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 (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 429,836 | 1,298,550 | 728,570 | 572,091 | 745,408 | 3,774,455 |
| 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 | 429,836 | 1,298,550 | 728,570 | 572,091 | 745,408 | 3,774,455 |
| 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).. | 24,405 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,750,050 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 429,836 | 1,298,550 | 728,570 | 572,091 | 745,408 | 3,774,455 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 500 | 763 | 2,021 | 934 | 1,075 | 5,293 |
| 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. | 3,779,748 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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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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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 2015 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-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 | All Board members have the same voting rights. When there is a tie, the Board President's vote is the deciding factor. However as described in Schedule O, in the narrative related to Part VI, Section A, Line 7b, certain matters as proposed by the board require a concurring affirmative vote of the members. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the officers of the Board, the Members, and the Executive Director. It shall act as the Steering Committee to plan the regular Board meetings and set the agenda. The Executive Committee shall be authorized to meet and act separately from the Board to transact necessary and urgent business during intervals between regular Board meetings. The Chair of the Board shall be the ex-officio Chair of this committee. All actions taken by the Executive Committee shall be fully explained to the attending Board members at the next regular Board meeting. No significant policy change or controversial action shall be taken by this committee without approval of the full Board. The Executive Committee will be responsible for evaulation and compensation of the Executive Director. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | The organization amended its bylaws during the year. The following significant changes were included in the amended bylaws: - The members of this Corporation shall be ex-officio, the Bishop of the Diocese of Fargo and the Bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck or the canonical successor of either Bishop as determined by the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. -The following matters as proposed by the board require the concurring affirmative vote of the Members: 1. To Amend the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws 2. To approve any encumbrance, sale of other disposition of substantial assets of the Corporation 3. To approve any fundamental reorganization of the Corporation such as a merger, consolidation, dissolution or any transaction affecting the legal purpose or governance of the Corporation 4. To approve any lease of the Corporation's property beyond seven years or other term as established from time to time by the Members 5. To participate in the search, selection and evaluation processes of the Chief Executive Office -The following authority shall be exercised by each Member, individually and shall be final without the concurring vote of the other Member: 1. Each Member shall appoint one half of the required number of Directors 2. The Member shall have the authority to remove with or without cause the Director appointed by him. -The number of directors, not including ex-officio Directors, shall be no less than 12 and no more than 16. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The members of this Corporation shall be ex-officio, the Bishop of the Diocese of Fargo and the Bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck or the canonical successor of either Bishop as determined by the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Bishop of the Diocese of Fargo shall appoint one half of the required number of Directors and the Bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck shall appoint one half of the required number of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | The following matters as proposed by the board require the concurring affirmative vote of the Members: 1. To Amend the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws 2. To approve any encumbrance, sale of other disposition of substantial assets of the Corporation 3. To approve any fundamental reorganization of the Corporation such as a merger, consolidation, dissolution or any transaction affecting the legal purpose or governance of the Corporation 4. To approve any lease of the Corporation's property beyond seven years or other term as established from time to time by the Members 5. To participate in the search, selection and evaluation processes of the Chief Executive Office The following authority shall be exercised by each Member, individually and shall be final without the concurring vote of the other Member: 1. Each Member shall appoint one half of the required number of Directors 2. The Member shall have the authority to remove with or without cause the Director appointed by him. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The Director of Finance/IT reviews the completed 990 and presents any issues to the Executive Director. The 990 is then approved by the Director of Finance/IT and Executive Director. This year a Public Disclosure Copy of the Form 990 will be electronically provided to the Board due to maintaining the anonymity of a large donor on Schedule B. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The conflict of interest policy covers all board members, officers, employees, volunteers and paid consultants. The Executive Committee reviews the conflict of interest statements for any disclosed conflicts. In addition to disclosing any conflicts of interest, if any of the individuals covered by the conflict of interest policy believe they might have a real or potential conflict of interest, they must abstain from: -participating in discussions or deliberations with respect to the subject of the conflict (other than to present factual information or to answer questions) -using his/her personal influence to affect deliberations -making motions -voting -executing agreements -or taking similar actions on behalf of the organization where the conflict of interest might pertain by law, agreement or otherwise. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The Board determines compensation for the Executive Director. Salary comparisons are obtained from the state of North Dakota, Catholic Charities USA, and other similar non-profit organizations to provide comparability data for use in the process of determining compensation. The compensation for the Executive Director was last reviewed with comparability data in 2013. The Executive Committee last reviewed the Executive Director's salary in 2014. Compensation for the Director of Finance is decided by the Executive Director. Any changes in compensation are primarily based on what is available in related budgets. Compensation figures for both the Executive Director and the Director of Finance are also compared to figures provided by Catholic Charities USA, ND Association of Non-profits, and ND Job Service. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements of the organization are available to the general public upon request. |
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