Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (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.") .... | 623,898 | 668,723 | 580,120 | 637,520 | 662,615 | 3,172,876 |
| 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 | 623,898 | 668,723 | 580,120 | 637,520 | 662,615 | 3,172,876 |
| 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. | 3,172,876 | |||||
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.. | 623,898 | 668,723 | 580,120 | 637,520 | 662,615 | 3,172,876 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 545 | 569 | 530 | 257 | 243 | 2,144 |
| 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.).. | 4,351 | 3,472 | 3,306 | 3,044 | 3,128 | 17,301 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 3,192,321 | |||||
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....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THIS 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT IN THE HOME OFFICE OF BE.GROUP. IT WAS REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER AND THE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AUGUST 1, 2016 BY UPLOADING IT TO A DROPBOX FOLDER AND PROVIDING A SECURE LINK TO THE FOLDER AND ITS CONTENTS TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | PURSUANT TO COMPANY POLICY HR-101, MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ASKED, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND DECLARE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DURING THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH BE.GROUP BY COMPLETING THE "QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING POLICY ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INTERESTS". THIS POLICY IS ENFORCED AND MAINTAINED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF THE BE.GROUP CORPORATE OFFICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | WESTMINSTER COURT DOES NOT DIRECTLY PAY THESE INDIVIDUALS, HOWEVER AS COMPENSATION IS PART OF THE MANAGEMENT FEES, WESTMINSTER COURT IS ABLE TO RELY ON THE REASONABLENESS DUE TO BE.GROUP'S COMPENSATION POLICY BELOW: A. COMPENSATION FOR THE COMPANY'S CEO IS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA RECEIVED FROM AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE COMPENSATION PRACTICES OF SIMILAR COMPANIES IN THE NONPROFIT SENIOR HOUSING AND SERVICES INDUSTRY. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (IN ITS CAPACITY AS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE) REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE COMPENSATION DATA WITH THE CEO AND OTHERS AS DEEMED NECESSARY. A COMPENSATION SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CEO SEARCH IN 2009. WHEN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR 2014, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BELIEVED THAT THIS STUDY WAS STILL VALID AND USED IT AS A BASIS FOR SETTING MODEST SALARY INCREASES FOR THE CEO AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AFTER GIVING DUE CONSIDERATION TO THE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN. BASED ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS, AND PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA LAW, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CEO BASE COMPENSATION TO THE FULL BOARD. B. BASE COMPENSATION FOR THE COMPANY'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS DETERMINED BY A SALARY SURVEY CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT WITH EXPERTISE IN THE COMPENSATION PRACTICES OF SIMILAR COMPANIES IN THE NONPROFIT SENIOR HOUSING AND SERVICES INDUSTRY. THIS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CEO SEARCH IN 2009. WHEN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR 2014, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BELIEVED THAT THIS STUDY WAS STILL VALID AND USED IT AS A BASIS FOR SETTING MODEST SALARY INCREASES FOR THE CEO AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AFTER GIVING DUE CONSIDERATION TO THE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN. PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA LAW THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CEO BASE COMPENSATION TO THE FULL BOARD AND PROVIDES THE CEO WITH RECOMMENDED RANGES IN WHICH TO ADJUST THE BASE COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT. SEVEN OF EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FIFTEEN OF SEVETEEN VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ARE INDEPENDENT PERSONS. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUMMARY MINUTES OF ALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE MAINTAINED. IN ADDITION, BASED ON INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CEO, ESTABLISHES CRITERIA TO BE MET FOR PURPOSES OF ANY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION THAT MIGHT BE PAID OUT. SEE NOTE ON SCHEDULE J FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INCENTIVE PAYMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | OUR ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN SEVERAL WAYS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR ANNUAL FILING OF FORM 990 WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS THROUGH THE INTERNET AT SUCH SITES AS GUIDESTAR.ORG AND FOUNDATION CENTER (HTTP://TFCNY.FDNCENTER.ORG/990S/990SEARCH/ESEARCH.PHP). THE WEBSITE WWW.THEBEGROUP.ORG DISPLAYS AS OUR CONTACT INFORMATION, WHICH THE PUBLIC CAN USE TO OBTAIN THE ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER TO MAKE THE REQUEST FOR ANY OF THIS INFORMATION BY TELEPHONE, MAIL, OR EMAIL. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE NUMBER OF HOURS FOR CEO AND CFO REPRESENT TIME SPENT ON THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE INDEPENDENT VOLUNTEERS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015, THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES MET ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, NOT WEEKLY. THUS, THE ESTIMATED AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEKS REPORTED IN COLUMN B IS AN ATTEMPT TO SPREAD OUT ON A WEEKLY BASIS THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT DURING THE YEAR ON BOARD OR COMMITTEE MATTERS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE BE.GROUP'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED AN AUDIT COMMITTEE TO THE OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATION TO ALL THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015, THERE WERE NO CHANGES BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN THEIR PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THEIR SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINES 8 & 9 | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN DONOR ADVISED FUNDS. |
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