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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,883,660 | 4,278,411 | 5,028,231 | 5,663,006 | 4,983,895 | 23,837,203 |
| 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 | 3,883,660 | 4,278,411 | 5,028,231 | 5,663,006 | 4,983,895 | 23,837,203 |
| 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).. | 3,340,638 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 20,496,565 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,883,660 | 4,278,411 | 5,028,231 | 5,663,006 | 4,983,895 | 23,837,203 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 984 | 821 | 801 | 285 | 136 | 3,027 |
| 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.).. | 8,088 | 8,088 | 10,476 | 8,807 | 1,970 | 37,429 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 23,877,659 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ARTICLE 5 OF ITS BYLAWS REGARDING MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS, TERMINATION, TRANSFER, MEETINGS, VOTING AND QUORUM, FOLLOWING ITS AGREEMENT WITH ALIGHT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS, CLASS A MEMBERS AND CLASS B MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE FOLLOWING: DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS, MERGER TERMS AND AMENDMENTS TO THOSE TERMS, AND, ON ANY ELECTION TO DISSOLVE THE CORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FORMAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 LIES WITH THE, FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WITH THE FULL BOARD ACCEPTING OR REJECTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. WITH THE SUPPORT AND INPUT FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S CPA FIRM, MANAGEMENT COMPLETES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE FORMALLY PRESENTING IT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. IN COLLABORATION WITH MANAGEMENT, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DIRECTS RELEVANT EDITS OR CHANGES TO BE MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CPA AND DOES A FINAL APPROVAL AFTER ALL CHANGES ARE FINALIZED. AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE FORM 990, THEY SUBMIT IT TO THE FULL BOARD TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE RECOMMENDATION. THE APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 IS RECORDED IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING NOTES, AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE FULL BOARD IS RECORDED IN BOARD MEETING NOTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | UPWARDLY GLOBAL HAS IMPLEMENTED AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SIGNOFF PROCESS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS. THIS PROCEDURE ENSURES THAT ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HAS REQUIRED ALL NEW EMPLOYEES TO CERTIFY THAT NO CONFLICTS EXIST. THESE RESPONSES ARE MONITORED BY HUMAN RESOURCES. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST: (A) AN INTERESTED PERSON MAKES A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (B) THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. (C) AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER UPWARDLY GLOBAL CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (D) IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN UPWARDLY GLOBAL' BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT MAKES ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. 2. VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY: (A) IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORDS THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. (B) IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. IN ADDITION, EVERYONE WHO SIGNS THE ANNUAL COI ATTESTATION WILL LIST THEIR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. FINANCE, THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE THE LIST(S). ALL WILL BE TASKED WITH ENSURING THE CONFLICTED PARTY IS EXCLUDED FROM TRANSACTIONS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | IN 2018, WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW PRESIDENT & CEO, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION SURVEY WAS COMMISSIONED TO ENSURE THAT UPWARDLY GLOBAL IS PAYING A COMPETITIVE SALARY WHEN COMPARED TO ITS PEER ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO IN 2018, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED AN INTERNAL EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR ALL POSITIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE TOP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. A REVIEW OF THE ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED AND A COMPENSATION RANGE WAS SET AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR PERFORMANCE INCREASES IN FY19. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN SEPTEMBER 2018. IN 2018, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED AN INTERNAL EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION FOR ALL POSITIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION. A REVIEW OF THE ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED AND A COMPENSATION RANGE WAS SET AND APPROVED FOR PERFORMANCE INCREASES IN FY19. THESE REVIEWS WERE PERFORMED AND REVIEWED BY HR AND THE CEO.THE ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR SOME ONE-TIME SALARY ADJUSTMENTS IN POSITIONS WITH SALARIES BELOW MARKET RANGE. INCREASES WERE APPROVED IN THE 2019 BUDGET BY THE BOARD AND IMPLEMENTED IN EARLY 2019. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. |
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