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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 4,463,443 | 4,500,055 | 10,580,448 | 8,424,952 | 3,466,684 | 31,435,582 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 4,463,443 | 4,500,055 | 10,580,448 | 8,424,952 | 3,466,684 | 31,435,582 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 16,899,163 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 14,536,419 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 4,463,443 | 4,500,055 | 10,580,448 | 8,424,952 | 3,466,684 | 31,435,582 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 219,511 | 234,352 | 166,658 | 217,435 | 252,981 | 1,090,937 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 136,188 | 100,074 | 98,867 | 643,862 | 81,552 | 1,060,543 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 33,594,457 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | 978,991 |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | TOURING ALEXIS ROCKMAN: THE GREAT LAKES CYCLE: ALEXIS ROCKMAN: THE GREAT LAKES CYCLE EXPLORES THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF NORTH AMERICA'S GREAT LAKES-ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST EMBLEMATIC AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT ECOSYSTEMS. THIS MULTIFACETED PROJECT WAS INITIATED IN 2013 WHEN ARTIST ALEXIS ROCKMAN EMBARKED ON A RESEARCH TOUR OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE CENTERPIECE OF THE EXHIBITION IS A SUITE OF FIVE MURAL-SIZED PAINTINGS WHICH EXPLORE SEPARATE THEMES THAT EMERGED DURING ROCKMAN'S TRAVELS. THESE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE WATERCOLORS AND FIELD DRAWINGS - MONOCHROMATIC ANIMAL AND PLANT STUDIES MADE FROM SITE-SOURCED ORGANIC MATERIAL SUCH AS MUD, SAND, COAL, AND LEAVES. ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT NATURAL TREASURES, THE GREAT LAKES-ERIE, HURON, ONTARIO, MICHIGAN, AND SUPERIOR-FORM AN INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM THAT IS AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT, AND ECOLOGICALLY COMPLEX REGIONS ON THE PLANET. THE GREAT LAKES, WHICH HOLD OVER 20% OF THE WORLD'S FRESH WATER, CONTAIN SOME OF THE MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMANKIND AND LIFE ON EARTH. ROCKMAN'S SERIES CELEBRATES THE NATURAL MAJESTY AND GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF THE GREAT LAKES WHILE EXPLORING HOW THEY ARE THREATENED BY FACTORS INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBALIZATION, INVASIVE SPECIES, MASS AGRICULTURE AND URBAN SPRAWL. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN SOME SUCCESS IN REVERSING THESE TRENDS, THE EXHIBITION OF THESE DRAMATIC WORKS WILL SERVE TO INSPIRE WIDER UNDERSTANDING AND DRAW GREATER ATTENTION TO THE URGENCY OF THESE ISSUES. ACCOMPANYING THE EXHIBITION IS A CATALOGUE PUBLISHED BY THE GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM IN ASSOCIATION WITH MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS. THE CATALOGUE WAS WRITTEN BY DANA FRIIS-HANSEN, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY JEFF ALEXANDER AND THYRZA NICHOLS GOODEVE, AND A FORWARD BY MARK VAN PUTTEN, CEO OF WEGE FOUNDATION. IT IS AVAILABLE IN THE MUSEUM STORE AND ONLINE. ANOTHER WAY TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE GREAT LAKES CYCLE IS WITH THE ONLINE COURSE DEVELOPED BY NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. THE COURSE CONSISTS OF ESSAYS, VIDEOS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND INTERACTIVE IMAGES WHICH FOCUS ON ROCKMAN'S FIVE MURAL-SIZED PAINTINGS AND THEIR CONTENTS. NMU BIOLOGY PROFESSOR JILL LEONARD, ART AND DESIGN PROFESSORS TAIMUR CLEARY AND DARIC CHRISTIAN, ALONG WITH A TEAM OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, DEVELOPED THE COURSE WITH THE IDEA THAT APPROACHING THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) THROUGH THE ARTS MAY INCREASE THE ENGAGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENTS WITH A BROAD RANGE OF INTERESTS. EXHIBITION TOURING SCHEDULE FOR 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, CLEVELAND - OCTOBER 19, 2018 THROUGH JANUARY 27, 2019 HAGGERTY MUSEUM OF ART OF MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, MILWAUKEE - FEBRUARY 8 TO MAY 19, 2019 |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | MAYA LIN: FLOW MAY 18, 2019 - SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 GRAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN EXHIBITION OF RECENT LARGE-SCALE SCULPTURE BY RENOWNED ARTIST AND DESIGNER MAYA LIN (B. 1959). ORGANIZED BY GRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH LIN'S STUDIO, THE EXHIBITION FEATURES SCULPTURE THAT DEMONSTRATES LIN'S FASCINATION WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, SPECIFICALLY WATER, AS SUBJECT. CREATED IN RECYCLED SILVER, STEEL PINS, AND COMMON BUILDING MATERIALS, LIN CONCEIVES THESE SCULPTURES WITH THE USE OF CHARTING, MAPPING, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO DETERMINE EACH WORK'S ULTIMATE DESIGN, LAYOUT, AND STRUCTURE. LIN HAS CREATED TWO NEW SCULPTURES FOR THE EXHIBITION THAT FOCUS DIRECTLY ON WEST MICHIGAN. PIN RIVER - GRAND RIVER WATERSHED (2019) IS AN INSTALLATION MADE OF STEEL PINS IMBEDDED DIRECTLY INTO THE WALL THAT FORMS A SPARKLING FIFTEEN-FOOT-LONG OUTLINE OF THE GRAND RIVER WATERSHED. AT 260 MILES IN LENGTH, THE GRAND RIVER IS MICHIGAN'S LONGEST WATERWAY AND HAS BEEN CRITICAL TO THE HISTORY AND ECONOMY OF GRAND RAPIDS. THE TRACES LEFT BEHIND (FROM THE GREAT BEAR LAKE TO THE GREAT LAKES)(2019) IS A SHIMMERING WALL RELIEF CAST FROM RECYCLED SILVER. IN CREATING THE WORK, LIN CHARTED THE SPAN OF CONTEMPORARY BODIES OF WATER FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE GREAT LAKES THAT WERE FORMED BY THE MELTING OF THE LAURENTIDE ICE SHELF, WHICH ONCE COVERED MUCH OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT. THROUGH SCOPE, SCALE, AND THE SEEMING USE OF ABSTRACTION, LIN EXPANDS OUR AWARENESS OF THE GREAT LAKES AND THEIR CONNECTION TO OTHER BODIES OF WATER AND TO THE GEOLOGICAL FORCES THAT CREATED THEM. WITH FLOW, LIN A COMMITTED ENVIRONMENTALIST, FOCUSES ATTENTION ON THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF WATER, BOTH TO OUR REGION, AND TO GLOBAL SURVIVAL. THE EXHIBITION ALSO CREATES CONNECTION AND DIALOGUE WITH ECLIPTIC, THE PUBLIC PARK IN ROSA PARKS CIRCLE CREATED BY LIN THAT MARKS ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY NEXT YEAR. WATER - SPECIFICALLY THE NEARBY GRAND RIVER - ALSO DIRECTLY INSPIRED ECLIPTIC. WITHIN THE PARK, LIN FEATURED WATER IN THREE DIFFERENT FORMS - LIQUID, SOLID, AND VAPOR - THROUGH THE PARK'S ICE RINK AND AMPHITHEATER, MIST FOUNTAIN, AND TABLE OF FLOWING WATER. "I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FIXATED ON WATER," SAYS LIN. "MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE IT EXISTS IN MULTIPLE STATES, AND YOU CAN NEVER UNDERSTAND IT IN NATURE AS A FIXED MOMENT IN TIME." |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | WHO SHOT SPORTS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY, 1843 TO THE PRESENT OCTOBER 27, 2018 - JANUARY 13, 2019 PHOTOGRAPHY AND SPORTS HAVE BEEN ENTWINED SINCE THE INVENTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE 19TH CENTURY. HOWEVER, THE ARTISTRY OF SHOOTING SPORTS HAS BEEN UNDERAPPRECIATED IN COMPARISON TO OTHER GENRES WITHIN THE MEDIUM. SPORTS ARE ALL ABOUT MOVEMENT AND MOTION, AND THIS EXHIBITION DEMONSTRATES HOW PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY ENABLED ITS PRACTITIONERS TO CAPTURE THE HUMAN BODY IN MOTION AS IT HAD NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE, ALL WITH ASTONISHING TECHNIQUE AND ARTISTRY. COMPRISING OVER 200 IMAGES IN COLOR AND BLACK-AND-WHITE FROM THE PAST 175 YEARS, WHO SHOT SPORTS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY, 1843 TO THE PRESENT PRESENTS AN ASTONISHING DIVERSITY OF WORK BY MORE THAN 150 PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDES CLASSIC IMAGES OF LEGENDARY ATHLETES AND HISTORIC ACTION SHOTS, AS WELL AS PICTURES TAKEN BEHIND-THE-SCENES AND ON THE SIDELINES. SPORTS FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR ARE REPRESENTED, IN PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS. FANS AND SPECTATORS WORLDWIDE ARE PORTRAYED, TOO, DEMONSTRATING AN ENTHUSIASM FOR SPORTS THAT TRANSCENDS NATIONAL BORDERS AND SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELS. WHO SHOT SPORTS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY, 1843 TO THE PRESENT IS ORGANIZED BY THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM AND CURATED BY GAIL BUCKLAND, BENJAMIN MENSCHEL DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSOR AT THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | OTHER EXPENSES RELATED TO THE CARE AND CONSERVATION OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND THE EXHIBITIONS SHOWN DURING THIS YEAR AND EXPENSES RELATED TO PREPARATION OF EXHIBITIONS SCHEDULED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS INCLUDES CURATORIAL, CATALOGING AND RESEARCH, AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF ART FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | THOSE WHO HAVE PURCHASED A MEMBERSHIP IN THE MUSEUM ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | THE MEMBERS OF THE MUSEUM ELECT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM A BALLOT PREPARED BY THE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION. MEMBERS DO NOT EXERCISE ANY OTHER CONTROL OVER THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A DIGITAL COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AS PART OF THEIR TRUSTEE PACKAGES ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES INDUSTRY WAGE REPORTS FOR COMPARISON OF COMPENSATION LEVELS AND THE MEETING RESULTS ARE DOCUMENTED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | OFFICERS RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION; COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES INDUSTRY WAGE REPORTS FOR COMPARISON OF COMPENSATION LEVELS AND THE MEETING RESULTS ARE DOCUMENTED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CFO AND CAN BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 249,588 678,341 2,940 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | RENTAL EXPENSES 234,470 COST OF GOODS SOLD 182,154 SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 139,315 RENTAL EXPENSES -234,470 COST OF GOODS SOLD -182,154 SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE -139,315 |
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