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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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 2,997,593 | 3,093,144 | 4,806,789 | 3,003,615 | 2,573,719 | 16,474,860 |
| 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 | 2,997,593 | 3,093,144 | 4,806,789 | 3,003,615 | 2,573,719 | 16,474,860 |
| 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) .. | 2,961,070 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 13,513,790 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,997,593 | 3,093,144 | 4,806,789 | 3,003,615 | 2,573,719 | 16,474,860 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,709 | 6,724 | 83,722 | 178,130 | 105,524 | 376,809 |
| 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 | 16,851,669 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| PART II, LINE 10 |
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| FORM 990, PART III | LINE 1: THROUGH NEED-BASED TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND OPERATING SUPPORT, SEEDS OF HOPE PARTNERS WITH CATHOLIC K-8 SCHOOLS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER, PRIMARILY SERVING LOW-INCOME AND HIGH-MINORITY POPULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO. BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS, SEEDS OF HOPE EMPOWERS FAMILIES WITH THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE A VALUES-BASED CATHOLIC EDUCATION THAT NURTURES STUDENTS SPIRITUALLY, ACADEMICALLY, MENTALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ADDRESS THE OPPORTUNITY GAP, HELPING FAMILIES BREAK GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF POVERTY THROUGH ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, SEEDS OF HOPE GRANTS HELP TO SUSTAIN THE BROADER CATHOLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY BY INCREASING TUITION REVENUE AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL STABILITY TO SCHOOLS SERVING HIGH-NEED POPULATIONS. SEEDS OF HOPE BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER-OPENING THE DOORS TO LIFELONG OPPORTUNITY AND PLANTING SEEDS FOR A FUTURE FULL OF HOPE. LINE 4A: CORE VALUES AND IMPACT: CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN THE AOD FOSTERS NOT ONLY STRONG ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BUT ALSO SPIRITUAL, MORAL, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. SOH SUPPORTS THIS MISSION BY HELPING BRIDGE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR FAMILIES STRIVING TO BREAK CYCLES OF POVERTY THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION. STUDIES SHOW THAT STUDENTS IN IMPOVERISHED, HIGH-MINORITY AREAS PERFORM BETTER AND HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS IF THEY CAN CHOOSE A QUALITY EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT. DATA FROM A RECENT SOH ALUMNI SURVEY REFLECTS THE OUTSTANDING QUALITY EDUCATION AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT THAT THE AOD K-8 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. FY2025 HIGHLIGHTS: SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT (THROUGH BOTH SEEDS OF HOPE OF NORTHERN COLORADO, INC. AND SEEDS OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST): 2.8 MILLION WAS AWARDED IN TUITION ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS. 1,500 STUDENTS WERE SERVED. SCHOLARSHIPS RANGED FROM 500 TO 3,500, BASED ON NEED. THE MEDIAN RECIPIENT FAMILY INCOME OF 5 WAS 52,258 (QUALIFYING FOR USDA FREE & REDUCED LUNCH). ALL FAMILIES CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY TOWARD TUITION. INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES (IEG) WERE SET AT 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES (FPG). SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS: ALL 32 AOD K-8 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, 27 SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTED SOH'S VARIABLE TUITION PROGRAM (VTP) TO ASSESS FAMILY TUITION CAPACITY USING CONSISTENT, DATA-DRIVEN METHODOLOGY. MARKETING & OUTREACH EFFORTS: TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND ENROLLMENT IN AOD CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, SOH RECENTLY FUNDED A STRATEGIC MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR THE OFFICE OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE MINDSET OF FAMILIES NOT CURRENTLY CHOOSING CATHOLIC EDUCATION. THESE INSIGHTS NOW ASSIST IN GUIDING TARGETED OUTREACH EFFORTS. SOH'S PRIMARY FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE THE SUPPORT OF AS MANY LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE, WORKING TO MAKE "HOPE SCHOLARSHIPS" AVAILABLE TO MORE FAMILIES TO BROADEN THE IMPACT OF SOH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE IEG, SOH PROVIDES ONGOING MARKETING EFFORTS IN PARISHES AND SCHOOLS TO HIGHLIGHT THE AFFORDABILITY OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION, ENCOURAGING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN TO ATTEND AN AOD K-8 CATHOLIC SCHOOL. OVERALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: BY PROVIDING TUITION ASSISTANCE, SOH EMPOWERS FAMILIES WITH A CHOICE IN EDUCATION, ENABLING STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM A CATHOLIC EDUCATION THAT EMPHASIZES FAITH, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT. SOH REMAINS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME AND HIGH-MINORITY FAMILIES ACROSS THE AOD. PART III, LINE 4A, CONT'D: THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORS ARE ALSO EMPLOYEES AND/OR OFFICERS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER: KEITH PARSONS AND KEMMERY HILL. ALL INDIVIDUALS SERVE OR HAVE SERVED AS DIRECTORS FOR SEEDS OF HOPE WITHOUT COMPENSATION FROM THE CORPORATION OR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER. SALARY INFORMATION FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS IS UNAVAILABLE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | SEE DESCRIPTION ABOVE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 | PURSUANT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SEEDS OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST AGREEMENT ADOPTED EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 9, 2017, SEEDS OF HOPE OF NORTHERN COLORADO, INC., AS TRUSTEE, IS CHARGED WITH FURTHERING THE CATHOLIC EDUCATION PURPOSES OF ALL FAMILIES SENDING CHILDREN TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ASSETS OF SEEDS OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST. THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF SEEDS OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST IS TO ADMINISTER ASSETS, IN TRUST, TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION PURPOSES, AND SHALL INCLUDE FUNDING THE COST OF OPERATIONS FOR SEEDS OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST AND SEEDS OF HOPE OF NORTHERN COLORADO, INC. OVER TIME, GIFTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTED TO SEEDS OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST HAVE DECLINED. AS SUCH, IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE SEEDS OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST'S PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS SELECTED BY TRUST ON SCHEDULE A OF THE FORM 990 FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO A TYPE II SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. SPECIFICALLY, THE TRUST IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF SEEDS OF HOPE OF NORTHERN COLORADO, INC., A PUBLIC SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. THROUGH UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON OCTOBER 21, 2024, AND BY APPROVAL OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER, THE CANONICAL STATUTES & BYLAWS OF SEEDS OF HOPE OF NORTHERN COLORADO, INC. WERE AMENDED TO CHANGE SEEDS OF HOPE CHARITABLE TRUST'S PUBLIC SUPPORT STATUS ON SCHEDULE A OF THE FORM 990 (EFFECTIVE FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025) FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO AN ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTION OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF SEEDS OF HOPE OF NORTHERN COLORADO, INC., A PUBLIC SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION EIN 82-1844617. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | THE ARCHBISHOP OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER MUST APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF ANY DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION MAY BE ALTERED, AMENDED OR REPEALED FROM TIME TO TIME, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER, UNLESS DELEGATED BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING PARTIES WITH WHOM A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS MAY ONLY BE UNDERTAKEN IF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE OBSERVED (AS APPLICABLE): THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED; THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM THE SUBSTANTIVE APPROVAL OF SUCH TRANSACTIONS; A COMPETITIVE BID OR COMPARABLE VALUATION EXISTS AND SEEDS OF HOPE DETERMINES THAT THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE OVERALL ORGANIZATION. DISCLOSURE IN WRITING, IN THE CASE OF THE STAFF, IS MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO BRINGS THE MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DISCLOSURE INVOLVING A BOARD MEMBER IS MADE TO THE BOARD CHAIR WHO BRINGS THESE MATTERS TO THE BOARD. ULTIMATELY, THE BOARD CHAIR DETERMINES IF A CONFLICT EXISTS AND, IN THE CASE OF AN EXISTING CONFLICT, WHETHER THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION MAY BE AUTHORIZED OR RECOMMENDED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY ANALYZING THE BUDGET, REVIEWING THE SALARY OF THE PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE'S SAME POSITION, COMPARING TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL MARKETS FOR THE SAME POSITION, AND OTHER COMPARABILITY DATA. THE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS OVERALL BUDGET PROCESS AND THE AOD HR DEPARTMENT. PERFORMANCE REVIEWS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE ALSO PERFORMED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND/OR THE AOD HR DEPARTMENT. THE LAST REVIEW WAS PERFORMED IN JUNE 2025. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | SEE DESCRIPTION FOR PART VI, LINE 15A ABOVE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C | THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE DURING THE TAX YEAR. |
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