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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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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 967,758 | 2,727,201 | 2,978,751 | 3,152,513 | 3,146,583 | 12,972,806 |
| 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 | 6,613,993 | 4,095,422 | 4,308,968 | 4,594,961 | 4,715,603 | 24,328,947 |
| 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 | 7,581,751 | 6,822,623 | 7,287,719 | 7,747,474 | 7,862,186 | 37,301,753 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 855,011 | 724,871 | 657,821 | 680,505 | 695,973 | 3,614,181 |
| 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.. | 855,011 | 724,871 | 657,821 | 680,505 | 695,973 | 3,614,181 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 33,687,572 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 7,581,751 | 6,822,623 | 7,287,719 | 7,747,474 | 7,862,186 | 37,301,753 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 1,806,391 | 1,938,852 | 1,839,580 | 1,905,329 | 1,980,434 | 9,470,586 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 1,806,391 | 1,938,852 | 1,839,580 | 1,905,329 | 1,980,434 | 9,470,586 |
| 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.) .. | 35,549 | 35,083 | 101,849 | 62,559 | 42,144 | 277,184 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 9,423,691 | 8,796,558 | 9,229,148 | 9,715,362 | 9,884,764 | 47,049,523 |
| 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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, 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 2019. 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 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SELECTS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS, AND APPROVES ANY NON-AUDIT SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS BEFORE THE SERVICES ARE RENDERED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SET COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR TCA OFFICES AND THE FIVE MOST HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE APPROVES THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY, AND HIRES THE INVESTMENT MANAGERS, THE CUSTODIAN, AND INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE FULL BOARD, MAY NAME ONE OR MORE OF ITS MEMBERS AS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. SUCH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT AND AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION WHILE THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION, SUBJECT TO SUCH LIMITATIONS AS MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE BOARD'S RESOLUTION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN REFERENCE TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS: (1) THE FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; (2) THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THE BYLAWS, OR THE ADOPTION OF NEW BYLAWS; AND (3) THE FIXING OF COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD OR ON ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN THE EVENT A VACANCY OCCURS IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A MAJORITY OF THOSE NAMED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ACCOUNTING AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENTS. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER, THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, OTHER OFFICERS, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE POLICY OCCUR ANNUALLY DURING A BOARD MEETING, AND THE CONTROLLER MONITORS NEW VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. RESTRICTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL BE DETERMINED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO ENSURE SAFEGUARDS ARE APPROPRIATE TO ENSURE THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION WILL BE RETAINED AS DETERMINED BY THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH COMPLIANCE WITH STATE FILING REQUIREMENTS. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C: | THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE FILING YEAR. |
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