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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| (A)
BETHANY LUTHERAN COLLEGE |
410747165 | 2 | Yes | 2,872,500 | 0 | |
| (B)
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD |
237181739 | 1 | Yes | 461,000 | 0 | |
| (C)
INTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN LAYMEN'S LEAGUE |
431631485 | 10 | Yes | 240,000 | 0 | |
| (D)
LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD |
430658188 | 1 | Yes | 2,050,500 | 0 | |
| (E)
WISCONSIN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD |
391656073 | 1 | Yes | 873,000 | 0 | |
| (F)
WISCONSIN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD |
390842084 | 1 | Yes | 2,163,000 | 0 | |
| (G)
WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE |
237179639 | 2 | Yes | 3,960,000 | 0 | |
| (H)
MISSION ADVANCEMENT PROJECT |
411938532 | 1 | No | 380,000 | 0 | |
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Total 8
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13,000,000 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2,994,364 | |||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | 9,611,121 | |||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | 12,605,485 | |||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | 332 | |||
| 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 | 4,175,367 | |||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | 8,429,786 | |||
| 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 | 320,329,308 | |||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | 5,816,801 | |||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | 36,433,250 | |||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | 362,579,359 | |||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): 0 |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | 362,579,359 | |||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | 5,438,690 | |||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | 357,140,669 | |||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | 12,499,923 | |||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | 12,499,923 | |||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | 8,429,786 | |||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | 7,165,318 | |||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | 12,499,923 | |||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | 12,499,923 | |||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | 12,499,923 | |||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 13,000,000 | |
|
2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
0 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 0 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 0 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | 0 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 0 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 13,000,000 | |
|
8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
0 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | 12,499,923 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 0 % | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | 12,499,923 | |||
|
2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
0 | |||
| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014.......0 | ||||
| b From 2015.......0 | ||||
| c From 2016.......0 | ||||
| d From 2017.......0 | ||||
| e From 2018.......2,497,691 | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | 2,497,691 | |||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | 0 | |||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | 2,497,691 | |||
|
i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
0 | |||
| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | 0 | |||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ 13,000,000 | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | 0 | |||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | 10,002,233 | |||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | 2,997,767 | |||
|
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. |
0 | |||
|
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. |
0 | |||
|
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
2,997,767 | |||
| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015.....0 | ||||
| b Excess from 2016.....0 | ||||
| c Excess from 2017.....0 | ||||
| d Excess from 2018.....0 | ||||
| e Excess from 2019.....2,997,767 | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| part iv, section d, line 3 | key employees and/or trustees of the foundation maintain close and continuous relationships with each of the foundation's supported organizations by serving on the organization's governing body and/or maintaining a working relationship with the beneficiary organization's board members. these relationships allow the foundation to remain responsive to the needs of its supported organizations as well as oversee the use of the grant funds. further, these relationships provide the supported organizations with a way to exercise a voice in the investment and grantmaking activities of the foundation. |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A | The Foundation has a trustee succession committee. This committee cannot influence the trustees or make decisions for the trustees, but if the committee determines that the trustee(s) acted outside the best interests of the Foundation, they can replace that trustee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8B | There are no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | The disclosure statement on conflict of interest is submitted annually by all individuals at the beginning of the fiscal year of the foundation and returned to the board of trustees. After review, copies are submitted to the legal advisors of the Foundation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The Foundation makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request. The Foundation considers its financial statements as confidential and proprietary information and, therefore, does not make them available to the public. |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Statement of Revenue | The organization is reporting investment income, rental income and gain/(loss) amounts in column (D) because such amounts represent revenue which is excludable under the rules provided in IRC Sections 512, 513 and 514. Such amounts are used by the Foundation to operate for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more of its specific religious supported organizations. The expenses reflected on Part IX relate to that revenue and those uses. For purposes of Form 990 reporting, both short-term and long-term gains (as applicable) are reported together. |
| Form 990, Schedule D, Part X. Line 2, FIN 48 Footnote Reporting: | The Foundation is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(a) as an organization described under Section 501(c)(3) and is not a private foundation, because it is an organization described Under Section 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Specifically, the Foundation is a 509(a)(3) Type III, non-functionally integrated supporting organization and is therefore subject to certain ongoing statutory and regulatory requirements with respect to maintaining its public charity status. The Foundation files tax and informational returns with the United States government and income tax returns with state governments, if it has taxable income in those states. The Foundations tax returns and filings are subject to examination by taxing authorities. The Foundation follows FASB ASC Topic 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, which prescribes a comprehensive model for how an organization should measure, recognize, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions it has taken or expects to take on a tax return. Management annually reviews its tax positions and has determined that there no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition in the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2019 AND 2018. The Foundation is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for jurisdictions in which the Foundation has filed tax returns for years prior to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. |
| Form 990, Schedule R | The share of total income and end of year assets for certain entities are not included because they are not included in Part X of Form 990. For entities which require Form 5471 or Form 8858 reporting see attached Forms for entities' activity including end of year assets and total income. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B | COPIES OF THE FORM 990 AND FORM 990T AS FILED ARE PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS WITH THE EXTERNAL CPA TO ASK QUESTIONS AND ENSURE PROPER PRESENTATION OF THE FORMS. |
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