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.) .... | 650,578 | 589,597 | 513,083 | 552,616 | 692,383 | 2,998,257 |
| 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 | 650,578 | 589,597 | 513,083 | 552,616 | 692,383 | 2,998,257 |
| 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).. | 616,726 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,381,531 | |||||
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.. | 650,578 | 589,597 | 513,083 | 552,616 | 692,383 | 2,998,257 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 637 | 611 | 583 | 653 | 674 | 3,158 |
| 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.).. | 4,319 | 4,319 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 3,005,734 | |||||
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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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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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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| COMPENSATION REVIEW- FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 15 | REVIEW IS PERFORMED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR USING COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT EXECUTIVE SALARIES IN THE AREA AND IS SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ANY DECISIONS AS TO BASE SALARY AND BONUSES. THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS STAFF SALARIES ALSO CONSIDERING MARKET RATE FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. |
| PUBLIC DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE-FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| 990 REVIEW-FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A draft copy is sent to the Finance Chair and the Finance Committee for review before the final copy is submitted. The board members receive an electronic copy before submission. |
| OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS-FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D | CHAMBER RELATIONS - WAKEED STAFF WORKS WITH THE WAKE COUNTY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND RELEVANT EDUCATION CONTENT TO THEIR MEMBERS. IN OCTOBER 2014, WAKEED PRESIDENT STEVE PARROTT AND WCPSS SUPERINTENDENT DR. JIM MERRILL LAUNCHED THE WAKE EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPRISED OF LEADERS FROM THE 12 WAKE COUNTY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ALONG WITH WAKEED LEADERSHIP. THE COUNCIL MEETS QUARTERLY TO DISCUSS "HOT" TOPICS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHAMBERS TO COLLABORATE WITH WAKEED AND WCPSS. WORLD CAFE - TOGETHER, WAKEED AND WCPSS PLAN AND EXECUTE AN ANNUAL WORLD CAFE EVENT THAT PUTS TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS OF WCPSS STEM AND GLOBAL NETWORK SCHOOLS AT THE TABLE WITH WAKE COUNTY BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS. AT THIS ANNUAL EVENT, SCHOOLS USE FOCUSED NETWORKING TIME TO BRAINSTORM POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL-WIDE ENGAGEMENT IN STEM AND GLOBAL STUDIES. THEY DISCUSS AND EXPLORE POTENTIAL SCHOOL/BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS WHERE BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE "TIME AND TALENT" TO SUPPLEMENT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. 45 BUSINESSES AND 45 SCHOOLS WERE PAIRED AT BIOGEN ON JANUARY 5, 2016 TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION THAT LED TO ENGINEERING DAYS, CODING CLUBS, BUSINESS IMMERSION FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS FOR CLASSROOMS, MENTORING, ETC. SUMMERSTEM - WAKEED IS EXPANDING STEM INITIATIVES WHICH INCLUDES CONNECTING CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES TO STEM KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION THROUGH OUR WORLD CAFE PROGRAM AND PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 100 STEM TEACHERS AND 50 SCHOOLS ANNUALLY IN PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, INVESTIGATION IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTION IN APPLIED STEM FIELDS, AND IMMERSION WITH LEADING STEM COMPANIES THROUGH OUR SUMMERSTEM PROGRAM. WAKEED WAS NAMED 1 OF 4 NATIONAL FINALISTS IN 2016 FOR AN EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AWARD FROM US2020 AND THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THESE PROGRAMS. EDUCATION FORUM - THE ANNUAL EDUCATION FORUM WAS CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE MORNING EVENT IN JUNE 2016 FOCUSED ON THE CURRENT STATE OF EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE VISION FOR THE FUTURE WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND EDUCATORS DISCUSSING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES NEEDED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS. MICHEAL GILLIGAN, THE VP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR ACHIEVE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., PRESENTED AN INTERACTIVE KEYNOTE ON INITIATIVES TO ADVOCATE AND ADVANCE THE COLLEGE AND CAREER AGENDA IN THE U.S. INFORMING THE COMMUNITY - AN IMPORTANT ROLE OF WAKEED IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, BUSINESS LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT WHAT WORKS IN SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC GROWTH. WE ALSO PROVIDE CLEAR, INDEPENDENT COMMENTARY AND REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY ISSUES. IN CONTEXT AND WAKEEDGE PUBLICATIONS ARE USED AS PRIMARY COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS AND ARE DISTRIBUTED TO AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 6,000 PEOPLE IN WAKE COUNTY. IN CONTEXT IS PUBLISHED TWICE PER MONTH AND REPORTS ON KEY EDUCATIONAL ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. IT ALSO PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS COMING FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND EXPLAINS THE IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. WAKEEDGE IS PUBLISHED AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY UPDATES ON KEY LEGISLATION, BUDGETARY DECISIONS AND ISSUES AFFECTING WCPSS. THIS PUBLICATION SERVES AS AN ALERT FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE WITH WAKEED ON ADVOCACY EFFORTS WHEN A "CALL TO ACTION" IS WARRANTED. PIECES OF GOLD - EACH YEAR WAKEED HOSTS THE PRINCIPALS RECEPTION TO HONOR THOSE PRINCIPALS WHOSE SCHOOLS ARE SELECTED TO PERFORM IN PIECES OF GOLD, AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE CELEBRATING THE PERFORMING ARTS. THIS RECEPTION IS HELD PRIOR TO THE PERFORMANCE AND IS ATTENDED BY THE PRINCIPALS (~30), THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE COUNTY COMMISSION, THE CITY MANAGER, MEMBERS OF WAKEED'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WAKEED'S CORNERSTONE INVESTORS, AND THE WAKEED STAFF. APPROXIMATELY 80 INDIVIDUALS GATHER AT THE ALFRED WILLIAMS & CO. OFFICES TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THESE PRINCIPALS. |
| CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY-FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | EACH BOARD MEMBER REVIEWS THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND SIGNS A STATEMENT DISCLOSING IF CONFLICTS EXIST. MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THEY CAN RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY VOTE WHERE A CONFLICT EXISTS. |
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