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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Total |
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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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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 36,263,125 | 135,186,825 | 113,144,785 | 85,274,050 | 101,097,812 | 470,966,597 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 36,263,125 | 135,186,825 | 113,144,785 | 85,274,050 | 101,097,812 | 470,966,597 |
| 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) .. | 39,458,930 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 431,507,667 | |||||
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.. | 36,263,125 | 135,186,825 | 113,144,785 | 85,274,050 | 101,097,812 | 470,966,597 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,016,692 | 175,365 | 1,688,172 | 3,163,618 | 3,594,552 | 9,638,399 |
| 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.).. | 659,626 | 147,067 | 69,419 | 69,608 | 94,078 | 1,039,798 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 481,651,132 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(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
(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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| 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 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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2
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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i
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: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| 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..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income | DESCRIPTION - MISCELLANEOUS INCOME, COLUMN A - 659626.0, COLUMN B - 147067.0, COLUMN C - 1556.0, COLUMN D - 38311.0, COLUMN E - 94078.0, COLUMN F - 940638.0; DESCRIPTION - FUNDRAISING EVENT INCOME, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - 67863.0, COLUMN D - 31297.0, COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 99160.0; |
| Software ID: | 24020961 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.1 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Significant changes to organizational documents | The organization Updated Certificate of Formation and Bylaws in April 2025. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders | ANY FORMER STUDENT OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY OR FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY MAKING A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION DURING THE RELEVANT MEMBERSHIP YEAR SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION. THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP STATUS SHALL BE APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY THE FOUNDATION STAFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT FOUNDATION POLICIES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, MAY ESTABLISH a minimum annual financial contribution requirement for members to maintain their Annual Member status, excluding Lifetime Members. The members' sole voting rights are limited to those defined in Sec. 22.164 of the TBOC as a fundamental action, such as an amendment to the Certificate of Formation, merger, acquisition, or a winding up of affairs, and to elect or appoint one or more members to the governing body, the Board of Trustees. Each member shall be entitled to cast only one vote or submit only one proxy in any election conducted by the Foundation. All other voting rights associated with the Foundation's affairs are reserved to the Foundation's governing body, the Board of Trustees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body | The Annual Meeting of the membership shall be held in the fall of each year, or at such time as designated by the Chair of the Board of Trustees. It may be held in person, by mail, proxy, electronically or in any other manner authorized by the Board of Trustees. If not held in person, the proxy votes for nominated members of the Board of Trustees and Chair-Elect of the Board ("Chair-Elect") can be transmitted by members either by mail or electronic means, including via the Foundation website. Notice of the deadline for voting on nominations shall be made to the last recorded electronic mail or physical mailing address of each member as reflected in the records of the Foundation at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days prior to the deadline date. The written notice shall include, but not be limited to, the notice of election of the Trustees and Chair-Elect. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE FORM 990. ONCE PREPARED, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF FINANCE FOR THE 12TH MAN FOUNDATION WHO REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | UPON OR BEFORE ELECTION, HIRING OR APPOINTMENT, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES WILL MAKE A FULL, WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND HOLDINGS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS WRITTEN DISCLOSURE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WILL BE KEPT ON FILE. TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES AGREE TO UPDATE THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE AS APPROPRIATE. IN THE COURSE OF MEETINGS OR ACTIVITIES, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES WILL DISCLOSE TO ALL PRESENT ANY INTERESTS IN A TRANSACTION OR DECISION WHERE THEY (INCLUDING THEIR BUSINESS OR OTHER NONPROFIT AFFILIATIONS), FAMILY AND/OR SPOUSE, EMPLOYER, OR CLOSE ASSOCIATES COULD RECEIVE A BENEFIT OR GAIN. AFTER DISCLOSURE, THE TRUSTEE OR KEY EMPLOYEE WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE QUESTION NOR VOTE ON THE QUESTION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official | THE DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BASED ON COMPARISON WITH SEVERAL PARAMETERS: A) INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS AS REPRESENTED IN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONS REVIEWING ORGANIZATIONS OF THIS INDUSTRY; B) PEER REVIEW OF OTHER NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR STRUCTURE AND DONATION SIZE AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES; C) OTHER NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING GROUPS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AND D) A COMPENSATION MATRIX BASED ON PERFORMANCE VERSUS ESTABLISHED GOALS. THE LAST REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY ALVAREZ & MARSAL IN MAY OF 2024. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees | THE DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BASED ON COMPARISON WITH SEVERAL PARAMETERS: A) INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS AS REPRESENTED IN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONS REVIEWING ORGANIZATIONS OF THIS INDUSTRY; B) PEER REVIEW OF OTHER NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR STRUCTURE AND DONATION SIZE AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES; C) OTHER NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING GROUPS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AND D) A COMPENSATION MATRIX BASED ON PERFORMANCE VERSUS ESTABLISHED GOALS. THE LAST REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY ALVAREZ & MARSAL IN MAY OF 2024. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ITS BYLAWS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| Software ID: | 24020961 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.1 |