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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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 472,913 | 1,974,291 | 43,611,207 | 403,340 | 7,891,378 | 54,353,129 |
| 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 | 472,913 | 1,974,291 | 43,611,207 | 403,340 | 7,891,378 | 54,353,129 |
| 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).. | 47,120,904 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 7,232,225 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 472,913 | 1,974,291 | 43,611,207 | 403,340 | 7,891,378 | 54,353,129 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 477,072 | 647,742 | 635,426 | 1,585,017 | 1,469,207 | 4,814,464 |
| 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.).. | 6,361 | 6,685 | 6,762 | 9,150 | 2,884 | 31,842 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 59,199,435 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 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 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, 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 2020. 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 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| What facts show that we are consistently seeking new and additional public and governmental support. The Foundation's VP of Marketing and Donor Development is tasked with securing donations from the general population by: 1.) hosting an Annual Luncheon in which more than 450 people join together to hear the work of the Foundation, the event was virtual in 2020 due to COVID 3,000 watched, 2.) holding an annual dinner in Birmingham, AL to court donors who began their business in Walker County, 125 attendees; 3) Five to ten smaller events held throughout the year to increase philanthropy in Jasper and in Birmingham; 4) The Foundation 's initiatives are consistently writing grants to fund their projects; 5) Quarterly newsletter is mailed to more than 2,500 people and includes a section where donors are recognized for their memorial and honorarium gifts, a gift remittance envelope is included in this newsletter; 6) Facebook page encourages donations from the general population for specific projects as well as for general Foundation grantmaking; 7)the Disaster Relief Fund has raised more than $300,000 for COVID purposes. Actual percentage of public support for 2020, and totals for the previous few years? 2017 - 37.32%; 2018 - 10.17%; 2019 - 10.18%; 2020 - 12.22%Facts that show that we have a significant number of donors? In 2020 the Foundation received gifts from 349 unique donors. The breakdown is as follows: Gifts of $500+ - 136 gifts; Gifts $100 to $499 - 133 gifts; Gifts less than $100 - 80 giftsFacts show how our governing body continues to represent the broad interests of the public rather than the personal and private interests of a limited number of donors The Foundation grants to a wide variety of organizations. Our numbers include in 2017 Grant Activity - 207 grants to 91 organizations, for a total of $2,046,181; 2018 Grant Activity - 220 grants to 97 organizations, for a total of $3,682,667; 2019 Grant Activity - 284 grants to 100 organizations, for a total of $3,181,020; 2020 Grant Activity - 180 grants to 94 organizations for a total of $2,373,179. In 2014, the WACF led a nearly year-long initiative to develop a vision and plan for Walker County, which included 500 residents. After compiling their answers, a plan was created and identified seven priority areas with goal statements that guide the community's work toward achieving the plan's vision. This plan leads WACF's Board of Directors today. The five priorities we currently focus on include: Healthy Lifestyles, is led through the Walker County Health Action Partnership (HAP) serves as the backbone for this priority. HAP is a coalition of organizations, individuals and agencies working together to make Walker County a healthier place to live, learn, work and play. Building our Workforce, includes several key initiatives to support education from pre-K to workforce readiness with our primary focus in 2020 on increasing the number of Alabama's Voluntary First-Class Pre-K classrooms as well as Head Start classrooms by working with both of our school systems to look at this model and to apply for funding. Recreation and Green Spaces includes creating waterway access points throughout Walker County opening four access points along our river for paddlers to put in and take out, building primitive campsites along the blueways, building the first accessible archery park in the state and creating a walking trail for visitors at the Walker County Lake among other amenities. For Vibrant Communities, we partner with Main Street Jasper to stress broad community engagement, and strategies that create jobs, spark new investment, and attract visitors. Because of this partnership, more than $5.8M has been invested in building rehabilitation and new construction creating 130 jobs with 36 new businesses. Also, over the last three years, WACF hired consultants to help willing municipalities in Walker County to develop a unique plan for how it wants its future to look and how to build on its resources. The Bankhead House & Heritage Center is owned and operated by the Foundation, and is a place where people gather to experience a diverse range of exhibits and events. The BHHC offers a series of exhibits each year to reach all types of people and interests. There are also permanent exhibits: The Walker County Room, A Tribute to our Military and The Tallulah Bankhead Room. The Foundation grants to our local school systems each year to provide transportation for classrooms to tour Heritage Center exhibits. Our Amphitheater serves as an arts and cultural location for our community with classes, concerts, outdoor movies, plays, storytelling and cultural gatherings aimed toward advancing the arts and history in Walker County. Facts that show that our grants continue to be available to the public on a wide basis-It is widely known with our nonprofit organizations that WACF has two grant cycles per year with deadlines on March 1 and September 1. We are not a large community, so the WACF serves as the primary source of income for the organizations that applied in 2020. WACF's general unrestricted grantmaking fund, the Community Fund, awarded grants to 53 organizations in 2020. A press release is sent to our local newspaper announcing the grant window and is communicated to WACF's Walker County Nonprofit Council, a 70+organization council. Facts that show that the public continues to be involved in our choices of programs to support In 2020, WACF utilized an 11 person Grant Review Team to interview grant applicants and make funding recommendations to our Board of Directors. These Team members represent a cross-section of Walker area individuals dedicated to asking hard questions and giving thoughtful advice to our board. None of the Review Team members held Donor Advised Funds with us when they served on the team last year. They are unbiased advisors focused on the strength of the grant before them. WACF pulls together community members to discuss various topics throughout the year for our Strategic plan initiatives as well as for other community problems that arise. More than 150 people participated in these meetings in 2020 alone. The Bankhead House & Heritage Center (BHHC) is admission free and open to the public and advised by a Council which is comprised of local citizens who advise and assist in the development of the BHHC and its grounds. The WACF is one of the anchor organizations of HAP. HAP identified funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to support a strategic planning process. Local organizations met regularly to conduct a needs assessment, collect comprehensive data, and develop the multi-year strategic plan presented in this report. In 2020 alone the Foundation led the way in Walker County to create the distribution of food to school children and the elderly in need because of COVID. The Foundation pulled together more than 100 people in the first days of March 2020 to determine best practices and to formulate a plan. Under the Foundation's leadership more than 10,000 meals were served each week by more than 150 volunteers over the course of 3 weeks. Afterward, volunteers continued to help through other projects. The Foundation put in place an Emergency Grant Cycle in which organizations could apply for funding for those who have been laid off/furloughed. We have a grant review team that reviews those grants and makes funding decisions. We also have a three- person team that reviews grant applications from nonprofits that focus on the Onward Grant Cycle which helps support families that need a boost to become economically stable. Most recently, the Foundation has recruited our collegiate nursing program to help local doctors' offices, pharmacies and the hospital to put on vaccine clinics. Walker County had a tornado on Easter Sunday in 2020. A five member Long-term Recovery Team made funding decisions for storm survivors based on casework conducted by a paid WACF contracted employee. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The 990 is reviewed and approved by the Board, and then the return is submitted for filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The President's annual performance and compensation reviews are performed by the current Board of Directors. Salaries for the President and all full-time employees are benchmarked by the annual Council on Foundations Pay and Compensation Survey. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization's governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request. The 990 is available to the public through the website Guidestar.com. |
| Form 990, Page XII, Part XII, Line 2c | The Organization has not changed its oversight process or selection process of the audit for the current year. |
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