LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (EIN 51-0146485)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-12
IRS object ID
201601339349303625
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionTO ASSEMBLE&UTILIZE RESOURCES IN INNOVA- TIVE WAYS TO ASSIST LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN PROMOTING ITS 4 CORNERSTONES OF EDUCATION, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, THE LCCC FOUNDATION PROVIDED SUPPORT TO EACH OF THE CORNERSTONES OF LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT (EDUCATION), INNOVATION FUND (ECONOMIC), SUPPORT FOR STOCKER ARTS CENTER PROGRAMMING (CULTURAL), AND SUPPORT FOR CAMPUS GRANTS PROJECTS (COMMUNITY).MissionDesc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (63 entries)

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Philip Amos
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Phillip Baptiste
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Bramhall
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph Cerny
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roy Church
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald Cocco
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Cordes
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maureen Cromling
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Desich
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cathy Dietlin
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susanne Dotson
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Flanigan
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Gaudry
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anthony Giardini
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terry Goode
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lawrence Goodman
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marc Guay
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Heinrich
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Herzer
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maria Hoke
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Hruska
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Hunter
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jane Jonesco
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rustom Khouri
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donald Knechtges
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Knight
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lee Koury
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clark Lubaski
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Matia
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph McAleese
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kim Meyers
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Miraldi
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Mulach
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Myers
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sara Jane Norton
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edwin Oley
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Pillari
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel Reaser Sr
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judith Riddle
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Schaeffer
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donald Sheldon
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Sherman
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Skellenger
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barry Smith
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Smith
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Sprenger
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicole Sprenger
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce Stevens
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gail Stumphauzer
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank Sulen
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Albert Tegel
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory Thaxton
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Thomas Tyrrell
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Ted Wallingford
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adrian Williams
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dale Yost
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lily Yuzon
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alan Zang
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maria Zolli
Director0.50.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Roy Church
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Tracy Green
Vice President0.540.0$0$129,170$40,149Yes (X)
Charles Wiersma
Director of Finance and Operat40.00.0$77,569$0$27,682Yes (X)
Garis Distelhorst
Executive Director25.00.0$91,753$0$16,906Yes (X)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Fundraising$33,059FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$24,122ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,113FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,217TotalAmt
Management And General$3,846ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,371FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Fundraising$1,505FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$929ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$7,492FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$517ProgramServicesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$523FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,550TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BUILDING OPERATIONS$53,806$53,806
ANNUAL PROGRAM EXP.$34,575$34,575
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS$33,333$33,333
RECOG.,CULTIV.,SPEC.PROJECTS$27,609$906$26,703

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,597TotalAmt
Program Services$40,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,173FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,351,532TotalAmt
Program Services$3,510,898ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$382,877ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$457,757FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$824,241BOYAmt
EOY$1,111,572EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,646,841BOYAmt
EOY$3,664,520EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$11,180EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,807BOYAmt
EOY$14,974EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$92,213LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$49,182LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,677BOYAmt
EOY$43,031EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,096,192BOYAmt
EOY$40,468,301EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,506BOYAmt
EOY$135,071EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$735,149BOYAmt
EOY$735,149EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,409,413BOYAmt
EOY$46,183,798EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,234BOYAmt
EOY$489,083EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,410BOYAmt
EOY$113,845EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$520,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,644BOYAmt
EOY$1,122,928EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$361,833BOYAmt
EOY$105,725EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,192,928BOYAmt
EOY$12,519,880EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,664,008BOYAmt
EOY$32,435,265EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,218,769BOYAmt
EOY$45,060,870EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,409,413BOYAmt
EOY$46,183,798EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,629,490ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$787,389NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type2Yes (X)SupportingOrgType2Ind
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN340930187EIN
Organization Type6OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (true)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$1,167,395SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$1,167,395SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt
Public Support PY1700.44190PublicSupportPY170Pct

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (true)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS DeterminationYes (true)SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456falseSupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized USfalseSupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt OrgfalseOrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported OrgfalseSupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial ContribtrfalsePaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified PersonfalseLoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified PrsnfalseControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings RulesfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution ControllerfalseContributionControllerInd
Contribution FamilyfalseContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 ControlledfalseContribution35ControlledInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Majority Dir Trst Supported OrgfalseMajorityDirTrstSupportedOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
IRS DETERMINATION OF STATUS OF SUPPORTED ORG. - PART IV, SECTION A,LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. AS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, THE COLLEGE IS NOT GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(c)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THEREFORE CANNOT OBTAIN A LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ABOUT ITS PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS UNDER CODE SECTIONS 509(a)(1) OR 509(a)(2). HOWEVER, SECTION 509(a)(1) CONSIDERS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 170(b)(1)(A) AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, AND THE COLLEGE QUALIFIES AS A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT UNDER SECTION 170(b)(1)(A)(v).
CONTROL OF SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION - PART IV, SECTION C, LINE 1:A MAJORITY OF THE FOUNDATION'S DIRECTORS ARE NOT ALSO A MAJORITY OF THE DIRECTORS OF LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, THE COLLEGE CONTROLS THE FOUNDATION THROUGH THE COLLEGE'S PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR STRATEGIC AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE 2 INDIVIDUALS HOLD THE HIGHEST-RANKING MANAGERIAL POSITIONS OF THE FOUNDATION WHILE ALSO HOLDING TWO OF THE HIGHEST-RANKING MANAGERIAL POSITIONS AT THE COLLEGE. THUS, THE SAME PERSONS ARE VESTED WITH CONTROL OR MANAGEMENT OF BOTH THE SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$170,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$170,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,340,898FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,510,898FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$325,545FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$81,386FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$268,502CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$289,398CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$297,416CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$325,545CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,180,861TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,771,292LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$167,850CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$170,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$170,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$170,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$677,850TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$67,126CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$72,350CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$74,354CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$81,386CurrentYearAmt
Total$295,216TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$442,824GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$26,597,410BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,205,492ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$502,717InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$557,307GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$342,058OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$272,298AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$34,133,956EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,571,106BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$419,185ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,831,906InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$467,648GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$484,290OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$272,849AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$26,597,410EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$21,725,424BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$455,999ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,617,918InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$485,758GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$484,540OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$257,937AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$23,571,106EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,479,230BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$678,818ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$99,936InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$480,281GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$586,599OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$265,808AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$21,725,424EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,215,810BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$670,305ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,522,752InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$708,240GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$221,397AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$22,479,230EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.94798PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.05202TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$92,913OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$49,182DepreciationAmt
Book Value$43,031BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Land BuildingsOtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings$43,031TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFUNDS HELD AS FISCAL AGENTDesc
Amt$520,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$520,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,267,467TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$787,389NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$157,976DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$629,413RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,896,880RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$84,142InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$84,142RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,981,022TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,425,366TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$157,976DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$157,976ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,267,390ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$84,142InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$84,142ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,351,532TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
INTENDED USES OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS - PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT INCLUDES 158 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND 14 PROGRAM FUNDS. THE FOUNDATION'S OBJECTIVE FOR ITS ENDOWMENT IS TO PRESERVE THE FAIR VALUE OF THE ASSETS AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REAL GROWTH THROUGH NEW GIFTS AND INVESTMENT RETURN. ALL WITHDRAWALS OR TRANSFERS TO OTHER FUNDS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE - PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(c)(3) AS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL, NON-PROFIT ENTITY UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(a) AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 170 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT 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. AS OF JUNE 30, 2015, THE FOUNDATION'S INCOME TAX YEARS FROM 2011 AND THEREAFTER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, AS WELL AS VARIOUS STATE AND LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITIES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GOLF EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$67,050GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$51,624CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$15,426GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$11,210NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$9,821RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$10,139FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$6,326OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LADIES LUNCHEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$18,310GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$3,627CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$14,683GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$631NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$980RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$4,916FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$6,750OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$20,590GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$9,366CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$11,224GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$59NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$8,698FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$900EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$1,237OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$105,950GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$64,617CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$41,333GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$11,900NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$10,801RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$23,753FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,900EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$14,313OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$64,667DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$23,334NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (36 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Lorain County Community College
1005 N Abbe RoadElyriaOH44035340930187115$1,167,395See Part IV
Adjuvant Polymers Inc
411 Wolf Ledges Pway 105AkronOH44311464935763$50,000See Part IV
Amplified Wind Solutions
30615 Shaker BoulevardPepper PikeOH44124461234958$10,000See Part IV
Apollo Medical Devices LLC
2549 Kenilworth Road 5ClevelandOH44106471970909$20,000See Part IV
Beegit LLC
21762 Parkdale AvenueFairview ParkOH44126464794324$48,000See Part IV
Biomendics LLc
3250 West Market StreetFairlawnOH44333472566104$20,000See Part IV
Blackwolf Tactical
1768 East 25th StreetClevelandOH44114461150088$11,350See Part IV
Boxcast LLC
14538 Grapeland AvenueClevelandOH44111271498394$44,000See Part IV
Brilliency LLC
1301 East 9th St 2320ClevelandOH44114465382230$25,000See Part IV
Clean Water Net Ltd DBA Splash Link
24700 Chagrin Blvd Suite 165BeachwoodOH44122454862629$25,000See Part IV
Cue Social LLC dba Sellhack
1449 Cohasset AvenueLakewoodOH44107455296011$11,700See Part IV
Environmental Fracturing Solutions Inc
5853 North Crossview RoadSeven HillsOH44131352487559$100,000See Part IV
Complion Inc aka RegBinder Inc
1621 Euclid Avenue Suite 1251ClevelandOH44115461532874$100,000See Part IV
Event38 Unmanned Systems Inc
540 S Main Street Suite 457AkronOH44311461969429$25,000See Part IV
EveryKey LLC
11471 Euclid Avenue Apt 305ClevelandOH44106463121812$35,000See Part IV
ExpenseBot Inc
4934 Stradford CourtNorth RidgevilleOH44039463715791$15,000See Part IV
Flexible ITO Solutions
11668 Byers Avenue NEHartvilleOH44632464945959$80,000See Part IV
Folio Photonics LLC
29450 Edgedale RoadPepper PikeOH44124461152907$30,000See Part IV
Full Circle Technologies LLC
33199 Fairmount BlvdPepper PikeOH44124471539423$80,000See Part IV
InfoGPSNetworks Inc
5990 Lauby Road Suite 10North CantonOH44720464681073$25,000See Part IV
Inlaw Network LLC
250 West Huron Road Suite 250ClevelandOH44115453774069$15,000See Part IV
Intwine Connect LLC
8401 Chagrin Road Suite 10BChagrin FallsOH44023800954170$100,000See Part IV
IRx Reminder LLC
680 North Portage PathAkronOH44303274405694$22,000See Part IV
Larad Inc
132 East Liberty StreetWoosterOH44691462311684$20,000See Part IV
Lendulink LLC
5053 Bristol CtLyndhurstOH44124465483037$20,000See Part IV
MegaJoule Storage Inc
1768 East 28th streetClevelandOH44114272632737$28,000See Part IV
Ocufreeze LLC
10025 Bellhaven Avenue NWUniontownOH44685471915650$6,000See Part IV
Paragon Robotics LLC
27331 Tungsten RoadEuclidOH44132260439762$50,000See Part IV
Plxar Imagin
3120 Belvoir BlvdShaker HtsOH44122275562705$21,000See Part IV
Prezto Inc
1163 East 40th Street Suite 202ClevelandOH44114463184418$7,500See Part IV
Projitech LLC
2268 Stony Hill RoadHinckleyOH44233464188161$17,850See Part IV
Red5 Pharmaceuticals LLC
10000 Cedar AvenueClevelandOH44106464611297$12,500See Part IV
Remesh LLC
5215 Cline Road Unit HKentOH44240462952293$110,000See Part IV
Sequentia
1163 East 40th Street Suite 206ClevelandOH44114273425530$50,500See Part IV
Skysun LLC
24126 Bruce RoadBay VillageOH44140461780244$7,000See Part IV
Terves Inc
24112 Rockwell DriveEuclidOH44117462984331$10,000See Part IV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org34TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
SCHOLARSHIPS606$635,257
FACULTY AWARDS11$9,500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS - PART I, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION ENSURES THAT ITS FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSES BY REQUIRING APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION WHICH FULLY DESCRIBES THE PROJECT THAT WILL BE FUNDED. THE FOUNDATION PERIODICALLY CHECKS WITH THE RECIPIENTS TO ASSESS THEIR PROGRESS AND TO OBTAIN ASSURANCES THAT THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED IN THE MANNERS DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATIONS.
PURPOSE OF GRANTS - PART II, LINE 1, COLUMN H:THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT PROVIDED TO LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, FACULTY INCENTIVES, BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. FOR ALL OTHER RECIPIENTS LISTED IN PART II, THE PURPOSE OF EACH GRANT IS TO NURTURE A TECHNOLOGY-BASED ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR WEALTH CREATION AND JOB GROWTH IN NORTHEAST OHIO. THE FACULTY AWARDS WERE PROVIDED TO FACULTY AT LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS INCENTIVE-BASED COMPENSATION.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Dr Roy Church
President and CEO$0$297,615$0$370,717$0$55,576$0$102,070$0$33,089$0$859,067$0$0
Tracy Green
Vice President$0$129,170$0$0$0$0$0$18,084$0$22,065$0$169,319$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$112,645NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOtherGrp
CollectiblesCollectiblesGrp
Food InventoryFoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
TaxidermyTaxidermyGrp
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceUSE OF THIRD PARTIES - PART I, LINE 32A:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF A SECURITIES BROKER TO SELL DONATED SECURITIES. THE FEES CHARGED BY THE BROKER ARE AT OR BELOW FAIR MARKET VALUE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION - FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6:LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION HAS MEMBERS ACCORDING TO OUR REGULATIONS. THE MEMBERS ARE THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY - FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A:THE MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION, WHICH ARE ALSO THE DIRECTORS, ELECT NEW MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING BODY ON A PERIODIC BASIS.
FORM 990 REVIEW - FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B:FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE OUTSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BEFORE IT IS FILED.
MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT POLICY-FORM 990,PART VI,LINE 12C:ANNUALLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE OATH OF OFFICE CONTRACT THAT ADDRESSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. WHEN A CONFLICT ARISES, THE PERSON IS NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR TO VOTE ON THE MATTER. THE DECISION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION IS MADE BY PERSONS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE CONFLICT.
COMPENSATION REVIEW - FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15:COMPENSATION FOR ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION ARE DETERMINED BASED ON THE PAY SCALES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE AND MAINTAIN A WRITTEN CONTRACT, AND COMPENSATION INCREASES ARE BASED ON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.
AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS - FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19:THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
REPORTABLE RELATIONSHIPS - FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2:NICOLE SPRENGER AND SCOTT SPRENGER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. TOM TYRELL AND DON KNECHTGES HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
CHANGES TO ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS - FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION'S CODE OF REGULATIONS WAS REDRAFTED AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTORS.

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 StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1005 NABBE RDELYRIAOH44035340930187COLLEGEOH115NAfalse
LORAIN CTYCOMMUNCOLLEGE INNOVATION FDN
1005 N ABBE RDELYRIAOH44035320419899GRANT-MAKINGOH501(c)(3)NAfalse11A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (true)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1B$1,167,395FMV
LORAIN CTYCOMMUNCOLLEGE INNOVATION FDN
1S$500,000FMV

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