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CIRCLE OF HOPE THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
CIRCLE OF HOPE THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC (EIN 52-1994281)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-07
IRS object ID
202403129349300800
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-07T00:18:01-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN541149263PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1YOUNT HYDE & BARBOUR PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1702 KING FARM BOULEVARD SUITE 610AddressLine1Txt
CityROCKVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20850ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521994281EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CIRCLE OF HOPE THERAPEUTIC RIDING INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCIRCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3019162040PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 463AddressLine1Txt
CityBARNESVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208380463ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLESLEY B SHEARPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3019162040PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonOLIVIA A HUTTON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00964688PTIN
Phone3019173040PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-06PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLESLEY B SHEARPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line119025 FESTIVAL DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOYDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208414000ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$35,383GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CHTR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCIRCLE OF HOPE PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC RIDING TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body3VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent3VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers35TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$26,820PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$17,896CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$7,188PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$17,487CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$938PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$408CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$34,946PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$34,975CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,680PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,196CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$39,334PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$42,558CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$46,014PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$42,558CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$11,068PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$7,583CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$12,260TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,020TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$31,082TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$32,425TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$18,822NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$26,405NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionCIRCLE OF HOPE PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC RIDING TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$30,587ExpenseAmt
Revenue$17,487RevenueAmt
DescCIRCLE OF HOPE PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC RIDING TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES TO IMPROVE BALANCE, MOBILITY, REFLEXES, CARDIO-RESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS, MUSCLE STRENGTH AND CONTROL.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$30,587TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members3GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLESLEY B SHEARPersonNm
Phone3019162040PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line119025 FESTIVAL DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOYDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208414000ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
ANDREA O'BRYAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAGGIE REED
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLEY B SHEAR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$17,896AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$17,896TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTHERAPEUTIC RIDINGDesc
Business624310BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$17,487TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,487RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$17,487TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$408FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$408TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$408ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,975TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$17,487RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$408ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,400TotalAmt
Management And General$4,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,098TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,098FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$540TotalAmt
Program Services$29ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$511ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,114TotalAmt
Management And General$2,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$491TotalAmt
Management And General$491ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,108TotalAmt
Program Services$223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$885ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
THERAPEUTIC RIDING EXPE$28,463$28,463
COMMUNICATIONS EXPENSE$2,042$2,042
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$1,073$1,073
BOARDING AND FEES$500$500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$729TotalAmt
Program Services$299ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$98FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,558TotalAmt
Program Services$30,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,196FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,192BOYAmt
EOY$5,901EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68BOYAmt
EOY$119EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$18,239LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$18,239LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,260BOYAmt
EOY$6,020EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,968BOYAmt
EOY$7,160EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,746BOYAmt
EOY$25,265EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,082BOYAmt
EOY$32,425EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$18,822BOYAmt
EOY-$26,405EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$18,822BOYAmt
EOY-$26,405EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,260BOYAmt
EOY$6,020EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$7,583ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,580CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,586CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,940CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,896CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$101,822TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,580CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,586CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,940CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,896CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$101,822TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$21,542SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$80,280PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$101,822TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$66,772GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.78840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.77120PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,139OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,139DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,100OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,100DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BUPON COMPLETION, A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS FORWARDED IN PDF FORMAT BY THE TAX PREPARER TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DIRECTOR FORWARDS THE RETURN TO THE BOARD MEMBERS UPON REQUEST. NOTICE IS SENT TO THE PREPARER IF ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARE RAISED. IF SO, THEY ARE ADDRESSED AND A REVISED FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED. ONCE ALL ISSUES, IF ANY, ARE RESOLVED A FINAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND, UPON RECEIPT OF A SIGNED EFILE AUTHORIZATION, ELECTRONICALLY FILED. A COPY IS SENT TO ALL STATES IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS REGISTERED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER AND EMPLOYEE ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PRIOR TO AFFILIATION OR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION. COMPANY POLICY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY ARISE AFTER THE RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT MAY BE PERCEIVED AS A CONFLICT. WRITTEN OR VERBAL COMMUNICATION TO AN INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVES AS ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE. DECISIONS TO TERMINATE THE RELATIONSHIP ARE MADE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS GIVEN ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CHTR EMPLOYEES RECEIVE EVALUATIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING WHICH THEIR LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE ARE ASSESSED. INVESTIGATIONS INTO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION ARE REVIEWED BY CONTACTING THE NARHA AND SURVEYS ARE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE PAY SCALES FOR SIMILAR SIZE ORGANIZATIONS. DELIBERATIONS AMONG THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES AND PAY INCREASES OR DECREASES ARE IMPLEMENTED AS WARRANTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19CORPORATE DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO PUBLIC SCRUTINY ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.