Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 28,224,655 | 37,064,039 | 41,933,996 | 48,441,737 | 55,761,582 | 211,426,009 |
| 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 | 28,224,655 | 37,064,039 | 41,933,996 | 48,441,737 | 55,761,582 | 211,426,009 |
| 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) .. | 6,710,332 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 204,715,677 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 28,224,655 | 37,064,039 | 41,933,996 | 48,441,737 | 55,761,582 | 211,426,009 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 407,111 | 550,651 | 567,818 | 556,455 | 819,520 | 2,901,555 |
| 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.).. | 86,618 | 9,000 | 2,335 | 97,953 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 214,425,517 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 on 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 |
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 2021 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-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | GARY SINISE AND MOIRA SINISE ARE MARRIED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED ON MARCH 8, 2021 TO (I) ALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE SIZE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION FROM A MAXIMUM OF NINE (9) DIRECTORS TO A MAXIMUM OF ELEVEN (11) DIRECTORS, AND (II) PROVIDE THAT A QUORUM SHALL CONSIST OF AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE. THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS WERE FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED ON JULY 12, 2021 TO (I) CONSOLIDATE ALL PREVIOUS AMENDMENTS INTO A SINGLE DOCUMENT, (II) FORMALLY DEFINE CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIONS WHICH REQUIRE THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE SOLE MEMBER, (III) ESTABLISH LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS DIRECTORS MAY SERVE, (IV) FORMALLY INCORPORATE PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE COMPOSITION, MEETINGS, ACTIONS, DUTIES, AND POWERS OF THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND ADVISORY GROUPS/COUNCILS, (V) ESTABLISH QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE FOUNDATION, (VI) FORMALLY ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF THE VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, (VII) CLARIFY THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING OBLIGATIONS OF THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE FOUNDATION, AND (VIII) FORMALLY ESTABLISH PROVISIONS GOVERNING AMENDMENTS TO THE FOUNDATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 5 | IN MARCH 2021, THE FOUNDATION DISCOVERED THAT IT HAD BEEN THE VICTIM OF WIRE FRAUD. FOLLOWING PROMPT NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES AND AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DATA BREACH OCCURRED IN LATE DECEMBER 2020 BUT THE OUTLAY OF CASH, TOTALING $1,151,380, WAS CRIMINALLY SEIZED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021. DUE TO THE BOARD'S IMMEDIATE AND COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THE STOLEN FUNDS (NEARLY 31%) WAS RECOVERED DIRECTLY FROM THE BANKS INVOLVED WITH THE TRANSFERS. AS OF 11/14/2022, THE FOUNDATION HAS RECOVERED $355,774 AND HAS DEEMED THE REMAINING AMOUNT TO BE UNRECOVERABLE AND RECOGNIZED A LOSS OF $795,606 WHICH HAS BEEN INCLUDED AS AN NON-OPERATING ITEM IN THE FOUNDATION'S CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT UNCOVER ANY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ANY OF THE FOUNDATION'S PERSONNEL OR SERVICE PROVIDERS WILLFULLY PARTICIPATED IN THE FRAUD. SUBSEQUENT TO THE DISCOVERY, THE FOUNDATION HAS IMPLEMENTED ADDITIONAL INTERNAL CONTROL MEASURES TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE DATA BREACH ATTEMPTS, MOVED FUNDS TO A MORE SECURE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND ONBOARDED A NEW IT COMPANY AND A NEW ACCOUNTING SERVICE PROVIDER. SOME CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE DEPARTURE OF THE COO AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A CFO, HAVE ALSO OCCURRED IN LATE 2021. SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR END, THE FOUNDATION APPOINTED A NEW CONTROLLER IN FEBRUARY 2022. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE FOUNDATION'S SOLE MEMBER IS GARY SINISE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE SOLE MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING BODY. THE FULL BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE APPOINTMENT OF ALL NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR FOR A SECOND, THIRD, AND/OR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TERM ALSO REQUIRES THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF ALL DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | CERTAIN GOVERNANCE DECISIONS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE RESERVED TO ITS SOLE MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FOLLOWING: (1) DONNA PALMER, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (2) BARBARA TITUS, DIRECTOR/CHAIR OF AUDIT COMMITTEE (3) LEGAL COUNSEL. THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE REST OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MUST DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE OF WHICH THEY ARE A MEMBER ALL FINANCIAL INTERESTS AND BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING TO ANY ORGANIZATION ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH THE FOUNDATION WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ANNUALLY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AFFIRMATION AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AND RETURN TO THE FOUNDATION THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MADE AVAILABLE ON GARYSINISEFOUNDATION.ORG |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,619,242. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 609,427. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 343,378. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,572,047. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | DECREASE IN VALUE OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS RECEIVABLE -2,000,000. EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSE (SEE PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 5) -795,606. |
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