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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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.) .... | 1,280,784 | 1,773,271 | 1,776,130 | 1,391,240 | 902,701 | 7,124,126 |
| 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 | 1,280,784 | 1,773,271 | 1,776,130 | 1,391,240 | 902,701 | 7,124,126 |
| 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).. | 629,099 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 6,495,027 | |||||
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.. | 1,280,784 | 1,773,271 | 1,776,130 | 1,391,240 | 902,701 | 7,124,126 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 4,057 | 1,665 | 539 | 163 | 182 | 6,606 |
| 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.).. | 9,540 | 28,565 | 38,394 | 21,016 | 97,515 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 7,228,247 | |||||
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 | 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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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): |
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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 VI, Section B, line 11 | THE TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY AUDIT COMMITTEE AND LATER PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BEFORE BEING FILED. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Conflict of Interest Policy For Board, Committee and Staff Members I. Overview Pretend City Children's Museum is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. Maintenance of its tax-exempt status is important both for its continued financial stability and for public support. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") as well as state regulatory and tax officials view the operations of Pretend City Children's Museum as a public trust, which is subject to scrutiny by and accountable to such governmental authorities as well as to members of the public. The intent of this Conflict of Interest Policy (the "Policy") is to set forth the ethical obligations of members of the Board and Committees and key Staff members that comprise Pretend City Children's Museum; to provide a means of disclosing conflicts of interest; and to establish guidelines for Board, Committee, and Staff members to recuse themselves from decision-making where an actual or a potential conflict of interest exists. For purposes of this "Policy", "Board" means the Board of Pretend City Children's Museum For purposes of this Policy, "Committee" means all committees, whether standing or not, of the Board. For purposes of this Policy, "Staff" means all staff members of Pretend City Children's Museum. The purpose of this Policy is not to exclude from positions of volunteer leadership members of the community who have affiliations with community partners and other community organizations as this would be unnecessarily restrictive and contrary to Pretend City Children's Museum desire to have a committed and informed leadership. This Policy is intended to supplement but not replace any applicable state or federal laws governing conflicts of interest applicable to non-profit and charitable organizations. II. Ethical Obligations of Board, Committee, and Staff Members 1. Represent the interests of all organizations and people served by Pretend City Children's Museum, and not favor special interests inside or outside Pretend City Children's Museum. 2. As one's primary obligation, uphold one's fiduciary responsibilities for Pretend City Children's Museum. 3. Disclose conflicts of interest between one's personal and professional life and one's position on the Board or Committee, recuse oneself from discussion, and abstain from voting if appropriate. 4. Refrain from using one's service on the Board or Committee for personal or professional advantage or for the advantage of relatives, friends, or business acquaintances. 5. Maintain confidentiality of strategic and sensitive information, including information regarding individual and corporate campaign donations. 6. Approach all Board or Committee issues with an open mind, prepared to listen and respect the opinions of Board/Committee colleagues, and ready to make the best decisions for Pretend City Children's Museum and the community rather than for particular community partner or organization interests. 7. Refrain from exercising authority as an individual Board or Committee member, except when acting in a meeting with the full Board/Committee, or as permissibly delegated by the Board or Committee. 8. Refrain from interfering with or undermining the authority of the Executive Director with Pretend City Children's Museum employees. III. Conflict of Interest Policy for the Board of Directors, Committee Members, and Staff Members In order to maintain the highest level of public confidence in and accountability for Pretend City Children's Museum, and to provide guidance to Board, Committee, and Staff members in recognizing and avoiding actual conflicts of interest, and the appearance of a conflict of interest, the following general principles will be followed: 1) General Conduct Board, Committee, and Staff members will strive always to conduct their activities in a manner that best promotes the interests of Pretend City Children's Museum and the community as a whole. Whenever representing Pretend City Children's Museum, Board, Committee, and Staff members will conduct their activities in such a manner that they do not advance or protect (to the detriment of, or in place of, the interests of Pretend City Children's Museum) (a) their own personal or professional interests, (b) the personal or professional interests of their family members or business associates, or (c) the interests of the community organizations with which they are connected. 2) Acceptance of Gifts Board, Committee, and Staff members will not accept (other than de minimus awards and honoraria) gifts, gratuities, free trips, personal property or any other items of value from any outside persons or organizations that might be provided as an inducement to support their organizations or interests. 3) Duty to Disclose Board, Committee, and Staff members shall annually, or when new situations arise, disclose personal financial, business interests or volunteer participation, or those of their immediate family members, in any firm or organization with whom Pretend City Children's Museum has or is considering a funding request, business contract, or other business transaction. The Audit Committee (or in the absence of the Audit Committee, the Executive Director, the Chairperson of the Board and the Treasurer of the Board) shall review disclosures and shall inform the Executive Director and Chairperson the Board of conflicts of interest and situations that may have the appearance of a conflict of interest, and shall make recommendations as to the limitations that should be placed on the conflicted party with regard to participation in decision-making. 4) Waiver of Consent If a conflict exists or appears to exist, the Executive Director and Chairperson of Pretend City Children's Museum Board, with the consent of the relevant Board or Committee Chair, if any, may waive the conflict only in exceptional circumstances or in the case of a de minimus conflict. Any waiver must be disclosed to the Board or relevant Committee, if any, and to the Board Chair and Treasurer. 5) Special Circumstances If the conflict relates to the Executive Director, then the Chairperson of Pretend City Children's Museum Board will act in lieu of the Executive Director. If the conflict relates to the Pretend City Children's Museum Chair, then the Executive Director will act in lieu of the Board Chair. The resolution will be recorded in the appropriate minutes. If the conflict relates to both Executive Director and Board Chair then the Executive Vice Chair(s) (or Treasurer if there is no Executive Vice Chair(s)) will act in their stead. 6) Abstention/Recusal The minutes of a meeting at which a real or potential conflict is disclosed or arises will indicate that the interested Board, Staff or Committee member disclosed his or her involvement in the matter being considered by the Board or Committee. The minutes will also reflect relevant decisions reached and actions taken. In such cases where a vote on the matter at hand may favorably impact the Board, Committee or Staff member's financial or volunteer interests or those of a family member, the Board, Staff or Committee member will recuse herself/himself from the discussion and abstain from voting on the matter. 7) Business Transactions The Executive Director on behalf of Pretend City Children's Museum may enter into normal business relationships with organizations in which Board, Committee, or Staff members or their family members may have a personal or financial interest if all of the following conditions are met: (a) the relationship is in the ordinary course of business; (b) the terms are substantially comparable to those that would have been available from unrelated parties; (c) there is no excess benefit to the Board, Committee, or Staff member; (d) the relationship and transaction are disclosed to the Board Chair and the Treasurer for any transaction greater than $10,000. 8) Violations If the Board or Committee has reasonable cause to believe that a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, or has acted in a manner that violates this Policy, the Board Chair shall inform the member of the basis for such belief. The member shall then have an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose, or alleged inappropriate behavior. If, after hearing the response of the member and any relevant further investigation, the Board Chair determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, or has otherwise violated this Policy, the Board Chair along with the Executive Director shall take appropriate corrective action. 9) Periodic Reviews Periodic reviews of compliance with this Policy will be conducted by persons or committees designated by the Executive Director and Chairperson of the Pretend City Children's Museum Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | COMPENSATION DETERMINATION: For the hire of the Executive Director in 2012, the Special Committee of the Board performed the following: The Committee reviewed the comparative compensation data which was received from Michelle Whiting & Associates, a consulting firm that had been retained by the Corporation to conduct the search for a new Executive Director; and the Committee reviewed the compensation data for functionally comparable positions as contained in the 2009 Form 990 for comparable organizations within Orange County and California; and the Committee reviewed information supplied by the CFO of the Organization which includes the 2010 California Museums Financial and Salary Survey; A Report from the California Association of Museums and a 2011 Nonprofit Organizations Salary and Benefits Report authored by Bluewater Nonprofit Solutions. The above mentioned salary surveys were also used to review the salaries of the COO and the CFO of the Organization |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C | THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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