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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) 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.") .. | ||||||
| 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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 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.") . | 11,192,693 | 17,550,376 | 14,354,220 | 8,345,121 | 10,638,456 | 62,080,866 |
| 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 | 11,192,693 | 17,550,376 | 14,354,220 | 8,345,121 | 10,638,456 | 62,080,866 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 664,400 | 3,522,400 | 3,845,500 | 169,000 | 1,402,500 | 9,603,800 |
| 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. | 2,927,087 | 3,087,877 | 2,822,776 | 2,429,486 | 3,472,463 | 14,739,689 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 3,591,487 | 6,610,277 | 6,668,276 | 2,598,486 | 4,874,963 | 24,343,489 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 37,737,377 | |||||
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... | 11,192,693 | 17,550,376 | 14,354,220 | 8,345,121 | 10,638,456 | 62,080,866 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 138,347 | 92,211 | 214,967 | 395,527 | 189,117 | 1,030,169 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 138,347 | 92,211 | 214,967 | 395,527 | 189,117 | 1,030,169 |
| 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.) .. | 1,545,007 | 952,550 | 861,835 | 433,300 | 855,966 | 4,648,658 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 12,876,047 | 18,595,137 | 15,431,022 | 9,173,948 | 11,683,539 | 67,759,693 |
| 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 |
2 | |
| 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 |
8 | |
| 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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i
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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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,545,007. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 952,550. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 861,835. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 433,300. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 855,966. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 | DURING 2020, EJAF AWARDED $4.56 MILLION IN GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES. EJAF'S GRANT MAKING IS GUIDED BY NATIONAL AND LOCAL DATA THAT HIGHLIGHTS WHERE HIV PREVALENCE IS HIGH TO FOCUS ITS GRANT MAKING AND INCREASE ITS' IMPACT. EJAF'S GRANT MAKING GOALS ARE THE FOLLOWING: HEALTH AND WELLNESS: EJAF FUNDS HIV-RELATED SERVICES AND ADVOCACY TO HELP PEOPLE ATTAIN GOOD HEALTH. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE HIV TESTING, LINKING TO AND RETAINING PATIENTS IN MEDICAL CARE, SYRINGE EXCHANGE SERVICES, ACCESS TO PREP, AND HEALTHCARE POLICY WORK. RIGHTS: EJAF FUNDS SERVICES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, AND ADVOCACY TO HELP PEOPLE PURSUE AND PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE EDUCATION ABOUT RIGHTS AND ACTIVISM AND PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE: EJAF FUNDS SERVICES, ORGANIZING, AND ADVOCACY TO HELP PEOPLE BUILD WELCOMING AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THAT WORK TO LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS FOR PRISONERS, LGBT COMMUNITY CENTERS. RESILIENCE: EJAF FUNDS CAPACITY BUILDING TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVISM ADDRESSING HIV. EXAMPLES INCLUDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, TRAININGS FOR ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONAL STAFF, AND TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. EJAF'S GRANTMAKING FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC GOALS AND THEMES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES MOST AFFECTED BY HIV. AREAS OF FOCUS IN 2020 INCLUDED: SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED NETWORKS AND ORGANIZATIONS LED-BY AND SUPPORTING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND BLACK GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN, WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE SOUTHERN STATES. SUPPORT ASSOCIATIONS AND NETWORKS TO PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY TO FIGHT HIV-RELATED DISCRIMINATION AND THE CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV STATUS; SUPPORT NETWORKS AND ORGANIZATION TO ADVOCATE IMPROVED NATIONAL AND STATE HEALTH CARE POLICIES, DRUG PRICING, AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE VULNERABLE AND LIVING WITH HIV; SUPPORTING COLLABORATION AMONG HIV ADVOCATES WITH THOSE WORKING ON ISSUES OF RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND GENDER EQUITY; AND LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN PROGRESS TOWARD ENDING THE AIDS EPIDEMIC AT LOCAL LEVELS. EJAF'S PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS TO EXPAND HEALTH EQUITY IN THE SOUTHERN U.S., AS DEMONSTRATED IN THE FOUNDATION'S 2020 GRANT MAKING, INDICATE THAT EJAF IS AN IMPORTANT AND LEADING HIV FUNDER IN THIS REGION. EJAF TARGETS ITS FUNDING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AT GREATEST RISK FOR HIV INFECTION, PRIORITIZING SUPPORT FOR HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVISM FOR LGBT PEOPLE, BLACK AMERICANS, HIV-POSITIVE PRISONERS AND PAROLEES, SEX WORKERS, PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS, WOMEN, AND YOUNG PEOPLE. 1. PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV ARE CENTRAL TO ALL EFFORTS TO PREVENT, TREAT, AND END HIV. 2. GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE COMPRISE OVER HALF OF ALL PEOPLE INFECTED WITH HIV IN THE U.S. AND A MAJOR PART OF THE EPIDEMIC IN THE CARIBBEAN. 3. PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS ACCOUNT FOR 12% OF NEW HIV INFECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH HALF OF THESE INJECTION DRUG USERS BEING BLACK AMERICANS, ONE THIRD BEING WOMEN, AND ONE THIRD BEING GAY OR BISEXUAL MEN OR TRANSGENDER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | ELTON JOHN AND DAVID FURNISH HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 14, 2020, THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") REVISED ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, SUCH THAT THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION UK IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S TREASURER AND PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | YES. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION FOR THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS INITIALLY DETERMINED THROUGH THE FIELD REVIEW AND ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY MERCER CONSULTING. ONGOING REVIEW OF SAID COMPENSATION IS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD TREASURER, BOARD CHAIRMAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE 990'S AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON EJAF'S WEBSITE. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | BAD DEBT EXPENSE NOT ON 990 -223,415. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | OVERSIGHT, REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
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