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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HILLSDALE COLLEGE |
381374230 | 2 | Yes | 1,200,000 | 0 | |
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1,200,000 | 0 | ||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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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
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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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
year beginning in) ![]() |
(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.") . | ||||||
| 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)
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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... | ||||||
| 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 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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2
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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i
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: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| 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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5
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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6
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..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | HILLSDALE COLLEGE INDEPENDENCE FOUNDATION, A TAX-EXEMPT SUBSIDIARY OF HILLSDALE COLLEGE, IS THE SOLE TRUSTEE OF THE WITTE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE LEE STILLMAN - ROLAND R. WITTE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION IS SUPERVISED AND CONTROLLED BY HILLSDALE COLLEGE, A TAX-EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 501(C)(3), 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(II) OF THE CODE. THIS RELATIONSHIP IS STRUCTURED AS FOLLOWS: THE HILLSDALE COLLEGE INDEPENDENCE FOUNDATION, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 501(C)(3) AND 509(A)(3) OF THE CODE, WHICH SERVES AS THE SOLE TRUSTEE OF THE LEE STILLMAN - ROLAND R. WITTE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION, IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF HILLSDALE COLLEGE. AS THE SOLE SHAREHOLDER OF THE HILLSDALE COLLEGE INDEPENDENCE FOUNDATION, HILLSDALE COLLEGE APPOINTS ALL OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE HILLSDALE COLLEGE INDEPENDENCE FOUNDATION, AND THUS SUPERVISES AND CONTROLS THE LEE STILLMAN - ROLAND R. WITTE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION FOR WHICH THE HILLSDALE COLLEGE INDEPENDENCE FOUNDATION SERVES AS THE SOLE TRUSTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | GOVERNANCE DECISIONS: AS DETAILED IN ARTICLE XIV OF THE TRUST DOCUMENT, THE TRUSTEE HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO AMEND AND/OR SUPPLEMENT THIS TRUST AGREEMENT, BY WRITTEN INSTRUCTION, IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEE DEEMS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE TRUST CONTINUES TO QUALIFY AS A TAX-EXEMPT PUBLIC CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 509(A)(3) OF THE CODE. THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO AMEND AND/OR SUPPLEMENT THIS TRUST IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR A MORE CONVENIENT OR EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST. DUTIES AND POWERS OF TRUSTEE - GENERAL PROVISIONS (PER ARTICLE X OF TRUST AGREEMENT): EXCEPT AS IN THIS TRUST AGREEMENT OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE OTHER POWERS AND AUTHORITY CONFERRED UPON THE TRUSTEE BY THIS TRUST AGREEMENT OR BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE TRUSTEE SHALL POSSESS AND EXERCISE SUCH POWERS AND AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE TRUST ESTATE AS TO IT, IN ITS SOLE, ABSOLUTE AND UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION, SHALL DEEM NECESSARY, PROPER OR CONVENIENT TO CARRY OUT, PUT INTO EFFECT, OR MAKE OPERATIVE ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND AUTHORITY: 1. TO RECEIVE ANY MONIES, SECURITIES OR OTHER PROPERTY OF VALUE TO BE ADDED TO THE TRUST ESTATE; 2. TO RECEIVE ANY AND ALL DISTRIBUTIONS OF CASH, WHETHER AS INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, RETURN OF PRINCIPAL OR OTHERWISE, OR PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF CASH, BY REASON OF THE TRUST'S INVESTMENT IN ANY ASSETS; 3. TO DO ANY AND ALL OTHER ACTS REGARDING THE INVESTMENT, MANAGEMENT, DISPOSITION AND CONTROL OF THE TRUST ESTATE WHICH THE TRUSTEE DEEMS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST; 4. TO RETAIN ANY INVESTMENTS IN REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH SHALL COME INTO THE TRUSTEE'S POSSESSION FOR SUCH TIME AS THE TRUSTEE MAY DEEM BEST, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACT THAT SUCH INVESTMENTS MAY OR MAY NOT PRODUCE EARNINGS; 5. TO SELL AT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE IN THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEE, ALL OR ANY PART OF THE PROPERTY, REAL OR PERSONAL, COMPRISING THE TRUST ESTATE; 6. TO BORROW MONEY IN A TRANSACTION USING TRUST PROPERTY AS SECURITY OR IN AN UNSECURED TRANSACTION; 7. TO JOIN IN, OR DIRECT ITS NOMINEE TO JOIN IN, ANY PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF ANY CORPORATION WHOSE SHARES OF STOCKS, BONDS, OR OTHER SECURITIES CONSTITUTE A PART OF THE TRUST ESTATE; 8. TO HOLD SECURITIES, BONDS, OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY CONSTITUTING A PART, OR ALL, OF THE TRUST ESTATE IN THE NAME OF A NOMINEE, OR IN SUCH FORM AS WILL PASS TITLE UPON DELIVERY; 9. TO DETERMINE WHAT CONSTITUTES EARNINGS OF THE TRUST AND WHAT CONSTITUTES PRINCIPAL, AND THE DETERMINATION AND DECISION OF THE TRUSTEE IN THIS REGARD, EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED, SHALL BE BINDING AND CONCLUSIVE UPON ALL PARTIES AT ANY TIME INTERESTED IN SUCH PRINCIPAL OR EARNINGS; 10. TO VOTE SECURITIES IN PERSON OR BY PROXY; TO GRANT DISCRETIONARY PROXIES; TO EXERCISE OPTIONS, WARRANTS, OR OTHER RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY STOCK; TO PARTICIPATE IN A VOTING TRUST OR SIMILAR AGREEMENT; AND TO JOIN IN, OR DIRECT ITS NOMINEE TO JOIN IN, ANY PLAN OF REORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, DISSOLUTION, SALE, PURCHASE OR LEASE OF ASSETS, OR SIMILAR TRANSACTIONS, BY ANY CORPORATION WHOSE SHARES OF STOCKS, BONDS, OR OTHER SECURITIES CONSTITUTE A PART OF THE TRUST ESTATE; 11. TO PAY ALL TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL CHARGES WHICH THE TRUST IS REQUIRED TO PAY; 12. TO EMPLOY SUCH AGENTS, PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS AND EMPLOYEES AS THE TRUSTEE DEEMS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST; 13. TO PAY ALL COSTS, EXPENSES AND CHARGES INCIDENT TO THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST, INCLUDING TRUSTEE FEES, TOGETHER WITH THE COST OF ALL AGENTS, PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS AND EMPLOYEES; AND TO DEDUCT ALL SUCH COSTS, EXPENSES AND CHARGES FROM THE EARNINGS (OR FROM THE PRINCIPAL IF THE EARNINGS DO NOT SUFFICE) EXCEPT FOR THOSE CHARGES NORMALLY CHARGED AGAINST PRINCIPAL, WHICH SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST PRINCIPAL; 14. TO SETTLE, LITIGATE, SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION, OR RELEASE ANY CLAIM IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST THE TRUST, AND TO PROSECUTE AND DEFEND ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE TRUST OR THE TRUSTEE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES; AND 15. TO ADOPT SUCH BYLAWS, REGULATIONS AND RULES AS THE TRUSTEE DEEMS DESIRABLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | COPY PROVIDED TO TRUSTEE TO REVIEW WITH GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING |
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