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.") .... | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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...... | 19,128,540 | 19,208,716 | 17,313,231 | 17,961,498 | 18,685,853 | 92,297,838 |
| 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. | 19,128,540 | 19,208,716 | 17,313,231 | 17,961,498 | 18,685,853 | 92,297,838 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 0 | |||||
| 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. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 92,297,838 | |||||
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... | 19,128,540 | 19,208,716 | 17,313,231 | 17,961,498 | 18,685,853 | 92,297,838 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 1,070,363 | 1,025,553 | 993,993 | 927,741 | 931,540 | 4,949,190 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 1,070,363 | 1,025,553 | 993,993 | 927,741 | 931,540 | 4,949,190 |
| 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.) .. | 432,930 | 483,665 | 472,006 | 373,439 | 348,565 | 2,110,605 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 20,631,833 | 20,717,934 | 18,779,230 | 19,262,678 | 19,965,958 | 99,357,633 |
| 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 A, LINE 3 | MERCY RIDGE HAS A MANAGEMENT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH LCS MANAGMENT LLC, THE SUCCESSOR TO COOPERATIVE RETIREMENT SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., UNDER WHICH LCS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO MERCY RIDGE. AMONG THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT IS THE FULL-TIME SERVICES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MERCY RIDGE, WHO IS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF LCS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MERCY RIDGE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE AGREEMENT WITH LCS, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HIS SERVICES TO MERCY RIDGE. MERCY RIDGE RETAINS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE SERVICES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UPON 60 DAYS PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE MEMBERS OF MERCY RIDGE, INC. ARE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE, A CORPORATION SOLE, AND MERCY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. BOTH MEMBERS ARE 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | EACH OF THE TWO MEMBERS HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT AN EQUAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MERCY RIDGE. CURRENTLY, EACH MEMBER APPOINTS FOUR (4) DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD. EACH DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY A MEMBER SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE MEMBER THAT APPOINTED HIM OR HER AND IS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL AT ANY TIME BY THE APPOINTING MEMBER. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS TWO RESIDENTS OF MERCY RIDGE TO SERVE AS FULL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ("RESIDENT BOARD MEMBERS"), FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH THE RESIDENT COUNCIL OF MERCY RIDGE. THE RESIDENT COUNCIL SUBMITS AT LEAST TWO NOMINEES FOR ANY OPENING FOR A RESIDENT BOARD MEMBER. THE RESIDENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE TWO MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY BOTH MEMBERS: A) APPROVAL OF THE TWO MERCY RIDGE RESIDENTS WHO ARE ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE MERCY RIDGE BOARD. B) DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, WINDING UP OR ABANDONMENT OF MERCY RIDGE. C) AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF MERCY RIDGE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICE FOR MERCY RIDGE AND BY THE TREASURER OF MERCY RIDGE. THE TREASURER OF MERCY RIDGE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE BOARD AT A MEETING SCHEDULED PRIOR TO FILING AND COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MERCY RIDGE FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS/QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESPONDED TO PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | MERCY RIDGE HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, EACH BOARD MEMBER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM REGARDING ALL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT HE OR SHE, OR ANY FAMILY MEMBER, HAS WITH MERCY RIDGE, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO BUSINESS WITH MERCY RIDGE AND ALL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AND AMOUNG OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. THE COMPLETED DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE, ANY COVERED PERSON UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS AN ONGOING DUTY TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOARD. FOLLOWING THE DISCLOSURE, THE COVERED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION, BUT MUST THEN LEAVE THE MEETING AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. UNDER THE POLICY, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL'S OWN PERSONAL INTEREST WOULD, OR MAY, INTERFERE WITH HIS OR HER IMPARTIALITY REGARDING THE MATTER. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE PERSON MUST ABSTAIN FROM VOTING AND MAY NOT BE PRESENT DURING DELIBERATIONS ON THE MATTER. THE BOARD, AFTER CONDUCTING SUCH ADDITIONAL DUE DILIGENCE AS IT DETERMINES IS APPROPRIATE, SHALL MAKE A DECISION ON THE MATTER BASED UPON WHETHER THE PARTICULAR PROPOSAL IS FAIR, REASONABLE AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | MERCY RIDGE HAS A MANAGEMENT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH LCS MANAGEMENT LLC, THE SUCCESSOR TO COOPERATIVE RETIREMENT SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., UNDER WHICH LCS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO MERCY RIDGE. AMONG THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT IS THE FULL-TIME SERVICES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MERCY RIDGE, WHO IS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF LCS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MERCY RIDGE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE AGREEMENT WITH LCS, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HIS SERVICES TO MERCY RIDGE. MERCY RIDGE RETAINS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE SERVICES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UPON 60 DAYS PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, ITS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ORGANIZATION UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | UNREALIZED GAIN ON SWAP 616,725. TRANSFER TO MEMBERS -1,174,656. |
| PART VI, SECTION A, LINES 1A AND 1B - VOTING INDEPENDENT MEMBERS | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MERCY RIDGE, INC., IS MADE UP OF TEN MEMBERS. FOUR DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY EACH OF THE TWO MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION, MERCY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.("MHS") AND THE ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE, A CORPORATION SOLE ("THE ARCHDIOCESE"), BOTH OF WHICH ARE 501(C)(3) CORPORATIONS. THE OTHER TWO BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESIDENTS OF MERCY RIDGE WHO ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD. MHS, AND ITS DIRECT SUBSIDIARY STELLA MARIS ("SM"), PROVIDE CERTAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO MERCY RIDGE AND ALL OF THE FOUR MERCY RIDGE BOARD MEMBERS OF MHS ARE EITHER DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS OF MHS. IN ADDITION, IN ORDER TO ACCOMODATE THE NEEDS OF RETIRED PRIESTS, THE ARCHDIOCESE HAS A CONTRACT WITH MERCY RIDGE TO PROVIDE SIXTEEN INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS AND FIVE ASSISTED LIVING UNITS FOR RETIRED PRIESTS. FOUR MERCY RIDGE DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE ARE OFFICERS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 14 - DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY | MERCY RIDGE ADHERES TO THE SAME DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY AS MERCY HEALTH SERVICES AND OTHER MERCY ENTITIES. |
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