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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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 243,231 | 320,404 | 492,205 | 517,927 | 708,828 | 2,282,595 |
| 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 | 243,231 | 320,404 | 492,205 | 517,927 | 708,828 | 2,282,595 |
| 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).. | 217,108 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,065,487 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 243,231 | 320,404 | 492,205 | 517,927 | 708,828 | 2,282,595 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 62 | 65 | 62 | 3,793 | 883 | 4,865 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 2,287,460 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, 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 2020. 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 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III | LINE 4A - CONTINUED (1) -DROP-BY" SERVICES FOR SUPPLIES HANDED OUT AT A DISTANCE FROM THE GATE OF OUR MAIN FACILITY, AND BRIEF OUT-OF-DOORS COUNSELING, TO REPLACE PRIOR DROP-IN SERVICES, (2) ONLINE GROUP EVENTS HOSTED BY OUR STAFF ON ZOOM TO REPLACE PRIOR IN-PERSON SUPPORT GROUPS HOSTED IN OUR FACILITY, (3) HOT LINE SERVICES BY PHONE, TEXT, AND SOCIAL MEDIA AS A MAINLY NEW SERVICE. OUR DROP-BY SERVICES FOCUSED INITIALLY ON CRISIS LEVEL WORK, OFFERING FOOD AND CLOTHING AND OTHER NEEDS WHEN ALMOST NO OTHER SOURCES WERE AVAILABLE TO OUR CLIENTS DUE TO LOCKDOWNS. OUR ON-LINE GROUPS FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE AND GUIDING CLIENTS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES. WE ALSO MAINTAINED OUR REGULAR WEEKLY PRESENCE IN SAN MARCOS AND ARE LAYING GROUNDWORK TO EXPAND THAT AFTER THE PANDEMIC. EVEN WITH ALL THIS, IN 2020 WE MET 217 NEW CLIENTS (DOWN ONLY 10% FROM THE PRIOR YEAR WITHOUT PANDEMIC LIMITATIONS AND CHANGES). WE SERVED 475 UNIQUE CLIENTS, A DECREASE OF 8% FROM 2019; HOWEVER, WE SERVED 281 IN NINE MONTHS WITH DROP-BY SERVICES, A PHENOMENAL ACHIEVEMENT. OUR BRAND NEW ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS SERVED 101 CLIENTS (19 NEW) AND OUR HELP LINE SERVED A WHOPPING 191 PEOPLE IN 2020 (35 NEW CLIENTS). WE HAD 11,549 POINTS OF CONTACT WITH CLIENTS, A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE OF 22% FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. CLIENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO VISIT US AS MUCH DUE TO THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, LOCKDOWNS, AND TRAVEL LIMITATIONS. WE MET AN AVERAGE OF 4.3 NEW CLIENTS EACH WEEK DURING THE PANDEMIC. OUR CORE SERVICES WERE ALL HELD OUTDOORS, ONLINE, OR BY ELECTRONIC MEDIA DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. WE WERE ABLE TO HOST ONE EVENT AT A PARTNER CHURCH FACILITY FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS, BEFORE THE BUILDING WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. OUR SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND RAPPORT, INCLUDING DROP-BY SERVICES WITH OUTDOOR CONVERSATIONS AND ONLINE ZOOM MEETINGS THAT ARE FUN -- SUCH AS WEEKLY GAME NIGHT AND TALENT NIGHT. WE GAVE MANY ON-LINE ZOOM MEETINGS WITH SPECIFIC GOALS DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE IN OUR CLIENTS A DESIRE FOR MORE STABILITY, SOBRIETY, RECONNECTION WITH GOD AND A FAITH HOME. THESE INCLUDE WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY, PRAYER GROUP, WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP AND TWO WEEKLY PEER SUPPORT SESSIONS. IN 2020, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING 185 TO CORE EVENTS, BEFORE AND DURING THE PANDEMIC. SYMIN STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WITNESSED FOR CHRIST 1,433 TIMES (DOWN 18% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, PRIMARILY DUE TO REDUCED CONTACT TIMES). OUTCOMES ARE VERY GOOD FOR YOUNG HOMELESS PEOPLE DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, OR PERHAPS BECAUSE OF ITS MOTIVATING INFLUENCE. THEY MOST OFTEN RECOVER BY FINDING A PLACE IN ENTRY-LEVEL EDUCATION, GETTING A JOB, OR OBTAINING HOUSING. (A FEW GO TO PRISON, WHERE WE WRITE THEM; A FEW PASS AWAY AND WE HELP SURVIVORS WITH GRIEF; AND A VERY FEW REMAIN HOMELESS.) SYMIN'S GUIDANCE COUNSELING SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP CLIENTS AS THEY SET GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR CHANGING THEIR LIVES. IN 2020, 240 CLIENTS ACHIEVED GOALS (2% HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR WITHOUT THE PANDEMIC IMPACT). FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, WE HAD DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH 43% OF OUR CLIENTS, AS DEFINED BY AT LEAST 40 HOURS' SERVICE (WHICH WAS VERY HARD TO DO IN 2020) AND 10 DEEP CONVERSATIONS. OF THOSE ENGAGED CLIENTS, 99% OF THEM HAD GOAL ACHIEVEMENTS TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES. BY COMPARISON, IN THE GROUP WE SERVED LAST YEAR WHO DON'T YET HAVE DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR TEAM, ONLY 45% ACHIEVED GOALS. THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN OUR SERVICES WITH OUR AMAZING TEAM ARE 2.2 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE MAKING CHANGES. CLIENTS ARE DIVERSE: 18% ARE BLACK, 9% HISPANIC, 4% OTHER. 42% ARE FEMALE. LINE 4B - CONTINUED THAT IS AN AWESOME RESULT GIVEN THAT WE ELIMINATED IN-PERSON VOLUNTEERISM ON MARCH 15. VOLUNTEERS SPENT 466 HOURS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CLIENTS IN THE FIRST 10 WEEKS OF THE YEAR BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION, IN-KIND DONORS PROVIDED 55,344 OF DONATED FOOD, MUCH OF IT PURCHASED ONLINE AND DELIVERED FROM THE STRUGGLING FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. IN ADDITION, THEY CONTRIBUTED AN AMAZING 113,035 IN ESTIMATED VALUE OF CLOTHING AND OTHER SUPPLIES, INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF MASKS, CLEANING AGENTS AND MORE THAT WERE IN TIGHT SUPPLY. IN-KIND DONORS MADE SUCH A CRITICAL DIFFERENCE IN 2020, GIVING ACCESS TO THINGS THE MONEY SOMETIMES COULD NOT BUY OVERALL, THE IN-KIND TOTAL FOR 2020 WAS 213,594, INCLUDING PERSONAL SERVICES NOT SHOWN ON THE 990, AN INCREDIBLE 18% INCREASE. IT HAD TO BE ALL DELIVERED WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKS TO OUR ALLEY DOORWAY AND CARRIED BY STAFF DOWN INTO OUR BASEMENT LOCATION AND SORTED IN OUR MAKESHIFT WAREHOUSE SPACE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING THIS SPACE ACCESSIBLE TO CLIENTS AGAIN, BUT WE MUST FIRST LOCATE A NEW PLACE FOR OUR LOGISTICS OPERATIONS IN 2021 DUE TO THE AMAZING VALUE AND GROWTH IN OUR LOGISTICS. WE WILL USE VOLUNTEERS AGAIN WHEN IT IS SAFE IN 2021, BECAUSE EACH BRINGS GOD-GIVEN GIFTS AND SKILLS NOT PRESENT IN OUR STAFF. RETURNING VOLUNTEERS PARTICULARLY SURPRISE AND DELIGHT CLIENTS BY DEMONSTRATING THAT SOMEONE CARES IN AN UNEXPECTED WAY. RECRUITING, ORGANIZING, THANKING, AND SUSTAINING HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO SHOW GOD'S LOVE TO CLIENTS IN UNEXPECTED AND DELIGHTFUL WAYS IS WHAT THE PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT. SYMIN NEVER TIRES OF INVITING PEOPLE INTO MINISTRY. WE KNOW THAT, AS VOLUNTEERS MOVE FROM AUSTIN, THEY TAKE WITH THEM VALUABLE INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCES ABOUT HOMELESS YOUTH, WHO ARE PRESENT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. WE STRIVE TO KEEP THEM INVOLVED AS LIFE-LONG ACTIVITIES TO HELP ALLEVIATE HOMELESSNESS WITHIN OUR AGE GROUP. IN ADDITION, EACH VOLUNTEER RECEIVES COMPASSION- BUILDING INSIGHT INTO THE LIVES OF OUR HOMELESS CLIENTS, WHICH THEY TAKE BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY. LINE 4C - CONTINUED IN-PERSON SPEAKING EVENTS WERE ELIMINATED IN MARCH. WE PROVIDED ZOOM VIDEO MEETINGS, WHICH WERE A HIT INITIALLY BUT FIZZLED AS THE TARGET POPULATION GREW WEARY OF WORK-FROM-HOME MEETINGS. WE COUNT A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEING IN- PERSON WHAT WE DO IN ORDER TO GRACIOUSLY AGREE TO RECEIVE OUR EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS. THAT ACCESS WAS GREATLY REDUCED IN 2020 DUE TO THE LACK OF VOLUNTEERS AND IN-PERSON TOURS OF OUR FACILITY. OUR NEWSLETTER BASE IN 2020 IS 8,382, ONLY UP 7% FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THAT INCLUDES OUR QUARTERLY (4,321), PRAYER (1,453), VOLUNTEER (1,661), AND PARTNER (243) NEWSLETTERS. WE INTRODUCED A NEW TWICE-MONTHLY TEXT MESSAGE COMMUNICATION IN 2019 AND HAVE 531 SUBSCRIBERS. WE HAVE 2,374 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, UP 6% FROM 2019. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. DURING THE 10-WEEK EXPERIENCE, INTERNS ARE TRAINED TO LEAD CHURCH-BASED, URBAN POVERTY-INFORMED MINISTRIES. SOME USE THEIR TRAINING TO SERVE OR START MINISTRY WORK AT CHURCHES WHERE THEY BELONG. SOME STAY WITH SYMIN AS STAFF. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED A SPECIFIC AND REPEATABLE TRAINING CURRICULUM THAT ALL STAFF AND INTERNS RECEIVE, INCLUDING A TEXTBOOK ON STREET YOUTH CULTURE, HANDOUTS ON SKILLS, AND HANDS-ON DAILY WORK SUPERVISED BY OUR MISSIONARIES. IN 2020, WE TRAINED FIVE PEOPLE WHO BECAME PART-TIME STAFF MEMBERS. ONE IS OUR SAN MARCOS BASED INTERN, WHO TRANSITIONED TO HELPING WITH ONLINE EVENTS. TWO WERE SUMMER INTERNS HELPING WITH LOGISTICS AT OUR DROP-BY. ONE FILLED OUR INTERNSHIP RESERVED SPECIFICALLY FOR FORMER CLIENTS WHO HAVE RECOVERED BUT NOT YET FOUND A CAREER PATH. ONE IS OUR SALESFORCE INTERN, RESERVED FOR A TECHNICAL TRAINEE IDENTIFIED BY OTHER PROGRAMS AS A MINORITY OR DISADVANTAGED TECHNOLOGY TRAINEE CANDIDATE. WE MAKE AVAILABLE MENTORING FROM OUR STAFF DURING THE INTERNSHIPS SO THEY CAN BETTER FIND A STABLE CAREER PATH. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM. AFTER THE PRESIDENT HAS COMPLETED THE REVIEW OF THE RETURN, IT IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. UPON RECEIVING APPROVAL, THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED FOR FILING. THE FILING COPY IS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST VIA WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. IN ADDITION, INTERESTED PARTIES MUST ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING ON POSSIBLE CONFLICTS DURING BOARD MEETINGS. THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES, DETERMINE WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND VOTE ON ANY POSSIBLE ACTION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | IN ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT, THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS VOTE ON THE WAGES AND BENEFITS OFFERED. ALL DECISIONS OF THE BOARD ARE FULLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | CURRENTLY, NO OTHER OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS ARE COMPENSATED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COPY OF ITS FORM 990 TO GUIDESTAR. |
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