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.) .... | 4,203,462 | 4,680,786 | 3,086,673 | 4,607,789 | 4,458,599 | 21,037,309 |
| 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 | 4,203,462 | 4,680,786 | 3,086,673 | 4,607,789 | 4,458,599 | 21,037,309 |
| 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).. | 467,429 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 20,569,880 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 4,203,462 | 4,680,786 | 3,086,673 | 4,607,789 | 4,458,599 | 21,037,309 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 151,560 | 142,090 | 106,052 | 108,072 | 83,458 | 591,232 |
| 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. | 21,628,541 | |||||
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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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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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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| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
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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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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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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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| FORM 990, PT. III, LINE 4A | FOUR COMMUNITY LOAN FUND PROGRAMS ADDRESS N.H.'S NEED FOR HOUSING FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND FOR FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES. 1. ROC-NH PROVIDES LOANS, ALONG WITH EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TO BUILD LONG-TERM VALUE AND SECURITY FOR RESIDENTS OF N.H.'S MANUFACTURED-HOME COMMUNITIES. SINCE 1984, ROC-NH HAS PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCING FOR COMMUNITY PURCHASE AND IMPROVEMENT TO HELP HOMEOWNERS PURCHASE, MANAGE AND IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AS COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2016, 120 RESIDENT-OWNED COMMUNITIES IN N.H. WERE HOME TO 6,772 (PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME) HOUSEHOLDS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016, THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND MADE 22 LOANS TOTALING $11,144,825. IN DOING SO, IT PRESERVED 332 HOUSING UNITS AND PROVIDED 21,610 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RESIDENT-OWNED COMMUNITIES. IN EARLY APRIL OF 2015, A CALL CAME INTO ROC-NH FROM A RESIDENT OF BOB'S MOBILE HOME PARK IN MILAN, A SMALL TOWN IN NORTHERN N.H. THE CALLER HAD JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE PARK WAS TO BE SOLD AT A FORECLOSURE AUCTION IN TWO WEEKS. COULD ROC-NH HELP? A FEW DAYS LATER, ROC-NH STAFF MET WITH 10 OF THE PARK'S 18 FAMILIES AND LEARNED ABOUT THEIR PRECARIOUS SITUATION. WORD WAS THAT OTHER POTENTIAL BIDDERS AT AUCTION WERE UNLIKELY TO KEEP THE PARK OPEN. THE PARK'S LAND ADJOINS AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE TRAIL AND IS NEAR AN AIRPORT, MAKING IT VALUABLE LAND IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. IF THE NEW OWNER CLOSED THE PARK, THE FAMILIES WOULD LIKELY LOSE THEIR HOMES. THERE IS LITTLE OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THEIR EXTREMELY RURAL PART OF THE STATE. THE RESIDENTS VOTED TO INCORPORATE AS DEER ESTATES COOPERATIVE, INC., AND TRY TO BUY THE PARK THEMSELVES. THE ROC-NH TEAM ALSO CONTACTED THE PARK'S OWNERS, WHO WERE MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK WITH THE COOPERATIVE. ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 21, WITH A LOAN FROM THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, THE CO-OP CLOSED ON THE SALE. THEY SIGNED THE PAPERS AROUND THE OWNERS' KITCHEN TABLE, AND BECOME N.H.'S 113TH RESIDENT-OWNED COMMUNITY. DEER ISLAND PRESIDENT KURT GUERIN SAID HE WAS "A LITTLE STUNNED AT HOW GOOD YOUR GUYS (ROC-NH) ARE AND HOW QUICK IT ALL HAPPENED." "I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR THE POSITIVE FUTURE THE PARK CAN HAVE WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY," HE SAID. 2. BECAUSE THEY ARE RELATIVELY AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, MANUFACTURED HOMES ARE, FOR SOME N.H. FAMILIES, THE HOUSING OPTION OF LAST RESORT. THEY ALSO PROVIDE AN AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR OLDER COUPLES WHO ARE DOWNSIZING AND YOUNG COUPLES BEGINNING FAMILIES. THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND'S WELCOME HOME LOANS PROVIDE REAL FIXED-RATE MORTGAGE PRODUCTS FOR A GROUP OF HOMEOWNERS THAT DOESN'T OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH LOANS. MOST BUYERS OF MANUFACTURED HOMES HAVE TO USE PERSONAL PROPERTY LOANS, EVEN WHEN THEY OWN THE LAND THE HOUSE WILL OCCUPY, OR WHEN THEY HAVE SECURED THE LAND THROUGH COOPERATIVE OWNERSHIP. IN MAKING MORE THAN $47 MILLION IN LOANS SINCE 2002, WELCOME HOME LOANS HAVE SHOWN THESE BORROWERS TO BE BETTER-THAN-AVERAGE RISKS, WITH A CUMULATIVE LOSS RATE OF JUST 2.24 PERCENT. DURING FY 16, WELCOME HOME LOANS PROVIDED $5.62 MILLION IN FINANCING TO 100 HOMEOWNERS. IN 2009, OUR WELCOME (THEN CALLED COOPERATIVE) HOME LOANS EARNED THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND THE HIGHEST HONOR GIVEN TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: THE NEXT AWARD FOR OPPORTUNITY FINANCE. THE PROGRAM'S STRONG PERFORMANCE HAS ALSO ATTRACTED OTHER CONVENTIONAL RESIDENTIAL LENDERS, INCLUDING USDA, NH HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY AND FANNIE MAE, TO THIS EMERGING MARKET. WELCOME HOME LOANS PROVIDE A SECOND CHANCE FOR PEOPLE LIKE WANITA AND KEVIN ORDWAY. THE ORDWAYS HAD LOST THEIR HOME WHEN A COMBINATION OF IDENTITY THEFT, DISABILITY AND ILLNESS PUSHED THEM INTO BANKRUPTCY. THEY THOUGHT THEY MIGHT NEVER OWN A HOME AGAIN. ONE DAY, AS THEY WERE OUT SCOUTING RENTAL HONES IN RURAL N.H., THE ORDWAYS DROVE PAST A DOUBLE-WIDE MANUFACTURED HOME FOR SALE ON A COUPLE ACRES. IT LACKED THE GARAGE OR WORKSHOP THAT HANDYMAN KEVIN HOPED FOR, BUT HE THOUGHT, "I COULD PLAY WITH IT." THEY APPLIED FOR A WELCOME HOME LOAN AND, DESPITE THEIR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY COULD MAKE THE PAYMENTS. THEY GOT THE LOAN AND THE HOUSE. THEIR MONTHLY MORTGAGE, INSURANCE AND TAXES COMBINED WERE $535 LESS THAN THEY HAD PAID TO RENT. 3. THE COMMUNITY HOUSING PROGRAM EXPANDS N.H.'S SUPPLY OF INCREASINGLY SCARCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING IT PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE BY PROVIDING LOANS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE 1989 THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND HAS MADE OVER $25 MILLION IN LOANS, RESULTING IN THE CREATION OF OVER 1,486 AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS VALUED AT MORE THAN $200 MILLION. COMMUNITY HOUSING HAS ALSO HELPED CREATE AND NURTURE A NOW-MATURE NETWORK OF NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS, WHILE ASSISTING COMMUNITY GROUPS TACKLING THEIR FIRST PROJECTS, TO CREATE CAPACITY IN ONE OF THE LEAST-AFFORDABLE STATES IN THE NATION. THE GILE HILL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WAS ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS AND COMPLEX IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT WAS CALLED "THE MOST IMPORTANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN NEW ENGLAND." LOCATED IN HANOVER, WHERE RENTAL APARTMENTS ARE BOTH SCARCE AND PRICEY, THE PROJECT WAS ALSO MUCH NEEDED. THE TWIN PINES HOUSING TRUST'S PLAN WAS THAT HALF OF THE PROJECT'S 120 RENTALS AND CONDOMINIUMS WOULD BE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES. THEN THE RECESSION HIT. CONDO SALES SLOWED TO A CRAWL AND PRICES DIPPED. A MAJOR FINANCING PARTNER THREATENED TO FORECLOSE. KNOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT, AND OF TWIN PINES' WORK IN THE REGION, THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND REVISED ITS LOAN AGREEMENTS, DELAYED REPAYMENT AND EXTENDED FLEXIBLE CAPITAL TO KEEP THE PROJECT AFLOAT. THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND'S PATIENCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PARTNERSHIP AND MORAL SUPPORT WERE CRITICAL, SAID TWIN PINES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANDREW WINTER. "TWIN PINES COULD NOT HAVE COMPLETED THIS EXCEEDINGLY COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING PROJECT WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND BESIDE US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY." WITH THE RECOVERY OF THE HOUSING MARKET, THE GILE PROJECT PROVIDES AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS AND CONDOS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO GOOD JOBS, AND A HIGH-FUNCTIONING NONPROFIT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A MARKET THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE IT. 4. INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS (IDA) PROVIDE MATCHED SAVINGS AND FINANCIAL TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO WANT TO SAVE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. SINCE 2001, THE N.H. IDA PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN $4.4 MILLION TO MATCH THE SAVINGS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION TO HELP 531 PEOPLE PURCHASE HOMES. GAHUNGU SIMON GREW UP IN A REFUGEE CAMP IN TANZANIA. FOR THE NEXT 11 YEARS, THE REFUGEE CAMP WAS HOME TO GAHUNGU, HIS MOTHER, AND SIX SIBLINGS. WHEN THEY WERE RESETTLED IN N.H., HE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN WHO SPOKE AND READ NO ENGLISH. BUT HE WAS A SERIOUS STUDENT, EARNING HIGH GRADES, AND HELD AFTER-SCHOOL JOBS AT A GROCERY STORE AND A HOTEL. HE DREAMT OF BEING A HUMANITARIAN AID WORKER, LIKE THOSE IN THE CAMPS WHO PROVIDED FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, LIFE ITSELF. REACHING THAT DREAM MEANT HE'D NEED A COLLEGE DEGREE. ONE DAY A VISITOR TO THE SCHOOL TOLD HIM THAT AN IDA ACCOUNT COULD HELP PAY FOR COLLEGE IF GAHUNGU COULD SAVE $25 A MONTH AND TAKE FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES ONLINE. HE OPENED AN IDA, MET HIS SAVINGS GOAL, AND USED THE MATCH, ALONG WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER AID, TO ATTEND PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. HE PLANS TO PURSUE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THEN TO BECOME A DIPLOMAT. HE WANTS TO TRAVEL AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES, THE WAY THE AID WORKERS MADE A DIFFERENCE IN HIS. |
| FORM 990, PT. III, LINE 4B | THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND IS ROOTED IN TWO BELIEFS: SOME FINANCIAL OBSTACLES PEOPLE FACE ARE NOT DUE SOLELY TO LOW INCOMES, BUT ALSO TO LACK OF CREDIT. MANY PEOPLE WITH CAPITAL WILL INVEST IN BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IF THERE IS A WAY TO DO SO. THE PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM WORKS ON THE SECOND PART OF THAT EQUATION. IT SEEKS TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND A CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS SAFELY AND SECURELY INVEST IN N.H.'S PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND IS NEARLY ALONE AMONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN ACCEPTING NVESTMENTS IN THE FORM OF UNSECURED LOANS FROM PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS FROM INSTITUTIONS LARGE AND SMALL. INVESTMENTS ARRIVE FROM RETIREES AND COMMUNITY CHURCH GROUPS, ALL THE WAY UP TO NATIONAL FOUNDATIONS. A ROBUST EQUITY POOL HELPS THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND MAINTAIN A 100% REPAYMENT RECORD TO ITS INVESTORS. IT'S THE "SHOCK ABSORBER" THAT CUSHIONS THEIR MONEY AGAINST THE RARE LOAN THAT ISN'T REPAID. SEACOAST PHILANTHROPIST TOM HAAS HAD LONG SUPPORTED THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND. HIS THOMAS W. HAAS FOUNDATION MAKES GIFTS TO NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL CAUSES, INCLUDING GIFTS OF FOOD, FUEL AND SHELTER. HE SEES THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND AS COMPLEMENTING THOSE CRISIS SERVICES BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY. "ONCE PEOPLE'S EMERGENCIES ARE TAKEN CARE OF, HOW DO YOU PUT THEM ON A PATH?" HE ASKED. "THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND HELPS PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES, TO NOT ONLY STABILIZE THEIR LIVES BUT TO BECOME EMPOWERED WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES." TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND CONTINUES TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, TOM MADE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF GIFT IN 2015. HE DONATED A MILLION DOLLARS FOR EQUITY. BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND LEVERAGES EQUITY GIFTS FOUR TIMES OVER, TOM IS A CATALYST NOT ONLY FOR OTHERS WHO WANT TO INVEST IN N.H.'S COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO FOR DONORS SEEKING THE SAME KIND OF IMPACT. INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND RANGE FROM $1,000 TO $5 MILLION. THE PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM BROUGHT IN $9.87 MILLION FROM 121 NEW INVESTMENTS IN FY 16, PUSHING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CURRENT INVESTORS TO 607. |
| FORM 990, PT. III, LINE 4C | THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND OFFERS FINANCING FOR ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES RANGING FROM SELF-EMPLOYED TRADESMEN TO HIGH-GROWTH, HIGH-MARGIN COMPANIES. SINCE 1984, BUSINESS BUILDER LOANS HAVE PROVIDED LOANS AND BUSINESS EDUCATION TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND RESILIENCE OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE QUALITY JOBS. SINCE 2002, VESTED FOR GROWTH INVESTMENTS HAVE PROVIDED INVESTMENTS AND BUSINESS EDUCATION TO HELP OWNERS GROW THEIR BUSINESSES BY ENGAGING THEIR PEOPLE AND ADDING VALUE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. VESTED FOR GROWTH'S RISK-TOLERANT CAPITAL AND PEER-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ALSO HELP OWNERS OF ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES INCREASE PROFITS AND CREATE HIGHER-QUALITY JOBS. IN FY 16, OUR BUSINESS FINANCE TEAM MADE 12 INVESTMENTS TOTALING $2.26 MILLION, CREATING OR PRESERVING 242 JOBS. TWELVE BUSINESS OWNERS PARTICIPATED IN CEO PEERLINK, A GROUP IN WHICH CEOS MEET MONTHLY TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SOLVE BUSINESS PROBLEMS. IN THE EARLY 2000S, THE MAJOR WIRELESS COMPANIES LOOKED AT HOTELS, MALLS, WORKPLACES AND CONFERENCES AND SAW MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS TO WHOM THEY COULD SELL INDIVIDUAL MOBILE DATA PLANS. BOB GOLDSTEIN AND STEVE SINGLAR SAW SOMETHING DIFFERENT: THOUSANDS OF VENUES THAT COULD ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE BY OFFERING WI-FI SERVICE AND SUPPORT. FROM THAT VISION, THEY LAUNCHED SINGLE DIGITS, A COMPANY THAT, BY 2015, CONNECTED MORE THAN 100 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS WITH THE INTERNET AT 3,000 LOCATIONS. WHEN SINGLE DIGITS ADDED SEVERAL MAJOR CLIENTS AND NEEDED GROWTH CAPITAL, A VESTED FOR GROWTH INVESTMENT ENABLED THE COMPANY TO FILL SOME KEY POSITIONS, MOVE TO LARGER QUARTERS AND WITHIN 18 MONTHS, GROW FROM 60 TO MORE THAN 100 EMPLOYEES. BY 2015, IT EMPLOYED 210. RAPID BUSINESS GROWTH RARELY HAPPENS WITHOUT GROWING PAINS, AND BOB APPRECIATES THAT "THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND PROVIDES A UNIQUE DISPOSITION THAT IS ALWAYS POSITIVE." "WE'VE HAD FINANCIAL BLIPS ALONG THE WAY," BOB SAYS, AND THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND'S ATTITUDE HAS BEEN, "LET'S WORK ON THESE PROBLEMS TOGETHER, DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE BUSINESS, AND FOCUS ON GROWING PROFITS AND JOBS FOR THE LONG TERM." |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY STAFF AND THE AUDIT FIRM. A DRAFT OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH QUESTIONS ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED BY THE AUDIT FIRM. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTES TO RECOMMEND FOR ACCEPTANCE TO THE FULL BOARD, AND MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING ARE PRODUCED TO DOCUMENT THE REVIEW AND THE VOTE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD VOTES TO ACCEPT THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS TO COMPLETE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEYS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION DATA REGARDING THE TWO TOP EXECUTIVE POSITIONS WAS GATHERED NATIONALLY, REGIONALLY AND LOCALLY. AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CONSISTED OF THREE BOARD MEMBERS, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR. AFTER A REVIEW OF THE DATA AND DISCUSSION BY THE ECC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH POSITIONS ARE IN A REASONABLE RANGE WITH THE DATA REVIEWED AND THAT THE COMPENSATION FOR THE TWO POSITIONS IS APPROPRIATE. COPIES OF COMPARABILITY DATA ANALYSIS ARE ON FILE, AND RECORDS OF THE ECC ARE DOCUMENTED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND'S FORM 990, YEAR-END AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THIS IS STATED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 2C | COMMUNITY LOAN FUND HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT, THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
| PT IV, LINE 26 AND PT VI-A, LINE 1B | THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND'S BYLAWS REQUIRE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF BORROWER ORGANIZATIONS AND INVESTORS AMONG ITS MEMBERSHIP. DONATIONS AND INVESTMENTS ARE ACCEPTED FROM EMPLOYEES, FROM INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, OR FROM ORGANIZATIONS OF WHICH CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS ARE SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES OR BOARD MEMBERS. ALL TRANSACTION DECISIONS FOLLOW STANDARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING THOSE COVERING CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE PROVIDED LOANS TOTALING $115,426 TO THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND. TWELVE EMPLOYEES HAVE PROVIDED LOANS TOTALING $388,910 TO THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE TYPICALLY DONORS TO THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND. THE TRANSACTIONS ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND'S NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. |
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