2024-11-11T12:54:16-06:00 2023-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-01-01 113155182 ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN INC ACCE 7186245446 44 COURT STREET SUITE 1206 BROOKLYN NY 11201 LISA BRAUN TREASURER 7186245446 2024-11-07 1 0 JENNIFER COATES P02247728 2126972299 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z HEIDI LEE HENDERSON 44 COURT STREET SUITE 1206 BROOKLYN NY 11201 2786550 0 X WWW.ACCESSJUSTICEBROOKLYN.ORG X 1990 NY WE HELP ENSURE A MORE ACCESSIBLE LEGAL SYSTEM AND EQUITABLE BROOKLYN. 26 25 15 300 0 0 1741066 2073412 0 0 81955 75524 -110045 6281 1712976 2155217 1000 1000 0 0 1433798 1636727 0 0 534277 637939 617651 2072737 2255378 -359761 -100161 2206739 1952763 541357 371335 1665382 1581428 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 461240 CONSUMER DEBT PROGRAM: IN THE PAST YEAR, AJB HANDLED 4,548 CONSUMER DEBT CASES, BENEFITING APPROXIMATELY 10,491 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN OPERATES TWO PROGRAMS IN KINGS COUNTY CIVIL COURT TO ASSIST UNREPRESENTED CONSUMER CREDIT LITIGANTS. THE CIVIL LEGAL ADVICE AND RESOURCE OFFICE (CLARO) PROGRAM IS A FREE WEEKLY CLINIC WHERE ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE LITIGANTS WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DEBT COLLECTION AND THEIR OPTIONS FOR DEFENSE, REPRESENTING A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT COUNSEL. THROUGH THE VOLUNTEER LAWYER FOR A DAY (VLFD) ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAM, AN ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN ATTORNEY IS PRESENT FOUR DAYS PER WEEK IN KINGS COUNTY CIVIL COURT AND WORKS WITH PRO BONO VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS, LAW GRADUATES, AND LAW STUDENTS TO PROVIDE LIMITED SCOPE REPRESENTATION TO UNREPRESENTED LITIGANTS ON THE DATE OF THEIR COURT APPEARANCE, INCLUDING CLIENTS REFERRED BY OUR CLARO PROGRAM, TO HELP REDUCE OR DISMISS THEIR DEBT OR OBTAIN AN ADJOURNMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO DISCHARGE DEBT AND REORDER THEIR FINANCES, WE ALSO PREPARE BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS AND OFFER REPRESENTATION IN CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. 458550 HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: IN THE PAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HANDLED 442 FORECLOSURE MATTERS, DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS VIOLATIONS, AND OTHER ISSUES IMPACTING BROOKLYN HOMEOWNERS, BENEFITING APPROXIMATELY 1,271 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN'S SERVICES TO HOMEOWNERS ENCOMPASS A RANGE OF SERVICES THAT INCLUDE FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION, ASSISTANCE WITH DEED THEFT AND OTHER SCAMS, AND REPRESENTATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS THAT CONCERN DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS (DOB) VIOLATIONS. FOR HOMEOWNERS AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES DUE TO FORECLOSURE, WE PROVIDE ADVICE, BRIEF SERVICES, AND FULL LEGAL REPRESENTATION - INCLUDING FORECLOSURE MOTION PRACTICE, BAD FAITH HEARINGS, FORECLOSURE DEFENSE LITIGATION, PREPARING AND NEGOTIATING LOAN MODIFICATIONS, AND ATTENDING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN COURT-BASED WORKSHOPS AND LEGAL CLINICS, SUCH AS THE BIWEEKLY FORECLOSURE LEGAL ASSISTANCE GROUP CLINIC, WHERE WE PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND BRIEF LEGAL SERVICES TO HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED PRE-SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES; THE FRIEND OF THE COURT PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY, LIMITED SCOPE REPRESENTATION IN FORECLOSURE CASES; AND A WEEKLY CLINIC HELD EVERY FRIDAY TO ASSIST HOMEOWNERS APPEARING IN KINGS COUNTY SUPREME COURT. IN ADDITION, WE HELP HOMEOWNERS WITH DOB VIOLATIONS BY PROVIDING LIMITED SCOPE, DAY-OF REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIALS AND HEARINGS (OATH), HELPING REDUCE OR DISMISS FINES AND PREVENTING LIENS THAT CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FORECLOSURE. 391314 FAMILY STABILIZATION PROGRAM: IN THE PAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HANDLED 424 FAMILY LAW CASES, BENEFITING APPROXIMATELY 888 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN WORKS TO STABILIZE BROOKLYN FAMILIES BY HELPING TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN FAMILY COURT RELATED TO CUSTODY, VISITATION, AND CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT FOR BOTH CUSTODIAL AND NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND EQUITY IN SUPPORT ORDERS ISSUED BY THE KINGS COUNTY FAMILY COURT. WE ALSO HAVE A ROBUST PRO SE UNCONTESTED DIVORCE PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH WE DRAFT DIVORCE PLEADINGS FOR CLIENTS SEEKING LEGAL SEPARATION FROM A PARTNER. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION IN ARTICLE 17A GUARDIANSHIP MATTERS TO DESIGNATE TRUSTED FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OVER AGE 18 AND LIVING WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE HOLD CLINICS WHERE CLIENTS CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR PRO SE ASSISTANCE RELATED TO UNCONTESTED DIVORCE AS WELL AS ARTICLE 17A GUARDIANSHIP MATTERS. 262221 1000 SENIOR ASSISTANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS: IN THE PAST YEAR THE ORGANIZATION HANDLED 34 ELDER LAW-RELATED MATTERS SUCH AS WILLS AND PROBATE ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS, AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 60 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY MEMBERS.ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN ADDRESSES END OF LIFE CONCERNS BY HELPING BROOKLYN RESIDENTS PREPARE AND EXECUTE WILLS, HEALTH CARE PROXIES, AND OTHER LIFE PLANNING DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS BY HANDLING SMALL ESTATE MATTERS FOR ESTATES OF $50,000 OR LESS. AS PART OF OUR TARGETED OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS - THE NATIONAL GRID FOUNDATION SENIOR LEGAL EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SENIOR CENTERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND OTHER PARTNERS THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE PREVENTION-ORIENTED LEGAL EDUCATION TO ADDRESS SENIORS' UNIQUE LEGAL CONCERNS - SUCH AS LIVING WILLS AND HEALTH CARE PROXIES, REVERSE MORTGAGES, AND PROPERTY SCAMS AND PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES. LEGAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACHACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN OFFERS INDIVIDUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION IN ALL OF OUR AREAS OF PRACTICE - ADDRESSING CURRENT LEGAL CONCERNS THAT OUR CLIENTS FACE WHILE OFFERING PREVENTION-ORIENTED EDUCATION THAT HELPS THEM ACCESS LEGAL HELP BEFORE PROBLEMS CAN ESCALATE. THESE SERVICES ARE NOT ONLY ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALS, BUT ALSO CRUCIAL TO DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO JUSTICE THAT AFFECT THE LARGER BROOKLYN COMMUNITY. OVER THE LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED LEGAL EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO 786 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 24 LEGAL EDUCATION SESSIONS, TABLING EVENTS, AND OTHER OUTREACH EVENTS, GIVING BROOKLYN RESIDENTS ESSENTIAL, PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS.CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE)CENTRAL TO ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN'S SERVICE MODEL, WE ALSO DESIGN AND PRESENT EXPERT CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) TRAINING PROGRAMS IN SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF LAW TO PREPARE BOTH NEW AND EXISTING VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME BROOKLYN RESIDENTS. WE ENGAGE PRIVATE LAW FIRMS, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, AND SOLO PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH TARGETED CLE PROGRAMS, FREE CLE TRAINING CREDITS, AND PRO BONO CLE CREDITS. ONCE THESE PRO BONO ATTORNEYS TAKE MATTERS FOR REPRESENTATION, ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN STAFF PROVIDE INTENSIVE MENTORING, SUPERVISION, AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE CASES UNTIL THE MATTERS ARE CLOSED. TO COMPLEMENT CLE TRAINING, WE ALSO OFFER WRITTEN MATERIALS WITH RELEVANT CASE LAW, STATUTES, AND FORMS, AND MATCH VOLUNTEERS WITH EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS AND MENTORS TO FACILITATE LEARNING. IN THE LAST YEAR WE HELD OR PARTICIPATED IN 16 CLES AND OTHER TRAININGS FOR A TOTAL OF 646 ATTENDEES, WHICH INCLUDED LEGAL AREAS SUCH AS THE UNCONTESTED DIVORCE PROCESS, REPRESENTATION IN CONSUMER CREDIT MATTERS, UNDERSTANDING CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS, AND PREPARATION OF WILLS AND LIFE PLANNING DOCUMENTS. 262221 1000 1573325 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X X HEIDI LEE HENDERSON 7186245446 44 COURT STREET 1206 BROOKLYN NY 11201 HEIDI LEE HENDERSON PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 186819 0 9577 LYNN E JUDELL CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN Z WILLIAMSON VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WATSON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTTYE LINDSEY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JACK ALDRICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL ANGEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELENA BONIFACIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA BRAUN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE CONWAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AKSHAY DHIMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN FYRD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM B GILBERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY GEWIRTZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER KAPLAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLIN KELLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE KOTLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LANDE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA LILLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL O MADUEGBUNA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THANYA POLNIO-JONES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE POPKIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA KEANEY REYNOLDS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM SHEPHERD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM ZICHAWO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN ZIMMERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE F DIGIOVANNA BOARD MEMBER (TO 3/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH DANK BOARD MEMBER (TO 10/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN L ZELKOWITZ BOARD MEMBER (TO 3/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA A STARR SR DIR OF DEV/STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 40.00 X 159569 0 14659 SIDNEY CHERUBIN DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES 40.00 X 131075 0 15115 TERESA DALY DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING 40.00 X 115394 0 12036 ANNE O'GRADY PRO BONO DIRECTOR 40.00 X 115394 0 4732 PETER SHELTON WHITE SUPERVISING ATTORNEY 40.00 X 104904 0 12251 813155 0 68370 6 0 1 0 YOUR PART TIME CONTROLLER 1333 BROADWAY SUITE 720 NEW YORK CITY NY 10018 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 115990 1 280238 1263134 530040 2073412 24435 24435 533627 482538 51089 51089 51089 148795 280238 148795 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 6281 6281 6281 2155217 0 0 81805 1000 1000 196396 108018 49099 39279 1187530 859293 35757 292480 35239 25788 695 8756 101267 71203 5676 24388 116295 81406 6978 27911 148117 103682 8887 35548 8206 8206 52480 36736 3148 12596 64104 44874 3846 15384 53048 37133 3183 12732 216087 151261 12965 51861 35088 24561 2106 8421 9988 6992 599 2397 PROGRAM EXPENSES 14018 14018 RECRUITMENT AND RECOGNI 6123 4286 367 1470 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 6000 6000 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 4392 3074 264 1054 2255378 1573325 147776 534277 337550 339781 113631 434660 467481 31565 39647 388456 327366 87957 61090 800111 832867 401265 211897 2206739 1952763 70815 52816 90000 130203 380542 188316 541357 371335 X 1497495 1296797 167887 284631 1665382 1581428 2206739 1952763 -100161 16207 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1402605 1629154 1815405 1741066 2073412 8661642 1402605 1629154 1815405 1741066 2073412 8661642 8661642 19010 20810 17406 18223 24435 99884 110518 5478 10847 61425 6281 194549 8956075 0.96710 0.94760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 34704 5462 1000 39166 42667 -6963 1000 34704 38607 5060 1000 42667 34929 4178 500 38607 29575 5854 500 34929 0.73155 0.26845 0 0 315573 262803 52770 72883 64563 8320 61090 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 180485 SECURITY DEPOSIT 31412 211897 LEASE LIABILITY 188316 188316 5076182 16207 2912964 2929171 2147011 8206 8206 2155217 5160136 2912964 2912964 2247172 8206 8206 2255378 PART V, LINE 4: THE FUND WILL AWARD AN ANNUAL GRANT TO AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING PRO BONO COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY. ANNUAL GALA 429033 280238 148795 55221 93574 429033 280238 148795 55221 93574 148795 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEIDI LEE HENDERSON PRESIDENT & CEO 186819 0 0 0 0 0 7473 0 2104 0 196396 0 0 0 MELISSA A STARR SR DIR OF DEV/STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 159569 0 0 0 0 0 4787 0 9872 0 174228 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 FOUNDED IN 1990, ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN (AJB) IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. USING THE COLLECTIVE TALENTS OF OUR DEDICATED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, WE HELP ENSURE A MORE ACCESSIBLE LEGAL SYSTEM AND EQUITABLE BROOKLYN. AJB SERVES BROOKLYN RESIDENTS, BOROUGH-WIDE, WHO ARE LOW-INCOME AND NEED HELP WITH CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES IN ANY OF OUR PRACTICE AREAS: ADVANCED LIFE PLANNING AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR OLDER ADULTS; FAMILY STABILIZATION MATTERS, SUCH AS CUSTODY, VISITATION, CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT, AND UNCONTESTED DIVORCE; HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION; AND CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY AND CONSUMER DEBT LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY. CORE TO OUR APPROACH IS OUR PIONEERING PRO BONO MODEL, WHICH ENGAGES PRIVATE ATTORNEYS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT - ALLOWING US TO SERVE FAR MORE PEOPLE THAN WE COULD ALONE. DURING THE PAST YEAR, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS, ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN PROVIDED DIRECT CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES IN 5,448 MATTERS AFFECTING 12,710 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. WE REACHED 786 PEOPLE VIA COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EVENTS THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN, AND PROVIDED PRO SE ASSISTANCE TO AN ADDITIONAL 337 INDIVIDUALS - GIVING THEM THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO BETTER REPRESENT THEMSELVES IN COURT. FOR MATTERS OUTSIDE OF OUR SCOPE OF SERVICES, WE PROVIDED 1,291 INDIVIDUALS WITH REFERRALS FOR OTHER LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS. CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION AND ESSENTIAL TO OUR SERVICE MODEL, ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN RECRUITS, TRAINS AND ACTIVELY SUPERVISES VOLUNTEER LAWYERS AND LAW STUDENTS TO PROVIDE PRO BONO REPRESENTATION, ADVICE, BRIEF LEGAL SERVICES AT COURTHOUSE CLINICS AND IN-OFFICE CLINICS, DAILY ADVICE AND COUNSEL, AND COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS. IN THE LAST YEAR WE DEEPENED OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRIVATE LAW FIRMS, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, AND LAW SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE PRO BONO ASSISTANCE TO OUR CLIENTS, ENGAGING A TOTAL OF 253 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS, LAW STUDENTS, AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED 5,606 HOURS OF DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY. OUR ADVOCACY ALSO HELPED BROOKLYN RESIDENTS SECURE $3,068,548 IN FINANCIAL BENEFITS AND SAVINGS, IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF OUR CLIENTS AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. AJB CLIENTS OBTAINED $67,397 IN CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS $5,089 IN MONTHLY CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT PAYMENTS, OR $61,068 IN ANNUALIZED BENEFITS; RECOVERED $36,832 IN DEBT COLLECTION MATTERS; AND OBTAINED $80,343 IN FORECLOSURE SETTLEMENTS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY FUNDS THAT HELP HOMEOWNERS PAY MORTGAGE ARREARS AND REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES. WE ALSO HELPED CLIENTS SAVE OR RECOVER $417,563 THROUGH FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION; REDUCE MONTHLY CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS BY $1,000; AND REDUCE OR DISMISS $235,252 IN DEBT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE LEVIED FROM CLIENTS' WAGES; $2,112,632 IN OTHER FORMS OF DEBT COLLECTION; AND $101,175 IN FINES IMPOSED BY THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, ACHIEVED THROUGH REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIALS AND HEARINGS (OATH). TO ALLEVIATE THE COST BURDEN OF COURT EXPENSES ON OUR CLIENTS, WE ALSO HELPED CLIENTS SAVE $11,265 IN FILING FEES IN UNCONTESTED DIVORCE AND BANKRUPTCY CASES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PRESIDENT/CEO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990. IT IS THEN SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER MUST REPORT ANY CONFLICTS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS MUST COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE QUESTIONAIRE TO LIST ANY POTENTIAL TO LIST ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND MONITORS ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE AND INVESTIGATES PURSUANT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, USING INFORMATION FROM 990S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS COMPENSATION SURVEYS, AND THEN DOCUMENTED APPROPRIATELY. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD APPROVES COMPENSATION INCREASES AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO USING SALARY SURVEYS AND INDUSTRY STANDARDDS AND INCLUDES THE USE OF AN HR/COMPENSATIN PROFESSIONAL. THE PRESIDENT & CEO THEN MAKES THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS THEN THE BOARD APPROVES THEM AS PART OF THE BUDGET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WE WILL PROVIDE DOCUMENTS ON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION.