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.") . | 740 | 740 | ||||
| 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...... | 1,959,960 | 1,990,772 | 2,087,464 | 2,232,331 | 2,945,566 | 11,216,093 |
| 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. | 1,960,700 | 1,990,772 | 2,087,464 | 2,232,331 | 2,945,566 | 11,216,833 |
| 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.) | 11,216,833 | |||||
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... | 1,960,700 | 1,990,772 | 2,087,464 | 2,232,331 | 2,945,566 | 11,216,833 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 78,204 | 99,682 | 92,195 | 109,403 | 112,237 | 491,721 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 78,204 | 99,682 | 92,195 | 109,403 | 112,237 | 491,721 |
| 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.) .. | 259,400 | 246,768 | 272,561 | 272,095 | 282,941 | 1,333,765 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 2,298,304 | 2,337,222 | 2,452,220 | 2,613,829 | 3,340,744 | 13,042,319 |
| 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....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 3,351. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 820. TV INTERNET PHONE - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 250,749. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 241,262. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 264,170. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 264,307. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 272,401. WAITING LIST REMOVAL FEES - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 4,000. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 4,686. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 6,795. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 5,750. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 7,000. REGISTRATION FEES - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 1,300. PURCHASE DISCOUNTS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 1,596. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,038. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 3,540. |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | AT LEAST 25 PERCENT OF THE DIRECTORS OF LIVING BRANCHES, BUT NO LESS THAN TWO OF THE DIRECTORS, SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE FRANCONIA MENNONITE CONFERENCE OF THE MENNONITE CHURCH USA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER UPON COMPLETION BY THE TAX PREPARERS. THE 990 IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | LIVING BRANCHES, THE PARENT ORGANIZATION, HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY WHICH ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF ITS AFFILIATES MUST ABIDE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED ANNUALLY BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. THE BOARD CHAIRMAN REVIEWS THE SIGNED STATEMENTS AND OVERSEES THE PROCEDURES FOR ENSURING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED ACCORDING TO THE WRITTEN POLICY. ANY INTERESTED PARTY TO A CONFLICT WILL REMOVE HIM OR HERSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSIONS AND/OR DECISIONS BASED ON THE CONFLICT. THE CONFLICT POLICY SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT FAMILY AND OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS MAY CONSTITUTE A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | LIVING BRANCHES IS A RESPECTED LEADER IN CONTINUING CARE, SERVING CULTURALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE OLDER ADULTS AND FAMILIES. TO SUPPORT ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MISSION TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO GROW THE SERVICE PROGRAMS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOGNIZES THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYING HIGHLY QUALIFIED SENIOR STAFF TO LEAD AND DIRECT THE ORGANIZATION. IN ORDER TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST LEADERSHIP TALENT ESSENTIAL TO FULFILLING THE MISSION AND ACHIEVING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN AND GROW THE ORGANIZATION, THE LIVING BRANCHES BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED A COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR ITS SENIOR EXECUTIVE LEADERS. THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO: PROVIDE COMPETITIVE BENEFITS AND TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION COMPARED TO SIMILARLY SIZED AND SIMILARLY STRUCTURED CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES; ALIGN EXPECTED EXECUTIVE STAFF PERFORMANCE WITH THE MISSION, STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND OPERATIONAL GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION; MOTIVATE HIGH PERFORMANCE AND RECOGNIZE SHARED CONTRIBUTIONS IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND REGULATED ENVIRONMENT; RECOGNIZE AND INCENTIVIZE THE STABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM. THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO COMPLY WITH IRS REGULATIONS AND APPLIES SPECIFICALLY TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) WHO IS HIRED, DIRECTED AND EVALUATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OTHER COVERED SENIOR MANAGEMENT STAFF UNDER THE IRS GUIDELINES INCLUDE SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONS WHO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CEO AND MAY SUBSTANTIALLY INFLUENCE THE FINANCES OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN LIVING BRANCHES STRUCTURE, THIS INCLUDES THE POSITION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL & TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION PLAN, WHILE FOCUSED ON THE CEO POSITION, PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THE CEO TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER EXECUTIVE LEADERS IN LIVING BRANCHES. COMPETITIVE WAGE INFORMATION FOR THE COMPENSATION PLAN IS SOURCED FROM CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (CCRC) COMPENSATION SURVEYS, PRIMARILY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF MULTI-FACILITY ORGANIZATIONS (CEMO) LEADERSHIP COMPENSATION SURVEY. IN ADDITION, THE LEADINGAGE SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT AND THE LEADINGAGE PA REGIONAL SALARY SURVEY ARE REVIEWED. THE COVERED EXECUTIVE POSITIONS HAVE AN ESTABLISHED SALARY RANGE WITH A THRESHOLD, MIDPOINT AND MAXIMUM SALARY. THE RANGES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH THE COMPARATIVE DATA SOURCES AND ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TARGET (OR MIDPOINT) SALARY FOR A FULLY QUALIFIED LIVING BRANCHES EXECUTIVE IS GENERALLY AT THE 75TH PERCENTILE FOR SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE COMPARATIVE DATA SOURCES. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM POINTS ARE SET AT 15% BELOW AND ABOVE THE TARGET OR MIDPOINT. THE CURRENT CEO IS COMPENSATED AT 95% OF MIDPOINT TARGET, AND THE CFTO IS COMPENSATED AT 100% OF MIDPOINT TARGET. COMPENSATION INCREASES FOR THE COVERED POSITIONS ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON THE COMPLETION OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPENSATION PLAN. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS ITS DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONLFICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 5, PART V, LINE 2 | THE FILING ENTITY IS THE PARENT IN A GROUP OF NON-PROFIT ENTITIES FOR WHICH IT IS CONSIDERED A COMMON PAY AGENT FOR W-2 REPORTING. LIVING BRANCHES REPORTS ALL EMPLOYEES ON ITS FORM W-3, HOWEVER, EACH AFFILIATE HAS EMPLOYEES ALLOCATED TO THAT ENTITY. PER IRS INSTRUCTIONS, EMPLOYEES LISTED ON PART V, LINE 2A ARE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DEEMED TO BE EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION. THE FOLLOWING AFFILIATES HAVE W-2 EMPLOYEES LISTED ON THEIR FORMS 990 THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S W-3: HATFIELD MENNONITE HOMES, INC. 23-1429826 SOUDERTON MENNONITE HOMES, INC. 23-XXX-XX-XXXX DOCK MANOR, INC. 23-2136450 DOCK VILLAGE, INC. 23-2136449 DOCK ACRES, INC. 23-2233514 LIVING BRANCHES FOUNDATION, ANOTHER AFFILIATE, DOES NOT REPORT ANY EMPLOYEES ON ITS RETURN. |
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