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
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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.") .. | ||||||
| 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
(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.. | ||||||
| 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
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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.") . | 64,540 | 14,050 | 104,520 | 188,698 | 371,808 | |
| 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 | 25,764 | 110,548 | 169,894 | 306,206 | ||
| 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 | 90,304 | 14,050 | 215,068 | 358,592 | 678,014 | |
| 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.) | 678,014 | |||||
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... | 90,304 | 14,050 | 215,068 | 358,592 | 678,014 | |
| 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.).. | 90,304 | 14,050 | 215,068 | 358,592 | 678,014 | |
| 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: | ||||
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| 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 | THE ASIAN CULTURE CENTER OF TENNESSEE (ACCTN) WAS FOUNDED IN 2014 TO HELP THE NEXT GENERATION TAKE THEIR PLACE AS GLOBAL CITIZENS WITH A STRONG UNDERSTANDING FOR AND APPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES. THROUGH TAILORED PROGRAMS AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT LANGUAGE LEARNING, CULTURAL EXPLORATION, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE BRING PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER TO PROMOTE PEACE, UNITY, AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. THE EAST TENNESSEE WE ENVISION MAINTAINS A DEEP CONNECTION TO THE REST OF THE WORLD AND A SENSE OF PRIDE AND APPRECIATION FOR DIVERSE CULTURAL IDENTITIES. ALIGNING WITH UNITED WAY'S EDUCATION IMPACT PRIORITY AND THE FOCUS AREA OF PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREK-12TH GRADE STUDENTS, OUR GOALS ARE TO: BUILD A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN CONNECT, LEARN, AND GROW TOGETHER WHILE CELEBRATING THEIR SHARED HERITAGE; INSTILL IN CHILDREN A SENSE OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP, ENCOURAGING THEM TO EMBRACE DIVERSITY, CULTIVATE EMPATHY, AND CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM; PRESERVE AND PROMOTE JAPANESE CULTURE BY PROVIDING IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES; AND STRENGTHEN JAPANESE-LANGUAGE SKILLS TO ENABLE MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. IN SERVICE TO THESE GOALS, WE CONDUCT A ROBUST ARRAY OF CULTURAL PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE. THIS INCLUDES WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS AND CONSULTING ON CURRICULA, JAPANESE-LANGUAGE TUTORING, DEMONSTRATIONS OF JAPANESE CULTURE, AND CLASSES ON SUSHI-MAKING, ORIGAMI, AND MOCHITSUKI (RICE-BALL MAKING). |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | EACH YEAR IN AUGUST, THE ACCTN ALSO PUTS ON THE KNOX ASIAN FESTIVAL, A PLATFORM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND SHOWCASE ITS RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE, LEADING TO INCREASED CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION, AND PRESERVATION. THE KNOX ASIAN FESTIVAL ALSO SERVES AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL, ENLIGHTENING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ASIAN ARTS, TRADITIONS, AND HISTORY. BY BRINGING THE WORLD TO KNOXVILLE, IT HELPS DISPEL STEREOTYPES, PROMOTES CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, AND ENCOURAGES CULTURAL EXCHANGE. IN THE TEN YEARS SINCE WE BEGAN, OUR FESTIVAL HAS GROWN TO BE THE LARGEST ASIAN FESTIVAL IN THE SOUTHEAST IN AUGUST OF 2023, WE HOSTED 13 COUNTRIES, 40 FOOD VENDORS, APPROXIMATELY 75,000 PEOPLE, AND CONTRIBUTED AN ESTIMATED 4.4 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO GREATER KNOXVILLE. IN THE SPRING OF 2024, THE KNOX ASIAN FESTIVAL WAS HONORED BY THE SOUTHEAST FESTIVAL AND EVENTS ASSOCIATION WITH THE BEST EVENT AWARD |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | THE ACCTN OPERATES AT THE INTERSECTION OF EQUITY AND ARTS EDUCATION AND STRIVES TO REACH UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND THOSE LIVING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND/OR ISOLATED SETTINGS IN GREATER KNOXVILLE AND BEYOND. EAST TENNESSEE IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND RAISE A FAMILY, BUT WITH 39% OF RESIDENTS IN OUR AREA UNDER THE ALICE THRESHOLD AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES LACKING ACCESS TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PERSIST. THESE BARRIERS TO ACCESS MEAN THAT MANY OF OUR REGION'S STUDENTS LACK OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL EXPOSURE TO OTHER WAYS OF LIFE. BELIEVING THAT AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT IN DIVERSE ARTS IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE, WE SEEK TO ADD VALUE TO EDUCATION IN OUR REGION BY OPENING UP THE WORLDS OF K-12 STUDENTS (AND THEIR TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS). THIS YEAR, WE ARE AIMING TO REACH 5,000 STUDENTS IN 30 SCHOOLS WITH OUR UNIQUE, HANDS-ON AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON IMMERSIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING, CULTURAL EXPLORATION, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR ORGANIZATION ALSO SERVES EAST TENNESSEE'S ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES. DESPITE AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF HATE CRIMES TARGETING THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN 2020, THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HATE AND EXTREMISM REPORTS THAT ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIME INCREASED NATIONALLY BY 339% IN 2021. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE RACISM EXPERIENCED BY RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IS LINKED TO POORER HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THESE POPULATIONS. ACCORDING TO A 2022 STUDY CONDUCTED AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, HOWEVER, SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT BUFFER TO MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF RACISM ON HEALTH AND WELLBEING. THE ACCTN IS COMMITTED TO UNITING PEOPLE TO SOLVE THESE SYSTEMIC ISSUES IN SERVICE OF VIBRANT, HEALTHY, AND SOCIALLY JUST COMMUNITIES WHERE DIVERSE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER IDENTITIES AND HERITAGES ARE REPRESENTED AND HONORED THROUGH INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE. AS COMMUNITIES BECOME INCREASINGLY DIVERSE, THERE IS ALSO A GROWING DEMAND FOR PROGRAMS THAT BOTH CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE CULTURAL HERITAGE TO PASS ON TO FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE ADDRESS THIS NEED FOR CULTURALLY RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BY PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CONNECT WITH THEIR ROOTS ON THE PATH TO BECOMING CONFIDENT, MULTICULTURAL CITIZENS OF THE WORLD. DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE GREATER KNOXVILLE COMMUNITY, THE ACCTN MEETS FREQUENTLY WITH KNOXVILLE'S EDUCATORS K-12 AND UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP. WHETHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE JUST LOOKING FOR EXPOSURE TO OTHER CULTURES FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOL FAMILIES WITH FEWER RESOURCES; OPENING UP CHILDREN'S WORLDVIEW AND MAKING LEARNING FUN; OR A MORE PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH CENTERED ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION; THE ACCTN IS HAPPY TO TAILOR ITS PROGRAMMING TO SPECIFIC NEEDS. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KNOX COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENTS ALSO ALLOWS US TO REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR TO DO OUR JAPANESE OUTREACH PROGRAMMING BY CONNECTING US TO KNOX COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND KNOXVILLE-AREA SENIOR CENTERS. WE STRIVE TO REACH TRADITIONALLY OPENING UP THE WORLDS OF UNDERSERVED CHILDREN THROUGH CLASSES AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF TRADITIONAL ARTS LIKE SUSHI MAKING, ORIGAMI, CALLIGRAPHY, TEA CEREMONIES, KIMONO CLASSES, JAPANESE BANJO MUSIC, LANGUAGE, DANCE, AND STORYTELLING. THE JOI COORDINATOR POSITION IS KEY TO EXPOSING A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO NEW CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, WHICH FURTHERS OUR MISSION OF A MORE PEACEFUL, MORE DIVERSE, AND MORE HARMONIOUS SOCIETY MADE UP OF VIBRANT AND WELCOMING COMMUNITIES POPULATED BY GLOBAL CITIZENS. OUR DESIRED IMPACT IS TO CONNECT TO EACH OTHER IN FRIENDSHIP, FORGING STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. BY DOING SO, WE ARE HELPING YOUNGER GENERATIONS BECOME BETTER CITIZENS OF AN INCREASINGLY GLOBALIZED WORLD. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE ACCTN IS PARTNERING WITH THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND KCS TO DEVELOP OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR LEARNING JAPANESE ARTS AND CULTURES IN K-12 SCHOOLS IN EAST TENNESSEE. IN OUR YEARS BRINGING HIGH-QUALITY CULTURAL PROGRAMMING TO KNOX COUNTY SCHOOLS, OUR AREA'S COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, AND LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS, WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED OUR DEDICATION TO EQUITY-BOTH IN OUR PRACTICES AND OUR PROGRAMMING-ENGAGING WITH UNDERSERVED GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES TO HELP BRIDGE GAPS IN ARTS PARTICIPATION. THERE IS SO MUCH THAT A COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM EVERY TIME A CULTURAL EVENT IS ORGANIZED. PEOPLE NOT ONLY OPEN THEIR MINDS TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURES, BUT THE HOST COMMUNITY ALSO BECOMES A CENTER OF INTEREST FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS LOOKING TO BOOST THE ECONOMIC CAPACITY OF THAT PARTICULAR COMMUNITY. AS AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PROMOTING CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND UNDERSTANDING IN OUR TENNESSEE COMMUNITY, THE ACCTN IS SUCCEEDING IN POPULARIZING ASIAN CULTURES AND CONTRIBUTING TO EAST TENNESSEE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OUR VISION IS OF VIBRANT, HEALTHY, AND SOCIALLY JUST COMMUNITIES WHERE DIVERSE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER IDENTITIES AND HERITAGES ARE REPRESENTED AND CELEBRATED THROUGH CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE, INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE A PEACEFUL, DIVERSE, AND HARMONIOUS SOCIETY THAT PREPARES TODAY'S CHILDREN TO TAKE THE STAGE AS TRUE GLOBAL CITIZENS. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS A VIBRANT AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY FOR ALL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE 990 BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E | SECURITY 7,218 37 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 7,240 0 PHOTOGRAPHS 4,000 0 0 CONTINUED EDUCATION 3,100 610 0 EQUIPMENT 2,550 0 0 AUTO EXPENSE 0 2,368 0 COMMUNICATION FEE 2,102 0 0 TAXES & LICENES 1,319 147 0 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 0 831 0 MERCHANT FEES 0 434 0 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 0 109 0 BANK FEES 0 48 0 TOTAL 20,289 11,824 0 |
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