ROTARY CHILDRENS FUND: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ROTARY CHILDRENS FUND (EIN 75-6026085)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-15
IRS object ID
201841359349311999
Schema version
2016v3.1
Source
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Facts And Circumstances TestSINCE 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.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 17AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSINCE 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Administrative Expenses$17,260AdministrativeExpensesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Term Endowment Balance EOY0.72570TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIIIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPART V, LINE 4 THE ROTARY CHILDREN'S ENDOWMENT FUND PROVIDES SUPPORT TO BENEVOLENT, CHARITABLE AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN TARRANT COUNTY, WITH AN EMPHASIS DIRECTED TOWARD THE MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDRENExplanationTxt

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 PRESIDENT 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 OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness 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 FTWfalseROTARY 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 FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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