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...... | ||||||
| 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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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 | THE COLLEGE ISSUES AN ADVERTISEMENT IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AT LEAST TWICE EACH YEAR DURING PEAK STUDENT APPPLICATION PERIODS. |
| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6A | THE COLLEGE PARTICIPATES IN THE FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM AND THE FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE COLLEGE ALSO RECEIVES THE JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND LEGAL EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (JILEP) GRANT FUNDED BY THE US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE COLLEGE RECEIVES THE TUITION EQUALIZATION GRANT AND THE BASIC CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES GRANT. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 14B | THE COLLEGE IS A MEMBER OF THE CONSORTIUM FOR INNOVATIVE LEGAL EDUCATION, INC. (CILE), A SEPARATE 501(C)(3) CORPORATION. THE COLLEGE PROVIDES COURSES AND CURRICULUM IN EUROPE FOR LAW STUDENTS TO OBTAIN AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE APPLICATION OF LAW. THREE OTHER COLLEGES ARE ALSO EQUAL MEMBERS OF THE CILE AND THEY ALSO PROVIDE INTERNATIONAL COURSES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. THE PROGRAM REVENUE IS RECOGNIZED AND EXPENSES ARE INCURRED BY CILE, WHICH ISSUES ITS OWN SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A | MATERIAL DIFFERENCES IN VOTING RIGHTS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS EIGHT VOTING MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE REGULAR DIRECTORS, AND THREE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS WITHOUT A VOTE. IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE FULL BOARD CANNOT MEET OR VOTE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, VIS-A-VIS THE BY-LAWS, IS PROVIDED AUTHORIZATION TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN ITEMS SPECIFIED IN THE BY-LAWS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE COLLEGE'S OUTSIDE TAX COUNSEL WITH THE AID OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO AND THE CONTROLLER. THEN AFTER THOROUGH REVIEW BY THE CONTROLLER AND THE VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE COLLEGE'S VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE PRESIDENT AND DEAN, WITH ANY CHANGES MADE. THEN AFTER COMMENTS ARE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FROM THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CORRECTIONS, IF NECESSARY, ARE MADE TO THE FORM. THE VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO THEN PREPARES A RESOLUTION FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S CONSIDERATION BY PROXY VOTE TO APPROVE THE FINAL FORM. ONCE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED THE FORM, IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM IS THEN EMAILED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, THE PRESIDENT AND DEAN, AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ORGANIZATION'S PRACTICE FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY THE COLLEGE ISSUES A FORMAL REQUEST EACH YEAR TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM RELATIVE TO ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. THE RESULTS OF THE COMPLETED FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN REVIEWS ANY SPECIFIC CONFLICTS AND APPROVES ANY ACTIONS REQUESTED TO REMEDIATE THE SITUATION. THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN MEETS IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE FULL BOARD TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION AND DECIDE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION. THE BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER IN QUESTION OF HAVING A CONFLICT WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING. MINUTES ARE KEPT IF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS HELD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 14 | WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY WHILE THE COLLEGE DOES NOT HAVE AN OVERALL WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY, SELECTED DEPARTMENTS DO HAVE A POLICY OR PRACTICE FOR THEIR PARTICULAR DEPARTMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION REVIEW OF OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES A REVIEW IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND GENERAL COUNSEL. THE LAST REVIEW WAS IN 2015. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B | COMPENSATION REVIEW OF OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND DEAN AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW MAKES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS SINCE PRIOR 990 FILING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS INCLUDE: UPDATE OF THE MISSION STATEMENT, INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CHANGE OF THE DEFINITION OF QUORUM FOR THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, UPDATE OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND UPDATE OF THE NAME OF THE CURRENT STATE OF TEXAS LEGAL/BUSINESS CODE WHICH GOVERNS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. |
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