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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.") .. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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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.") . | 116,161 | 25,132 | 158 | 141,451 | ||
| 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 | 679,805 | 1,013,160 | 750,668 | 856,893 | 868,483 | 4,169,009 |
| 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 | 795,966 | 1,013,160 | 750,668 | 882,025 | 868,641 | 4,310,460 |
| 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.) | 4,310,460 | |||||
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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... | 795,966 | 1,013,160 | 750,668 | 882,025 | 868,641 | 4,310,460 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 138 | 119 | 51 | 33 | 77 | 418 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 138 | 119 | 51 | 33 | 77 | 418 |
| 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.).. | 796,104 | 1,013,279 | 750,719 | 882,058 | 868,718 | 4,310,878 |
| 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..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE MISSION OF A CONNECTED PLANET (ACP) IS TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE INFORMATION SHARING AND TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | ONGOING APP MAINTENANCE ACP HAS CONTINUED ITS DILIGENT WORK IN UPKEEPING A LIBRARY OF FREE MOBILE APPLICATIONS, AVAILABLE ON BOTH THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE AND APPLE ITUNES. THESE APPLICATIONS FALL INTO TWO DISTINCT CATEGORIES: THE FIRST ENCOMPASSES GENERAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY APPS, WHICH AIM TO FACILITATE THE ACQUISITION OF FUNDAMENTAL LETTER, WORD, AND NUMBER RECOGNITION SKILLS IN HAITIAN CREOLE. THE SECOND CATEGORY COMPRISES AUDIOBOOK APPS, ADAPTED FROM PHYSICAL BOOKS PRODUCED THROUGH THE MOTHER TONGUE BOOKS (MTB) INITIATIVE INITIATED BY THE MATNWA COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER ON LA GONVE ISLAND IN HAITI. THESE APPLICATIONS OFFER MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT, CATERING TO HAITIAN CREOLE, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACP CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE "EDUCATION DE QUALIT POUR TOUS" (EDUQUAT) SERIES OF MATHEMATICS AND FRENCH-LANGUAGE ARTS APPLICATIONS, WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS PART OF AN INITIATIVE LED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB) AND LES FRRES DE L'INSTRUCTION CHRTIENNE (FIC) IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI, IN PREVIOUS YEARS. APPLICATION REBRANDING IN ADDITION, ACP IS IN THE PROCESS OF REBRANDING THE SET OF EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED WITH EDUQUAT (SEE ABOVE). IN LIGHT OF THE PERSISTENT VIOLENCE IN HAITI AND DRAWING VALUABLE LESSONS FROM THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT, WE BELIEVE IN THE POTENTIAL OF THESE APPS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT EDUCATION AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO GIVING THEM A FRESH START WITH A NEW IDENTITY. ACP IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO REVAMP AND ENHANCE THE CONTENT, FEATURES AND OVERALL USER EXPERIENCE TO BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS. THIS REBRANDING EFFORT SIGNIFIES OUR DEDICATION TO INNOVATION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO REINTRODUCING THESE APPLICATIONS UNDER A NEW NAME AND A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH- QUALITY EDUCATIONAL TOOLS. THESE APPLICATIONS WILL INCLUDE THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. NEW PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ACP ALSO FOCUSED ON AN EMERGING OPPORTUNITY WITH CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS) ON THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT "CONTINUITY OF LEARNING" PROJECT. THE FIVE-YEAR CONTINUITY OF LEARNING (COL) ACTIVITY AIMS TO BENEFIT OVER 25,500 PRIMARY-LEVEL HAITIAN STUDENTS AND MORE THAN 1,500 TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS 170 SCHOOLS BY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE RESILIENT EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT DELIVERS UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO A SAFE, QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION DESPITE INTERRUPTIONS FROM NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANES AND MAN-MADE STRESSES SUCH AS INSECURITY WHICH MAY KEEP STUDENTS FROM THE CLASSROOM. ACP ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN A SERIES OF COMPREHENSIVE SECTOR-WIDE MEETINGS AIMED AT EXPLORING POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN DISTANCE LEARNING. ADDITIONALLY, ACP HELD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH COL STAFF, INCLUDING SEVERAL CHIEF OF PARTIES AND EDUCATION DIRECTORS, TO SHOWCASE AND DEMONSTRATE ACP'S COMPREHENSIVE WORK, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ITS PRIOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE PROGRAMS. IN COLLABORATION WITH COMPUCONSULT, ACP COLLABORATED ON THE CREATION AND SUBMISSION OF A CONCEPT NOTE TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) FOR USAID'S CONTINUITY OF LEARNING (COL) PROGRAM WITHIN THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI. THIS INITIATIVE WAS TO BE EXCLUSIVELY CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PROGRAM'S FOURTH COMPONENT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT ENCOMPASSED FOUR PRIMARY PILLARS OF WORK: (I) THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED LMS PLATFORM, REFERRED TO AS LMS GROOVY, WHICH WOULD INTEGRATE WITH THE PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY DESCRIBED BELOW; (II) THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CURRICULUM-BASED LITERACY AND READING APPLICATION CONTENT CATERING TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 THROUGH 4; (III) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NETWORK CALL CENTER TO OFFER TECHNICAL SUPPORT; AND (IV) THE FORMULATION AND EXECUTION OF A MARKETING PLAN TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE USAGE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | ACP CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE WITH THE CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (CMU) LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (LTI) TO DEVELOP AN OPEN- SOURCE TEXT-TO-SPEECH (TTS) CAPABILITY FOR UNDER-RESOURCED LANGUAGES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE LEVERAGED OPEN-SOURCE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FROM CMU TO CREATE THIS CAPABILITY FOR THE ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM. DURING THIS PHASE, WE ESTABLISHED AN ORACLE CLOUD PLATFORM HOUSING THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND A DATABASE FOR STORING RECORDED UTTERANCES, WHICH WERE THEN PROCESSED TO GENERATE SYNTHETIC VOICES. UPON BUILDING THE CORE INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR TEAM DEDICATED EFFORTS TO DEFINING OVER 2000 UTTERANCES, COVERING THE BASIC CREOLE VOCABULARY AND LANGUAGE SPECIFIC TO PRIMARY-GRADE EDUCATION. THESE UTTERANCES WERE SOURCED FROM A VARIETY OF MATERIALS, INCLUDING NEWS ARTICLES, BOOKS, JOURNALS, THE BIBLE, AND PRE-EXISTING DATASETS. ORIGINALLY, WE HAD INTENDED TO RECORD THESE UTTERANCES AT A LOCAL UNIVERSITY IN HAITI. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE ONGOING VIOLENCE, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ACP MADE THE DECISION TO ENGAGE A PROFESSIONAL RECORDING STUDIO IN HAITI. THE RECORDINGS WERE CONDUCTED ACROSS TWO SESSIONS, FEATURING TWO DISTINCT VOICE ACTORS TO ACCOUNT FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE VOICES. THE SUBSEQUENT EDITING, CUTTING, AND EXPORTING OF THESE RECORDINGS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE SELECTED PROFESSIONAL RECORDING STUDIO, WITH ACP CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW TO ENSURE QUALITY. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL TTS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, ACP OPTED FOR A SECOND RECORDING SESSION, PRIMARILY TO ENHANCE VOICE CLARITY AND TO ACCOMMODATE THE USE OF QUESTIONS, WHICH REQUIRE A SPECIFIC TONALITY AT THE END OF SENTENCES. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED TWO ENHANCED TTS VOICES, ENCOMPASSING BOTH MALE AND FEMALE OPTIONS, WHICH ARE NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL. ACP'S COLLABORATION WITH CMU REMAINS ONGOING, WITH A FOCUS ON FURTHER ENHANCING NUMBER AND NAME RECOGNITION CAPABILITIES. ACP HAS RECENTLY ENGAGED AN ANDROID DEVELOPER TO UNDERTAKE THE TASK OF MODERNIZING CMU'S FLITE ENGINE, AN OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE THAT NECESSITATES LIBRARY UPDATES AND CORRECT COMPILATION. THE FLITE ENGINE HOLDS IMMENSE IMPORTANCE IN THE PROJECT AS IT SERVES AS THE PLATFORM FOR PLAYING THE NEWLY-CRAFTED SYNTHETIC VOICES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THESE SYNTHESIZED VOICES WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE FLITE ENGINE. ACP'S PLAN IS TO ULTIMATELY DISTRIBUTE FLITE VIA THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE FOR GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INFORMATIVE WEBSITE, FEATURING ONLINE TEXT-TO-SPEECH (TTS) TOOLS, IS IN PROGRESS, COMPLEMENTED BY THE EXECUTION OF A COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | DR. JOSHUA HEARNE GREG HEARNE CFO CEO GREG IS JOSHUA'S FATHER |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE CEO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS NEEDED BY THE ACCOUNTANTS TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. ONCE THE FORM IS COMPLETED, THE ACCOUNTANTS PROVIDE A DRAFT OF THE RETURN TO THE CEO FOR REVIEW, AND ANY UPDATES OR CORRECTIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE ACCOUNTANTS FOR REVIEW. A REVISED DRAFT IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE CEO FOR REVIEW. ONCE THE REVISED DRAFT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND IS SATISFACTORY, THE REVISED DRAFT IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE EXECUTED A WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE (A) RECEIVED A COPY OF ACP'S BYLAWS, WHICH CONTAIN THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY; (B) READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY; (C) AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND (D) UNDERSTAND THAT ACP IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST BE ENGAGED PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | SALARIES WERE INITIALLY SET BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR THE TYPE OF WORK BEING DONE WITH ADJUSTMENTS WITH CONSIDERATION OF BEING A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. THE CEO TOOK A SIGNIFICANT PAY CUT IN COMPARISON TO HIS PREVIOUS POSITION WITH SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES. THE SALARIES WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. IT IS NOW OUR STANDARD PROCESS TO REVIEW AND VOTE ON SALARIES AT OUR ANNUAL BOARD MEETING WHERE THE RESULTS ARE RECORDED IN OUR MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | SALARIES WERE INITIALLY SET BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR THE TYPE OF WORK BEING DONE WITH ADJUSTMENTS WITH CONSIDERATION OF BEING A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | ACP MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMANTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND OTHER ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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