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.) .... | 576,380 | 480,960 | 116,013 | 426,938 | 465,800 | 2,066,091 |
| 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 | 576,380 | 480,960 | 116,013 | 426,938 | 465,800 | 2,066,091 |
| 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).. | 401,858 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,664,233 | |||||
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.. | 576,380 | 480,960 | 116,013 | 426,938 | 465,800 | 2,066,091 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 8,092 | 10,895 | 4,044 | 925 | 897 | 24,853 |
| 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.).. | 2,883 | 6,952 | 10,263 | 20,098 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 2,111,042 | |||||
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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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 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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2
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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6
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 III, LINE 1 | DURING THE 2015-2016 PROGRAM YEAR, 93 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OVER 8,725 HOURS OF SERVICE TO CHILDREN. ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM YEAR, STUDENTS RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF 550 HOURS OF INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND STRUCTURED LEARNING. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS ARE ASSESSED REGULARLY AS STUDENTS PROGRESS THROUGH THE CURRICULUM. PIANO AND VOICE LESSONS DEVELOP THEIR DEEPER APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS. PROGRESS IS MEASURED WITH REGULAR EVALUATIONS OF WEEKLY PERFORMANCES, REHEARSALS AND ESTABLISHED BENCHMARKS. STUDENTS SING ALONGSIDE A GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL AND SEMI-PROFESSIONAL ADULT SINGERS. THERE WAS AN 8% INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT DUE TO OUR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING FORUMS AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. THE CHOIR PERFORMED MORE THAN 36 TIMES DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR IN A VARIETY OF VENUES TO MORE THAN 3,200 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE GREATER WILMINGTON, DELAWARE AREA. IN ADDITION TO CONCERTS THAT WE PRESENT, WE ARE INVITED TO SING BY A VARIETY OF GROUPS INCLUDING CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, MUSEUMS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND INDIVIDUALS. WE SUCCESSFULLY HELD OUR THIRD ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT ENTITLED IT TAKES A VILLAGE. OUR MENTORING PROGRAM HAS THREE COMPONENTS; A STRUCTURED STUDY HALL WITH ACADEMIC TUTORING, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS ARRIVE FOUR DAYS PER WEEK TO RECEIVE HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, CONCENTRATE ON TEST PREPARATION AND LEARN GOOD STUDY SKILLS AND HOMEWORK HABITS. STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO OUR COMPUTER LAB, ASSORTED REFERENCE BOOKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO COMPLETE THEIR WORK. ALL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST A ONE-ON-ONE MENTOR. MENTORS ARE CARING ADULTS WHO LISTEN, SHARE THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCE AND MOST ESPECIALLY PROVIDE A CONSISTENT, SUPPORTIVE PRESENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TRIPS, COOKING CLASSES AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES; HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES ARE INTEGRAL TO A CHILD'S EXPERIENCE AT THE CHOIR SCHOOL. WEEKLY COOKING CLASSES ALLOW STUDENTS TO BROADEN THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTHY EATING WHILE EXPLORING DIFFERENT FOODS AND TASTES. "TEEN DIALOGUE" INTRODUCES OUR STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFUL ADULT LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SHARE THEIR EDUCATION AND CAREER EXPERIENCES. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO USED TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR JOB INTERVIEWS, COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AS THEY LOOK BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. CCSD STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WORK AS ADVOCATES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SUPPORT THEM IN THE ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL ENDEAVORS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | MUSIC EDUCATION, ALSO TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, PROVIDED THE CHILDREN WITH INSTRUCTION TO PLAY ORFF INSTRUMENTS SO THAT THEY COULD PRACTICE RHYTHMS AND HEAR DIFFERENT PITCHES. CHORAL TRAINING GAVE THEM A CHANCE TO SING BY READING MUSIC OR BY ROTE. THEY WERE ALSO ABLE FEEL THE MUSIC THROUGH SIMPLE DANCE AND MOVEMENT. ARTS & CRAFTS CLASS PRESENTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAMPERS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES WITH A VARIETY OF MATERIALS. PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES PROMOTED HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOVEMENT; A "SPORTS" SEGMENT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES IN THE AFTERNOON. INDOOR TENNIS, PING-PONG, BADMINTON AND DODGEBALL WERE PLAYED. CAMPERS ALSO ENJOYED DAY TRIPS, SWIMMING AND COOKING CLASSES. BASED ON PRE- AND POST-TESTS IN MATH, VOCABULARY, AND READING COMPREHENSION 99% OF CAMPERS MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED MATH PROFICIENCY. 100% MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED WORD RECOGNITION AND VOCABULARY PROFICIENCY AND 100% MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR READING COMPREHENSION LEVELS. PROGRESS REPORTS WERE SENT HOME WITH EACH CHILD TO BE REVIEWED AND USED AS A RESOURCE IN THEIR UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | BRIAN O'CONNOR, TREASURER, IS MARRIED TO LINDA O'CONNOR, AN EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR. SUZANNE VEASEY, BOARD MEMBER, IS MARRIED TO E. NORMAN VEASEY, PRESIDENT EMERITUS AND EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR. LEE AND VICTORIA TASHJIAN ARE MARRIED AND ARE EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS CONSIST OF ALL CURRENT DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION VOTE FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE PREPARED FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED AND THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT AFTER IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, AT EVERY ANNUAL MEETING, GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION COMPENSATION STUDIES ARE USED. THE PROCESS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS - REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY A GOVERNING BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, PROVIDED THE KEY PERSON IS NOT INVOLVED - USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARELY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS - CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORD KEEPING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII LINE 2C | THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION AND OVERSIGHT OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
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