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.") .... | ||||||
| 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) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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) 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.") . | 730,232 | 1,021,764 | 971,931 | 770,697 | 602,481 | 4,097,105 |
| 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...... | 10,768,098 | 11,314,019 | 11,785,624 | 12,003,574 | 12,310,316 | 58,181,631 |
| 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. | 11,498,330 | 12,335,783 | 12,757,555 | 12,774,271 | 12,912,797 | 62,278,736 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 60,950 | 112,150 | 113,500 | 10,850 | 297,450 | |
| 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.. | 60,950 | 112,150 | 113,500 | 10,850 | 297,450 | |
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 61,981,286 | |||||
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... | 11,498,330 | 12,335,783 | 12,757,555 | 12,774,271 | 12,912,797 | 62,278,736 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 42,498 | 40,144 | 27,537 | 32,950 | 54,853 | 197,982 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 42,498 | 40,144 | 27,537 | 32,950 | 54,853 | 197,982 |
| 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.) .. | 1,289 | 527 | 1,296 | 2,665 | 5,777 | |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 11,540,828 | 12,377,216 | 12,785,619 | 12,808,517 | 12,970,315 | 62,482,495 |
| 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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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: | ||||
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| 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 I, LINE 6: | THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY BEGAN AS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION AND STILL RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS TO HELP ACHIEVE ITS MISSION OF FULL COMMUNITY LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. OUR VOLUNTEERS HELP KEEP US HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE BY SERVING IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES AT EVERY LEVEL OF OPERATIONS FROM SHARING TALENTS AND HOBBIES WITH PEOPLE IN OUR DAY PROGRAMS, PLANNING AND EXECUTING FUNDRAISING EVENTS TO LEADERSHIP ROLES ON OPERATIONAL AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. VOLUNTEERS ARE INTEGRAL TO HELPING THE ARC OF HOWARD COUNTY ACHIEVE ITS STRATEGIC GOALS OF INCREASING MEMBERSHIP AND DONOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY AND COMPUTER INSTRUCTION FOR PEOPLE WE SUPPORT, AS WELL AS ADVOCACY BEFORE GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS ON CRITICAL ISSUES. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 11 - OTHER REVENUE: | THE OTHER REVENUE ON LINE 11 INCLUDES RENTAL INCOME, NET INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS, AND OTHER REVENUE. THE NET INCOME FROM THE FUNDRAISING EVENT IS REPORTED AS A LOSS SINCE THE CONTRIBUTION REVENUE FROM THE EVENTS ARE INCLUDED AS CONTRIBUTION REVENUE ON PART I, LINE 8. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RETAIN THE ABILITY TO ALTER OR RESCIND ACTIONS OF THE BOARD. ALL INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | AT THE YEARLY ANNUAL MEETING, MEMBERS SET THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AND ELECT OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | ANY ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP ON WRITTEN REQUEST OF 10 VOTING MEMBERS. AN ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY BE ALTERED OR RESCINDED BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE VOTES CAST, PROVIDED NO RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES ARE AFFECTED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE FORM IN DETAIL AND THEN THE TREASURER WILL GO OVER IT IN SUMMARY AT THE BOARD MEETING. ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE A COPY, MINUTES WILL DOCUMENT THE DISCUSSION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | DIRECTORS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MUST DISCLOSE ANY SITUATION WHERE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL FINANCIAL GAIN MAY OCCUR OR THE SITUATION MAY INFLUENCE THEIR DECISIONS. ALL BOARD MEMBERS SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGING A REVIEW OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY MATTER OR RELATIONSHIP THAT THE BOARD MEMBER BELIEVES COULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN THE EVENT OF A MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD PRESENTING A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DISCLOSE THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD, AND SHALL ABSTAIN FROM ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTES ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE AREA OF POSSIBLE CONFLICT. DIRECTORS SHALL ALSO ABSTAIN FROM ANY VOTE THAT MAY SUGGEST FAVORITISM OR PERSONAL INTEREST. DIRECTORS FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED THIS POLICY MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS SHALL DISCLOSE THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT TO THEIR SUPERVISOR/AGENCY LIAISON. THE SUPERVISOR/AGENCY LIAISON WILL INFORM THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. STAFF SHALL ABIDE BY DECISIONS OF HIS/HER SUPERVISOR REGARDING ASSIGNMENTS TO AVOID SITUATIONS THAT SUGGEST FAVORITISM OR PERSONAL INTEREST. VOLUNTEERS SHALL REFRAIN FROM SITUATIONS THAT SUGGEST FAVORITISM OR PERSONAL INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS REVIEWED AND COMPARED TO AN OUTSIDE SALARY SURVEY REPORT THAT WAS COMPILED BY MANY OF THE AREA NONPROFITS AS WELL AS THE 990S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE REVIEW WAS PREPARED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND REPORTED TO THE PRESIDENT. THIS PROCESS WAS ALSO DONE TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND THE ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SERVICES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). |
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