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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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.") .... | 9,642,879 | 7,060,737 | 7,552,705 | 8,867,871 | 9,406,555 | 42,530,747 |
| 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 | 9,642,879 | 7,060,737 | 7,552,705 | 8,867,871 | 9,406,555 | 42,530,747 |
| 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. | 42,530,747 | |||||
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.. | 9,642,879 | 7,060,737 | 7,552,705 | 8,867,871 | 9,406,555 | 42,530,747 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 212,710 | 198,293 | 233,451 | 236,961 | 248,910 | 1,130,325 |
| 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.).. | 307,564 | 225,134 | 196,960 | 181,076 | 272,913 | 1,183,647 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 44,844,719 | |||||
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 4 | FOLLOWING THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMAL NAME CHANGE AND RESTATING OF ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TOOK ON THE PROJECT OF REVIEWING ITS BYLAWS, WHICH HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN PIECEMEAL OVER THE PAST DECADE OR SO. BYLAWS ARE INTENDED TO OUTLINE THE RULES FOR RUNNING AN ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS, I.E., HOW BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED, WHO THE OFFICERS ARE, WHAT CONSTITUTES A QUORUM FOR A MEETING, HOW COMMITTEES ARE ESTABLISHED AND THE LIKE. OUR GOAL AS BEEN TO STREAMLINE THE BYLAWS AND MAKE THEM A MORE GENERIC DOCUMENT. AS PRIMARY GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF A CORPORATION, THE ARTICLES AND BYLAWS SHOULD RARELY REQUIRE MODIFICATION. AS SUCH, IN THE PROPOSED RESTATED BYLAWS, WE ELIMINATED CERTAIN PROVISIONS THAT EITHER APPEARED TO CONFLICT, OR WHICH WE FELT WERE BETTER SUITED FOR THE BOARD COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS, THAT COULD BE MORE EASILY MODIFIED AS THE NEEDS OF THE AGENCY CHANGED OVER TIME AS THE BOARD GROWS. WE ALSO CLEANED UP THE ORGANIZATION THE BYLAWS. THUS, THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF HOMEFIRST SERVICES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTS OF MAJOR CHANGES. NAME - THE NAME OF THE CORPORATION IS CHANGED FROM EMERGENCY HOUSING CONSORTIUM, INC. TO REFLECT OUR NEW LEGAL NAME OF HOMEFIRST SERVICES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY. OFFICES OF THE CORPORATION - ARTICLE ONE PROVIDES THAT THE PRINCIPAL CORPORATE OFFICES WILL REMAIN LOCATED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY UNLESS CHANGED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (THE BOARD). ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH OTHER BRANCH OFFICES WHERE THE CORPORATION IS QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. PURPOSES - ARTICLE TWO INCLUDES GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PURPOSES THAT ARE EXPANDED AND FAIRLY GENERIC, FOR THE PURPOSES OF MEETING IRS TAX EXEMPTION STANDARDS AS WELL AS NON-DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS PER SOME OF OUR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. MEMBERSHIP - ARTICLE THREE CONFIRMS THAT THE CORPORATION HAS NO MEMBERS (UNLIKE A PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION, FOR EXAMPLE), BUT THAT THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWERS RESERVED TO MEMBERS UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. DIRECTORS - ARTICLE FOUR RELATES TO THE CORPORATIONS DIRECTORS. SECTION 4.1 - POWERS - BOTH GENERAL AND SPECIFIC POWERS OF THE DIRECTORS ARE FAIRLY GENERIC IN KEEPING WITH THE POWERS GIVEN TO DIRECTORS UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. SECTION 4.2 - NUMBER AND QUALIFICATIONS - WE RETAINED THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT 11 AS WELL AS THE MAXIMUM OF 25 MEMBERS ON THE BOARD. WE ELIMINATED THE REFERENCE TO AN ANNUAL MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION BY BOARD MEMBERS, AS WE FELT THAT IS MORE APPROPRIATE IN THE BOARD COMMITMENT. WE RETAINED PROVISIONS RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDING EFFORTS TO INCLUDE A DIVERSE BOARD AND REQUIREMENTS BY OUR V.A. CONTRACTS REGARDING HAVING AT LEAST ONE DIRECTOR WHO IS HOMELESS OR FORMERLY HOMELESS. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS WERE RETAINED ON INTERESTED PERSONS AS REQUIRED UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. SECTION 4.3 - TERM OF OFFICE - THIS IS THE MAJOR PROPOSED CHANGE. RATHER THAN SEPARATELY TRACKING EACH INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR'S 3-YEAR TERM PERIOD BY DATE OF ELECTION, WE PROPOSE TO ESTABLISH THREE GROUPS (1, 2 & 3). THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO NEARLY EQUAL GROUPS (DEPENDING UPON THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THEIR CURRENT TERM AND ELIGIBILITY TO RENEWAL), WHOSE INITIAL TERMS WILL EXPIRE ON JUNE 30TH IN 2015, 2016 AND 2017. HOWEVER, THE SECOND TERMS OF MIKE POPE AND LESLIE DANIELS (WHICH ARE SET TO EXPIRE THIS FALL), WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 30, 2016. THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF EACH GROUP, AS APPLICABLE, WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION FOR ONE ADDITIONAL 3-YEAR TERM AT THE BOARD S ANNUAL MEETING IN JUNE, ALONG WITH THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CORPORATION S OFFICERS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS NEW DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED ON A DATE OTHER THAN JULY 1ST (THE BEGINNING OF OUR FISCAL YEAR), THEY WILL BE ADDED TO AN APPROPRIATE GROUP WHOSE 3-YEAR TERM HAS AT LEAST 30 MONTHS REMAINING. SECTION 4.4 - VACANCIES - VACANCIES ON THE BOARD CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE DEATH, REMOVAL OR RESIGNATION OF A DIRECTOR, OR THE INCREASE IN THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. RATHER THAN PROVIDING SPECIFIC REASONS FOR REMOVAL AS UNDER THE OLD BYLAWS, THE PROPOSED BYLAWS PROVIDE A MORE GENERIC PROVISION THAT ALLOWS A SIMPLE MAJORITY (AS OPPOSED TO 3/4THS) OF THE BOARD TO REMOVE ANY DIRECTOR WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. WE RETAINED THE RIGHT OF A DIRECTOR TO REQUEST UP TO A 6-MONTH LEAVE OF ABSENCE. SECTIONS 4.5 - MEETINGS - THESE PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN STANDARDIZED AND ARE MORE IN KEEPING WITH TYPICAL CORPORATE PRACTICES REGARDING REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS AND ACTIONS BY THE BOARD BY UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT. WE HAVE ELIMINATED THE PRIOR BYLAW PROVISION RELATING TO EMAIL MEETINGS. 6. COMMITTEES - ARTICLE FIVE RELATES TO COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD. WE PROVIDE A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE FOUR STANDING COMMITTEES. HOWEVER, WE KEEP THE COMMITTEE DUTY DESCRIPTIONS MORE GENERIC AS WE BELIEVE MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS BELONG ON THE SEPARATE BOARD AND COMMITTEE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION SHEETS, WHICH CAN MORE EASILY BE MODIFIED AS NEED BE FROM TIME TO TIME. 7. OFFICERS - ARTICLE SIX RELATES TO OFFICERS OF THE BOARD (I.E., CEO/PRESIDENT, CFO, CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY AND TREASURER). UNLIKE THE CURRENT BYLAWS, THE PROPOSED RESTATED BYLAWS PROVIDE SEPARATE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DUTIES OF THE CEO AND CFO, WHO ARE PAID EXECUTIVE STAFF MEMBERS, AS OPPOSED TO NON-PAID BOARD MEMBERS, SUCH AS THE CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER 8. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE - ARTICLE SEVEN PROVIDES THAT THE CORPORATION SHALL INDEMNIFY ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW, INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. ARTICLE EIGHT PROVIDES THAT THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN D&O INSURANCE (WHICH WE HOMEFIRST HAS DONE), IN ORDER TO FINANCE ITS INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS. 9. RECORDS AND REPORTS - ARTICLE NINE RELATES TO CERTAIN MAINTENANCE OF CORPORATION RECORDS, DIRECTOR INSPECTION RIGHTS AND ANNUAL REPORTING AS REQUIRED UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. 10. CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS - ARTICLE TEN PROVIDES THAT THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW SHALL GOVERN RULES OF CONSTRUCTION, AND ALSO PROVIDES MISCELLANEOUS DEFINITIONS 11. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, ETC. - ARTICLE ELEVEN REQUIRES THAT AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ANY BY-LAW MAY BE MADE BY 2/3RDS VOTE OF THE BOARD AT A DULY NOTICED MEETING. WE ELIMINATED THE PROVISIONS ABOUT PROPOSED BY-LAW REVISIONS BEING SUBMITTED BY 1/5 OF THE BOARD TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW, REPORT-OUT AND VOTE AND THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN BE INFORMALLY DEALT WITH BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THE BYLAWS |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AND THOSE STAFF WHO WORK IN PROGRAMS THAT DISTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS COMPLETE AND SIGN ANNUAL STATEMENTS CONCERNING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLIANCE OFFICER. AS APPROPRIATE, THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER CONSULTS WITH THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD CONCERNING ANY REPORTED CONFLICTS. THE CFO AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PERIODICALLY REVIEW CLIENT FILES AND RELATED DOCUMENTS TO CONFIRM COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT AGREEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE HOMEFIRST WEBSITE. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C | NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. |
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