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.) .... | 10,230,192 | 1,027,167 | 999,387 | 1,017,136 | 4,845 | 13,278,727 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 10,230,192 | 1,027,167 | 999,387 | 1,017,136 | 4,845 | 13,278,727 |
| 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).. | 4,708,082 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 8,570,645 | |||||
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.. | 10,230,192 | 1,027,167 | 999,387 | 1,017,136 | 4,845 | 13,278,727 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 6,171 | 1,526 | 1,696 | 2,524 | 4,054 | 15,971 |
| 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.).. | 41,553 | 81,257 | 57,533 | -62,619 | 291,910 | 409,634 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 13,704,332 | |||||
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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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE | GRASSROOTS BUSINESS FUND (GBF), A BRAND OF ENTITIES, DELIVERS A DISTINCTIVE BLEND OF INVESTMENT CAPITAL AND BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES THROUGH TWO MAIN VEHICLES WORKING TOGETHER: A PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUND AND A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. THROUGH THE FUND, GRASSROOTS BUSINESS INVESTORS I, LP (GBI-I), GBF MAKES EQUITY, MEZZANINE EQUITY, MEZZANINE DEBT, AND STRAIGHT DEBT INVESTMENTS. THESE CUSTOMIZED INVESTMENT STRUCTURES ENSURE THAT GBF'S INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE ALIGNS WITH THE BUSINESSES' PERFORMANCE. THE FUND DELIVERS A FORM OF CAPITAL SUITABLE FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN BUSINESSES SERVICING LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. IN TANDEM, THE NON-PROFIT GRASSROOTS BUSINESS PARTNERS, INC. (GBP), PROVIDES BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN THE FUND. GBF'S STAFF, EXPERT CONSULTANTS, AND LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOCUS ON ENHANCING FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS). ADDITIONALLY GBP, MANAGES THE INVESTMENT FUND, AND LOOKS FOR WAYS TO FURTHER THE FIELD FOR IMPACT INVESTING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A GBF works with high impact businesses (HIBS) that are typically small or midsized by international standards, but economically engage large numbers of the poor. GBP manages an investment fund, Grassroots Business Investors Fund I, LP (GBI-I). GBI-I makes equity, quasi-equity, and debt investments which allow it to share the businesses' risks and returns, while providing a form of capital suitable for long-term, wealth creating businesses. GBI-I target investment size is currently between $750,000 and $2,500,000 and has an average investment horizon of 5-7 years. The current portfolio companies (17 companies) have directly created wealth for over 38,000 farmers; 51,000 artisans; and cost savings for 2 million people, and an additional 8 million family members. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B GBF's capacity building programs are a combination of business advisory services (BAS) funded through grants and hands-on management support from GBF staff and its partners. These capacity building programs include improvements to governance, general management, reporting, management information systems (MIS), and business/financial planning. These programs are delivered by experienced external consultants, GBF staff, and through our partnerships with other local businesses. GBF's BAS falls into six main categories: financial management, operations, corporate governance and human capacity, strategy, legal and regulatory, and environmental and social. Over the past seven years GBF has disbursed over $4.97 million in BAS to more then 79 companies who have supported more than 2 million people. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C GBF is heavily involved in building the field around impact investing by working closely with partner organizations, piloting new initiatives, and contributing lessons learned to a broad audience. As part of partnership building, GBF is a member of numerous working groups including those around impact assessment, the development of impact funds, and careers in impact investing. As the organization grows a continued effort towards external dissemination of information on the successes and lessons learned relating to impact investing will be critical for our advancing of the field. TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION Form 990, Part V, Line 2a DURING FISCAL YEAR 2015, GBF EMPLOYED GLOBALLY AS EITHER EMPLOYEES OR NEAR FULL TIME CONSULTANTS 29 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL 5 OF ITS REGIONAL OPERATIONS. Relationship between Board Members Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ALSO INVESTORS IN A RELATED PARTNERSHIP, GRASSROOTS BUSINESS INVESTORS I, LP: - ANDREW ADELSON - HAROLD ROSEN - STEPHEN BRENNINKMEIJER - MWAGHAZI MWACHOFI EACH OF THE ABOVE DIRECTORS CONTRIBUTED CAPITAL TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND RECEIVED A CORRESPONDING INVESTMENT INTEREST IN THE PARTNERSHIP. NONE OF THE INVESTORS SERVE ON THE BOARD NOR DO THEY RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM GRASSROOTS BUSINESS INVESTORS I, LP. |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b In addition to GBP's board, there is a Fund Advisory Committee (FAC) which governs the management of GBI-I's funds, the FAC is comprised of some large investors in the fund. Additionally, there is an investment committee which votes on which HIBs will receive funding. This committee must contain a member of GBP's Governing Board who has veto rights. |
| Contemporaneous Documentation- Committees | Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b No committees can act on behalf of the governing board. |
| Form 990 Review Process | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b On an annual basis, the audited financial statements of the Grassroots Business Partners, Inc. and completed Form 990 are submitted to the Board of Directors for review and approval, prior to filing the Form 990 with the internal revenue service. At the request of the Board of Directors, a representative of the independent accounting firm may attend the Board of Directors' meeting to answer any questions related to the financial condition/position of the Organization. |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy Monitoring & Enforcement | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c GBF currently has a Conflict of Interest Policy which covers all employees and the Board of Directors. GBF's conflict of interest policy was reviewed and approved by GBF's Board of Directors. GBF requires each board member to sign a conflict of interest disclosure form on an annual basis. The form requires that any current or potential conflicts of interest be disclosed. Should a potential new conflict be disclosed, it is reviewed at either the board or senior management level to determine whether it is an actual conflict. If it is deemed a conflict of interest, the employee or board member is excluded from any decision-making meetings and decisions relating to the transaction. |
| Process For Determining Compensation | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A & 15B The Board of Directors reviews and approves the general structure of the organization's compensation as well as the specific compensation of the management team. The Board governs compensation and bonus administration. The Board decides the general level of compensation for all Staff. Staff is compensated based on industry averages and then compensation is approved by Management. Management's compensation is evaluated annually and approved by the Board. The most recent review of management compensation took place in June 2015, utilizing performance as well and comparable data to determine the final level of compensation for managers. All full time employees are eligible for a bonus equal to a maximum percentage of their gross annual base salary as determined in their written employment contract. The board reviews the overall allocation of bonuses and in detail determines and approves the bonuses for Management. |
| How Documents Are Made Available To The Public | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 GBP made its governing documents, conflict of interest and financial statements available upon request. Additionally, financial statements are published in the annual report. |
| Organization's Audit committee | Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The board established an audit committee which now undertakes the selection of the independent accountants and oversees the audit process. |
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