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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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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.") .. | 72,186 | 65,700 | 67,191 | 93,862 | 65,000 | 363,939 |
| 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 | 72,186 | 65,700 | 67,191 | 93,862 | 65,000 | 363,939 |
| 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).. | 265,442 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 98,497 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 72,186 | 65,700 | 67,191 | 93,862 | 65,000 | 363,939 |
| 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 | 363,939 | |||||
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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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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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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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..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| INTRODUCTION THE WORLD PEACE PARENTS FOUNDATION ("WPPF") WAS FOUNDED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 TO ENGAGE PARENTS IF NEWBORNS IN PARTICIPATING BIRTHING CENTERS 1)TO INVITE THEM TO ENROLL IN ITS PARENTING PROGRAM, 2) TO PROVIDE ENROLLED PARENTS WITH ONGOING MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO HELP THEM UPDATE AND ENHANCE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS, AND 3) TO PARTICIPATE IN FAMILY RESEARCH BY COMPARING FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN OUR PARENTING PROGRAM WITH PARENTS NOT ENROLLED. ON JUNE 30, 2004, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") DETERMINED THAT WPPF QUALIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER IRC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). THE DISCUSSION BELOW DEMONSTRATES THAT WPPF CONTINUES TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLIC CHARITY BECAUSE IT RECEIVES SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN TEN PERCENT OF ITS FUNDING FROM THE PUBLIC AND MEETS OTHER FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT QUALIFY IT FOR PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS. THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST REQUIRES AN ORGANIZATION TO FIRST SHOW THAT IT RECEIVES AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I). SECOND, AN ORGANIZATION MUST ALSO SHOW THAT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THE CHARITY IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. ID. AT (F)(3)(II). DISCUSSION THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST IS CALCULATED ON AN AGGREGATE BASIS AND CONSIDERS THE TAXABLE YEAR BEING TESTED AND THE FOUR TAXABLE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE TAXABLE YEAR. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(4). WPPF RECEIVES MORE THAN TEN PERCENT OF ITS FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN DETERMINING THE TEN PERCENT SUPPORT FACTOR, CONTRIBUTIONS BY AN INDIVIDUAL, TRUST, OR CORPORATION ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC "ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS BY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL, TRUST, OR CORPORATION . . . DOES NOT EXCEED TWO PERCENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL SUPPORT." ID. AT (F)(6). HOWEVER, THIS TWO PERCENT LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY TO DONATIONS FROM CERTAIN PARTIES, INCLUDING DONATIONS FROM PUBLIC CHARITIES. ID. DURING THE RELEVANT TIME FRAME, WPPF RECEIVED 27.06% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SEE THE DONOR RECAP ATTACHED HERETO. WPPF IS ORGANIZED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT. AN ORGANIZATION MUST BE ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN A WAY THAT ATTRACTS NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3)(II). AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE CONSIDERED TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IF IT MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR COMMUNITY IN DETERMINING WHETHER AN ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR COMMUNITY, CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO WHETHER THE SCOPE OF ITS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES IS REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF ITS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. CONSIDERATION WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION, IN ITS EARLY YEARS OF EXISTENCE, MAY LIMIT THE SCOPE OF ITS SOLICITATION TO PERSONS DEEMED MOST LIKELY TO PROVIDE SEED MONEY IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE IT TO COMMENCE ITS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND EXPAND ITS SOLICITATION PROGRAM. DONATIONS TO WPPF HAVE EXCLUSIVELY COME FROM INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE LEARNED ABOUT WPPF'S MISSION AND SUPPORTED WPPF WITH DONATIONS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE MINOR DONORS OF WPPF. OTHERWISE, WPPF DONORS HAVE NO FAMILIAL OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH WPPF OR ANY OF WPPF'S BOARD. TWO NOTABLE DONORS ARE SO IMPASSIONED WITH WPPF'S BROAD- BASED FAMILY CAUSE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE THAT THEY DONATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR WHICH MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR WPPF TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC SUPPORT OVER 33 1/3%. WPPF ALSO HAS LOW EXPENSES BECAUSE OF THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF TIME THAT ITS MANAGEMENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS GIVE. DUE TO THE LIMITED EXPENSES OF OPERATING WPPF COMBINED WITH THE ENTHUSIASM OF DONORS (INCLUDING PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS) WHO APPROACH WPPF, WPPF HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION. THIS IS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT WPPF IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN A WAY THAT HAS, SINCE 2004 ATTRACTED NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. OTHER DETERMINING FACTORS AN ORGANIZATION MUST SATISFY SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT (REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3)(III); SOURCES OF SUPPORT (ID. AT (E)(3)(IV)); REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY (ID. AT (E)(3) (V)); AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES (ID. AT (E)(3)(VI)); AND OTHER FACTORS PERTINENT TO MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (ID. AT (E)(3)(VII)). "HOWEVER, AN ORGANIZATION IS NOT GENERALLY REQUIRED TO SATISFY ALL OF THE SE FACTORS . . . THE FACTORS RELEVANT TO EACH CASE AND THE WEIGHT ACCORDED TO ANY ONE OF THEM MAY DIFFER DEPENDING UPON THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE." ID. AT (F)(3)(III). 1.WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION IS RECEIVING? "THE HIGHER THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT . . . FROM PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES, THE LESSER WILL BE THE BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING THE PUBLICLY SUPPORTED NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH OTHER FACTORS . . . WHILE THE LOWER THE PERCENTAGE, THE GREATER WILL BE THE BURDEN". TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9 (F)(3)(III)(A). THE 10% TEST IS AN OBJECTIVE TEST. IN THE PRESENT CASE, WPPF CLEARLY EXCEEDS THE 10% TEST. FROM 2014-2018, WPPF HAS RECEIVED 27.06% OF ITS FUNDS FROM PUBLIC SUPPORT ON AVERAGE. THIS IS 6.27% AWAY FROM THE THIRTY-THREE AND ONE-THIRD PROVISION AND SHOULD ALLOW THE IRS TO RELY LESS HEAVILY ON THE OTHER PRONGS OF THIS TEST. 2.DOES THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS? THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION MEETS THE PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS THROUGH SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS, RATHER THAN RECEIVING ALMOST ALL OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE MEMBERS OF A SINGLE FAMILY, WILL BE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE OF AN ORGANIZATION BEING 'PUBLICLY SUPPORTED.' IN DETERMINING WHAT IS A 'REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS,' CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION INVOLVED, THE LENGTH OF TIME IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE, AND WHETHER IT LIMITS ITS ACTIVITIES TO A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY OR REGION OR TO A SPECIAL FIELD WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED TO APPEAL TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF PERSONS. REG. 1.170A-9 (F)(3)(III)(B). SINCE THE FOUNDATION STARTED OPERATIONS IN 2004, IT HAS RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM APPROXIMATELY 200 DONORS. FOR THREE YEARS THE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE OF UTAH STATEWIDE FUNDING CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT SMALL NONPROFITS KNOWN AS "LOVE-UTAH, GIVE-UTAH" RESULTED IN LARGE NUMBER OF 10 TO 25 DONATIONS-BUT ONLY A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING. OUR DONORS ALSO INCLUDE SOME BUSINESS ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WPPF IS A RELATIVELY SMALL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND THEREFORE APPROXIMATELY 200 DONORS ARE INDICATIVE OF ITS CONCERTED AND ONGOING EFFORTS TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT. 3.DOES THE ORGANIZATION HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY? THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION HAS A GOVERNING BODY WHICH REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC, RATHER THAN THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS . . . WILL BE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE OF AN ORGANIZATION BEING "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED." AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE TREATED AS HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY IF IT HAS A GOVERNING BODY . . . WHICH IS COMPRISED OF . . . PERSONS HAVING SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE IN THE PARTICULAR FIELD OR DISCIPLINE IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS OPERATING; OR OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, SUCH AS ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS, CLERGYMEN, EDUCATORS, CIVIC LEADERS, OR OTHER SUCH PERSONS REPRESENTING A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE VIEWS AND INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY . . . REG. 1.170A-9 (F)(3)(III)(C). WPPF'S GOVERNING BODY CONSISTS OF A SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT U.S. STATES. THESE BOARD MEMBERS WERE SELECTED TO GIVE THE FOUNDATION VARIED PERSPECTIVES FROM THEIR DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND DISCIPLINES AS WELL AS THEIR VARIED GEOGRAPHIC VIEWS. ALL MEMBERS OF WPPF BOARD DONATE THEIR TIME AND ARE NOT COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICE ON THE BOARD. A BRIEF BIO OF THE DIRECTORS DURING WPPF'S FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018 IS ATTACHED TO THIS STATEMENT AS EXHIBIT A. FOR DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT THE FOUNDATION'S IS HANDLED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY/TREASURER AS PROVIDED IN FOUNDATION BY- LAWS WHO DONATE THEIR MANAGEMENT SERVICES WITHOUT PAY. THE SECRETARY/TREASURER IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S MARRIED DAUGHTER. THE FOUNDATION HAS NO EMPLOYEES. ESSENTIAL SERVICES OTHER THAN DAILY MANAGEMENT ARE PROVIDED BY ENGAGING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND PART-TIME HELP AS NEEDED. WPPF'S BOARD DOES NOT REPRESENT PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF DONORS AND ITS GOVERNING BODY IS EVIDENCE OF WPPF'S COMMITMENT TO REPRESENT THAT BROAD INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. 4.DOES THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDE PUBLIC FACILITIES, SERVICES, OR PARTICIPATION? |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 17A | INTRODUCTION THE WORLD PEACE PARENTS FOUNDATION ("WPPF") WAS FOUNDED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 TO ENGAGE PARENTS IF NEWBORNS IN PARTICIPATING BIRTHING CENTERS 1)TO INVITE THEM TO ENROLL IN ITS PARENTING PROGRAM, 2) TO PROVIDE ENROLLED PARENTS WITH ONGOING MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO HELP THEM UPDATE AND ENHANCE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS, AND 3) TO PARTICIPATE IN FAMILY RESEARCH BY COMPARING FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN OUR PARENTING PROGRAM WITH PARENTS NOT ENROLLED. ON JUNE 30, 2004, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") DETERMINED THAT WPPF QUALIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER IRC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). THE DISCUSSION BELOW DEMONSTRATES THAT WPPF CONTINUES TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLIC CHARITY BECAUSE IT RECEIVES SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN TEN PERCENT OF ITS FUNDING FROM THE PUBLIC AND MEETS OTHER FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT QUALIFY IT FOR PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS. THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST REQUIRES AN ORGANIZATION TO FIRST SHOW THAT IT RECEIVES AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(I). SECOND, AN ORGANIZATION MUST ALSO SHOW THAT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THE CHARITY IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. ID. AT (F)(3)(II). DISCUSSION THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST IS CALCULATED ON AN AGGREGATE BASIS AND CONSIDERS THE TAXABLE YEAR BEING TESTED AND THE FOUR TAXABLE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE TAXABLE YEAR. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(4). WPPF RECEIVES MORE THAN TEN PERCENT OF ITS FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN DETERMINING THE TEN PERCENT SUPPORT FACTOR, CONTRIBUTIONS BY AN INDIVIDUAL, TRUST, OR CORPORATION ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC "ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS BY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL, TRUST, OR CORPORATION . . . DOES NOT EXCEED TWO PERCENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL SUPPORT." ID. AT (F)(6). HOWEVER, THIS TWO PERCENT LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY TO DONATIONS FROM CERTAIN PARTIES, INCLUDING DONATIONS FROM PUBLIC CHARITIES. ID. DURING THE RELEVANT TIME FRAME, WPPF RECEIVED 27.06% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SEE THE DONOR RECAP ATTACHED HERETO. WPPF IS ORGANIZED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT. AN ORGANIZATION MUST BE ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN A WAY THAT ATTRACTS NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3)(II). AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE CONSIDERED TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IF IT MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR COMMUNITY IN DETERMINING WHETHER AN ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR COMMUNITY, CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO WHETHER THE SCOPE OF ITS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES IS REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF ITS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. CONSIDERATION WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION, IN ITS EARLY YEARS OF EXISTENCE, MAY LIMIT THE SCOPE OF ITS SOLICITATION TO PERSONS DEEMED MOST LIKELY TO PROVIDE SEED MONEY IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE IT TO COMMENCE ITS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND EXPAND ITS SOLICITATION PROGRAM. DONATIONS TO WPPF HAVE EXCLUSIVELY COME FROM INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE LEARNED ABOUT WPPF'S MISSION AND SUPPORTED WPPF WITH DONATIONS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE MINOR DONORS OF WPPF. OTHERWISE, WPPF DONORS HAVE NO FAMILIAL OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH WPPF OR ANY OF WPPF'S BOARD. TWO NOTABLE DONORS ARE SO IMPASSIONED WITH WPPF'S BROAD- BASED FAMILY CAUSE PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE THAT THEY DONATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR WHICH MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR WPPF TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC SUPPORT OVER 33 1/3%. WPPF ALSO HAS LOW EXPENSES BECAUSE OF THE GENEROUS DONATIONS OF TIME THAT ITS MANAGEMENT, BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS GIVE. DUE TO THE LIMITED EXPENSES OF OPERATING WPPF COMBINED WITH THE ENTHUSIASM OF DONORS (INCLUDING PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS) WHO APPROACH WPPF, WPPF HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION. THIS IS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT WPPF IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN A WAY THAT HAS, SINCE 2004 ATTRACTED NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. OTHER DETERMINING FACTORS AN ORGANIZATION MUST SATISFY SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT (REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3)(III); SOURCES OF SUPPORT (ID. AT (E)(3)(IV)); REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY (ID. AT (E)(3) (V)); AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES (ID. AT (E)(3)(VI)); AND OTHER FACTORS PERTINENT TO MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (ID. AT (E)(3)(VII)). "HOWEVER, AN ORGANIZATION IS NOT GENERALLY REQUIRED TO SATISFY ALL OF THE SE FACTORS . . . THE FACTORS RELEVANT TO EACH CASE AND THE WEIGHT ACCORDED TO ANY ONE OF THEM MAY DIFFER DEPENDING UPON THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE." ID. AT (F)(3)(III). 1.WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION IS RECEIVING? "THE HIGHER THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT . . . FROM PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES, THE LESSER WILL BE THE BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING THE PUBLICLY SUPPORTED NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH OTHER FACTORS . . . WHILE THE LOWER THE PERCENTAGE, THE GREATER WILL BE THE BURDEN". TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9 (F)(3)(III)(A). THE 10% TEST IS AN OBJECTIVE TEST. IN THE PRESENT CASE, WPPF CLEARLY EXCEEDS THE 10% TEST. FROM 2014-2018, WPPF HAS RECEIVED 27.06% OF ITS FUNDS FROM PUBLIC SUPPORT ON AVERAGE. THIS IS 6.27% AWAY FROM THE THIRTY-THREE AND ONE-THIRD PROVISION AND SHOULD ALLOW THE IRS TO RELY LESS HEAVILY ON THE OTHER PRONGS OF THIS TEST. 2.DOES THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS? THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION MEETS THE PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS THROUGH SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS, RATHER THAN RECEIVING ALMOST ALL OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE MEMBERS OF A SINGLE FAMILY, WILL BE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE OF AN ORGANIZATION BEING 'PUBLICLY SUPPORTED.' IN DETERMINING WHAT IS A 'REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS,' CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION INVOLVED, THE LENGTH OF TIME IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE, AND WHETHER IT LIMITS ITS ACTIVITIES TO A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY OR REGION OR TO A SPECIAL FIELD WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED TO APPEAL TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF PERSONS. REG. 1.170A-9 (F)(3)(III)(B). SINCE THE FOUNDATION STARTED OPERATIONS IN 2004, IT HAS RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM APPROXIMATELY 200 DONORS. FOR THREE YEARS THE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE OF UTAH STATEWIDE FUNDING CAMPAIGN TO BENEFIT SMALL NONPROFITS KNOWN AS "LOVE-UTAH, GIVE-UTAH" RESULTED IN LARGE NUMBER OF 10 TO 25 DONATIONS-BUT ONLY A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDING. OUR DONORS ALSO INCLUDE SOME BUSINESS ENTITIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WPPF IS A RELATIVELY SMALL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND THEREFORE APPROXIMATELY 200 DONORS ARE INDICATIVE OF ITS CONCERTED AND ONGOING EFFORTS TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT. 3.DOES THE ORGANIZATION HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY? THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION HAS A GOVERNING BODY WHICH REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC, RATHER THAN THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS . . . WILL BE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE OF AN ORGANIZATION BEING "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED." AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE TREATED AS HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY IF IT HAS A GOVERNING BODY . . . WHICH IS COMPRISED OF . . . PERSONS HAVING SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE IN THE PARTICULAR FIELD OR DISCIPLINE IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS OPERATING; OR OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, SUCH AS ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS, CLERGYMEN, EDUCATORS, CIVIC LEADERS, OR OTHER SUCH PERSONS REPRESENTING A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE VIEWS AND INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY . . . REG. 1.170A-9 (F)(3)(III)(C). WPPF'S GOVERNING BODY CONSISTS OF A SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT U.S. STATES. THESE BOARD MEMBERS WERE SELECTED TO GIVE THE FOUNDATION VARIED PERSPECTIVES FROM THEIR DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND DISCIPLINES AS WELL AS THEIR VARIED GEOGRAPHIC VIEWS. ALL MEMBERS OF WPPF BOARD DONATE THEIR TIME AND ARE NOT COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICE ON THE BOARD. A BRIEF BIO OF THE DIRECTORS DURING WPPF'S FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018 IS ATTACHED TO THIS STATEMENT AS EXHIBIT A. FOR DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT THE FOUNDATION'S IS HANDLED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY/TREASURER AS PROVIDED IN FOUNDATION BY- LAWS WHO DONATE THEIR MANAGEMENT SERVICES WITHOUT PAY. THE SECRETARY/TREASURER IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S MARRIED DAUGHTER. THE FOUNDATION HAS NO EMPLOYEES. ESSENTIAL SERVICES OTHER THAN DAILY MANAGEMENT ARE PROVIDED BY ENGAGING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND PART-TIME HELP AS NEEDED. WPPF'S BOARD DOES NOT REPRESENT PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF DONORS AND ITS GOVERNING BODY IS EVIDENCE OF WPPF'S COMMITMENT TO REPRESENT THAT BROAD INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. 4.DOES THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDE PUBLIC FACILITIES, SERVICES, OR PARTICIPATION? |
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| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 | EXPENSES SUPPLIES 5,791 TELEPHONE 2,023 TONER 2,728 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1,390 WEBSITE 478 TRAVEL 3,595 INTEREST 6,255 REGISTRATION FEES 190 BANK CHARGES 39 MISCELLANEOUS 823 FULFILLMENT SERVICES 7,672 PROGRAM SERVICES 100 MEALS 587 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 184 TOTAL 31,855 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 | INVENTORIES FOR SALE OR USE 15,357 20,724 EQUIPMENT 7,697 8,619 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 7,383 6,991 CHAT DVD 59,735 59,735 INTERNAL DATABASE 9,800 12,800 KINDER KRONICLE 71,005 87,003 TRADEMARK/COPYRIGHT 17,704 17,704 V.L. KESLER FYE 6/30/16 RECEIVABLE 779 779 MAILING SHIPPING SUPPLIES 1,421 3,276 APP DEVELOPMENT 0 3,000 TOTAL 176,115 206,649 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 6,500 7,074 LOANS FROM OFFICERS 78,425 74,456 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III | THE MISSION OF WORLD PEACE PARENTS FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE PARENTS OF NEWBORN CHILDREN WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE PARENTING INFORMATION AND PRINCIPLES, THROUGH ITS "BEGIN WITH THE CHILDREN" PARENTING PROGRAM, TO HELP THEM UPDATE AND ENHANCE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF REARING A PRODUCTIVE FAMILY IN TODAY'S CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT |
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