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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) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,864,457 | 3,005,158 | 2,467,306 | 3,104,291 | 3,238,679 | 13,679,891 |
| 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 | 1,864,457 | 3,005,158 | 2,467,306 | 3,104,291 | 3,238,679 | 13,679,891 |
| 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) .. | 5,873,812 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 7,806,079 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,864,457 | 3,005,158 | 2,467,306 | 3,104,291 | 3,238,679 | 13,679,891 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 317,342 | 457,579 | 436,757 | 474,517 | 597,353 | 2,283,548 |
| 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.).. | 14,762 | 2,055 | 54,900 | 71,717 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 16,035,156 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 2022 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-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 14,762. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,055. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 54,900. |
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| PART III, LINE 1 | THE KOREA SOCIETY (THE "SOCIETY") IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN, 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION WITH INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE MEMBERS THAT IS DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE PROMOTION OF GREATER AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AND KOREA. IN PURSUIT OF ITS MISSION, THE SOCIETY ARRANGES PROGRAMS THAT FACILITATE DISCUSSION, EXCHANGES AND RESEARCH ON TOPICS OF VITAL INTEREST TO BOTH COUNTRIES IN THE AREAS OF PUBLIC POLICY, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS AND THE ARTS. FUNDING FOR THESE PROGRAMS IS DERIVED FROM CONTRIBUTIONS, ENDOWMENTS, GRANTS, MEMBERSHIP DUES AND PROGRAM FEES. FROM ITS BASE IN NEW YORK CITY, THE SOCIETY SERVES AUDIENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THROUGH ITS OWN OUTREACH EFFORTS AND BY FORGING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH COUNTERPART ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS IN KOREA. |
| PART III, LINE 4A | MEDIA: FOR 2022, THE KOREA SOCIETY CARRY ON ITS STRONG PRESENCES IN THE AREA OF FIELD OF WEB/PRINT. IN PRINT, THE KOREA SOCIETY'S ANNUAL REPORT WAS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AGAIN WITH THE SILVER VISION AWARD AND BRONZE ARC AWARD FOR THE BEST ANNUAL REPORT IN THE NON-PROFITS CATEGORY. ANOTHER NOTABLE PUBLICATION, THE KIM KOO PROFESSIONAL SERIES BOOKLET CONTINUES ITS PRODUCTION WITH THE KIM KOO FOUNDATION. THE KOREA SOCIETY ALSO PRODUCED QUARTERLY DIGITAL PROGRAM CALENDARS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND GALLERY EXHIBITION PRINT MATERIALS. IN THE AREAS OF WEB, WE ESTABLISHED A NEW CATEGORY CALLED 'LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW SERIES' WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLES MADE BY DISTINGUISHED LEADERS FROM THE U.S. AND KOREA. ONLINE LANGUAGE CLASSES WERE EXPANDED TWICE FOLD DUE TO HIGH DEMAND AND PROJECT BRIDGE PROGRAM PAGES WERE REVAMPED. THE KOREA SOCIETY CONTINUED TO AMPLIFY ITS VOICE IN BOTH PRINT AND DIGITAL MEDIA IN 2022. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDIA HITS WAS 362; THESE MEDIA HITS FEATURED SOCIETY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, AS WELL AS QUOTES AND COMMENTARY FROM SOCIETY STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. IN FEBRUARY 2022, PRESIDENT BYRNE WROTE AN ARTICLE IN THE DIPLOMAT ON THE WAVE OF KOREAN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT BYRNE ALSO WROTE AN ARTICLE IN MARCH IN THE HILL ON THE URGENCY TO VACCINATE NORTH KOREA AGAINST COVID-19, AND WAS QUOTED IN A MAY ARTICLE IN BLOOMBERG ON PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MAY VISIT TO THE SAMSUNG CHIP FACILITY IN PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA. IN AN OCTOBER ARTICLE IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES, PRESIDENT BYRNE COMMENTED ON THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S BURGEONING EV INDUSTRY THANKS TO SOUTH KOREAN INVESTMENT, AND WAS AGAIN QUOTED IN BLOOMBERG ON NEW EV SUBSIDIES FROM THE RECENTLY-PASSED INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES. THESE PLACEMENTS IN TOP-TIER MEDIA REFLECT THE KOREA SOCIETY'S STANDING AS A PROMINENT AND RESPECTED SOURCE FOR ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY. THE KOREA SOCIETY CONTINUES TO HAVE A FORMIDABLE ONLINE PRESENCE. THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE HAD OVER 257,000 VISITORS, THE LARGEST FIGURE RECORDED TO DATE. THE SOCIETY'S PODCASTS SURPASSED OVER 256,000 DOWNLOADS, ANOTHER NEW RECORD, BRINGING OUR CUMULATIVE TOTAL PODCAST DOWNLOADS TO ALMOST 2,300,000. OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, A VALUABLE PLATFORM WHERE THE SOCIETY'S PROGRAMS ARE LIVE STREAMED AND RECORDED FOR VIEWERS, HAD OVER 200,000 PROGRAM VIEWERS; OUR CHANNEL SUBSCRIBERS GREW TO 14,400, A 15% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR PRIOR. THE SOCIETY'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS SHOW HIGH AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND INTEREST ACROSS THE BOARD. LINKEDIN PAGE AUDIENCE: 3,047 FOLLOWERS (65% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR PRIOR) INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT: OVER 6,900 FOLLOWERS AS OF DECEMBER 1 THIS YEAR (A 19% INCREASE) TWITTER ACCOUNT: OVER 33,800 FOLLOWERS (A 4% INCREASE) |
| PART III, LINE 4B | POLICY: IN 2022, KOREA SOCIETY POLICY PROGRAMS DREW LEADING NEW YORK CITY-BASED POLICY PROFESSIONALS, CORPORATE LEADERS, MAJOR MEDIA EDITORS AND CORRESPONDENTS, UN SENIOR STAFF AND MISSION PERSONNEL, AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN KOREA. A HIGHLIGHT FOR 2022 WAS THE COMPREHENSIVE, STRATEGIC U.S.-KOREA ALLIANCE, A CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHEAST U.S. KOREAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT INCLUDED KEYNOTE SPEECHES, TWO MORNING PANELS, A LUNCHEON, AND A CLOSING RECEPTION, ATTRACTING 150 BUSINESS, POLICY, AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS FROM THE LOCAL AREA. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE POLICY TEAM OFFERED A RANGE OF PUBLIC POLICY EVENTS TO SERVE AS A FORUM FOR EXCHANGE ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE U.S.-KOREA ALLIANCE, KOREA'S REGIONAL RELATIONS, AND NORTH KOREA ISSUES, ATTRACTING AN IN-PERSON AUDIENCE IN NEW YORK AND A GLOBAL AUDIENCE ONLINE. A ROUNDTABLE DIALOGUE SERIES CALLED THE KIM KOO PROFESSIONAL SERIES AT THE KOREA SOCIETY BROUGHT TOGETHER SENIOR NEW YORK PROFESSIONALS FROM BUSINESS, MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR A TIMELY DISCUSSION OF EVENTS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND IN EAST ASIA. THE SOCIETY HONORED VETERANS WITH AN ANNUAL ARMISTICE DAY SALUTE TO AMERICAN AND KOREAN AMERICAN VETERANS OF THE KOREAN WAR. TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRAMS: 26 REGISTRANTS FOR PROGRAMS: 5,177 YOUTUBE VIEWS FOR PROGRAMS: 17,007 PODCAST DOWNLOADS: 55,775 |
| PART III, LINE 4C | EDUCATION: IN 2022 THE SOCIETY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS, EDUCATORS, AND STUDENTS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF KOREA IN THE US AND PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE PEOPLES OF BOTH COUNTRIES. THE SOCIETY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN 2022 WERE ORGANIZED INTO THE FOLLOWING THREE AREAS. 1) THE KOREAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM, AN EIGHT (8) LEVEL PROGRAM OFFERED A TWELVE-WEEK WINTER AND FALL TERM AND A TEN-WEEK SUMMER TERM AND A SHORT-TERM SPRING TERM WHICH ATTRACTED A RECORD-BREAKING 631 ENROLLEES FROM 34 US STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND PUERTO RICO AS WELL AS 7 COUNTRIES. 2) THE PROJECT BRIDGE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, THE SOCIETY'S LONGEST-RUNNING PROGRAM, OFFERED AN ACADEMIC YEAR-LONG PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND INCLUDED BI-MONTHLY WORKSHOPS AND A TEN-DAY STUDY TOUR TO KOREA THE FIRST SINCE 2019. 3) KOREAN STUDIES PROGRAMMING GEARED TO HIGHER EDUCATION AUDIENCES AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. IN-PERSON HIGH SCHOOL GROUP VISITS, WHICH WERE DISCONTINUED IN 2020 AND 2021 DUE TO COVID-19, WERE REINSTATED. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO OFFER OUR SPOTLIGHT ON KOREAN STUDIES IN K-12 SCHOOLING LECTURE SERIES AND INITIATED A NEW SERIES FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY, CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN KOREAN STUDIES. FURTHER, THE DEPARTMENT ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS RISING STAR AWARD, THE SHERMAN FAMILY KOREA EMERGING SCHOLAR LECTURE AWARD, GEARED TO PHD STUDENTS, YOUNG LECTURERS, RESEARCHERS AND OTHERS IN THE FIELD. AND WE CONTINUED TO ENHANCE OUR ONLINE RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS. TOTAL NUMBER OF KOREAN LANGUAGE COURSES: 53A 20% INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR TOTAL NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL VISITORS: 75 TOTAL NUMBER OF KOREAN STUDIES LECTURES: 3 YOUTUBE PROGRAM VIEWS: 1,847 PODCAST DOWNLOADS: 2,082 TOTAL NUMBER OF KOREAN STUDIES RESOURCES ACCESSED: 23,656 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE KOREA SOCIETY, INC. WAS INCORPORATED AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THERE SHALL BE A NOMINATING COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF 5 TO 7 DIRECTORS. ANY DIRECTOR MAY NOMINATE ANY DIRECTOR TO SERVE ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THE MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF DIRECTORS PRESENT, TO HOLD OFFICE UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. VACANCIES ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE MAY BE FILLED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ANY MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | ALL DECISIONS MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MUST BE APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT AND REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS' QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED BY THE INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IF ANY, WITH THE SOCIETY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WILL CONSIST OF AN INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE SOCIETY'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS BEFORE THE CHAIRMAN SIGNS THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THEM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE SOCIETY DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
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