Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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.") .. | 95,000 | 143,000 | 250,938 | 488,938 | ||
| 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 | 95,000 | 143,000 | 250,938 | 488,938 | ||
| 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).. | 8,221 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 480,717 | |||||
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.. | 95,000 | 143,000 | 250,938 | 488,938 | ||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | |||||
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 488,938 | |||||
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.") . | ||||||
| 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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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 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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i
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..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Client Note 1 | Client Note 1 - HISTORY OF COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOW:COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOW WAS UNINCORPORATED FROM ITS FOUNDING IN THE LATE 1990S UNTIL MID-2016, AND FEDERAL TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WAS SECURED IN MAY 2017. FROM ITS FOUNDING UNTIL JULY 2017, CI:NOW OPERATED UNDER THE FISCAL AGENCY OF THE UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY. BECAUSE IT WAS UNINCORPORATED, CI:NOW WAS STAFFED ENTIRELY BY CONTRACT, AND ITS CORE STAFFING, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WAS CONTRACTED TO THE UTHEALTH SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN SAN ANTONIO STARTING IN 2008. THE STAFFING PARTNERSHIP WORKS WELL AND HAS CONTINUED SINCE CI:NOW'S INCORPORATION AS A NONPROFIT AND RECEIPT OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:THE CONTRACTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS DIRECTLY TO AND IS ANNUALLY EVALUATED BY CI:NOW'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERSEES THE CONTRACT BETWEEN CI:NOW AND UTHEALTH, WHICH IS EXTENDED OVER TIME VIA SEMI-ANNUAL CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WHICH MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN ADVANCE OF EXECUTION. THE CONTRACT CAN BE TERMINATED WITH 30 DAYS OF PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE. THUS THE BOARD MAINTAINS THE SAME DEGREE OF CONTROL THAT IT WOULD WERE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AN EMPLOYEE OF CI:NOW, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTLY SUPERVISES OTHER CI:NOW STAFF HOUSED AT THE UTHEALTH SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN SAN ANTONIO. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD INDICATORS PARTNERSHIP (NNIP):COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOW (CI:NOW) IS AN ACTIVE LOCAL PARTNER IN THE NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD INDICATORS PARTNERSHIP, A NETWORK OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD DATA. SUPPORTED AND COORDINATED BY THE URBAN INSTITUTE, NNIP NETWORK ACTIVITIES BUILD LOCAL PARTNERS' CAPACITY TO DEMOCRATIZE DATA TO INFORM LOCAL DECISIONMAKING AND SUPPORT RESIDENTS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. CI:NOW CONTRIBUTES TO AND IS STRENGTHENED THROUGH NNIP THROUGH PEER LEARNING BY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND WEBINARS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALLS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN AND ONLINE TOOLS AND GUIDES. CI:NOW'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO SERVES IN A THREE-YEAR TERM ON NNIP'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH SETS NETWORK POLICY, PLANS MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, AND MONITORS NETWORK PERFORMANCE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | CI:NOW'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PARTICIPATED ACTIVELY IN THE PREPARATION OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON FORM 990. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE FORM 990, AND VOTED TO AUTHORIZE SUBMISSION OF THE RETURN. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOW ADOPTED A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN FEBRUARY 2017. THE POLICY REQUIRES ANNUAL STATEMENTS AS FOLLOWS:1. EACH DIRECTOR,PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON:A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY,B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY,C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, ANDD. UNDERSTANDS CI:NOW IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES.2. EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH DECLARES WHETHER SUCH PERSON IS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.3. IF AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR, THE INFORMATION IN THE ANNUAL STATEMENT CHANGES MATERIALLY, THE DIRECTOR SHALL DISCLOSE SUCH CHANGES AND REVISE THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM.4. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY BY REVIEWING ANNUAL STATEMENTS AND TAKING SUCH OTHER ACTIONS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOW IS STAFFED ENTIRELY BY CONTRACT. UTHEALTH DETERMINES SALARY RANGES FOR SPECIFIC POSITIONS, SETS THE SALARY WHEN A POSITION IS OFFERED TO A NEW EMPLOYEE, AND REVIEWS COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR EQUITY AMONG EMPLOYEES AND COMPETITIVENESS WITH COMPARABLE INSTITUTIONS. UTHEALTH APPROVES COMPENSATION AND FOLLOWS THE POLICY OUTLINED ON THEIR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.UTH.EDU/HR/DEPARTMENT/COMPENSATION/:"THE COMPENSATION SERVICES TEAM COLLABORATES WITH UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION BY PROVIDING COMPENSATION THAT IS EQUITABLE AND COMPETITIVE IN ORDER TO:* ENSURE THAT JOBS AND SALARIES ARE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION HAVE EQUITABLE RELATIONSHIPS TO ONE ANOTHER BASED ON A COMPARABILITY OF DUTIES, COMPLEXITY AND SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY.* REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.* MAINTAIN EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS WITH COMPARABLE PEER HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS, WHILE CONSIDERING THE IMPACT OF INTERNAL EQUITY, WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY.* PROVIDE COMPENSATION THAT IS FAIR AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY."COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOW'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO INDIRECTLY CONTROLS COMPENSATION LEVELS THROUGH THE PERSONNEL CONTRACTING PROCESS. THE PERSONNEL CONTRACT, AMENDED TWICE PER CALENDAR YEAR TO ADD FUNDS TO EXTEND THE MASTER CONTRACT TERM BY SIX MONTHS, IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN ADVANCE OF EXECUTION AS DOCUMENTED IN WRITING IN MEETING MINUTES. THE DESIGNATED COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOW SIGNATORY TO THAT CONTRACT IS THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NOT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHOSE TIME IS INCLUDED IN THAT CONTRACT.SHOULD EITHER UTHEALTH OR THE CORE STAFF CONTRACTED THROUGH UTHEALTH, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FAIL TO PERFORM TO THE BOARD'S SATISFACTION, THE BOARD MAY CHOOSE TO CONTRACT CORE STAFFING THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOY SOME OR ALL STAFF DIRECTLY BY CI:NOW. THE TERMS OF THE ULHEALTH CONTRACT PROVIDE FOR TERMINATION BY EITHER PARTY WITH 30 DAYS OF PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN PART VI, 15 A |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | COMMUNITY INFORMATION NOW MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |