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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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US SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION |
833454248 | 6 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
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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.") .. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(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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i
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..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | NATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS SIGNIFICANT WORK CONTINUED THROUGH QUARTER 4 TO CULTIVATE AMERICA250'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATES AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF FOUR STATE AND TWO TERRITORIAL COMMISSIONS IN DELAWARE, MAINE, MISSOURI, SOUTH DAKOTA, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, 39 STATES AND TERRITORIES HAVE ESTABLISHED OFFICIAL 250TH BODIES TO PLAN EVENTS FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S INVITATION ON JULY 4, 2023, MARKED AN IMPORTANT MOMENT TO INTRODUCE AMERICA250 AND ITS MISSION TO THE PUBLIC AND TO KICK OFF A MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN BUILDING THE LARGEST, MOST INCLUSIVE COMMEMORATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY. AMERICA'S INVITATION IS AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN THAT WE WILL USE TO MAINTAIN A STEADY DRUMBEAT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO COMMEMORATE THIS HISTORIC MILESTONE. AHEAD OF THE CAMPAIGN LAUNCH, AMERICA250 LEADERSHIP ENGAGED LEADERS ACROSS NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INFORM AND INVITE LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING EFFORTS. THIS OUTREACH INCLUDED MEETINGS WITH NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINO, AAPI AND MANY OTHER LEADERS ACROSS CONSTITUENCIES. ON LAUNCH DAY, WE WERE THRILLED TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, AND AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE IN LAUNCHING AMERICA'S INVITATION IN MILWAUKEE AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD. THIS IS A COMMEMORATION FOR ALL AMERICANS AND WE BELIEVE THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE FOR IT TO BEGIN THAN IN AMERICA'S HEARTLAND CELEBRATING ONE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE PASTIMES, BASEBALL. ON LAUNCH DAY, MORE THAN 41,000 FANS SAW THE DEBUT OF THE AMERICA'S INVITATION VIDEO ON THE BREWERS' SCOREBOARD - AND HUNDREDS STOPPED BY OUR AMERICA250 BOOTH ON THE BALLPARK'S MAIN CONCOURSE TO LEARN ABOUT THE COMMEMORATION AND SHARE THEIR OWN STORIES. WE ANNOUNCED NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEXTDOOR, AN APP DEDICATED TO CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND YWCA USA, THE NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION, AS WE WORK TO MAXIMIZE ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE BROADEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE. THE LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S INVITATION GARNERED SIGNIFICANT EARNED MEDIA COVERAGE, INCLUDING AN ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY THAT RAN IN MORE THAN 200 PUBLICATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS STORIES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE HILL, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, FOX NEWS AND NPR STATIONS, AMONG OTHERS. WITH AMERICA'S INVITATION, WE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO SHARE THEIR OWN AMERICAN STORIES AND REFLECT ON WHAT THIS COUNTRY MEANS TO THEM AND THEIR HOPES FOR THE FUTURE - THROUGH PHOTOS, VIDEOS, POEMS, ESSAYS, SONGS, AND MORE. OUR CALL-TO-ACTION WAS AMPLIFIED ACROSS MAJOR BROADCAST AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING JULY 4TH - INCLUDING FROM THE STAGE OF PBS'S NATIONAL BROADCAST OF A CAPITOL FOURTH, AT LARGE-SCALE INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS, INCLUDING THE WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA AND GEORGE WASHINGTON'S HOME AT MOUNT VERNON IN VIRGINIA. AMERICA'S INVITATION WAS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN A NEWSLETTER TO 11 MILLION VETERANS, MILITARY FAMILIES, AND OTHER SUBSCRIBERS, ON THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS REACHING MORE THAN 5 MILLION FOLLOWERS, AND BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, AMERICORPS, THE U.S. MINT, AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE, STATE COMMISSIONS, AND OTHERS. IN THE WEEKS SINCE AMERICA'S INVITATION WAS UNVEILED, WE DEPLOYED AN EMAIL PROGRAM, DIGITAL AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING, AND ORGANIC SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS TO ENGAGE AMERICANS AND DRIVE STORY SUBMISSIONS. AMERICA250 IS ALSO LEVERAGING THE POWER OF MICRO- AND NANO-INFLUENCERS TO CONTINUE AMPLIFYING OUR MESSAGE AND ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, OUR AMERICA'S INVITATION CAMPAIGN COLLECTED NEARLY 1,100 PHOTO, VIDEO, AUDIO, AND TEXT SUBMISSIONS, REPRESENTING 49 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE SUBMISSIONS REFLECT A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS, PERSPECTIVES, AND LIVED EXPERIENCES - FROM A FOSTER MOM AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS SURVIVOR TO A FEMALE VETERAN WHO SERVED IN FOUR BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY, TO THREE GENERATIONS OF A FAMILY SHARING THEIR TRADITIONS OF SINGING AND DANCING AROUND THEIR PIANO TOGETHER. THE MAJORITY OF THESE STORY SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN THROUGH THE NEXTDOOR PLATFORM AND OUR PAID MEDIA AND EMAIL CAMPAIGNS. TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS, WE ARE SHARING THESE DYNAMIC STORIES WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SO THEY ARE ABLE TO SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED IN AMERICA250 AND FEEL THAT THIS HISTORIC COMMEMORATION BELONGS TO THEM. AMERICA250 IS PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL FOR THE VIDEOS CONTRIBUTED BY CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, INCLUDING THEN-HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY, SENATE LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER, HOUSE LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES, CONGRESSWOMAN BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN, AND CONGRESSMAN ROBERT ADERHOLT. THROUGH THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023, AMERICA250 HAS AIRED 587 SPOTS NATIONALLY ACROSS SEVERAL TELEVISION NETWORKS, INCLUDING OWN TV, LIFETIME CHANNEL, COOKING CHANNEL, HISTORY CHANNEL, AND HALLMARK CHANNEL FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 98 MILLION IMPRESSIONS. IN ADDITION, AMERICA250 HAS AIRED 9,424 SPOTS LOCALLY FOR A TOTAL OF 9.3 MILLION IMPRESSIONS. THE TELEVISION ADS AIRED IN 11 LOCAL MARKETS INCLUDING: ALBUQUERQUE-SANTA FE, NM; BANGOR,ME; GREEN BAY-APPLETON, WI; JACKSON, MS; MISSOULA, MT; OMAHA, NE; PHILADELPHIA, PA; RICHMOND-PETERSBURG, VA; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; TULSA, OK; AND WASHINGTON, DC. TO DATE, OUR DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN HAS REACHED AS MANY AS 18.5 MILLION AMERICANS, GARNERED 82.2 MILLION IMPRESSIONS AND 441,000 CLICKS, AND GENERATED 5,000 NEW EMAIL SIGN-UPS. OUR VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS, INCLUDING A 30-SECOND VERSION OF OUR LAUNCH VIDEO AND OTHER SPOTS FEATURING USER- GENERATED CONTENT, DELIVERED 29.3 MILLION COMPLETED VIDEO VIEWS WITH AN OVERALL COMPLETION RATE OF 58.6%, AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN 230,000 HOURS OF WATCH TIME. THIS PERFORMANCE HAS ALSO BEEN REMARKABLY SIMILAR IN EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY, CONFIRMING THAT OUR MESSAGE IS REACHING THE BROADEST AUDIENCE POSSIBLE. AMERICA250'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS EXPERIENCED A 639% INCREASE IN IMPRESSIONS, A 58% INCREASE IN AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT, AND A SOLID 39% AUDIENCE GROWTH SINCE THE LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S INVITATION IN JULY. WITH THE LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S INVITATION, WE HAVE CREATED A STRONG FOUNDATION TO BUILD ON OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS AS WE DEVELOP FUTURE CAMPAIGNS AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING. THESE METRICS DEMONSTRATE THAT AMERICA250 IS EFFECTIVELY INCREASING AWARENESS AROUND THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL AND OUR ROLE AS THE OFFICIAL ENTITY CHARGED WITH ORCHESTRATING THE NATION'S 250TH COMMEMORATION, DRIVING PARTICIPATION FROM THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND STRENGTHENING AMERICA250'S ABILITY TO ENGAGE NEW PARTNERS AND FUNDERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 | JOSEPH DANIELS 92 AMITY ST. BROOKLYN, NY 11201 EMILY SEXTON 6609 16TH ST N ARLINGTON, VA 22205 SCOTT HOMMEL 746 W CENTRAL AVE DAVIDSONVILLE, MD 21035 ANTHONY RUCCI 448 W NATIONWIDE BLVD COLUMBUS, OH 43215 |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE VP OF FINANCE, GENERAL COUNSEL, OUTSIDE COUNSEL, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AND AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBER AND SENIOR STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION OF THE AMERICA250'S PRESIDENT OR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS DELIBERATED AND AGREED UPON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | AN EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE ESTABLISHED SALARY SCALE/RANGE FOR THE POSITION AND LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE FOR THE SELECTED CANDIDATE. THE SCALE/RANGE IS BASED ON COMPARABILITY WITH AVAILABLE MARKET DATA. THE PRESIDENT APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES EXCEPT HIS/HERS, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 | MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEVADA, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA, DELAWARE |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO BE POSTED ON ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VII | EMILY SEXTON WAS THE PRESIDENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEING REPORTED ON THE 990. JENNIFER CONDON, THE OFFICER SIGNING THIS RETURN, WAS APPOINTED AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT DURING FY24. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS 361,618 0 0 FUNDRAISING CONSULTANTS 0 0 422,926 MARKETING CONSULTANTS 76,465 0 15,104 OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 22,774 99,822 24,189 PROGRAM PLANNING CONSULTANTS 1,056,427 0 0 PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS 9,194 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 538 3,501 5 TECHNOLOGY COSTS 217,849 258,399 39,228 BANK CHARGES 0 3,133 0 OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT CONSULT 5,017,936 0 0 SPONSORSHIP FEES 10,000 0 0 TOTAL 6,772,801 364,855 501,452 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | ROUNDING 1 |
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