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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
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 0 | 164,827 | 671,862 | 1,405,666 | 1,877,957 | 4,120,312 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 0 | 164,827 | 671,862 | 1,405,666 | 1,877,957 | 4,120,312 |
| 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) .. | 2,417,764 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,702,548 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 0 | 164,827 | 671,862 | 1,405,666 | 1,877,957 | 4,120,312 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | |||||
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 4,120,312 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 on 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 2021 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-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, 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 2021. 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 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 1 AND FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | THE MICRONUTRIENT FORUM (THE FORUM) SERVES AS A BACKBONE ORGANIZATION BY SUPPORTING PARTNERS AND FOSTERING ALIGNMENT AND COLLECTIVE ACTION ON MICRONUTRIENT-RELEVANT ISSUES FOR ALL ASPECTS OF HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION. THE 2022-2025 STRATEGY IS AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING WORK OF THE FORUM, BUILDING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPABILITIES AS A MICRONUTRIENT TECHNICAL RESOURCE, CONVENOR, KNOWLEDGE BROKER, AND ADVOCATE. Over the past three years, the Forum has delivered unique value to the nutrition community by developing collaboration platforms to address pressing topical issues (Standing Together for Nutrition), responding to the needs of partners for greater collaboration on specific topics (Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies), and by addressing longstanding issues (Biochemical Status Coalition). The ability to bring key stakeholders together, create alignment, and drive action on challenging micronutrient malnutrition issues is acknowledged by partners and funders as fundamental to achieving impact. In addition, the Forum observed demand for evidence-based advocacy on micronutrients in general and on women's nutrition specifically, and the need for greater connection between the global and national levels. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE HEALTHY MOTHERS HEALTHY BABIES CONSORTIUM (HMHB) AIMS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL NUTRITION BY ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF MULTIPLE MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS (MMS) WHILE SUPPORTING ADVOCACY FOR BETTER NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE MOTHER AND HEALTHY PREGNANCY OUTCOMES ACROSS LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES (LMIC). HMHB'S ADVOCACY AGENDA REACHED NEW AUDIENCES WITH OVER 30 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL EXPERT-LED BRIEFINGS. SINCE THE LAUNCH, HMHB'S MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE OVER 90 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE, WHO HAVE COLLECTIVELY WORKED TO ADVANCE A COMPELLING AND EVIDENCE-DRIVEN NEW AGENDA ON THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF MMS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. THROUGHOUT THE NUTRITION YEAR OF ACTION, HMHB ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO VIRTUALLY CONVENE EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF MATERNAL NUTRITION AND MMS ISSUES. HMHB CURATED AND SYNTHESIZED RELEVANT EVIDENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION ON MATERNAL NUTRITION AND MMS AND DEVELOPED A RANGE OF RESOURCES TAILORED TO A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS. - KNOWLEDGE HUB: A ONE-STOP SHOP REPOSITORY OF NEW AND EXISTING INFORMATION ON MATERNAL NUTRITION AND MMS WITH OVER 100 RESOURCES INCLUDING SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES, REPORTS, TOOLS, CASE STUDIES, POLICY BRIEFS, AND VIDEOS. - KNOWLEDGE BYTES: A SPECIAL SERIES OF 11 SHORT FILMS (6-8 MINUTES) THAT FEATURE GLOBAL EXPERTS EXPLAINING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RELATED TO MATERNAL NUTRITION AND MMS TO MAKE THIS INFORMATION MORE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO A BROADER AUDIENCE. - WORLD MAP ON MMS: AN INVENTORY OF MMS-RELATED ACTIVITIES AMONGST HMHB PARTNERS, LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE MAP DEPICTING STAKEHOLDER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MMS, SUCH AS IMPACT STUDIES, IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION PILOTS, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES AND SCALING UP ACTIVITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | THE STANDING TOGETHER FOR NUTRITION CONSORTIUM (ST4N) WAS ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ST4N WORKED TO ADDRESS PRESSING CONCERNS OF THE GLOBAL NUTRITION COMMUNITY ALARMED BY THE RAPIDLY UNFOLDING CRISIS THAT THREATENED MILLIONS OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN FACING DISRUPTED HEALTH AND FOOD SYSTEMS ACROSS LMIC CONTEXTS. ST4N DRIVES PARTNERSHIPS BY CONVENING EXPERT WORKING GROUPS TO DEVELOP POLICY-RELATED EVIDENCE AND SUPPORTING ADVOCACY PARTNERS TO DRIVE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY ACTIONS. DURING THE 2021 YEAR OF ACTION FOR NUTRITION, ST4N BROUGHT THE SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE ON THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON NUTRITION. ST4N DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS THAT MODELED THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON NUTRITION OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THIS RESEARCH, PUBLISHED IN NATURE FOOD, AND TITLED, "THE COVID-19 CRISIS WILL EXACERBATE MATERNAL AND CHILD UNDERNUTRITION AND CHILD MORTALITY IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES", WAS ACCESSED OVER 20,000 TIMES AND CITED 20 TIMES. ST4N ALSO PUBLISHED AN ESTIMATE OF THE IMPACT ON THE AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHY DIETS IN NATURE FOODS, TITLED "COVID-19 PANDEMIC LEADS TO GREATER DEPTH OF UNAFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHY AND NUTRIENT-ADEQUATE DIETS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES." ST4N'S ADVOCACY AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING WORK GENERATED A STRONG MEDIA PRESENCE, WITH COVERAGE FROM GLOBAL OUTLETS, INCLUDING BLOOMBERG TV. ST4N LEVERAGED GLOBAL MOMENTS TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THE INCLUSION OF NUTRITION IN COVID-19 RECOVERY FUNDING AND POLICIES THROUGH TOOLS SUCH AS A POLICY BRIEF AND A SOCIAL MEDIA KIT. ST4N PRESENTED AT FIVE MARKET-SPECIFIC EVENTS, INCLUDING A US BRIEFING TO CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, A UK PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING, A CANADIAN ADVOCACY EVENT WITH RESULTS CANADA, AND A BMGF POLICY AND ADVOCACY STAFF MEETING. ST4N REPRESENTED AND LED OUTREACH TO THE ACADEMIC SECTOR IN THE RUN-UP TO THE TOKYO NUTRITION FOR GROWTH SUMMIT AND CO-HOSTED A COVID-19-FOCUSED IMPLEMENTATION CONFERENCE IN SOUTH ASIA. GLOBAL AGENCIES, FUNDERS, GOVERNMENTS, AND CSOS CONSISTENTLY CITED DATA FROM ST4N'S WORKING GROUPS AS RATIONALE FOR THEIR NUTRITION ADVOCACY, INVESTMENTS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS. ST4N IS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER FOR ITS EXPERTISE, AND ST4N-RELATED SPEAKERS APPEARED IN OVER 14 WEBINARS OR EVENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | THE FORUM MADE MATERIAL PROGRESS IN PROMOTING DIALOGUE AND COLLECTIVE ACTION TO SUPPORT MICRONUTRIENT HEALTH IN 2021. THE FORUM PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTH METRICS AND EVALUATION (IHME) AND INCREASED EFFORTS TO DRIVE THE GLOBAL ADOPTION OF MULTIPLE MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION (MMS) FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. WOMEN'S NUTRITION EMERGED AS A CENTRAL THEME IN 2021, NOTABLY ANEMIA IN WOMEN. THE FORUM DROVE NEW INSIGHTS ON MICRONUTRIENT DATA IN 2021: - PUBLISHING A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE IN CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NUTRITION WITH CO-AUTHORS FROM IHME AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION THAT DESCRIBES THE CHALLENGES OF ESTIMATING THE PREVALENCE AND RELATED BURDEN OF DISEASE, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF IHMES METHODOLOGY, AS A CASE STUDY. A SHORT COMMUNICATION PAPER PROVIDED INSIGHTS ON THE DIFFERENCES IN THE DISEASE BURDEN ESTIMATES DUE TO VITAMIN A AND ZINC DEFICIENCY BETWEEN THE GBD STUDY, 2017 AND 2019. - CONVENED AND CHAIRED THE ADVISORY PANEL FOR A USAID-ADVANCING NUTRITION INITIATIVE TO UPDATE THE GLOBAL ESTIMATES OF THE PREVALENCE OF MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY. SUCH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY EXEMPLIFIES THE FORUM'S PRIORITIES TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL MICRONUTRIENT DATA SYSTEMS. - EXAMINED, IN COORDINATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ZINC CONSULTATIVE GROUP, BLOCKERS ANDENABLERS FOR INCLUDING MICRONUTRIENT BIOMARKERS IN NATIONAL SURVEYS TO SUPPORT MORE ROBUST NATIONAL SURVEYS IN AN LMIC SETTING. - DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PLAN BASED ON THE INSIGHTS OF AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT GROUP THAT SYSTEMICALLY IDENTIFIES GAPS IN THE DATA GENERATION VALUE CHAIN AND PROPOSES ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS. THE EXTENSIVE REPORT WAS SUMMARIZED AND PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D | THE CONSORTIUM EMBRACED A COMMON AGENDA TO ESTIMATE THE RISKS TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES UNABLE TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES AND FACING RISING FOOD INSECURITY. ST4N DISSEMINATED MUCH-NEEDED EVIDENCE ON THE PROJECTED IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON GLOBAL MALNUTRITION LEVELS THROUGH A PUBLICATION IN NATURE FOODS. THE PUBLICATION WAS WIDELY CIRCULATED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND MEDIA OUTLETS, LIKE THE BBC, AND PRESENTED AT NUMEROUS GLOBAL EVENTS. THIS EVIDENCE HELPED EMPOWER POLICYMAKERS TO COMMIT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INVESTMENTS AT THE N4G SUMMIT. THE FORUM LAUNCHED A MICRONUTRIENT DATA INNOVATION ALLIANCE (DINA), WITH SUPPORT FROM THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, TO ALIGN ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN COLLECTING AND USING MICRONUTRIENT DATA. THE ALLIANCE WILL SUPPORT NATIONAL-LEVEL DECISION-MAKERS TO BETTER DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, MEASURE, AND OPTIMIZE MICRONUTRIENT PROGRAMS, RESULTING IN MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A | PURSUANT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHARTER OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS GRANTED BROAD AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING OPERATIONAL ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AUTHORIZATION OF OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT ACTION AS IT DETERMINES IS REQUIRED FOR THE CORPORATION TO FULFILL ITS MISSION AND OBLIGATIONS, AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND FUNDS NOT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN OPERATIONAL BUDGET AND AUTHORIZATION TO FULFILL THE MISSION AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE CORPORATION. NO ACTION WHICH, UNDER LAW OR THE PROVISIONS OF THE BYLAWS REQUIRES THE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS OR OF A MAJORITY OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT TEAM REVIEWS THE RETURN AND ANY QUESTIONS OR CHANGES ARE ADDRESSED. THE RETURN IS APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BEFORE FILING AND A COPY IS PRESENTED TO BOARD MEMBERS AFTER FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE POLICY APPLIES TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ADVISORS, AND AGENTS OF THE CORPORATION. SPECIFIC RULES AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS ARE PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ("DIRECTOR"), OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION ("OFFICER") AND KEY EMPLOYEES (AS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION) ("KEY EMPLOYEE") AS WELL AS CERTAIN RELATIVES OF THESE PERSONS. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD, COMMITTEE OR BOARD DESIGNEE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST OR ANY DISCLOSABLE RELATIONSHIPS. IF A PERSON IS UNCERTAIN IF HIS OR HER INTEREST CONSTITUTES A FINANCIAL INTEREST OR A DISCLOSABLE RELATIONSHIP UNDER THIS POLICY, HE OR SHE SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD, COMMITTEE OR BOARD DESIGNEE SUCH POSSIBLE FINANCIAL INTEREST OR DISCLOSABLE RELATIONSHIP. ALL NEWLY APPOINTED OR ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS OR OFFICERS SHALL DISCLOSE ALL KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSABLE RELATIONSHIPS UPON ASSUMPTION OF THEIR DUTIES AND SHOULD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR DISCLOSABLE RELATIONSHIP DEVELOP, MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD, COMMITTEE OR BOARD DESIGNEE SUCH ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR DISCLOSABLE RELATIONSHIP. AFTER A PERSON HAS DISCLOSED THE EXISTENCE OF A FINANCIAL INTEREST OR A POSSIBLE FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE OR BOARD DESIGNEE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS BECAUSE THE PERSON HAS AN ACTUAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT AND THAT HE OR SHE SHALL BENEFIT FROM SUCH PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B | THE BOARD APPROVES OFFICER COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED USING INDUSTRY SURVEYS AND METRICS, AND IN THE CASE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HIRED A COMPENSATION EXPERT TO DETERMINE HER SALARY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE ORGANIZATION INCURRED SALARIES AND WAGE EXPENSES THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION. THIS INCLUDES THE COMPENSATION PAID FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER CONTRACT SVCS TOTAL FEES:1010248 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:TRANSLATION TOTAL FEES:14864 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:EVENT MANAGEMENT TOTAL FEES:42027 |
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