALD HEIGHTS HAD APPROXIMATELY 265 VOLUNTEERS IN 2015. TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS WORKED IN 2015 WERE APPROXIMATELY 15,700. THIS IS BASED UPON RECORDS KEPT BY THE VARIOUS RESIDENT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS DONATING THEIR TIME AND REPORTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF RESIDENT SERVICES OF EMERALD HEIGHTS. EMERALD HEIGHTS HAS A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BOARD MEMBERS SERVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME IN BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND OTHER SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS RESIDENTS. THE RESIDENT VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE RESIDENT RUN COFFEE SHOP, COUNTRY STORE, AND THRIFT SHOP. THEY ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN VARIOUS ADVISORY, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEES AND WITH A VARIETY OF ACTIVE WORK PROJECTS SUCH AS TRAIL MAINTENANCE. THE RESIDENTS ALSO VOLUNTEER OUTSIDE OF EMERALD HEIGHTS IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | ROBERT CRIST AND GARY KING HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH LISA HARDY, ALLAN CHAMBARD, KAY WALLIN AND DIANNE BRUNDAGE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE CHANGED FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM OF SIGNIFICANCE: 1) TO CORRECT THE BOARD'S INTENDED VOTING RIGHTS FOR THE TREASURER AND CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE; 2) TO REMOVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS STANDING COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THERE ARE NO STOCKHOLDERS. THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION IS THE PARENT CORPORATION, EMERALD COMMUNITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE PARENT CORPORATION, EMERALD COMMUNITIES, AS THE SOLE MEMBER, HAS THE RIGHT TO APPROVE NEW MEMBERS AND TO APPROVE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE PARENT CORPORATION, EMERALD COMMUNITIES, AS THE SOLE MEMBER, HAS THE RIGHT TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION, ANNUAL AND LONGER-RANGE OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, FINANCINGS FOR AMOUNTS OVER $1,000,000, LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION AND IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990, PROVIDES THEIR INPUT AND APPROVES THE FINAL FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR AND SUBMIT IT TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRES AND DETERMINES IF THERE ARE ANY CONFLICT ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OR MAY APPEAR TO EXIST, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL VOTE ON SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS AS NEEDED. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS CHANGES TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND QUESTIONNAIRE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EMERALD COMMUNITIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND ESTABLISHING THE SALARY FOR THE POSITION. THESE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS CONSIDER COMPARABLE DATA FROM SURVEYS OR STUDIES AND APPROPRIATE INPUT FROM COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS. THE RESULTS OF THESE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATED. COMPENSATION REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY. THE MOST RECENT WAS COMPLETED NOVEMBER 2015. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES INCLUDES OVERALL BUDGET COMPENSATION CRITERIA FOR THE ORGANIZATION THAT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS WHICH ARE CONDUCTED AT THE SAME TIME AND BECOME A KEY FACTOR IN COMPENSATION DECISIONS. SALARY SURVEYS AND MARKET COMPENSATION INFORMATION IS ALSO CONSIDERED. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION DETERMINATION INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE CEO AND DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, COMPENSATION DECISIONS, COMPARABILITY DATA AND COMPARISONS TO APPROVED BUDGETS ARE DOCUMENTED AS PART OF THE PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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