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.") .... | 1,403,923 | 1,593,120 | 1,204,818 | 1,084,132 | 1,093,146 | 6,379,139 |
| 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 | 1,403,923 | 1,593,120 | 1,204,818 | 1,084,132 | 1,093,146 | 6,379,139 |
| 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).. | 493,493 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 5,885,646 | |||||
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.. | 1,403,923 | 1,593,120 | 1,204,818 | 1,084,132 | 1,093,146 | 6,379,139 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 85,120 | 1,067,012 | 170,732 | 213,702 | 428,412 | 1,964,978 |
| 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.).. | 71,064 | 114,425 | 88,702 | 73,770 | 176,099 | 524,060 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 8,885,549 | |||||
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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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 A, LINE 4 | REVISIONS TO THE GSNEO CODE OF REGULATIONS, SPRING 2015 TITLE OF DOCUMENT - THE CODE OF REGULATIONS WAS CHANGED TO BYLAWS. BOARD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AT LARGE - IN THE PAST, THE BOARD OFFICERS INCLUDED THE CHAIR, FIRST VICE CHAIR, SECOND VICE CHAIR, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY. THE POSITION OF SECOND VICE CHAIR WAS ELIMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A CHANGE WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT LARGE. THE FORMER CODE PROVIDED A RANGE (BETWEEN 10 AND 15) FOR DIRECTORS AT LARGE. THE NEW BYLAWS SET A FIXED NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT LARGE, AT 13. THE 13 MEMBERS AT LARGE AND 4 OFFICERS WILL MAKE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS, 17. TERMS OF OFFICE FOR BOARD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AT LARGE - THE LENGTH OF TERMS FOR OUR BOARD OFFICERS CHANGED. - FOR OUR OFFICERS, THE TERM LENGTH WAS CHANGED FROM ONE TO TWO YEARS. -IN ADDITION, NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL SERVE MORE THAN 3 CONSECUTIVE TERMS (SIX YEARS) AS A DIRECTOR AT LARGE. -NO OFFICER MAY SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS (4 YEARS) IN ANY OFFICE, UNLESS THE PERSON SERVES AS CHAIR, IN WHICH CASE THAT PERSON MAY SERVE THREE TERMS (6 YEARS) AS AN OFFICER, BUT STILL ONLY TWO TERMS (4 YEARS) AS CHAIR. -NO PERSON MAY SERVE MORE THAN A TOTAL OF TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REGARDLESS OF POSITION. -THE NEW BYLAWS SPECIFY THAT, FOR ALL POSITIONS ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PROVIDE WRITTEN APPLICATION MATERIALS THAT SPECIFY THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR A PARTICULAR OFFICE. NUMBER OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS TO BE HELD EACH YEAR - GSNEO HELD 2 GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS EACH YEAR, BUT THAT WAS REDUCED TO ONE ANNUAL MEETING PER YEAR. MEMBERSHIP DELEGATES - ONE OF THE MAJOR CHANGES IS THAT SERVICE UNITS ELECT ONE MEMBERSHIP DELEGATE EACH INSTEAD OF ELECTING DELEGATES BY REGION. THE POSITION OF CHIEF DELEGATE IS ELIMINATED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | MEMBERS SHALL BE THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE ANNUAL OR LIFETIME MEMBERS OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, AND REGISTERED THROUGH THE COUNCIL. MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO RUN FOR AND BE ELECTED TO OFFICE WITHIN THE COUNCIL, AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLES IV, V, IX, X AND XI, EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE IN THE OHIO REVISED CODE, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR THIS CODE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 100 VOTING MEMBERS AT LEAST 67 OF WHOM SHALL BE MEMBERSHIP DELEGATES. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING VOTING MEMBERS: 1. MEMBERSHIP DELEGATES: AT LEAST SIXTY-SEVEN (67) ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE, 2. NATIONAL DELEGATES, 3. ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 4. ALL GIRL DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 5. ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL A. ELECT OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL, B. ELECT DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, C. ELECT THE TWO GIRL DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, D. ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AND E. ELECT THE DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERCIA. F. AMEND OR REVERSE THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE CODE OF REGULATIONS. G. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IDENTIFY THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF GIRL SCOUTING WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL. H. SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF GIRL SCOUTING. I. ACT UPON MATTERS REFERRED TO BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND RETURNS TO THE GSNEO STAFF. AS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT SCENARIO ARISES, BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR GSNEO EXECUTIVE STAFF MAKE THE BOARD MEMBERS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THE INVOLVED PARTY MAY GIVE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AS REQUESTED AND THEN THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING ON THAT ISSUE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD IN CONSULTATION WITH GSUSA STAFF. THE CEO THEN DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER STAFF. IN EVERY INSTANCE, THE GSUSA SALARY RANGE DOCUMENT IS REVIEWED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GSNEO WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CANDIDATES FOR ELECTED POSITIONS AND TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY MEMBERS AT DELEGATE ELECTION MEETINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR. |
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