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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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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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 92,172,597 | 79,368,818 | 44,662,615 | 44,571,180 | 46,266,278 | 307,041,488 |
| 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 | 92,172,597 | 79,368,818 | 44,662,615 | 44,571,180 | 46,266,278 | 307,041,488 |
| 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) .. | 41,399,774 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 265,641,714 | |||||
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.. | 92,172,597 | 79,368,818 | 44,662,615 | 44,571,180 | 46,266,278 | 307,041,488 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 282,821 | 274,955 | 186,975 | 1,256,137 | 1,440,619 | 3,441,507 |
| 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.).. | 393,835 | 411,291 | 533,622 | 492,760 | 675,939 | 2,507,447 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 313,067,760 | |||||
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..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 393,835. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 411,291. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 533,622. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 492,760. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 675,939. |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION | UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO, INC. ("UNITED WAY") IS AN ILLINOIS NONPROFIT PHILANTHROPIC CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES IN THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO AREA BY MOBILIZING CARING PEOPLE TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEIR RESOURCES ARE NEEDED MOST. AT UNITED WAY, WE BRING TOGETHER BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, PHILANTHROPIC, INDIVIDUAL, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DELIVER FUNDING AND RESOURCES WHILE AMPLIFYING THE EXPERTISE OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS GREATER CHICAGO. WE HELP INDIVIDUALS MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND WORK ALONGSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS TO ADDRESS LOCAL PRIORITIES AND CREATE COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN THRIVE. UNITED, WE ARE BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE EQUITABLE CHICAGO REGION. UNITED WAY OF METRO CHICAGO HAS WORKED SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS AND IN INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE REGION SINCE 2013 THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK INITIATIVE. WE WORK ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND BUILD LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO RESPOND TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD'S MOST PRESSING NEEDS, AND THEN WE HELP SCALE THAT ACROSS THE REGION. WE ALSO CONNECT DONORS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO INVEST IN THE CHICAGO REGION WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE AN IMPACT. OUR GOAL AT UNITED WAY OF METRO CHICAGO IS NOT TO CREATE PATHWAYS OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BUT TO SUPPORT AND FUND COLLECTIVE EFFORTS NEIGHBORHOOD-LED COALITIONS THAT BRING TOGETHER RESOURCES, IDEAS, AND ENERGY SO NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR REGION BECOME STRONGER AND MORE EQUITABLE. WE DO THIS WORK THROUGH A DUAL APPROACH STRATEGY: MEETING INDIVIDUALS' BASIC NEEDS AND INVESTING IN NEIGHBORHOODS TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES FROM THE INSIDE OUT. UNITED WAY IMPACT GRANTS PROVIDE 140+ LOCAL NONPROFITS WITH UNRESTRICTED FUNDS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS ADDRESSING BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, SHELTER, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. WITH THE LAUNCH OF 211 IN JANUARY 2023, ALL COOK COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE A 24/7/365 RESOURCE TO GET THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT. THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK INITIATIVE, UNITED WAY WORKS WITH HUNDREDS OF AGENCY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN 18 NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE REGION: AUBURN GRESHAM, AUSTIN, BRIGHTON PARK, BRONZEVILLE, CHICAGO HEIGHTS/FORD HEIGHTS, CICERO, ELGIN, ENGLEWOOD, EVANSTON, FAR SOUTH, GARFIELD PARK, HARVEY, LITTLE VILLAGE, PARK FOREST/RICHTON PARK, ROBBINS/BLUE ISLAND, SOUTH CHICAGO, SUMMIT, AND WEST CHICAGO. OUR PARTNERS LIVE, WORK, AND INTIMATELY KNOW THEIR COMMUNITIES' GREATEST CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. WE BRING TOGETHER THE PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND RESOURCES TO BUILD STRONGER, MORE EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED AND RESIDENT-LED PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS: BOARD/POLICY MAKING VOLUNTEERS - 46 ACTIVE CAMPAIGN LEADERS - 431 COMMUNITY IMPACT VOLUNTEERS - 5,500 TOTAL VOLUNTEERS - 5,977 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS WHERE THE COMMITTEE EXERCISES THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL SUCH ACTIONS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS: THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONAL INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT. A REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WAS CONDUCTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FILING. FOLLOWING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED BY EMAIL TO EACH OF THE OTHER VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FORMALIZED BUSINESS ETHICS POLICY, APPLICABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS OF UWMC, VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THEIR SPOUSES AND CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE DISCLOSING CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND THIRD PARTIES WHO MAY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE RESULTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE ARE REPORTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ANNUALLY. THE POLICY COVERS COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, POLICIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; BRIBES AND KICKBACKS; MISAPPROPRIATION OR DISREGARD OF DONOR, EMPLOYEE, OR VOLUNTEER DATA; ACCOUNTING PRACTICES; PROVIDING OR RECEIVING GIFTS, ENTERTAINMENT OR PRIZES AND POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION WITH UWMC OTHER THAN PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY. THE POLICY PROHIBITS PARTICIPATION IN OUTSIDE BUSINESS VENTURES FOR FINANCIAL GAIN WHICH CONFLICTS WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS A WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY COVERING ALL EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS OF UWMC, VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DONORS AND FUNDED AGENCIES. INDIVIDUALS MAY MAKE ANONYMOUS REPORTS TO A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER, WHICH WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY THE STAFF ETHICS OFFICER, PRESIDENT & CEO, AND/OR VP, HUMAN RESOURCES AS APPROPRIATE. RETALIATION OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION: THE COMPENSATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ("CHRC") REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE CHRC CONSIDERS INFORMATION FROM (1) UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE SALARY DATA FOR EQUIVALENT POSITIONS AT OTHER SIMILAR UNITED WAY ORGANIZATIONS IN TERMS OF MARKET SIZE AND REVENUE SIZE AND (2) CHICAGO MARKET DATA FOR OTHER COMPARABLE HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE CHRC ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS ARE COMPLETED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT & CEO AS WELL AS SENIOR MANAGEMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEMIANNUALLY SOLICITS INPUT FROM BOARD MEMBERS ON THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S PERFORMANCE. THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW IS PROVIDED TO THE CHRC FOR ITS APPROVAL AND FOR REPORTING TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ANY ACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS NEXT MEETING. THIS REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND SALARY WAS MOST RECENTLY PERFORMED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | HOW FORMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: UWMC'S FORM 1023, APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF EXEMPTION, IS AVAILABLE ON UWMC'S WEBSITE AT HTTPS://LIVEUNITEDCHICAGO.ORG/. UWMC MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: UWMC MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE BYLAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A LINK TO ETHICS POINT AVAILABLE ON THE UWMC WEBSITE HTTPS://LIVEUNITEDCHICAGO.ORG/. |
| FORM 990, PART IX | FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES: UWMC CALCULATES ITS 2023 TAX YEAR (FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024) OVERHEAD RATE USING THE SUM OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL TOTAL EXPENSES AND FUNDRAISING TOTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART IX (STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES) DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL REVENUE REPORTED IN PART VIII, LINE 12, OF COLUMN A. THIS UWMC OVERHEAD RATE FOR 2023 IS 15.3%. TOTAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY UWMC REFLECT THE PRIMARY ROLE OF STAFF KNOWLEDGE IN FUNDRAISING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEERISM, ADVOCACY, AND COALITION BUILDING NECESSARY FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT LEVERAGES EXPERTISE, CONNECTIONS, AND RESOURCES TOWARD SOLVING COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND IMPROVING LIVES ON A LARGE SCALE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN PENSION ASSET 388,260. CHANGE TO SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT 160,272. |
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