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.) .... | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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.") . | 471,311 | 844,747 | 504,815 | 1,227,117 | 970,294 | 4,018,284 |
| 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...... | 309,901,601 | 325,525,656 | 333,020,612 | 360,365,053 | 407,192,210 | 1,736,005,132 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | 22,795 | 22,795 | ||||
| 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. | 310,372,912 | 326,370,403 | 333,525,427 | 361,592,170 | 408,185,299 | 1,740,046,211 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 0 | |||||
| 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. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 1,740,046,211 | |||||
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... | 310,372,912 | 326,370,403 | 333,525,427 | 361,592,170 | 408,185,299 | 1,740,046,211 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 2,001,151 | 2,039,687 | 3,840,132 | 1,888,516 | 4,782,943 | 14,552,429 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 4,206,362 | 4,283,142 | 4,447,105 | 2,473,813 | 105,517 | 15,515,939 |
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 6,207,513 | 6,322,829 | 8,287,237 | 4,362,329 | 4,888,460 | 30,068,368 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 1,004,786 | 810,379 | 943,979 | 456,249 | 3,215,393 | |
| 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.).. | 317,585,211 | 333,503,611 | 342,756,643 | 366,410,748 | 413,073,759 | 1,773,329,972 |
| 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 | THERE MAY BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING ENTIRELY OF TRUSTEES THAT SHALL EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL REPORT ON ITS ACTIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO RESCIND ANY VOTE OR RESOLUTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, BUT NO SUCH RECESSION SHALL HAVE RETROAVTICE EFFECT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN EXTERNAL, INDEPENDENT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM WITH THE ASSISTANCE BY MFA'S FINANCE TEAM. ONCE THE FORM 990 WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS SHARED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS AND DISCUSSED AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS ANNUALLY. THE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE POLICY BY: REQUIRING THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE; REVIEWING ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS; AND PUTTING IN PLACE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO MANAGE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. MFA EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERST THAT ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT IMMEDIATELY UPON BEING AWARE OF SAME, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMTED TO, ANY OFFERS OR INCENTIVE PAYMENT OR FREE ITEMS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY SUPPLIERS OR VENDORS, AND OUTSIDE ENTITIES IN WHICH THE MFA EMPLOYEE OR HIS/HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER HAS A FINANCIAL OR COMPENSATION INTEREST. THE INDIVIDUAL MUST DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND RESPOND TO ANY INQUIRIES OF THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. FOR ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF FACULTY AND STAFF, THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR WILL REVIEW THE DISCLOSURE RECORD AND DETERMINE WHETER A CONFLICT EXISTS. FOR CHAIRS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT, THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MFA'S PRESIDENT, CEO AND GENERAL COUNSEL WILL REVIEW THE DISCLOSURE RECORD AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. FOR THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL, THE MFA'S PRESIDENT AND CEO WILL REVIEW THE DISLOSURE RECORD AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. FOR THE MFA'S PRESIDENT AND CEO, OUTSIDE COUNSEL WILL BE CONSULTED, THE DISCLOSURE RECORD WILL BE REVIEWED AND DETERMINATION WILL BE MADE BY THE CHAIR OF MFA'S AUDIT COMMITTEE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXISTST IN AN OUTSIDE INTEREST OR THE OUTSIDE INTEREST IS FOUND TO GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT FOR FACULTY AND STAFF, THE CHAIR MAY PROHIBIT THE CONFLICT AND OUTSIDE INTEREST OR RECOMMEND TO THE MFA'S PRESIDENT AND CEO CONDITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS TO MANAGE THE CONFLICT. THE MFA'S PRESIDENT AND CEO SHALL DECIDE IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION WHETHER TO ACCEPT SUCH RESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS, IMPLEMENT OTHERS, OR PROHIBIT THE CONFLICT OR OUTSIDE INTEREST. INTENTIONAL VIOLATION OF THE POLICY MAY BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION, UP TO AND AND INCLUDING TERMINATION |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS WORKED WITH THE CEO SEARCH COMMITTEE AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL TO PREPARE THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE NEXT CEO. FOR CHIEF-LEVEL POSITIONS, THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (CHRO) WORKED WITH THE DIRECTOR, TOTAL REWARDS, TO IDENTIFY TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION RANGES FOR COMPARABLE ROLES WITHIN THE METRO DC AREA. THESE RANGES WERE PRESENTED TO INTERIM CEO AND TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL BEFORE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE FOR INCUMBENTS AND BEFORE OFFERS WERE EXTENDED TO PROSPECTIVE EXECUTIVES. FOR THE GENERAL COUNSEL POSITION - FOLLOWING THE REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION RANGES PRESENTED BY THE CHRO, THE INTERIM CEO AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD SOLICITED AND RECEIVED SUPPORT FOR THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE OFFERED TO THE NEW GENERAL COUNSEL. FOR THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER POSITION - FOLLOWING THE REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION RANGES PRESENTED BY THE CHRO, THE INTERIM CEO AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD WILL SOLICIT WRITTEN CONSENT FROM GWU AND UHS PRIOR TO EXTENDING AN OFFER TO THE CFO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS CAN BE MADE IN WRITING VIA REGULAR MAIL OR EMAIL. |
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