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.") .... | 217,733 | 197,686 | 157,117 | 365,529 | 380,717 | 1,318,782 |
| 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 | 217,733 | 197,686 | 157,117 | 365,529 | 380,717 | 1,318,782 |
| 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).. | 33,864 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,284,918 | |||||
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.. | 217,733 | 197,686 | 157,117 | 365,529 | 380,717 | 1,318,782 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 428 | 484 | 168 | 465 | 541 | 2,086 |
| 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.).. | 4,500 | 6,127 | 16,831 | 7,134 | 1,318 | 35,910 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,356,778 | |||||
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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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 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....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | GROSS SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 4,500. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 6,127. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 16,831. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 7,134. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,318. |
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Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A | OFFICERS OF WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION ARE EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED BY EITHER WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION (WGA), FEIN 95-1362030 OR WESTERN GROWERS SERVICE CORPORATION (WGSC), A WHOLLY OWNED CORPORATION OF WGA, FEIN 33-0783743. WGA REPORTS 100% OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND FILES THE FORM W-2 AND W-3. WGSC REPORTS 100% OF THE CFO'S AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION ON W-2'S AND FILES FORM W-2 AND W-3 FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE COMPENSATED BY WGSC. THE OFFICERS ARE ASSIGNED DUTIES TO OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS (SEE SCHEDULE R FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS). THE OFFICER'S WAGE AND BENEFIT COSTS PAID BY WGA ARE REPORTED ON WGA'S FORM 990 AND FOR WGSC THEY ARE REPORTED ON FORM 1120. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS. THE MEMBERS ARE COMPRISED OF REGULAR MEMBERS, WHO GROW, PACK AND SHIP FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESH FRUITS AND NUTS IN CA AND AZ, AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WHO ARE ALIGNED WITH AGRICULTURE. IN 2009, A NEW CLASS OF MEMBERS, KNOWN AS NATIONAL MEMBERS, WAS ESTABLISHED FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NON-RESIDENTS OF CA AND AZ. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE WESTERN GROWERS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEW CERTAIN PARTS OF FORM 990. THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE OUTSIDE TAX FIRM IT ENGAGES TO PREPARE AND REVIEW THE FORM 990 RETURN PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A DRAFT TO THE TRUSTEES OR THE WESTERN GROWERS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD IS CHARGED WITH MONITORING PROPOSED OR ONGOING TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ADDRESSING ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS. PURSUANT TO THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, AIMED AT DETERMINING ANY FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COVERED PERSONS (I.E., BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OR KEY EMPLOYEES). COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AT THE TIME WHEN SUCH CONFLICTS ARISE. WHEN SOMEONE BECOMES A COVERED PERSON AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, EACH COVERED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT HE/SHE: (1) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OR INTEREST POLICY; (2) HAS READ THE POLICY AND UNDERSTANDS SAID POLICY; AND (3) AGREES TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICY, INCLUDING COMPLETING THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DISCLOSURE FORM. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DIRECTED IN-HOUSE COUNSEL TO REVIEW THE COMPLETED FORMS TO ASSESS WHETHER ANY PERSONS WITH ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE INFORMED VIA WRITTEN COMMUNICATION. THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE CONFLICTING INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD; (2) THE INTERESTED PERSON RESPONDS TO FACTUAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT BEING CONSIDERED, AFTER WHICH HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING; (3) THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM THE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF SUCH TRANSACTION; (4) ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION ARE INVESTIGATED, COMPETITIVE BIDS OR COMPARABLE VALUATIONS ARE OBTAINED; AND (6) THE TRANSACTION OR ACTION MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF DISINTERESTED PERSONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | CEO COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE NOT PAID BY THE FOUNDATION. HOWEVER, THERE ARE BEST PRACTICES IN PLACE FOR COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PAID BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | WHILE FEDERAL TAX LAWS DO NOT MANDATE THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 1 & LINE 2 | GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS: WESTERN GROWERS FOUNDATION RECEIVES REQUESTS FROM VARIOUS TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN BY THOSE NON-RELATED ENTITIES. SENIOR OFFICERS APPROVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENTITIES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE ISSUES OR INITIATIVES THAT ARE OF IMPORTANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND/OR ITS MEMBERS. THE GRANTS ARE FOR SUPPORT OF THE RECIPIENT'S MISSION TO ASSIST IN VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVES. THE GRANTEES SPEND THE AWARDS ON EVENTS AND INITIATIVES THAT ALIGN WITH THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
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