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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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,328,359 | 6,157,835 | 4,690,234 | 8,060,077 | 8,257,875 | 30,494,380 |
| 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 | 3,328,359 | 6,157,835 | 4,690,234 | 8,060,077 | 8,257,875 | 30,494,380 |
| 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. | 30,494,380 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,328,359 | 6,157,835 | 4,690,234 | 8,060,077 | 8,257,875 | 30,494,380 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 403,318 | 299,281 | 245,622 | 920,829 | 1,112,854 | 2,981,904 |
| 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 | 33,476,284 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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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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 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 6 | Determination Of Volunteer Estimate: Board Of Directors=17; Residential Loan Committee Members=4; Commercial Loan Committee Members=4; Finance/Audit Commitee Members=3; NFC Cedar Rapids Advisory Committee=10. Note that certain volunteers are on more than one committee. These volunteers are only counted once. |
| Form 990, Part IV, Line 12 | The organization's GAAP financial statements are audited on an annual basis from independent auditors. The financial statement includes NFC Cedar Rapids LLC and NFC Properties LLC which are both disregarded entities for tax purposes and are included in the form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a | The Executive Committee shall have the authority to transact the business of the Board of Directors between meetings of the Board of Directors, except to the extent, if any, that such authority shall be limited by resolution of the Board of Directors and except also that the Executive Committee shall not have the authority of the Board of Directors to make major policy decisions including, without limitation, amending the Articles of Incorporation, adopting a plan of merger or consolidation, approving the sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation otherwise than in the usual and regular course of its business, approving a voluntary dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation thereof, or amending the Bylaws of the Corporation. The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Past President, Executive Director, Vice-President and Secretary. The Executive Director does not have voting rights. All other members have voting rights. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Mayor of the City of Des Moines, Iowa appoints director positions 1 and 2. The directors holding director positions 1 and shall be a sitting elected official or a current employee of the City of Des Moines, Iowa. These directors are confirmed by the Des Moines, Iowa City Council. The Des Moines, Iowa City Council has the power to remove the persons holding directors positions 1 and 2 and has the power to appoint a person to complete the current term for director positions 1 an 2 should a vacancy arise due to disqualification, resignation or removal. The Des Moines, Iowa City Council also has the power to appoint first and second alternates who may attend all meetings of the board of directors and who may vote in the absence of the individuals appointed to director positions 1 and 2, with the first alternate having the first alternate voting priority and second alternate having the second alternate voting priority. The Board of Supervisors of Polk County, Iowa appoints director positions 3 and 4. The Board of Supervisors of Polk County, Iowa has the power to remove persons holding director positions 3 and 4 and has the power to appoint a person to complete the current term for director positions 3 and 4 should a vacancy arise due to disqualification, resignation or removal. The Board of Supervisors of Polk County, Iowa shall also have power to appoint first and second alternates who may attend all meetings of board of directors and who may vote in the absence of the individuals appointed to director positions 3 and 4, with the first alternate having the first alternate voting priority and the second alternate having the second alternate voting priority. The Mayor of the City of Cedar Rapids appoints position #5. The director holding director positions 5 and shall be a sitting elected official or a current employee of the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This director is confirmed by the Cedar Rapids, Iowa City Council. The Board of Directors elects director positions 6-17. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | Neighborhood Finance Corporation's officers, directors, and finance/audit committee receive the Form 990 before the final version is submitted to the IRS. Neighborhood Finance Corporation's management kept the officers, directors, and finance/audit committee informed throughout the process by having our independent third-party tax advisor firm update the finance/audit committee and/or management of the changes to the Form 990 as they became final. This allowed all those involved in the review process time to understand the expectations the Form 990 would require of them. After management worked with our independent third-party tax advisory firm to complete the final draft of the Form 990, the final draft was mailed to each director, officer, and finance/audit committee prior to the October 2025 Board of Directors meeting. This allowed the officers, directors, and finance/audit committee adequate time to read through the draft and come to the Board of Directors meeting with an understanding of what is being filed. The independent third-party tax advisory firm and finance/audit committee meet to discuss the Form 990 prior to the October 2025 Board meeting. The minutes to this meeting are included in the October 2025, Board of Directors meeting. This discussion was documented in the minutes of the October 2025, Board of Directors meeting. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Neighborhood Finance Corporation officers, directors, or trustees, and key employees are required to complete our conflict of interest statement annually. All of these statements are received by and maintained by the Neighborhood Finance Corporation's Vice President Finance and Administration. The Executive Director is usually made aware of the Board of Directors members' affiliations and potential conflicts upon election to the Board and throughout their term on the Board. Moreover, as issues are discussed throughout the year, our Board of Directors members voluntarily recuse themselves from voting on issues that may pose a conflict of interest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | Neighborhood Finance Corporation engaged Newport Group, an independent third-party firm, to complete a key executive and all non-key executive compensation market analysis in the fourth quarter of 2023. The key executives in this study were the Neighborhood Finance Corporation's Executive Director, Vice President Lending, and Vice President Finance & Administration. This report is used as the key executive compensation benchmark for comparison with future key executive compensation changes. Note each year the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for approving all management compensation levels, including the key executives. No change to management compensation is made without Executive Committee approval. The level of increase for employee pay rates is determined by the NFC budget, which is approved by the Board of Directors. The reasonableness of the rate increases is obtained from Newport Group's compensation market analysis 2023 report. Actual increases are performance based within the budgeted amount. All exceptions are approved by the Board of Directors. Documentation of this process is maintained in the Executive Committee meeting minutes. This compensation market analysis is completed every 3 years. Therefore, the next analysis will take place in the fourth quarter of 2026. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Neighborhood Finance Corporation makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements (audited or unaudited) available to the general public upon request and at the discretion of Neighborhood Finance Corporation. |
| Form 990, Part X, Line 2 | Savings and Temporary Cash Investments: As of December 31, 2024, no investments have been committed, through NFC board voting actions, to fund forgivable loans and loan loss reserves related to specific loan participation offerings subsequent to year end. |
| Part XII, Line 2C | There were no changes in either the oversight process or selection process of the audit committee during the tax year. |
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