ROTARY CHILDRENS FUND: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ROTARY CHILDRENS FUND (EIN 75-6026085)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-06-06
IRS object ID
201931579349301108
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Facts And Circumstances TestSINCE IT'S INCEPTION IN 1960, AND FOR THE PAST 55 YEARS, THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND HAD EXCEEDED THE 33 1/3% SUPPORT TEST FOR PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITIES. FOR THE 2017 TAX YEAR THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND CONTINUES TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION C 17A - THE 10% FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (1) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE REMAINS HIGH AT 21.79% FOR 2017 AND 29.05% FOR 2016. THERE WERE TWO BIG CHALLENGES DURING THE LAST TWO FISCAL YEARS. (2) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND HAS A BROAD DONOR BASE; NOT DEPENDENT ON DONATIONS FROM ONE SINGLE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. DONATIONS RECEIVED IN 2017 WERE IN AMOUNTS OF 100 OR LESS. (3) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND IS RUN BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPOSED OF 12 INDIVIDUAL VOTING MEMBERS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR A FEW MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION OR ITS ENDOWMENT. (4) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND IS RUN BY DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF FORT WORTH PROVIDING THE ORGANIZATION WITH EXCELLENT ACCESS TO CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AS WELL AS BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPIC SPECIALISTS. (5) WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RECENT CHANGES TO THE US TAX LAWS WILL FORCE MANY CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES TO RETHINK THEIR LEVEL OF CHARITABLE GIVING. WE FEEL CONFIDENT HOWEVER, THAT WITH OUR 55 YEAR HISTORY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITY, OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND RESOURCES WITH CITIZENS AND BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TX, OUR OWN RELATIONSHIP WITH MEMBERS AND CONTACTS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OF FORT WORTH THAT THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND WILL CONTINUE AS A SUCCESSFUL PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION GOING FORWARD.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 17ASINCE IT'S INCEPTION IN 1960, AND FOR THE PAST 55 YEARS, THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND HAD EXCEEDED THE 33 1/3% SUPPORT TEST FOR PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITIES. FOR THE 2017 TAX YEAR THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND CONTINUES TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION C 17A - THE 10% FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (1) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE REMAINS HIGH AT 21.79% FOR 2017 AND 29.05% FOR 2016. THERE WERE TWO BIG CHALLENGES DURING THE LAST TWO FISCAL YEARS. (2) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND HAS A BROAD DONOR BASE; NOT DEPENDENT ON DONATIONS FROM ONE SINGLE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. DONATIONS RECEIVED IN 2017 WERE IN AMOUNTS OF 100 OR LESS. (3) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND IS RUN BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPOSED OF 12 INDIVIDUAL VOTING MEMBERS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR A FEW MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION OR ITS ENDOWMENT. (4) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND IS RUN BY DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF FORT WORTH PROVIDING THE ORGANIZATION WITH EXCELLENT ACCESS TO CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AS WELL AS BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPIC SPECIALISTS. (5) WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RECENT CHANGES TO THE US TAX LAWS WILL FORCE MANY CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES TO RETHINK THEIR LEVEL OF CHARITABLE GIVING. WE FEEL CONFIDENT HOWEVER, THAT WITH OUR 55 YEAR HISTORY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITY, OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND RESOURCES WITH CITIZENS AND BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TX, OUR OWN RELATIONSHIP WITH MEMBERS AND CONTACTS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OF FORT WORTH THAT THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND WILL CONTINUE AS A SUCCESSFUL PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION GOING FORWARD.
PART II, LINE 17BSINCE IT'S INCEPTION IN 1960, AND FOR THE PAST 55 YEARS, THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND HAS EXCEEDED THE 33 1/3% SUPPORT TEST FOR PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITIES. FOR THE 2016 TAX YEAR THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND CONTINUES TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION C 17A - THE 10% FACTS & CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (1) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE REMAINS HIGH AT 29.05% FOR 2016 AND 31.57% FOR 2015. THERE WERE TWO BIG CHALLENGES DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. DONATIONS WERE LOWER DUE TO UNCERTAINTY DURING A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR. AFTER THE ELECTION THE ECONOMY AND INTEREST RATES BEGAN TO RISE BRINGING INVESTMENT RETURNS TO LEVELS NOT REALIZED IN QUITE SOME TIME. ANY ONE OF THESE FACTORS CAN LOWER THE 33 1/3 % SUPPORT TEST RESULTS; HAVING BOTH OF THESE FACTORS IN PLAY DURING THE YEAR IS A FACT AND CIRCUMSTANCE WE FEEL CONFIDENT WILL ALLOW US TO RETURN TO SUPPORT LEVELS EXCEEDING 33 1/3 % IN THE COMING YEAR. (2) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND HAS A BROAD DONOR BASE; NOT DEPENDENT ON DONATIONS FROM ONE SINGLE OR LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. DONATIONS RECEIVED IN 2016 WERE IN AMOUNTS OF 100 OR LESS. DESPITE THE DECREASED LEVEL OF DONATIONS IN 2016, GRANTS BY THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND INCREASED OVER 50% COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR. (3) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND IS RUN BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMPOSED OF 12 INDIVIDUAL VOTING MEMBERS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR A FEW MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION OR ITS ENDOWMENT. (4) THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND IS RUN BY DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF FORT WORTH PROVIDING THE ORGANIZATION WITH EXCELLENT ACCESS TO CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AS WELL AS BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPIC SPECIALISTS. (5) WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RECENT CHANGES TO THE US TAX LAWS WILL FORCE MANY CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES TO RETHINK THEIR LEVEL OF CHARITABLE GIVING IN 2018. WE FEEL CONFIDENT HOWEVER, THAT WITH OUR 55 YEAR HISTORY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITY, OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND RESOURCES WITH CITIZENS AND BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TX, OUR OWN RELATIONSHIP WITH MEMBERS AND CONTACTS OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF OF FORT WORTH THAT THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S FUND WILL CONTINUE AS A SUCCESSFUL PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION GOING FORWARD.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Earnings Or Losses$28,656InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$23,581GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,616,861EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,171,775BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$46,223InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$37,500GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,778AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,173,720EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,013,071BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$238,446InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$35,933GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,215,584EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO ROTARY FWDesc
Amt$9,488Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$9,488TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFASB ASC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES, BY PRESCRIBING A MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT AND CLASSIFICATION OF AMOUNTS RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, ACCOUNTING FOR AND DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURES AND TRANSITION RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IS HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BAN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE TREASURER AND FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CUPON APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD, ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST SIGN AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND FORM 1023, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, EITHER WRITTEN OR VERBAL AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line2DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine2Txt
ROTARY CLUB OF FORT WORTH
306 W 7TH ST STE 715FORT WORTHTX76102750275785SERVICETX501C4NONEfalse
ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE ROTARY CLUB
306 W 7TH ST STE 715FORT WORTHTX76102751833897PROJECTSTX501C3ROTARY FTWfalsePFROTARY CLUB OF FORT WORTH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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