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ITS PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW LOCAL CITIZENS TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SATISFY A BROAD RANGE OF CHANGING CHARITABLE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 700 SUCH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. THE MISSION OF ALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME: TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY AMONG INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES AND CREATE A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND FOR THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE. COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ARE LOCALLY ADMINISTERED. THEY SUPPORT HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES, CIVIC AFFAIRS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ART, CONSERVATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN GAINESVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC. (CFNCF) DOES NOT MEET THE ONE-THIRD PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE NATURE OF CFNCF WE BELIEVE IT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC RATHER THAN TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(10) RECOGNIZES THAT COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, ALSO REFERRED TO AS COMMUNITY TRUSTS, ARE ESTABLISHED TO ATTRACT LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS OF A CAPITAL OR ENDOWMENT NATURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY OR AREA, AND THAT SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS COME INITIALLY FROM A SMALL NUMBER OF DONORS. THAT BEING SO, IF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CANNOT MEET THE 33 1/3 PERCENT-OF-SUPPORT TEST, IT CAN STILL QUALIFY AS A PUBLIC CHARITY IF IT IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF PARAGRAPH (E)(3) OF TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9. IN ADDITION, TREAS. REG. 1.509(A)-3(A)(4) PROVIDES THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE ONE-THIRD SUPPORT TEST IS TO INSURE THAT AN ORGANIZATION ... IS RESPONSIVE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, RATHER THAN TO THE PRIVATE INTERESTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS OR OTHER PERSONS.'' TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(E) TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3) PROVIDES THAT EVEN IF AN ORGANIZATION FAILS TO MEET THE 33 1/3 PERCENT-OF-SUPPORT TEST, IT WILL BE TREATED AS A "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED" ORGANIZATION IF IT NORMALLY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, FROM DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE SOURCES, AND MEETS OTHER REQUIREMENTS. WE BELIEVE CFNCF MEETS THESE OTHER REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED BELOW. TEN PERCENT-OF-SUPPORT LIMITATION TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3)(I) PROVIDES THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC BE "SUBSTANTIAL." "SUBSTANTIAL" IS DEFINED AS A TOTAL AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT WHICH EQUALS AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT ''NORMALLY'' RECEIVED. FOR THE PERIOD AT FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART IV-A, THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 26 PERCENT; THEREFORE, A ''SUBSTANTIAL'' AMOUNT. ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(C)(3)(II) PROVIDES THAT AN ORGANIZATION MUST BE SO ORGANIZED AND OPERATED AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES FOR CFNCF IN MEETING THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST IS THE FACT THAT OUR BOARD TOOK GREAT CARE TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR ITS PERPETUAL EXISTENCE. THE INITIAL BOARD CONSISTED OF 12 UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION'S SEED CAPITAL CONSISTED OF SMALL DONATIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS. FROM THAT WE MANAGED TO CREATE A WEBSITE (WWW.GNVCF.ORG) TO PUBLICIZE THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. BECAUSE ONE OF THE MISSIONS OF COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IS TO ASSIST OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE WERE CAREFUL NOT TO BE SEEN AS COMPETING WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO FUND RAISING. TO THAT END WE MADE A CONSCIOUS CHOICE NOT TO HOLD, FOR EXAMPLE, PUBLIC FUNDRAISERS THAT WOULD COMPETE WITH PUBLIC FUNDRAISERS HELD BY OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. INSTEAD, BOARD MEMBERS, WHO FOR THE MOST PART ALSO SERVE ON BOARDS OF OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, BEGAN A PROGRAM TO EDUCATE OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS TO OUR EXISTENCE AND OUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. TO THAT END, WE MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE WERE NOT TRYING TO REPLACE OTHER CHARITIES. IF A DONOR HAS A CHARITABLE INTENT THAT COULD BE FULFILLED THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THE INDIVIDUAL TO SUPPORT THAT ORGANIZATION. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA WOULD INSTEAD PROVIDE FOR PHILANTHROPY SUPPORTING CHARITABLE PROJECTS AND AREAS OF INTEREST NOT COVERED BY ALREADY EXISTING CHARITIES. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(10) PROVIDES THAT A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN PERIODIC, COMMUNITY-WIDE, FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGNS DIRECTED TOWARD ATTRACTING A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO CAMPAIGNS CONDUCTED BY A COMMUNITY CHEST OR UNITED FUND. SO OUR PRIMARY FOCUS WAS (AND STILL IS) TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. WE DID THIS THROUGH OUR BOARD MEMBERS IN OTHER WAYS. PRIMARILY, INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS MET WITH INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THIS WAS AND IS DONE ON A METHODICAL BASIS. FIRST, A LIST OF ALL POTENTIAL DONORS WAS CREATED. IT WAS THEN DIVIDED INTO INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES. NEXT, BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES WERE ASSIGNED, USUALLY IN TEAMS OF TWO, TO HAVE LUNCH OR BREAKFAST WITH THEM. WE REALIZED THAT ONE LUNCH OR BREAKFAST WOULD NOT NECESSARILY PRODUCE A CHECK. WE DID NOT WANT TO SOLICIT SMALL DONATIONS, AS WE FELT THIS MIGHT BE SEEN AS COMPETING WITH LOCAL FUNDRAISING, SUCH AS UNITED WAY. SO WE SPEAK WITH POTENTIAL DONORS ABOUT MAJOR GIFTS BENEFITING GAINESVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THIS IS A LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL RESULT IN A FAR STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE, WE ALSO ASSIST OTHER NONPROFIT AGENCIES. BY DOING SO, WE WILL CREATE GOODWILL IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IN TURN SHOULD BRING BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. SOME EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED BELOW: THE WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE. THE WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE AN INITIATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA WHICH BEGUN IN 2007 WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE GIVING TO PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ALACHUA COUNTY. EACH MEMBER CONTRIBUTES 1,000 ANNUALLY. THE CIRCLE HAS GENERATED MORE THAN 600,000 IN GRANTS SINCE INCEPTION FROM MORE THAN 200 LOCAL WOMEN. THE RECIPIENTS OF THESE GRANTS INCLUDE GIRL SCOUTS OF GATEWAY COUNCIL, GIRLS CLUB OF ALACHUA COUNTY, CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUREAU, PEACEFUL PATHS, TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN, DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS PROGRAM, PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS, AND MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FRIENDS OF TACACHALE FUND. TACACHALE IS A FLORIDA STATE AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RESIDENTIAL CENTER. MORE THAN 470 ADULT MEN AND WOMEN, WITH VARYING DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LIVE IN HOMES ON THE 550-ACRE CAMPUS IN EAST GAINESVILLE. THE FRIENDS OF TACACHALE FUND, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2007, BENEFITS THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL WHO LIVE AT TACACHALE. THE FUND DISTRIBUTIONS MAY BE USED FOR ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY GIFTS, NEW ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT, OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS THE FRIENDS OF THE ALACHUA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY ARTS & MUSIC PROGRAMS. IN 2008, LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FACED BUDGET CUTS THAT REDUCED THEIR ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMS BY 50 PERCENT. THIS FUND WAS CREATED BY A GROUP OF RETIRED TEACHERS IN RESPONSE TO THE CUTS IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE LOCAL ELEMENTARY ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMS NOT COVERED BY TAX DOLLARS. MORE THAN 80,000 WAS RAISED BY MANY LOCAL CITIZENS AND IN THE FIRST YEAR, EACH OF THE 25 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ALACHUA COUNTY RECEIVED 2,000 TO BENEFIT THEIR ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS. CLINT LACINAK SCHOLARSHIP. A SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BY A LOCAL FAMILY IN MEMORY OF THEIR SON WHO PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. THE SCHOLARSHIP GOES TO BENEFIT QUALIFYING 6TH GRADERS AT ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL IN GAINESVILLE. AN ANNUAL 5K EVENT IS HELD TO RAISE PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3)(10) PROVIDES THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WILL BE GENERALLY SATISFIED IF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SEEKS GIFTS AND BEQUESTS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF POTENTIAL DONORS IN THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH BANKS OR TRUST COMPANIES, THROUGH ATTORNEYS OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL PERSONS, OR IN OTHER APPROPRIATE WAYS WHICH CALL ATTENTION TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AS A POTENTIAL RECIPIENT OF GIFTS AND BEQUESTS MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OR AREA SERVED. IN THIS RESPECT, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED THE PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR COUNCIL, WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY AMONG CITIZENS OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. THIS COUNCIL CONSISTS OF PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERTISE IN TAX LAW PART II, LINE 17A THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION) WAS ESTABLISHED TO CREATE A PERMANENT CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FOR GAINESVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. ITS PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW LOCAL CITIZENS TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SATISFY A BROAD RANGE OF CHANGING CHARITABLE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 700 SUCH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. THE MISSION OF ALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME: TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY AMONG INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES AND CREATE A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND FOR THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE. COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ARE LOCALLY ADMINISTERED. THEY SUPPORT HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES, CIVIC AFFAIRS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ART, CONSERVATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN GAINESVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC. (CFNCF) DOES NOT MEET THE ONE-THIRD PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE NATURE OF CFNCF WE BELIEVE IT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC RATHER THAN TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(10) RECOGNIZES THAT COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, ALSO REFERRED TO AS COMMUNITY TRUSTS, ARE ESTABLISHED TO ATTRACT LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS OF A CAPITAL OR ENDOWMENT NATURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY OR AREA, AND THAT SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS COME INITIALLY FROM A SMALL NUMBER OF DONORS. THAT BEING SO, IF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CANNOT MEET THE 33 1/3 PERCENT-OF-SUPPORT TEST, IT CAN STILL QUALIFY AS A PUBLIC CHARITY IF IT IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED SO AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF PARAGRAPH (E)(3) OF TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9. IN ADDITION, TREAS. REG. 1.509(A)-3(A)(4) PROVIDES THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE ONE-THIRD SUPPORT TEST IS TO INSURE THAT AN ORGANIZATION ... IS RESPONSIVE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, RATHER THAN TO THE PRIVATE INTERESTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF DONORS OR OTHER PERSONS.'' TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(E) TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3) PROVIDES THAT EVEN IF AN ORGANIZATION FAILS TO MEET THE 33 1/3 PERCENT-OF-SUPPORT TEST, IT WILL BE TREATED AS A "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED" ORGANIZATION IF IT NORMALLY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, FROM DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE SOURCES, AND MEETS OTHER REQUIREMENTS. WE BELIEVE CFNCF MEETS THESE OTHER REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED BELOW. TEN PERCENT-OF-SUPPORT LIMITATION TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3)(I) PROVIDES THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC BE "SUBSTANTIAL." "SUBSTANTIAL" IS DEFINED AS A TOTAL AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT WHICH EQUALS AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT ''NORMALLY'' RECEIVED. FOR THE PERIOD AT FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART IV-A, THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 26 PERCENT; THEREFORE, A ''SUBSTANTIAL'' AMOUNT. ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(C)(3)(II) PROVIDES THAT AN ORGANIZATION MUST BE SO ORGANIZED AND OPERATED AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES FOR CFNCF IN MEETING THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST IS THE FACT THAT OUR BOARD TOOK GREAT CARE TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR ITS PERPETUAL EXISTENCE. THE INITIAL BOARD CONSISTED OF 12 UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION'S SEED CAPITAL CONSISTED OF SMALL DONATIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS. FROM THAT WE MANAGED TO CREATE A WEBSITE (WWW.GNVCF.ORG) TO PUBLICIZE THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. BECAUSE ONE OF THE MISSIONS OF COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IS TO ASSIST OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE WERE CAREFUL NOT TO BE SEEN AS COMPETING WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO FUND RAISING. TO THAT END WE MADE A CONSCIOUS CHOICE NOT TO HOLD, FOR EXAMPLE, PUBLIC FUNDRAISERS THAT WOULD COMPETE WITH PUBLIC FUNDRAISERS HELD BY OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. INSTEAD, BOARD MEMBERS, WHO FOR THE MOST PART ALSO SERVE ON BOARDS OF OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, BEGAN A PROGRAM TO EDUCATE OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS TO OUR EXISTENCE AND OUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. TO THAT END, WE MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE WERE NOT TRYING TO REPLACE OTHER CHARITIES. IF A DONOR HAS A CHARITABLE INTENT THAT COULD BE FULFILLED THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THE INDIVIDUAL TO SUPPORT THAT ORGANIZATION. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA WOULD INSTEAD PROVIDE FOR PHILANTHROPY SUPPORTING CHARITABLE PROJECTS AND AREAS OF INTEREST NOT COVERED BY ALREADY EXISTING CHARITIES. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(10) PROVIDES THAT A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN PERIODIC, COMMUNITY-WIDE, FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGNS DIRECTED TOWARD ATTRACTING A LARGE NUMBER OF SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO CAMPAIGNS CONDUCTED BY A COMMUNITY CHEST OR UNITED FUND. SO OUR PRIMARY FOCUS WAS (AND STILL IS) TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. WE DID THIS THROUGH OUR BOARD MEMBERS IN OTHER WAYS. PRIMARILY, INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS MET WITH INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THIS WAS AND IS DONE ON A METHODICAL BASIS. FIRST, A LIST OF ALL POTENTIAL DONORS WAS CREATED. IT WAS THEN DIVIDED INTO INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES. NEXT, BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES WERE ASSIGNED, USUALLY IN TEAMS OF TWO, TO HAVE LUNCH OR BREAKFAST WITH THEM. WE REALIZED THAT ONE LUNCH OR BREAKFAST WOULD NOT NECESSARILY PRODUCE A CHECK. WE DID NOT WANT TO SOLICIT SMALL DONATIONS, AS WE FELT THIS MIGHT BE SEEN AS COMPETING WITH LOCAL FUNDRAISING, SUCH AS UNITED WAY. SO WE SPEAK WITH POTENTIAL DONORS ABOUT MAJOR GIFTS BENEFITING GAINESVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THIS IS A LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL RESULT IN A FAR STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE, WE ALSO ASSIST OTHER NONPROFIT AGENCIES. BY DOING SO, WE WILL CREATE GOODWILL IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IN TURN SHOULD BRING BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. SOME EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED BELOW: THE WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE. THE WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE AN INITIATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA WHICH BEGUN IN 2007 WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE GIVING TO PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ALACHUA COUNTY. EACH MEMBER CONTRIBUTES 1,000 ANNUALLY. THE CIRCLE HAS GENERATED MORE THAN 600,000 IN GRANTS SINCE INCEPTION FROM MORE THAN 200 LOCAL WOMEN. THE RECIPIENTS OF THESE GRANTS INCLUDE GIRL SCOUTS OF GATEWAY COUNCIL, GIRLS CLUB OF ALACHUA COUNTY, CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUREAU, PEACEFUL PATHS, TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN, DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS PROGRAM, PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS, AND MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FRIENDS OF TACACHALE FUND. TACACHALE IS A FLORIDA STATE AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RESIDENTIAL CENTER. MORE THAN 470 ADULT MEN AND WOMEN, WITH VARYING DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LIVE IN HOMES ON THE 550-ACRE CAMPUS IN EAST GAINESVILLE. THE FRIENDS OF TACACHALE FUND, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2007, BENEFITS THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL WHO LIVE AT TACACHALE. THE FUND DISTRIBUTIONS MAY BE USED FOR ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY GIFTS, NEW ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT, OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS THE FRIENDS OF THE ALACHUA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY ARTS & MUSIC PROGRAMS. IN 2008, LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FACED BUDGET CUTS THAT REDUCED THEIR ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMS BY 50 PERCENT. THIS FUND WAS CREATED BY A GROUP OF RETIRED TEACHERS IN RESPONSE TO THE CUTS IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE LOCAL ELEMENTARY ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMS NOT COVERED BY TAX DOLLARS. MORE THAN 80,000 WAS RAISED BY MANY LOCAL CITIZENS AND IN THE FIRST YEAR, EACH OF THE 25 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ALACHUA COUNTY RECEIVED 2,000 TO BENEFIT THEIR ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS. CLINT LACINAK SCHOLARSHIP. A SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BY A LOCAL FAMILY IN MEMORY OF THEIR SON WHO PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. THE SCHOLARSHIP GOES TO BENEFIT QUALIFYING 6TH GRADERS AT ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL IN GAINESVILLE. AN ANNUAL 5K EVENT IS HELD TO RAISE PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(E)(3)(10) PROVIDES THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WILL BE GENERALLY SATISFIED IF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SEEKS GIFTS AND BEQUESTS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF POTENTIAL DONORS IN THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH BANKS OR TRUST COMPANIES, THROUGH ATTORNEYS OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL PERSONS, OR IN OTHER APPROPRIATE WAYS WHICH CALL ATTENTION TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AS A POTENTIAL RECIPIENT OF GIFTS AND BEQUESTS MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OR AREA SERVED. IN THIS RESPECT, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED THE PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR COUNCIL, WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY AMONG CITIZENS OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. THIS COUNCIL CONSISTS OF PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERTISE IN TAX LAW RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26 1 286759 513726 58627 8517458 1153216 true true 8512592 130934 366097 161690 6800 41085 8800048 7958950 56398 770069 185322 13016 74487 8512592 7429349 204004 507098 181501 7958950 7127773 163727 371487 233638 7429349 6000713 1225285 -2146 96079 7127773 0.94000 0.06000 false false 658053 8436 649617 3217 3217 649617 INTEREST IN GATORADE TRUST 4180000 F 4180000 AMOUNTS HELD FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 2235376 2235376 X 1708533 68989 181000 249989 1458544 1458544 1065327 1065327 1065327 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO EARN REVENUE FOR GRANTMAKING. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE CORPORATION IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND DOES NOT EARN ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CORPORATION HOLDS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, THEREFORE, HAS NO POLICY FOR EVALUATING THEM. THE CORPORATION'S FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE FILED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D GAIN ON INTEREST IN GATORADE TRUST 181,000 true BREAD OF THE MIGHTY FOOD BANK 325 NW 10TH AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32601 592805577 3 10000 GENERAL SUPPORT CADE MUSEUM FOR CREATIVITY AND INVE 904 S MAIN STREET GAINESVILLE FL 32601 201884134 3 50000 GENERAL SUPPORT SEA TURTLE CONSERVANCY INC 4424 NW 13TH STREET SUITE B-11 GAINESVILLE FL 32609 596151069 3 10000 GENERAL SUPPORT CONCORDIA COLLEGE 1712 BROAD STREET SELMA AL 36701 630389941 3 160000 GENERAL SUPPORT FLORIDA DEFENDERS OF THE ENVIRONMEN 4424 NW 13TH STREET C-8 GAINESVILLE FL 32609 591297777 3 20000 GENERAL SUPPORT MATHESON MUSEUM 513 E UNIVERSITY AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32601 592885199 3 58627 GENERAL SUPPORT QUEEN OF PEACE ACADEMY 10900 SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32607 593686088 3 7500 SCHOLARSHIPS SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION PO BOX 103362 GAINESVILLE FL 32610 592357609 3 10000 GENERAL SUPPORT SOUTHERN LEGAL COUNSEL INC 1229 NW 12TH AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32601 591726382 3 10000 GENERAL SUPPORT ST PATRICK INTERPARISH SCHOOL 550 NE 16TH AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32601 591275175 3 8000 GENERAL SUPPORT UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION PO BOX 14425 GAINESVILLE FL 32604 590973739 3 10000 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PO BOX 4002900 DES MOINES IA 50340 135613797 3 6000 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN HOMETOWN VETERANS ASSOC PO BOX 274 FT WHITE FL 32038 870803605 3 50000 GENERAL SUPPORT EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF ALACHUA CTY 1725 SE 1ST AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32641 592751952 3 80000 GENERAL SUPPORT GAINESVILLE AREA ROWING INC 7400 E UNIVERSITY AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32641 593541801 3 100000 GENERAL SUPPORT HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH 100 NE 1ST STREET GAINESVILLE FL 32601 590737888 3 9988 GENERAL SUPPORT SEBASTIAN FERRARO FOUNDATION INC 105 SW 128 STREET TIOGA FL 32669 261200788 3 6000 GENERAL SUPPORT SHANDS HEALTHCARE PO BOX 100386 GAINESVILLE FL 32610 591943502 3 6000 GENERAL SUPPORT SOUTHWEST ADVOCACY GROUP INC 807 SW 64TH TERRACE GAINESVILLE FL 32607 272612639 3 10000 GENERAL SUPPORT THE ARC OF ALACHUA COUNTY INC 3303 NW 83RD STREET GAINESVILLE FL 32606 591140179 3 8700 GENERAL SUPPORT HARN MUSEUM OF ART 3259 HULL ROAD GAINESVILLE FL 32611 596002052 3 6000 GENERAL SUPPORT 21 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION INSURES THAT THE GRANTEE IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO DISBURSING FUNDS. THE MAJORITY OF THE GRANTS ARE IN A SINGLE PAYMENT AND NO FURTHER MONITORING IS PERFORMED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THEN APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AT THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING ALL MEMBERS COMPLETE A NEW CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT AND PROVIDE DISCLOSURES OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 GAIN ON INTEREST IN GATORADE TRUST 181,000