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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) 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.") .. | 5,972,359 | 2,682,844 | 8,561,112 | 4,935,802 | 2,985,403 | 25,137,520 |
| 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 | 5,972,359 | 2,682,844 | 8,561,112 | 4,935,802 | 2,985,403 | 25,137,520 |
| 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).. | 3,337,140 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 21,800,380 | |||||
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.. | 5,972,359 | 2,682,844 | 8,561,112 | 4,935,802 | 2,985,403 | 25,137,520 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,503,405 | 1,762,510 | 2,468,027 | 3,426,782 | 2,476,130 | 11,636,854 |
| 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 | 36,774,374 | |||||
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..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO MAKE THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE A STANDING COMMITTEE. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE. THE BYLAWS WERE ALSO AMENDED TO STATE: "THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL CONSIST OF NINE (9) MEMBERS, ONE OF WHOM SHALL AUTOMATICALLY BE THE CHAIR OR A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL." "EACH COMMITTEE SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF THE EVENTS AND DISCUSSIONS THAT TAKE PLACE AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND SHALL PRESENT A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COMMITTEE MEETING." "THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL NOMINATE TRUSTEES TO CHAIR AND TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF EACH STANDING COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE NOMINEES SHALL BE CONFIRMED BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING." "THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SHALL CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST: A. SELF-DEALING OR ANY CONDUCT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS OR PERSONAL SERVICES BETWEEN ANY TRUSTEE AND THE CORPORATION EXCEPT AS PROCEDURALLY CONTROLLED TO ASSURE OPENNESS, COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY AND EQUAL ACCESS TO "INSIDE" INFORMATION; B. USE OF A TRUSTEE POSITION TO OBTAIN FOR THEMSELVES, FAMILY MEMBERS, OR CLOSE ASSOCIATES ANY TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE CORPORATION. IN THE EVENT A TRUSTEE IS CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CORPORATION, HE OR SHE MUCH TEMPORARILY WITHDRAW FROM BOARD DELIBERATION, VOTING AND ACCESS TO APPLICABLE BOARD INFORMATION OR; C. ANY ACT OR NON-ACTION THAT VIOLATES ARKANSAS CODE ANNOTATED 4-33-931." IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCLOSED, "AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE CORPORATION 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. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS (I) IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST (II) FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; AND (III) FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATIONS, THE BOARD SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. ALL TRUSTEES SHALL BE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO EXECUTE A REPORT CERTIFYING TO THE CORPORATION THAT NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO RAISE AND OVERSEE FINANCIAL ASSETS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF HEIFER INTERNATIONAL, A SEPARATE IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY. THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONSISTS OF 9 MEMBERS. THE BYLAWS CURRENTLY PROVIDE AN OVERLAPPING BOARD STRUCTURE WITH HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL'S CHAIR OR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SERVING ON THE HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD AND ALLOWING HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL BOARD TO SELECT A NON-VOTING LIAISON TO THE HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD. THE REMAINING 8 MEMBERS ARE SELECTED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO A COMMITTEE OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. AFTER REVIEW BY THE COMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPERATES WITHIN A POLICY GOVERNANCE MODEL WITH EFFECTIVE WRITTEN GOVERNANCE AND MONITORING SYSTEMS IN PLACE REGARDING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH INCLUDES SPECIFIC CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND SUBMIT A CODE OF CONDUCT FORM ANNUALLY IN WHICH THEY INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. THESE FORMS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD LIAISON, AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ISSUES OF NON-COMPLIANCE ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD CHAIR. IN ADDITION, A REPORT TO THE FULL BOARD IS INCLUDED IN THE MONITORING REPORTS REGARDING COMPLIANCE BY INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. MATTERS OF CONCERN REGARDING AN INDIVIDUALS NON-COMPLIANCE AND/OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE ADDRESSED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND BROUGHT BEFORE THE FULL BOARD WHEN APPROPRIATE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION USES QUATT ASSOCIATES, AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING SERVICE, FOR THE REVIEW OF THE FOUNDATION'S SALARY PROCESS. QUATT ASSOCIATES EVALUATES EACH POSITION, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, BASED ON THE SPECIFIC JOB FUNCTIONS AND A MARKET ANALYSIS OF THE POSITION. THIS MARKET ANALYSIS IS CONDUCTED USING SURVEYS OF RELEVANT COMPARATOR ORGANIZATIONS. DEPENDING ON THE POSITION AND ITS REQUIREMENTS, POSITIONS ARE COMPARED EITHER INTERNATIONALLY, NATIONALLY OR REGIONALLY TO ENSURE COMPENSATION IS COMPETITIVE FOR THE JOB MARKET FOR EACH POSITION. RANGES ARE THEN ESTABLISHED BY POSITION WITH A MINIMUM, A TARGET AND A MAXIMUM. THE TARGET OF THE RANGE IS BASED ON THE MEDIAN SALARY FOR EQUIVALENT JOB DESCRIPTIONS IN THE MARKET PLACE AND FACTORS IN THE EMPLOYEES SKILL LEVEL AND HISTORY WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE AND THE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS OBTAINED FROM QUATT, THE BOARD THEN DETERMINES WHAT THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THE BOARD IS ALSO GIVEN A COPY OF THE QUATT RECOMMENDED SALARY RANGES FOR EACH STAFF MEMBER OF HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION AND THEIR BUDGETED SALARY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.HEIFERFOUNDATION.ORG STARTING WITH YEAR 2001. IRS FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.HEIFERFOUNDATION.ORG STARTING WITH YEAR 2011. IRS FORM 990, ANNUAL REPORT, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER GOVERNANCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST EITHER IN PERSON, PER PHONE CALL TO 888-422-1161, EMAIL REQUEST AT INFO@HEIFERFOUNDATION.ORG, OR BY WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI LINES 1A AND 1B, BOARD COUNT: | DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THERE WERE TEN VOTING BOARD MEMBERS. ALL VOTING BOARD MEMBERS SERVING THE ORGANIZATION ARE LISTED IN FORM 990, PART VII. AT THE END THE OF FISCAL YEAR, THERE WERE ONLY NINE VOTING BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST OBLIGATIONS -1,082,161. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION HAS MAINTAINED THE SAME PROCESSES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS IN RELATION TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. |
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