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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) 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.") . | ||||||
| 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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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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| 01. Governmental Agency Financial Aid (Questions 6a and 6b) | American Institute in Taiwan has provided special grants in the amount of $40,803 in 2019 to support administrators and faculty professional development, consulting services and psychological services. Ministry of Education Taiwan has provided a subsidy in the amount of $5,063 in 2019 to purchase one infrared camera for COVID-19 fever checking. |
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| Organizational document changes (Part VI, line 4) | THE SCHOOL'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED IN APRIL 2020. THE SCHOOL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENT WERE AMENDED TO STREAMLINE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATION PROCEDURES SUCH THAT THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES PRESENTED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL BE CHANGED FROM "AT LEAST TWICE AS MANY CANDIDATES" TO "AT LEAST AS MANY CANDIDATES" FOR EACH OPEN BOARD POSITION. |
| Members or stockholder classes and rights (Part VI, line 6) | The School shall have two classes of membership, General Members and Special Members. Each parent of a student at any time then currently enrolled in the School shall automatically become a General Member. Each person elected or appointed to Schools Board of Directors (including both Elected Directors and Appointed Directors) shall automatically be a Special Member, until such status is terminated. Status as a Special Member shall not affect an individuals status as a General Member, if any. At any meeting of the General Members or Special Members, each member present, in person or by proxy, will be entitled to one (1) vote. The General Members shall have no voting rights in their capacity as members other than the right to elect the Elected Directors. The Association members elect the Foundation's board of directors. |
| Member election for additional members (Part VI, line 7a) | The Elected Directors shall be elected from time to time by a majority vote of the General Members of the School, following the nomination procedures provided in Section 5 of this Article. Each full term of an Elected Director shall be thirty-six (36) months. The Appointed Directors shall be appointed from time to time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Special Members. Each full term of an Appointed Director shall be forty-eight (48) months. |
| Form 990 governing body review (Part VI, Line 11) | The form 990 was reviewed by an independent public accounting firm before sending it to the Head of School and Chairperson of the Board. Subsequent to the Head of School's and Chair's review, all board members were provided a complete copy of the Form 990. The Form 990 was then filed with the Internal Revenue Service following the voting board members' review. |
| Conflict of interest policy compliance (Part VI, Line 12c) | The Chairperson of the Board is charged with monitoring for conflicts of interest and addressing any potential or actual conflicts of the officers and board members. Although the board and officers are not required to complete an annual conflict of interest questionnaire, the officers and board members self-report in writing to the full Board any conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest that may arise. Officers and board members will recuse themselves from any deliberation over issues involving a conflict of interest. |
| CEO, executive director, top management comp (Part VI, Line 15a) | The Board of Directors, none of whom had a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement, evaluated the Head of School's compensation during the tax year.The salary adjustment, if any, was reviewed by the Compensation Committee which consists of the Board Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and the M&R (Management & Resources) Committee Chair. It was then approved by the full board of directors before becoming part of the budget. The board sought feedback from an independent compensation & benefit firm, gathered benchmarking data from comparable schools in the EARCOS region and reviewed the Head of School's compensation as disclosed in Form 990s of similarly sized private schools. The Committee's discussions and deliberations were contemporaneously documented. |
| Other officer or key employee compensation (Part VI, Line 15b) | The Administrators' compensation is determined by the Head of School upon initial hire using benchmark compensation of similar size overseas schools. Periodic salary adjustments are approved by the Head of School and are provided to Human Resources and Controller offices for inclusion in the annual budget cycle for Board of Directors approval. |
| Governing documents, etc, available to public (Part VI, line 19) | TAS Policy Manual including governing documents and conflict of interest policy is available at secured school portals. The AUDITED financial statements are not open to the Public except the data contained in Form 990. |
| Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances | (PART XI, LINE 9) Other changes in net assets or fund balances included currency exchange gain in the amount of $5,773,587. |
| GENERAL EXPLANATION ATTACHMENT | State of legal domicile (item M), the School is located in 800 Zhongshan N. Rd., Sec. 6, Taipei, Taiwan ROC 11152 (TW). Total number of Employees (Part I, line 5), 610 employees included 245 U.S. employees and 365 non U.S. employees as of December 31, 2019. The states with which a copy of this Form 990 is required to be filed (Part VI, line 17), the School is not required to file Form 990 in any State. State the name, physical address, and telephone number of the person who possesses the books and records of the organization (Part VI, line 20), Cathy C Hsu, Controller, Taipei American School Foundation, 800 Zhongshan N. Rd., Sec. 6, Taipei, Taiwan ROC 11152, +886-2-7750-9900 ext. 332. Due to software limitations, the Taiwan telephone number does not appear on Part VI, line 20. |
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