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
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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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.") .. | 2,310,347 | 5,059,748 | 5,920,914 | 8,625,983 | 8,780,039 | 30,697,031 |
| 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 | 2,310,347 | 5,059,748 | 5,920,914 | 8,625,983 | 8,780,039 | 30,697,031 |
| 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) .. | 27,421,002 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,276,029 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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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.. | 2,310,347 | 5,059,748 | 5,920,914 | 8,625,983 | 8,780,039 | 30,697,031 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 6,112 | 20,864 | 17,774 | 11,028 | 11 | 55,789 |
| 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 | 30,752,820 | |||||
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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(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..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| 1.THE ORGANIZATION HAS INCREASED GOVERNMENT GRANTS, AND CONTINUES TO SEEK GOVERNMENT GRANTS TO FUND THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SUPPORT FROM AN UNRELATED PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE GRANTS RECEIVED FROM THIS FOUNDATION ARE CRITICAL TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ON A YEARLY BASIS, THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A FINANCIAL REPORTING PACKAGE INCLUDING THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF COSTS UNDER THE GRANTS RECEIVED. 2.THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES DIRECTLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS INCLUDING INCREASING ACCESS TO LIFE SAVING VACCINES AND CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS INCREASED ITS PRESENCE IN MULTIPLE UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES INCLUDING KENYA, BURKINA FASO, THE PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND BANGLADESH AND HAS BEGUN EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL NEEDS IN THESE REGIONS.3.THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVELY SOLICITING FUNDS BY INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS THROUGH ITS WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO INCREASED FUNDING AND INVESTED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES INTO ITS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY AND APPLY FOR GRANTS FROM NEW SOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HIRED AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS DEDICATED TO FUNDRAISING. IN 2022, WE MADE STRATEGIC DECISIONS TO TARGET NEW DONORS; GOVERNMENT DONORS SUCH AS GERMAN CORPORATION FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND US CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, AND NON-GOVERNMENT FUNDERS SUCH AS WHITE RIBBON ALLIANCE, DRUGS FOR NEGLECTED DISEASES INITIATIVE, TAKEDA CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM, AND MERCK FOR MOTHERS. WE WON A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITY FUNDED BY CDC IN MOZAMBIQUE BUT THEY CANCELLED OUR SCOPE OF WORK DUE TO THEIR STRATEGY CHANGE. WE WON A PROJECT WITH MERCK FOR MOTHERS IN KENYA. WHILE WE DID NOT WIN, OUR PROJECTS WERE FINALISTS FOR THE TAKEDA CSR PROGRAM AND A GIZ OPPORTUNITY IN MYANMAR. |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II | PART II'S PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST GRID REPORTS REVISED NUMBERS FOR BACK YEARS 2018-2021. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | THINKWELL INSTITUTE SUPPORTS LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES AND GLOBAL PARTNERS THROUGH DEEP, COURAGEOUS THINKING TO MAKE HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE THROUGH BUILDING CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN PARTNER COUNTRIES FOR ANALYSIS OF HEALTH SYSTEM DATA, EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND FACILITATION OF STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUES. WE ENSURE THAT HEALTH FINANCE, HUMAN, AND COMMODITY RESOURCES ARE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY ALLOCATED AND USED FOR HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE BY STRENGTHENING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND TRAINING. THINKWELL INSTITUTE ACTIVELY PARTNERS WITH MINISTRIES OF HEALTH OF COUNTRIES SUCH AS INDONESIA, KENYA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND BURKINA FASO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | LINE 2'S REPORTING OF FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PART VII-A REPORTED BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS IN PRIOR YEARS WAS NOT PREDICATED ON ANY SUBSTANTIVE INVESTIGATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS' FAMILY CONNECTIONS OR BUSINESS TIES. WITH RESPECT TO THOSE FILINGS, THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN NO SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION GATHERING AS TO WHETHER THINKWELL LLC, ITSELF OWNED BY THE INSTITUTE'S FOUNDER WHO ALSO SERVED AS THE LLC'S CEO/PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY, EITHER EMPLOYED THE INSTITUTE'S OTHER BOARD MEMBERS OR OFFICERS, OR USED THEM AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND PAID THEM >$10,000 (CONDITIONS 1 AND 2 OF LINE 2'S DEFINITION OF "BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS"), OR WHETHER THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE EACH A >10% OWNER IN THE SAME BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT ENTITY (CONDITION 3 OF THIS LINE'S RELEVANT DEFINITION). FURTHERMORE, FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THINKWELL LLC AS A "RELATED ORGANIZATION" OF THE INSTITUTE (NOTED IN THIS RETURN'S REASONABLE CAUSE STATEMENT 1) AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LLC AS A "MANAGEMENT COMPANY" WHOSE STAFF UNDERTOOK INSTITUTE'S FUNCTIONS BUT WERE NOT CONSIDERED CONCOMITANTLY CO-EMPLOYED BY THE INSTITUTE, MEANT THAT NO EFFORT WAS UNDERTAKEN TO EVALUATE THE PRESENCE (OR ABSENCE) OF THE INSTITUTE HAVING "KEY EMPLOYEES." THAT CATEGORY WOULD REQUIRE AN INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE TYPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES HELD BY ANY INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING EMPLOYEE SERVICES IF THEY HAD RECEIVED REPORTABLE COMPENSATION IN TOTAL FROM BOTH THE INSTITUTE AND THE LLC EXCEEDING, IN ANY TAX YEAR, THE AMOUNT OF $150,000. ANY SUCH UNDERREPORTING OF KEY EMPLOYEES WOULD HAVE DIMINISHED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SUBJECT TO THIS LINE'S INQUIRY. WHILE THIS 2022 FORM 990'S PREPARATION TASKS INCLUDED SEEKING INFORMATION FROM ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN 2022 AS TO THEIR CONNECTION TO OTHER DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS, ONLY ONE PROVIDED THE INFORMATION SOUGHT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 | LINE 3'S HISTORICAL REPORTING OF THE USE OF A MANAGEMENT COMPANY FAILED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY ANY OF THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURE UPON THE INSTITUTE'S 2018-2020 FORMS 990; AND THE 2021 990'S DISCLOSURE HERE FAILED TO COMPORT WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS. THIS RETURN REPORTS USE OF A MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMPANY, THINKWELL LLC, UNDER A LONGSTANDING ARRANGEMENT BY WHICH THE INSTITUTE ACCESSES ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF ITS STAFF, AS WELL AS ITS OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS AND OTHER SERVICES NECESSARY TO ITS OPERATIONS, FROM THINKWELL LLC, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, THIS FORM'S PART VII-A PROPERLY DISCLOSES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON THINKWELL'S PAYROLL AND THEREUNDER PROVIDED SERVICES TO THINKWELL INSTITUTE, THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF SERVICES THEY PROVIDED EACH WEEK TO EACH ORGANIZATION, AND THE COMPENSATION THEY RECEIVED FROM THE LLC OVERALL. [THE FILER'S 2018 - 2020 FORMS 990 FAILED TO REPORT THE LLC AS A MANAGEMENT COMPANY, AND WHILE THE 2021 FORM DID DENOTE THAT RELATIONSHIP, FAILED TO DISCLOSE IN EITHER SCH. O OR IN PART VII-A AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION PAID TO THE RELEVANT INDIVIDUALS BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY.] |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8A | THIS RETURN STATES "NO" TO THIS LINE, GIVEN THERE IS INCOMPLETE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT A "YES" ANSWER ACROSS THE ENTIRE YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES DURING 2022. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 AND RELATED DOCUMENTS ARE PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM WITH DEEP EXPERIENCE IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND EXTERNAL COUNSEL PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. THE COMPLETED 990 IS THEN SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A FINAL REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 | LINE 12C WAS ANSWERED "YES" IN ALL BACK YEARS' FILINGS USING LANGUAGE THAT CLAIMED THE ORGANIZATION MONITORED AND ENFORCED ITS WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1B | LINE 1B'S COUNT OF TWO "INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS" AT YEAR END IN PRIOR YEARS HAS NOT BEEN SUBSTANTIATED AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN -0- GIVEN THE INSTITUTE'S FOUNDER, YOGESH RAJKOTIA (RAJKOTIA OR FOUNDER) HAD DIRECT CONTROL OVER THE INSTITUTE'S BOARD AND/OR POWER TO UNDERMINE INDEPENDENT ACTIONS BY THE INSTITUTE'S OTHER DIRECTORS. THIS RETURN CORRECTLY REPORTS THE NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AS -0-. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 5 | THE "NO" APPEARS ON THIS YEAR'S RETURN REFLECTS THAT CIRCUMSTANCES BY WHICH A "YES" ANSWER WOULD RESULT DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE 2023 YEAR. SEE THIS RETURN'S SCHEDULE L PART I WHICH REPORTS THAT THE INSTITUTE PROVIDED A NO-INTEREST LOAN TO THINKWELL LLC ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS (THE AMOUNT OF AGGREGATED IMPUTED "FAIR MARKET VALUE" INTEREST ASSIGNABLE UNDER THE INCOME TAX REGULATIONS THROUGH THE AFFECTED YEARS THROUGH THE 2022 YEAR IS LESS THAN $250,000). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 9 | PART VII-A'S LIST INCLUDES SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED AS DIRECTORS IN THE 2022 YEAR BUT WHO FAILED TO RETURN FORM 990 DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRES. THUS, THE ADDRESSES REPORTED FOR THEM CONTINUE TO BE THOSE OF THINKWELL LLC. HOWEVER, THE BOARD CANNOT VOUCH THAT SUCH INDIVIDUALS WERE STILL EMPLOYED THERE AT THE TIME OF THIS FILING'S SUBMISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CODE SEC. 7872 INTEREST ACCRUED 248,849. |
| REASONABLE CAUSE STATEMENT, CONTINUED | THE INSTITUTE'S RECONSTITUTED BOARD IN PLACE AS OF THE FALL OF 2023 HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO OVERCOME THE MYRIAD OF GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES THE INSTITUTE HAD TO CONFRONT: NOT ONLY EFFECTING THE ACCURATE PREPARATION OF THIS 990, BUT ALSO OVERSEEING CORRECTION, AS NECESSARY, OF KEY FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS AND OTHER NEEDS ESSENTIAL TO REHABILITATING THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE INSTITUTE'S FINANCIAL RECORDS BEING SITUATED UPON THINKWELL LLC'S INSUFFICIENTLY ROBUST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS. TO THOSE ENDS, ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCED IN NONPROFIT REPORTING AND GOVERNANCE WERE BROUGHT IN TO ASSIST THE INSTITUTE'S MANAGERS AND THE BOARD MOVE EXPEDITIOUSLY TO HAVE THE 2022 TAX YEAR'S FORM 990 DRAFTED AND FINALIZED UTILIZING RESTATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD HAS ALSO UNDERTAKEN AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INSTITUTE'S ORGANIZATIONAL AND GOVERNANCE WEAKNESSES AND HAS WORKED TO REMEDY THOSE, INCLUDING BY IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS TO ENSURE THE INSTITUTE'S OPERATION CAN BE CONDUCTED INDEPENDENT OF THINKWELL LLC'S UNDUE INFLUENCE. WHILE THE OVERALL EFFORTS OF CORRECTIONS UNDERTAKEN TO DATE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY TIME-CONSUMING, THE INSTITUTE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PAINT A PATH FORWARD HAD THOSE EFFORTS LACKED ROBUSTNESS AND THOROUGHNESS. FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH ABOVE, THE INSTITUTE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS ABATEMENT OF THE PENALTIES (AND ANY INTEREST THEREUPON) THAT RESULT FROM THE INSTITUTE'S LATE FILING OF THIS 2022 FORM 990. |
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