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.") .... | 182,200 | 150,597 | 175,261 | 372,574 | 189,400 | 1,070,032 |
| 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 | 182,200 | 150,597 | 175,261 | 372,574 | 189,400 | 1,070,032 |
| 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. | 1,070,032 | |||||
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.. | 182,200 | 150,597 | 175,261 | 372,574 | 189,400 | 1,070,032 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 17,534 | 15,577 | 6,005 | 2,081 | 1,226 | 42,423 |
| 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.).. | 6,973 | 10,037 | 5,411 | 5,057 | 3,145 | 30,623 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,143,078 | |||||
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 A, LINE 6 | MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO HOLD OFFICE AND TO VOTE (BUT ONLY IN PERSON) ON ALL QUESTIONS AT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE OFFICERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED BEGINNING JANUARY 1. EACH OFFICER SHALL, AT THE TIME OF ELECTION, BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS: 1) THERE SHALL BE A NOMINATING COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF THREE MEMBERS. ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS. THE OTHER TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED FROM THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. THE PRESIDENT SHALL APPOINT ONE OF THE THREE AS CHAIRMAN. 2)TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION TO ANY POSITION, EACH NOMINEE SHALL BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING. 3)THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL PREPARE A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND SHALL SECURE THE CONSENT OF ITS NOMINEES TO SERVICE IF ELECTED. IT SHALL REPORT ITS NOMINATIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. 4)THE ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AT THE BUSINESS SESSION OF THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL BE READ BY THE CHAIRMAN, OR IF ABSENT, BY THE SECRETARY. NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR SHALL BE PERMITTED FOR ANY POSITION TO BE FILLED. EACH PERSON NOMINATED FROM THE FLOOR MUST SIGNIFY A WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IF ELECTED. IF THE PERSON NOMINATED FROM THE FLOOR IS NOT PRESENT, THE NOMINEE MUST HAVE INDICATED IN WRITING A WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IF ELECTED. 5)VOTING SHALL BE BY SECRET BALLOT FOR ANY POSITION WHICH THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE. 6)THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL APPOINT A HEAD TELLER AND TWO OTHER TELLERS. THE TELLERS ARE NOT TO BE MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OR NOMINEES FOR ANY POSITION. THE TELLERS SHALL COUNT THE VOTES AND GIVE THE COUNT TO THE PRESIDENT, WHO SHALL ANNOUNCE THE COUNT BEFORE THE END OF THE BUSINESS SECTION. TO BE ELECTED, A CANDIDATE MUST RECEIVE A MAJORITY OF VOTES CAST FOR THAT POSITION. IN CASE A CANDIDATE FOR A POSITION DOES NOT RECEIVE A MAJORITY, A VOTE SHALL THEN BE TAKEN ON THE TWO CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | CONTROL OF THIS ORGANIZATION SHALL REST WITH THE MEMBERSHIP. ANY ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE MEMBERSHIP ON REQUEST OF ANY MEMBER AT A REGULAR MEETING OR AT A SPECIAL MEETING CALLED FOR THAT PURPOSE. AN ACTION OF THE BOARD MAY BE ALTERED OR RESCINDED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT PROVIDED NO RIGHTS OR THIRD PARTIES ARE AFFECTED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | ARC OPPORTUNITIES, INC. IS COMMITTED TO APPROPRIATE FISCAL OVERSIGHT BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AS SUCH, ARC OPPORTUNITIES WORKS TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN REVIEW OF ITS IRS FORM 990. EACH YEAR, PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 TO THE IRS, EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 AS COMPLETED BY THE CFO. BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST FIVE BUSINESS DAYS TO REVIEW THE FORM AND SHOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE QUESTIONS, MAKE SUGGESTIONS, AND ADDRESS ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS WITH THE CFO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AN INTERESTED PARTY SHALL COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE TO FULLY AND COMPLETELY DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS ABOUT ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SHALL BE COMPLETED UPON HIS/HER ASSOCIATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION, AND SHALL BE UPDATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. AN ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SHALL BE FILED AT SUCH TIME AS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES. FOR BOARD MEMBERS, THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, OR IN THE CASE OF THE PRESIDENT, THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. COPIES SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION: 1) INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE APPROVAL BODY OF ARC OPPORTUNITIES COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. 2)COMPARABILITY DATA. THE APPROVAL BODY MUST RELY ON COMPARABILITY DATA THAT DEMONSTRATE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. DATA MAY INCLUDE: EXPERT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS, WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS, DOCUMENTED PHONE CALLS ABOUT A SIMILAR POSITION AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS VIA FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. 3)CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION. THE APPROVAL BODY MUST DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISION INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED. TO QUALIFY, WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF THE APPROVAL BODY (SUCH AS MEETING MINUTES) MUST NOTE: A) TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION AND DATE IT WAS APPROVED; B) THE MEMBERS OF THE APPROVAL BODY WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DEBATE ON THE APPROVED COMPENSATION AND WHO VOTED ON IT; C) THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON AND HOW THE DATA WERE OBTAINED; AND D) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE APPROVAL BODY BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION OF COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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