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.") .... | 40,601,820 | 49,886,636 | 48,078,310 | 48,408,975 | 68,537,399 | 255,513,140 |
| 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 | 40,601,820 | 49,886,636 | 48,078,310 | 48,408,975 | 68,537,399 | 255,513,140 |
| 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).. | 27,054,770 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 228,458,370 | |||||
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.. | 40,601,820 | 49,886,636 | 48,078,310 | 48,408,975 | 68,537,399 | 255,513,140 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 852,985 | 877,562 | 1,125,949 | 1,041,101 | 1,025,899 | 4,923,496 |
| 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.).. | 42,450 | 42,450 | ||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 260,479,086 | |||||
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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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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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 I, Line 1 | Organization's Mission: THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND GIVES CHILDREN IN POVERTY THE BEST CHANCE FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE BY ADVOCATING FOR AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE. Form 990, Part III, Line 4D Other Program Services THE OUNCE INSTITUTE: The Ounce Institute focuses on professional development for early childhood teachers and staff through training, technical assistance and consultation in Illinois and nationwide. The Ounce Institute seeks to expand the scale, scope and reach of the organizations knowledge transfer, training and consultation work to a national audience, while also preparing early childhood professionals to implement effective programs that meet the needs of young children from birth to five. Expenses = $4,120,916 Grants = $185,725 Revenue = $111,766 First Five Years Fund: Through the First Five Years Fund, the Ounce is building support for increased federal investments in high-quality early childhood programs for at-risk young children across the country, while also elevating the visibility of early childhood education in the public consciousness. Expenses = $5,646,470 Grants = $0 Revenue = $0 RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP: Through its Research-Practice Partnership, The Ounce evaluates and documents early childhood best practices, retools existing strategies to elevate program quality, and contributes field-building knowledge about the effectiveness of birth-to-five investments in closing the achievement gap and breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Expenses = $1,499,039 Grants = $0 Revenue = $0 ILLINOIS POLICY TEAM: The Ounce's Illinois Policy Team supports the development of a comprehensive, high-quality early childhood system in Illinois that meets the needs of children and their families. The Illinois Policy Team advocates for public policies and systems that benefit young children and their families by: educating program, community and opinion leaders about key issues in early childhood development; participating in key systems-building efforts to align early childhood with other disciplines; and mobilizing advocates. The Illinois Policy Team is a renowned leader on birth-to-five issues, and in effective policy and systems change on behalf of young children and families. Expenses = $1,436,598 Grants = $0 Revenue = $0 OTHER: The Ounce's special projects and program innovation staff focus on the development and implementation of new education, professional development and communications strategies and technologies to meet the changing needs of low-income children from birth to five, and their families, and to provide them with the highest quality and most effective programs and services. Public and private funds enable the Ounce to capitalize on the potential for new, mission-critical, research-based innovations to achieve measurable impact for the organization and the field, and to create meaningful and lasting change for children and families in poverty. Expenses = $4,946,429 Grants = $0 Revenue = $0 ADVANCING CENTER BASED QUALITY: The Ounce is leveraging its many years of experience in providing professional development in community-based settings to inform the development and implementation of a comprehensive approach to working with early learning program leaders to improve program quality. Included in these efforts is the development of a comprehensive suite of tools and supports for early learning leaders that focuses on leadership development and job embedded professional development. Expenses = $2,328,392 Grants = $194,351 Revenue = $0 Total Other Program Services Expenses = $19,977,844 Total Other Program Services Grants = $380,076 Total Other Program Services Revenue = $111,766 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION USES TO REVIEW FORM 990 The Finance Committee of the Board of Directors reviews and comments on the draft Form 990. The full board subsequently receives the draft Form 990 prior to its electronic filing with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | ORGANIZATION'S PRACTICES FOR MONITORING CONFLICT OF INTEREST The director or key employee is obligated to disclose any conflict of interest. The Executive Committee reviews and votes on recommendations to the board regarding the conflict of interest. The full board takes action on the recommendations. The minutes of the meeting are disclosed to the full board membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a & 15b | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL In preparation for the budget each year, the Performance and Compensation Committee, an independent committee of the Board of Directors, reviews and approves the proposed compensation for the Ounce's President, COO and all other key employees using contemporaneous documentation which is measured against comparable data from the market. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | ORGANIZATION'S POLICY REGARDING MAKING CERTAIN DOCUMENTS PUBLIC The Annual Report, which includes audited financial statements, is posted on the Ounce's website. The Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Conflict of Interest policy are available upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS Book/Tax Difference in LP 2,560 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:TEMPORARY STAFF TOTAL FEES:662513 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:STAFF DEVELOPMENT TOTAL FEES:512599 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:STIPENDS TOTAL FEES:144938 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:SECURITY SERVICES TOTAL FEES:75071 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:STRATEGY AND ADVOCACY TOTAL FEES:3380744 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:3683610 |
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