COALITION FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: COALITION FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (EIN 83-1996899)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-10-11
IRS object ID: 202422859349300312
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-10-11T08:35:13-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8181 E TUFTS AVE SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80237	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	831996899	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COALITION FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COAL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3032231100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	675 15TH STREET SUITE 2900	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID COHEN	PersonNm
Person Title	DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3032231307	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-07-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RYAN C HARRIS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00614618	PTIN
Phone	3037409400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-07-18	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	DAVID COHEN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	675 15TH STREET SUITE 2900	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$420,000	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	HTTPS://COALITIONFORBUSINESSDEVELOPMENT.COM/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2018	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ADVOCATE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF MAIN STREET SMALL, MIDDLE MARKET AND VENTURE LENDING, JOB CREATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH POLICYMAKERS, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	33	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	33	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	33	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$360,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$420,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$360,000	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$420,000	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$408,362	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$423,464	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$408,362	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$423,464	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$48,362	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,464	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$410,681	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$407,217	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$410,681	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$407,217	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO ADVOCATE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF MAIN STREET SMALL, MIDDLE MARKET AND VENTURE LENDING, JOB CREATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH POLICYMAKERS, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$420,000	ExpenseAmt
Desc	N/A	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$420,000	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	33	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	33	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KATLIN LONGFIELD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3032231100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	675 15TH STREET SUITE 2900	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOSHUA BLOOMSTEIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL WEINER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN STILMAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH GLATT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTEN HESTER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG HUNT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH BESEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM HENNIGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSHUA LEFKOWITZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERICA FRONTIERO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STACEY DION
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MINH TA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MELANIE GRACE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SETH MEYER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE HARA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SABRINA RUSNAK-CARLSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW MORRIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILL KARIM
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHIRAZ KAJAEE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KLINE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS LIBRETTO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEX KATZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRAD MARSHALL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE KUPPENHEIMER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE FLANTSBAUM
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID COHEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL LEVY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRAVIS NORTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATELYNN BRADLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARMENCITA WHONDER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNIE STARK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNMARIE CONBOY-DEPASQUALE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA DOUCET
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	410 SEVENTEENTH STREET STE 2200	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	802024432	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$360,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$420,000	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$420,000	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$420,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$248	TotalAmt
Management And General	$248	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$716	TotalAmt
Management And General	$716	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	$360,000	$360,000
PUBLIC RELATIONS	$60,000	$60,000

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$423,464	TotalAmt
Program Services	$420,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$290,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$227,217	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$180,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$410,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$407,217	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$410,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$407,217	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$410,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$407,217	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$410,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$407,217	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$3,464	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$360,000	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$360,000	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	-$330,000	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$30,000	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$420,000	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$390,000	TaxableAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: (1) ORIGINAL MEMBERS; (2) FULL MEMBERS; AND (3) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ORIGINAL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FULL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOMINATE ONE INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE AS A DIRECTOR ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE, OR TO APPOINT OR NOMINATE DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH DIRECTOR RECEIVES A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGNS A DISCLOSURE STATING THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. EACH DIRECTOR MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF A FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE DIRECTOR LEAVES THE MEETING WHILE THE CONFLICT IS DISCUSSED AND IS RECUSED FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.