Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | THE ORGANIZATION IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS, NOT STOCKHOLDERS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | ELECTION OF OFFICERS IS DONE ONCE PER YEAR. THE OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN FROM THE RANKS OF THE MEMBERSHIP. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | ALL DECISIONS ARE NORMALLY MADE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP. IN SOME CASES THE ALUMNI BOARD HAS INPUT INTO DECISIONS DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE TREASURER OF THE CHAPTER, WHO SHARES WITH THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. A COPY IS SENT TO THE CHAPTER'S NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND ALUMNUS TREASURER. ALUMNI AND UNDERGRADUATES TOGETHER DECIDE HOW TO SHARE THE FORM 990 INFORMATION WITH THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | UPON REQUEST. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | ADJUSTMENT DUE TO MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS BY MGMT COMPANY = -$123103 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | ADJUSTMENT TO REDUCE BEGINNING OF YEAR NET ASSETS TO ZERO = $4531 |
| THEFT LOSS AND USE OF ESTIMATES IN RETURN PREPARATION | IN MARCH OF 2014 FRATERNITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (FMA), THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED TO MANAGE PHI KAPPA THETA FRATERNITY'S BUDGETING, CASH, RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS, PAYROLL AND TAX REPORTING DECLARED BANKRUPTCY. MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS BY FMA'S DIRECTOR, FAMILY AND EMPLOYEES IS SUSPECTED, AND AN INVESTIGATION BY VARIOUS LEGAL AND TAXING AUTHORITIES IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. THERE WAS NO CASH LEFT IN PHI KAPPA THETA'S ACCOUNT, MANY VENDORS HAD BEEN LEFT UNPAID, AND MANY RECORDS HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY FMA STAFF. A FORENSIC AUDIT WAS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO THE ANTICIPATED PROHIBITIVE COST. SINCE THERE WERE NO FUNDS LEFT IN THE FMA ACCOUNT, PHI KAPPA THETA'S ALUMNI PAID OFF THE BALANCE OF OUTSTANDING BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,129 (MAINLY FOR FOOD AND CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OF THE HOUSE COOK THROUGH THE END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER), REFLECTED AS CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN PART VIII, STATEMENT OF REVENUE. FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR PURPOSES OF PREPARING THE 2013 FORM 990 WAS RECONSTRUCTED JOINTLY BY THE RETURN PREPARER AND THE ALUMNI TREASURER BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION, SOME OF IT GENERATED BY FMA PRIOR TO BANKRUPTCY. AS A RESULT, THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION CANNOT BE VERIFIED. AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THERE WERE NO KNOWN RECEIVABLES OR PAYABLES OR ANY OTHER ASSETS OR LIABILITIES, SO THE NET ASSETS WERE REDUCED TO ZERO. THE ESTIMATED CASH LOSS FOR THE YEAR IS $123,103 BASED ON FMA'S REPORTED ENDING CASH BALANCE FOR PHI KAPPA THETA AS OF THE TIME OF THE BANKRUPTCY, PLUS EXPENSES REPORTED BUT NOT PAID. ACTUAL NUMBERS MAY CHANGE UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MATERIAL. LOSSES RECOVERED IN THE FUTURE, IF ANY, WILL BE REPORTED AS REVENUE IN SUBSEQUENT YEAR FORM 990 FILINGS. |
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