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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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 165,000 | 107,096 | 130,183 | 138,654 | 112,134 | 653,067 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 165,000 | 107,096 | 130,183 | 138,654 | 112,134 | 653,067 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 4,175 | 1,400 | 3,000 | 4,230 | 2,750 | 15,555 |
| 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. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 4,175 | 1,400 | 3,000 | 4,230 | 2,750 | 15,555 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 637,512 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 165,000 | 107,096 | 130,183 | 138,654 | 112,134 | 653,067 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 108,732 | 200,167 | 104,888 | 60,048 | 20,876 | 494,711 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 108,732 | 200,167 | 104,888 | 60,048 | 20,876 | 494,711 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 0 | 0 | 610 | 7,620 | 800 | 9,030 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 273,732 | 307,263 | 235,681 | 206,322 | 133,810 | 1,156,808 |
| 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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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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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 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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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Remaining underdistributions for 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A: Part III Line 12 | Schedule A: Part III Line 12 indicates a total of $9,030 of Miscellaneous income. This amount stems from $610 of checks lost in the mail which were credited back to the checking account for the 2021 year and later reissued. I appealed fines paid to IRS for 2020 and 2021 and received $7,620 as a refund from the IRS. Interest of $56.36 on the refund from IRS is included in normal interest reporting in this Form 990.$800 from 2023 results from lost or uncashed checks added back to checking account. |
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| Form 990: Part VI, Line 15a, 15b | Form 990: Part VI, Line 15a, 15b Our Executive Director serves as a contractor for the purpose of providing day to day management and fund raising of the organization. This persons selection and recommended compensation was deliberated by an appointed committee. The committee reported to the Board of Trustees who approved their report and recommendations on an Executive Director. The Executive Treasurer filed an appropriate Form 1099 for this individual. |
| Form 990: Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990: Part VI, Line 19 Governing documents would be made available to anyone who would request this information. Conflict of Interest documents are collected at the August Board of Trustees which has long been considered as our annual meeting. Financial statements are prepared for each Board of Trustees meeting and are distributed by the Executive Treasurer. Financial statements as well as IRS Form 990 is also published to the Secretary of the State of Maryland. A public request for these documents would be honored if received by email or first class mail delivered by the US Post Office. |
| Form 990: Part VI, lines 11b | Form 990: Part VI, lines 11b The paper copy of the required parts for Form 990 and required Schedules is sent to the Board of Trustees for comment. I then begin the process of uploading the Form 990 data to one of the IRS web providers (Simple990.com). Once the Form 990 and required schedules are uploaded by one of the IRS web providers, and accepted by the IRS, the accepted Form 990 from IRS would then be downloaded and emailed to our Board of Trustees as the official filing by our organization. The electronic filing is also mailed to the Secretary of State of Maryland. The public parts of Form 990 document would also be made available to the public through first class mail request or an email request to rwalls@umd.edu, our Executive Treasurer. |
| Part III, Line 4d | Three scholarships of $1,000 each were granted to other educational institutions/organizations to support post-secondary education of student FFA members who applied for a scholarship through our Wiley and Carrie Griffith Investment Fund. Revenue is based on the interest on the investment account supporting the scholarship. Expenses are from the management fees paid on that same investment account. A grant of $2500 was disbursed to the Frederick County FFA Chapters Leadership account. This grant is supported by our Mathwig account. The funds are used for county wide leadership training for 10 local high school FFA chapter officers. Expenses noted are the investment fees charged to this account. Expenses include the investment management fees charged to this account. |
| Part VI, Line 11b | Form 990: Part VI, lines 11b The paper copy of the required parts for Form 990 and required Schedules is sent to the Board of Trustees for comment. I then begin the process of uploading the Form 990 data to one of the IRS web providers (Simple990.com). Once the Form 990 and required schedules are uploaded by one of the IRS web providers, and accepted by the IRS, the accepted Form 990 from IRS would then be downloaded and emailed to our Board of Trustees as the official filing by our organization. The electronic filing is also mailed to the Secretary of State of Maryland. The public parts of Form 990 document would also be made available to the public through first class mail request or an email request to rwalls@umd.edu, our Executive Treasurer. |
| Part VI, Line 15a | Form 990: Part VI, Line 15a, 15b Our Executive Director serves as a contractor for the purpose of providing day to day management and fund raising of the organization. This persons selection and recommended compensation was deliberated by an appointed committee. The committee reported to the Board of Trustees who approved their report and recommendations on an Executive Director. The Executive Treasurer filed an appropriate Form 1099 for this individual. |
| Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990: Part VI, Line 19 Governing documents would be made available to anyone who would request this information. Conflict of Interest documents are collected at the August Board of Trustees which has long been considered as our annual meeting. Financial statements are prepared for each Board of Trustees meeting and are distributed by the Executive Treasurer. Financial statements as well as IRS Form 990 is also published to the Secretary of the State of Maryland. A public request for these documents would be honored if received by email or first class mail delivered by the US Post Office. |
| Part VI, Line 1a | Form 990 Part VI, Line 1a Our Board of Trustees has 15 voting members but other non voting members are also part of our Board. Our line officers include a Chairman, Executive Director, Secretary, and Executive Treasurer and student FFA officer who are non voting members (unless the Chairman needs to break a tie vote). |
| Part VI, Line 7a | The voting members of the Board of Trustees shall consist of: Anyone interested in supporting FFA, agricultural education, agriculture, or volunteerism. One local FFA chapter advisor appointed or elected by the Maryland Agriculture Teachers Association. One FFA Alumni representative appointed by the Maryland FFA Alumni Council. The Maryland FFA Executive Director representing FFA and the interest of the Maryland State Department of Education. One representative of post-secondary education in agriculture in Maryland. One MD Agricultural Education Foundation (MAEF) representative appointed by the MAEF Board. The Board of Trustees shall consist of a maximum of fifteen (15) voting members. Non-voting members of the Board of Trustees shall include: A student representative from the Maryland FFA Association, Inc. The Executive Director of the Maryland FFA Foundation, Inc. The Executive Treasurer of the Maryland FFA Foundation, Inc. Others may attend meetings at the invitation of the Chair. |
| Part VI, Line 9 | Jason Watt, Chairman 5959 Middleburg Rd. Keymar, MD 21757 George Mayo, Vice Chairman 1311 Glencoe Rd. Glencoe, MD 21152 Mark Milby, Executive Director 112 Henry Avenue Eldersburg, MD 21784 Terrie Shank, Secretary P.O. Box 564 29 Frederick Road #564 Funkstown, MD 21734-0564 Roy S. Walls, Jr., Executive Treasurer 9104 49th Avenue College Park, MD 20740 David Miller 7413 Round Hill Rd. Frederick, MD 21702 Lori Powell Mayhew 25921 Ridge Rd. Damascus, MD 20872 Gabe Zepp 444 W King St, Littlestown, PA 17340 Jessica Clark 379 Deep Shore Rd. Denton, MD 21629 Scott Glenn 12940 Clarksville Pike Highland, MD 20777 Tyler Majchrzak 2185 Arthursville Rd., Hartley, DE 19953 Todd Legge 330 Veterans Rd., Middletown, VA 22645 Timothy Beall 3909 Highland Ct. Myersville, MD 21773 Jerry Kelley 1022 Caravan Way Salisbury, MD 21802 Joe Linthicum 2780 Rowe Road New Windsor, MD 21776 Thomas Mazzone 2123 Jull Hall, U of MD College Park, MD 20742 Chuck Schuster 18410 Muncaster Rd. Derwood, MD 20855 Brandon Boyer Student Rep) 3575 Chick Ln. Knoxville, MD 21758 |
| Part VII, Section A, Line 4 Officers | Part VII, Section A, Line 4 Officers Our Secretary is indicated as the Assistant Director of our secondary high school programs in MD schools. She works full time providing leadership t the Maryland FFA Association which is the organization that we support as indicated in our Mission statement, and other official documents (Bylaws, and Articles of Incorporation). |
| Part VIII Statement of Revenue Line 11a | Part VIII Statement of Revenue Line 11a Miscellaneous Revenue: Three lost/uncashed checks were added back to the checking account during 2023 |
| Part XII, Line 2c | PART XII: Line 2c: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING The Executive Treasurer completes a review of the accounts and bookkeeping in preparation of our internal audit process. The Finance Committee serves as an internal auditing committee to review the calendar year final financial report. The Finance Committee in the auditing process will look for errors and provide recommendations on how to track the different types of transactions |
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