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UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. 18 18 8 500 0 1857591 1693642 0 132333 87179 17708 20354 2007632 1801175 948127 978667 0 429299 443187 0 315513 315753 425798 1693179 1847652 314453 -46477 3754781 3907092 917633 966346 2837148 2940746 X UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY, ALONG WITH ITS MISSION TO "MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY", PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY, COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, SUPPORT AND FUND CURRENT HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. false false 988102 902700 ALLOCATIONS AND AGENCY RELATIONS INCLUDE THE EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO BEST MEET THOSE NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S (UWLC) MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL DECISION- MAKERS WHEN MAKING PROGRAM FUNDING DECISIONS. THERE IS A STAFF LEAD FOR THE GROUP, BUT IT IS THE COLLECTION OF 15-20 VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET WEEKLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO EVALUATE PROGRAMS, LISTEN TO AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, THEN DECIDE WHICH PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING. UWLC UTILIZED THE SAME ONLINE PLATFORM FOR APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS, SO OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO MEET EFFICIENTLY USING ZOOM WHEN NEEDED, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MEET IN-PERSON WHICH REALLY HELPED TO SPARK GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS AMONGST THE GROUP. TO RAISE THE DOLLARS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ABLE TO HELP ALLOCATE, DOZENS OF COMPANIES RUN WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS, INVOLVING CORPORATE GIFTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT GIVE INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH MAILINGS AND OTHER EVENTS, THAT HELP KEEP LAKE COUNTY ENGAGED IN MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A STRONGER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH. 429885 75967 COMMUNITY PLANNING INCLUDES COORDINATION OF AGENCY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR ANNUAL DAY OF CARING WAS BACK TO MORE OF A PRE-COVID VERSION WHERE LAKE COUNTY COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS ADOPTED PROJECTS SUBMITTED BY LAKE COUNTY AGENCIES, AND WE HELPED TO PAIR THE PROJECTS WITH GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS. DURING THE GRANT ALLOCATION PROCESS IN THE SPRING, WE STILL RAN OUR ANNUAL FEED LAKE COUNTY DRIVE THROUGH A SOLICITATION MAILING AND SEVERAL COMPANIES RAN FOOD AND MONETARY DRIVES. BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST SEVERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TOTALING NEARLY 50,000 IN DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES FROM LOCAL GROCERS, ON TOP OF DISTRIBUTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS DONATED BY AREA COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO HAVE TWO AFFINITY GROUPS THAT WERE ABLE TO THRIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BELOW ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEM: EMERGING LEADERS (EL) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING AND OTHER FUNDRAISING/NETWORK EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY ALSO EVALUATE THE GRANT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE REGULAR GRANT CYCLE. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO ALLOCATE 30,000 TO PROGRAMS RELATED TO THEIR YOUTH-DRIVEN MISSION, INCLUDING THE YOUTH UNITED WAY PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WOMEN UNITED (WU) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY WOMEN WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO HOST SOME OF THEIR REGULAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A SPEAKER SERIES, AND THEIR SIGNATURE EVENT HELD IN DECEMBER, WOMEN'S WINTERFEST, WAS DONE AS A VIRTUAL RAFFLE THAT RAISED MORE MONEY THAN THE PAST IN-PERSON EVENTS WERE ABLE TO. DOLLARS RAISED FROM WU FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AT-RISK WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN LAKE COUNTY, AND GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS THE EL GROUP. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, WOMEN UNITED WAS ABLE TO ALLOCATE 60,000 TO THEIR MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS. UNDER THE FIRST FULL-YEAR LEADERSHIP OF DIONE DEMITRO, UWLC HAS BEEN MORE VISIBLE IN THE LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY AND INVOLVED IN OTHER COMMUNITY PROJECTS, INITIATIVES, AND PARTNERSHIPS. 1417987 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 8 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OH X ZACH SIEBERT 4403523166 9285 PROGRESS PARKWAY MENTOR OH 44060 DIONE DEMITRO CEO AND PRES 40.00 X 36695 0 1685 PATTI CONRAD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDI HAUGHT 1ST VICE CHA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW PHELPS 2ND VICE CHA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK BUMGARDNER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN BAUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MORRIS BEVERAGE III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY BLISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BURTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN FOLEY-KESSLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE GRAF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG HEATH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY IOSUE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA KULA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN LEWIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA MANOCCHIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK MOHORIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARWIN WALLING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINA WILLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 36695 1685 false false false 88554 1605088 105515 1693642 87179 87179 15000 15000 15000 15000 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5354 5354 5354 1801175 5354 102179 902700 902700 75967 75967 87500 48125 14219 25156 278007 120773 51475 105759 49954 23083 8979 17892 27726 12812 4983 9931 1050 1050 21344 4677 13041 3626 14911 10519 4392 18570 4457 186 13927 23439 13926 3179 6334 22453 14594 4491 3368 4840 4840 143853 36545 107308 24144 15693 4829 3622 7390 3415 1328 2647 FOOD PURCHASED 45542 45542 PROGRAM IN-KIND 44583 44583 MISCELLANEOUS 14681 10335 1590 2756 PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATES 12513 5782 2249 4482 26485 19619 2553 4313 1847652 1417987 114152 315513 614166 321471 150068 137772 407807 361243 6956 6736 1158613 793324 389434 365289 2156976 2684377 29374 30204 3754781 3907092 67633 86346 850000 880000 917633 966346 X 2660707 2738972 176441 201774 2837148 2940746 3754781 3907092 X -46477 150076 -1 X false true X true false X 1993109 2028953 1692729 1857591 1693642 9266024 1993109 2028953 1692729 1857591 1693642 9266024 23728 9242296 113814 90614 96639 144333 102179 547579 9813603 46796 0.94180 0.93200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 200500 200500 880263 715474 164789 77850 77850 365289 X 1961505 150076 10254 160330 1801175 1801175 1857906 10254 10254 1847652 1847652 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X UWLC IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 1 true BIRTHRIGHT LAKE COUNTY 237351568 C3 12700 PROGRAM SUPPORT CATHOLIC CHARITIES CORP 341908579 C3 15000 PROGRAM SUPPORT CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER 510164315 C3 27000 PROGRAM SUPPORT CROSSROADS 341458441 C3 74020 PROGRAM SUPPORT ECUMENICAL SHELTER NETWORK OF LC 341769046 C3 75480 PROGRAM SUPPORT FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION 340834212 C3 17900 PROGRAM SUPPORT FORBES HOUSE 341291205 C3 98116 PROGRAM SUPPORT HOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE 341256377 C3 20000 PROGRAM SUPPORT KIDNEY FOUNDATION LAKE CO CHAPTER 340827748 C3 15000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING 237266637 C3 50000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC 341081191 C3 132000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE COUNY YMCA 340714796 C3 53000 PROGRAM SUPPORT LAKE-GEAUGA RECOVERY CENTER 341119240 C3 41336 PROGRAM SUPPORT LIFELINE INC 237317490 C3 82000 PROGRAM SUPPORT NAMI LAKE COUNTY 562412832 C3 26600 PROGRAM SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY CITADEL 135562351 C3 79000 PROGRAM SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY SERVICE UNITS 135562351 C3 24000 PROGRAM SUPPORT STARTING POINT 341650004 C3 15800 PROGRAM SUPPORT TORCHLIGHT YOUTH MENTORING ALLIANCE 341753916 C3 15000 PROGRAM SUPPORT WICKLIFFE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GOV 20000 CHILDRENS BOOKS 24 FOOD 75967 FMV EMERGENCY ASSIS SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 RECIPIENT AGENCIES, NON AGENCIS AND OTHERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL OUTCOME MEASUREMENT REPORT WHICH IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ALSO EVALUATION AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEES. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV ALL GRANTEES ARE LOCATED IN LAKE COUNTY, OHIO. ADDRESSES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. THE PURPOSE OF ALL ALLOCATION AWARDS ARE TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. CERTAIN OTHER GRANTS PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, UTIITIES, MEDICAL AND OTHER SUPPORT. WOMENS UNITED (WU) WOMEN UNITED WORKS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH THE PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS OF GIVING, ADVOCATING,AND VOLUNTEERING. OUR PURPOSE BEGINS BY HELPING FEMALES OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, FROM YOUNG GIRLS THROUGH ADULTHOOD AND INTO SENIOR STAGES OF LIFE. IT IS OUR DESIRE TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER WOMEN IN THIS COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE LAKE COUNTY STRONGER. IT IS OUR GOAL TO CREATE A NETWORK OF WOMEN WHO CAN OFFER THEIR TIME, EXPERIENCE, AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THIS COMMUNITY. IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO GIVE BACK TO OTHER WOMEN; HELPING RAISE THEM UP TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. EMERGING LEADERS (EL) EMERGING LEADERS OF UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY SEEK TO BE CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF LAKE COUNTY YOUTH THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN ORDER TO FACILITATE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS THAT WILL CREATE TOMORROWS LEADERS. YOUTH UNITED WAY (YUW): THIS IS A 2-MONTH LONG PROGRAM HOSTED BY OUR EMERGING LEADERS GROUP AND IS DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GET REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE IN VISITING OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, INTERVIEWING THEM, AND ULTIMATELY DECIDING WHERE TO GRANT THEIR ALLOTMENT OF 5,000. RESPONSIVE FUND: THIS IS A NEW FUND DEVELOPED WITH THE INTENT TO USE A BOARD-APPROVED PORTION OF OUR INVESTMENT INCOME TO GRANT DOLLARS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS FOR NEW AND EMERGING NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. AGENCY DIRECTORS REACH OUT TO OUR PRESIDENT/CEO, THEN THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY IS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR APPROVAL. X 1 75967 FMV - 1.92/LB X PROGRAM SUPPLIE 1 29548 RETAIL false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY, ALONG WITH ITS MISSION TO "MEASURABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IN LAKE COUNTY", PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH THE COMMUNITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN A VOLUNTARY, COOPERATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, SUPPORT AND FUND CURRENT HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS IN LAKE COUNTY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY IS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FUNDS PROGRAMS IN THE THREE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A BETTER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH BASIC NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY AFFECTS TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE RESIDENTS WHILE STRIVING TO MAKE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S VISION IS TO BECOME THE ENTRUSTED CHAMPION THAT DRIVES IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY FUNDING SERVICES THAT IMPACT EDUCATION, INCOME (FINANCIAL STABILITY) AND HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ALLOCATIONS AND AGENCY RELATIONS INCLUDE THE EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO BEST MEET THOSE NEEDS. UNITED WAY OF LAKE COUNTY'S (UWLC) MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL DECISION- MAKERS WHEN MAKING PROGRAM FUNDING DECISIONS. THERE IS A STAFF LEAD FOR THE GROUP, BUT IT IS THE COLLECTION OF 15-20 VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET WEEKLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO EVALUATE PROGRAMS, LISTEN TO AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, THEN DECIDE WHICH PROGRAMS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING. UWLC UTILIZED THE SAME ONLINE PLATFORM FOR APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS, SO OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO MEET EFFICIENTLY USING ZOOM WHEN NEEDED, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MEET IN-PERSON WHICH REALLY HELPED TO SPARK GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS AMONGST THE GROUP. TO RAISE THE DOLLARS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ABLE TO HELP ALLOCATE, DOZENS OF COMPANIES RUN WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS, INVOLVING CORPORATE GIFTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT GIVE INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH MAILINGS AND OTHER EVENTS, THAT HELP KEEP LAKE COUNTY ENGAGED IN MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A STRONGER COMMUNITY; EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY PLANNING INCLUDES COORDINATION OF AGENCY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR ANNUAL DAY OF CARING WAS BACK TO MORE OF A PRE-COVID VERSION WHERE LAKE COUNTY COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS ADOPTED PROJECTS SUBMITTED BY LAKE COUNTY AGENCIES, AND WE HELPED TO PAIR THE PROJECTS WITH GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS. DURING THE GRANT ALLOCATION PROCESS IN THE SPRING, WE STILL RAN OUR ANNUAL FEED LAKE COUNTY DRIVE THROUGH A SOLICITATION MAILING AND SEVERAL COMPANIES RAN FOOD AND MONETARY DRIVES. BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS, WE WERE ABLE TO HOST SEVERAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TOTALING NEARLY 50,000 IN DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES FROM LOCAL GROCERS, ON TOP OF DISTRIBUTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS DONATED BY AREA COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO HAVE TWO AFFINITY GROUPS THAT WERE ABLE TO THRIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BELOW ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEM: EMERGING LEADERS (EL) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HOST AN ANNUAL GOLF OUTING AND OTHER FUNDRAISING/NETWORK EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY ALSO EVALUATE THE GRANT APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE REGULAR GRANT CYCLE. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO ALLOCATE 30,000 TO PROGRAMS RELATED TO THEIR YOUTH-DRIVEN MISSION, INCLUDING THE YOUTH UNITED WAY PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WOMEN UNITED (WU) - MADE UP OF A GROUP OF LAKE COUNTY WOMEN WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN LAKE COUNTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO HOST SOME OF THEIR REGULAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A SPEAKER SERIES, AND THEIR SIGNATURE EVENT HELD IN DECEMBER, WOMEN'S WINTERFEST, WAS DONE AS A VIRTUAL RAFFLE THAT RAISED MORE MONEY THAN THE PAST IN-PERSON EVENTS WERE ABLE TO. DOLLARS RAISED FROM WU FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT AT-RISK WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN LAKE COUNTY, AND GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS THE EL GROUP. BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, WOMEN UNITED WAS ABLE TO ALLOCATE 60,000 TO THEIR MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS. UNDER THE FIRST FULL-YEAR LEADERSHIP OF DIONE DEMITRO, UWLC HAS BEEN MORE VISIBLE IN THE LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY AND INVOLVED IN OTHER COMMUNITY PROJECTS, INITIATIVES, AND PARTNERSHIPS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. AFTER REVIEW AND MODIFICATIONS, 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, TO WHICH THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED AUTHORITY FOR 990 REVIEW ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE 990 AND APPROVED IT FOR FILING, THE INFORMATION RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO BEING ELECTRONICALLY FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WHEN VOTES ARE TAKEN ALL ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A IN DEPTH REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS REVIEW OF THE COMPARABILITY OF THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY WITH OTHER LIKE AGENCIES IS PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THE SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -1