Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 324,372 | 338,073 | 266,773 | 223,000 | 370,765 | 1,522,983 |
| 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 | 324,372 | 338,073 | 266,773 | 223,000 | 370,765 | 1,522,983 |
| 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) .. | 705,236 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 817,747 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 324,372 | 338,073 | 266,773 | 223,000 | 370,765 | 1,522,983 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 898 | 233 | 739 | 361 | 1,689 | 3,920 |
| 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 | 1,526,903 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | MISSION TO FOSTER A TRUSTED GATHERING PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE, INQUIRY, AND ADVOCACY TO BUILD A VIBRANT REGION FOR EVERYONE. OUR REGION INCLUDES COLUMBIA AND WALLA WALLA COUNTIES AND THE MILTON-FREEWATER AREA. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | ACTIVITIES AND IMPACTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE COMMUNITY COUNCIL WRAPPED UP OVER FOUR YEARS OF WORK AROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT ITS FULL CIRCLE CELEBRATION FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE (ITF) IN MARCH 2023. DURING THAT EVENT, WE PRESENTED THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE REPORT. SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE'S ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDE: 1.CREATING COMMON ROOTS HOUSING TRUST, OUR REGION'S FIRST COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, WHICH WILL PROVIDE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY; 2.PRODUCING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DATA & MEASUREMENT REPORT, WHICH WE USED WIDELY WHEN SPEAKING WITH DECISION-MAKERS; 3.DEVELOPING AN INFOGRAPHIC, OUR REGION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, WHICH COMBINED DATA AND GRAPHIC DESIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ON HOUSING ISSUES IN OUR REGION; 4.CREATING A SHORT VIDEO EXPLAINING AFFORDABLE HOUSING; 5.PRODUCING COVID-19 HOUSING AND UTILITY RELIEF INFORMATION SHEETS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, DURING THE PANDEMIC, TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND RELIEF PROGRAMS; AND 6.WORKING WITH THE CITIES OF COLLEGE PLACE AND WALLA WALLA TO ENCOURAGE MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENT PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE WHEN RESIDENTS' MOBILE HOME PARKS ARE UP FOR SALE. COLLEGE PLACE WAS THE FIRST, AND WALLA WALLA THE THIRD, CITY IN WASHINGTON TO ADOPT THESE PROTECTIONS. THE EFFORT EARNED STATEWIDE ATTENTION, CONTRIBUTING TO WASHINGTON ADOPTING SIMILAR PROTECTIONS STATEWIDE. AN OCTOBER 2023 ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS SEVERAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE UTILIZING THE NEW LAW, "MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS ARE SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THEIR PARKS" OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDY REPORT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DATA & MEASUREMENT REPORT, AND OUR REGION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS INFOGRAPHIC ALL CONTINUE TO BE USED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING DECISION-MAKERS. ALL OF THIS WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE CHAIRS AND TO THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE MEMBERS, EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC. INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY COMMITTEE COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONDUCTED ITS INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY FROM SEPTEMBER 2022 - MARCH 2023. THE ALL-VOLUNTEER STUDY COMMITTEE MET WEEKLY FOR 26 WEEKS TO LEARN ABOUT THE BARRIERS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND SOLUTIONS FOR EQUITABLE BROADBAND INTERNET THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. THE COMMITTEE HEARD FROM A VARIETY OF RESOURCE SPEAKERS WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF PROVIDING BROADBAND INTERNET FOR ALL. WE HEARD PERSPECTIVES FROM PORT DISTRICTS, STATE CONTRACTORS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS, ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, LIBRARIANS, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, DIGITAL LITERACY PROVIDERS, MEMBERS OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, AND NONPROFITS WORKING WITH SENIORS, JOB SEEKERS, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, AND OTHER POPULATIONS REPRESENTED IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE CELEBRATED THE WORK OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE AND THE RELEASE OF THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY REPORT AT OUR LUNCHEON IN JUNE, WHICH OVER 430 PEOPLE ATTENDED. THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY IS PARTICULARLY TIMELY AND HAS ALREADY MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR REGION. ONE THING WE LEARNED THROUGH THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY WAS THAT TO ACCESS THE UNPRECEDENTED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, EACH STATE NEEDED TO DEVELOP BROADBAND ACTION AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS (PLANS) BY JUNE OF 2023. IN WASHINGTON, EACH COUNTY WAS TASKED WITH DEVELOPING THOSE PLANS UTILIZING BROADBAND ACTION TEAMS (BATS). IN FEBRUARY, WE FACILITATED A MEETING OF OVER 40 STAKEHOLDERS IN WALLA WALLA COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN BLUE MOUNTAIN ACTION COUNCIL BECOMING THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE WALLA WALLA COUNTY BAT. COLUMBIA COUNTY'S BAT IS LED BY THE PORT OF COLUMBIA. BOTH BATS SUBMITTED THEIR PLANS TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BY THE JUNE DEADLINE. THE OREGON BROADBAND OFFICE (OBO) USED A DIFFERENT APPROACH FROM WASHINGTON TO DEVELOP ITS BROADBAND ACTION AND DIGITAL EQUITY PLANS, COMPOSING THE DOCUMENTS INTERNALLY AND SOLICITING INPUT FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. BECAUSE OF THIS PROCESS, COMMUNITY COUNCIL DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN MILTON-FREEWATER AS THEY DID IN COLUMBIA AND WALLA WALLA COUNTIES. INTERNET FOR ALL IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE WE LAUNCHED THE ADVOCACY PHASE FOR THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY AT OUR IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE (ITF) KICK-OFF MEETING IN SEPTEMBER 2023, WITH OVER 60 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. ATTENDEES LEARNED ABOUT COMMUNITY COUNCIL'S STUDY PROCESS AND THE INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY COMMITTEE'S WORK, INCLUDING THE STUDY REPORT AND ITS SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS. EVERYONE WAS INVITED TO JOIN THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE AND ENCOURAGED TO ASK OTHERS TO JOIN. BEFORE THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE ITF, INTERNET FOR ALL STUDY COMMITTEE MEMBERS DEVELOPED AN ACTION PLAN TO GUIDE ADVOCACY EFFORTS. THEY GROUPED THE RECOMMENDATIONS INTO FIVE OVERARCHING THEMES, WHICH BECAME THE ITF SUBCOMMITTEES: OUTREACH AND EDUCATION; ADDRESSING BROADBAND SERVICE GAPS; REGIONAL COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS DIGITAL EQUITY GAPS; LEGISLATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY; AND DIGITAL LITERACY AND NAVIGATION EDUCATION. THE SUBCOMMITTEES BEGAN MEETING REGULARLY IN OCTOBER AND STARTED BY IDENTIFYING WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRIORITIZE. EACH SUBCOMMITTEE HAS BEGUN DEVELOPING AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND GAPS IN OUR REGION THAT ARE RELEVANT TO EACH GROUP'S OVERARCHING THEME. THIS HAS SPANNED FROM ANALYZING AND EXAMINING THE ACCURACY OF DATA THAT MAPS THE EXISTING BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR REGION, TO COMPILING INFORMATION ABOUT EXISTING PROGRAMS AT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS THAT CAN ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN OUR REGION WITH FINANCIAL BARRIERS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOCUSED ON BUILDING DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS. THE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS DIGITAL EQUITY GAPS SUBCOMMITTEE, HAVE BEEN WORKING TO ENCOURAGE THE EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM (ACP) THROUGH SUPPORT OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION. THE ACP ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD BROADBAND SERVICE. THE ADDRESSING BROADBAND SERVICE GAPS SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY SUBCOMMITTEE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND LEGISLATORS TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR OBTAINING BROADBAND EQUITY AND ACCESS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM FUNDING FOR OUR REGION WHEN IT COMES TIME TO APPLY. THE INTERNET FOR ALL IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE'S IMPORTANT WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FALL OF 2026. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF NO LESS THAN 18 AND NO MORE THAN 26 INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING THE OFFICERS). DIRECTORS SERVE THREE-YEAR TERMS, ON A ROTATING BASIS, WITH NO MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE DIRECTORS' TERMS EXPIRING AT ANY ONE TIME. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT, CONSISTS OF 7 COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO INCLUDE 3 BOARD MEMBERS, AND 4 NON-BOARD MEMBERS. THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIES, CULTIVATES AND RECRUITS POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE CORE VALUES AND GRASS-ROOTS, INCLUSIVE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL. THE COMMITTEE NOMINATES BOARD MEMBERS FOR ELECTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHAIR WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE OFFICERS ARE SELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS PROVIDED COPY OF 990 WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OBTAINS INFORMATION ON LOCAL SALARIES FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY PRIOR TO HIRING AND DETERMINING THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | FORM 990S, AND FORM 1023, ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWCOMMUNITYCOUNCIL.ORG |
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