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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| Yes | No | |||||
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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.) .... | 1,292,565 | 3,037,135 | 3,233,537 | 3,335,829 | 4,514,888 | 15,413,954 |
| 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.. | 1,888,651 | 288,299 | 127,360 | 126,442 | 131,366 | 2,562,118 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,181,216 | 3,325,434 | 3,360,897 | 3,462,271 | 4,646,254 | 17,976,072 |
| 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. | 17,976,072 | |||||
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.. | 3,181,216 | 3,325,434 | 3,360,897 | 3,462,271 | 4,646,254 | 17,976,072 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,209,732 | 571,595 | 525,843 | 528,337 | 507,412 | 3,342,919 |
| 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.).. | 72,739 | 114,143 | 70,597 | 92,647 | 92,940 | 443,066 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 22,001,601 | |||||
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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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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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME |
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Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A: | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (ASUAA) STAFF ARE EMPLOYEES OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU). ASU ISSUES AND FILES THE W-2S AS REQUIRED. ASUAA DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES AND, THEREFORE, IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE, AND DOES NOT FILE, ANY W-2'S OR OTHER PAYROLL TAX REPORTS. SINCE ASUAA, THROUGH ITS FUNDING BY ASU, REIMBURSES THE COMPENSATION OF ASU EMPLOYEES WORKING FULL TIME FOR ASUAA, THIS COMPENSATION EXPENSE IS REPORTED ON LINES 7 THROUGH 10 IN THE PART IX STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | IN JUNE OF 2007, ASUAA TRANSFERRED ITS INVESTMENT FUND TO THE ASU FOUNDATION. THE ASUAA FUNDS WERE COMBINED WITH OTHER ASU FOUNDATION FUNDS AND INVESTED ACCORDING TO THE ASU FOUNDATION INVESTMENT GUIDELINES. ASUAA HAS THREE PERMANENT NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE INVESTMENT FUND. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF ITS BYLAWS AND RELATED BOARD POLICIES. THE RESULT OF THAT REVIEW WAS A MATERIAL REWRITE OF THE BYLAWS WITH MANY "BOARD POLICIES" BEING ADDRESSED IN THE BYLAWS AND SOME "BOARD POLICIES" BEING REPLACED BY "BOARD RESOLUTIONS OR BEING ELIMINATED. A SUMMARY OF THOSE CHANGES FOLLOWS. ARTICLE I: ASSOCIATION ADDED THE MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS, PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND OFFICIAL PUBLICATION ITEMS. ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP REDEFINES MEMBERSHIP AS STUDENTS WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN ONE OR MORE SEMESTERS AND ALL GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY. ARTICLE III: BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHANGES THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM FIFTEEN TO BETWEEN FIFTEEN AND TWENTY-TWO, BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE ASSOCIATION. ARTICLE IV: MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES QUORUM FOR BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS WAS CHANGED TO ONE-HALF OF THE DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE. ARTICLE V: OFFICERS 6.4 TREASURER ELIMINATED ITEM A. "MAINTAIN OR SUPERVISE CUSTODY OF THE FUNDS AND SECURITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE BOOKS OF ACCOUNT." ASSOCIATION STAFF PERFORMS THIS FUNCTION. ELIMINATED ITEM B. "PROVIDE OVERSIGHT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF FUNDS OF THE ASSOCIATION IN THE BANK OR BANKS THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR DESIGNATES." ASSOCIATION STAFF PERFORMS THIS FUNCTION. ARTICLE VI: COMMITTEES FOUNDERS' DAY, AWARDS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES WERE ADDED AS STANDING COMMITTEES. ARTICLE VII: COUNCILS "PAST PRESIDENTS" WAS ADDED AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL. BOARD POLICY NO. 1 ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW", WAS REPLACED WITH - ARTICLE I "ASSOCIATION". BOARD POLICY NO. 2 "BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES" WAS REPLACED WITH - ARTICLE III "BOARD OF DIRECTORS". BOARD POLICY NO. 3 "BOARD COMMITTEES" WAS REPLACED WITH - ARTICLE VI "COMMITTEES". BOARD POLICY NO. 4 "ALUMNI CONSTITUENCIES" WAS REPLACED BY BOARD RESOLUTION 2 ALUMNI CONSTITUENCIES". BOARD POLICY NO. 5 "ALUMNI DATABASE" WAS DELETED. BOARD POLICY NO. 6 "FINANCIAL MATTERS" WAS REPLACED WITH BOARD RESOLUTION 3 "FINANCIAL MATTERS". BOARD POLICY NO. 7 "CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY" WAS REPLACED BY BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 4 "CONFLICT OF INTEREST". BOARD POLICY NO. 8 "WHISTLEBLOWER" WAS ELIMINATED. EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS SUPERSEDE THIS POLICY. BOARD POLICY NO. 9 "DOCUMENT RETENTION" THIS POLICY WAS ELIMINATED. VARIOUS LAWS DICTATE THE ASSOCIATION'S DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' APPROVED THESE CHANGES ON NOVEMBER 13, 2015. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE CLASSIFIED AS NON-PAYING OR PAYING (ANNUAL OR LIFE) MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THE COMMITTEES DO NOT HAVE THE AUITHORITY TO ACT. THEY MUST BRING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR A VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE PREPARED BY THE TAX ACCOUNTANTS USING THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE ASSOCIATION'S ACCOUNTING STAFF. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE REVIEWS THE RETURN AND PROVIDES A COPY TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO FOR HER REVIEW. THE RETURNS ARE PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. ASSOCIATION STAFF ANSWERS ALL QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND FILING OF THE TAX RETURNS TO THE FULL BOARD. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' VOTES ON THE RECOMMENDATION AND AFTER BOARD APPROVAL THE TAX RETURNS ARE FILED. A COPY OF THE TAX RETURNS IS AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE US WITH INFORMATION RELATED TO ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE ANNUALLY. OPERATIONALLY, ASUAA HAS TO COMPLY WITH STATE OF ARIZONA PURCHASING REGULATIONS, WHICH ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION FROM CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT OF ASUAA IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT OF ASU UNDER UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES. THE SALARIES OF KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT OF ASUAA UNDER UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. |
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