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VISALIA VISITORS AND CONVENTIONBUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
VISALIA VISITORS AND CONVENTIONBUREAU (EIN 20-5199890)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-15
IRS object ID
202501359349314765
Schema version
2024v5.1
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)
Return2025-05-15T16:16:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN941553366PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VOLLMER DANIEL GAEBE & GROVELLP CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 WILLOW PLAZA SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityVISALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93291ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN205199890EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VISALIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVISABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5593340141PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2734AddressLine1Txt
CityVISALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93279ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEVE NELSENPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone5593340141PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonD WILLIAM HITCHMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01580971PTIN
Phone5597331051PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEVE NELSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2734AddressLine1Txt
CityVISALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93279ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,134,463GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.VISITVISALIA.COM/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE CITY OF VISALIA AS AN OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR CONVENTIONS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$474,273PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,113,053CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,225PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$20,000CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$12PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$8CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$710PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$549CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$485,220PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,133,610CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$164,772PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$303,039CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$275,016PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$883,939CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$439,788PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,186,978CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$45,432PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$53,368CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$355,660TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$313,493TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$18,696TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$29,897TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$336,964NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$283,596NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO SERVE AS THE MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF VISALIA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$720,278ExpenseAmt
Revenue$20,008RevenueAmt
DescPROMOTION OF VISALIA AS AN OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR MULTIPLE DAY CONVENTIONSDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$16,389ExpenseAmt
DescPROMOTIONAL COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION SERVICES TO CONFERENCES AND EVENTS HELD IN VISALIADesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$390,151ExpenseAmt
DescPROMOTION OF VISALIA AS A MULTI-DAY TOURISM DESTINATION TO IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE TRAVELERS, INCLUDING THE FORMATION OF A TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$26,125PROMOTION OF VISALIA THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OF MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN LOOP
$2,709PROMOTION OF VISALIA THROUGH SEQUOIA TREE PROJECT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$28,834TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$1,155,652TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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
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
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 Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SUZANNE BIANCOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5593340141PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1112 E MAIN STAddressLine1Txt
CityVISALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93291ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
STEVE NELSEN
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATY YOUNG
VICE CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN ONETO
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANIL CHAGAN
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE TAYLOR-CONNOR
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT TAYLOR
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SINTIA KAWASKI-YEE
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIAN REYNOSA
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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
Government Grants$361,049GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$752,004AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,113,053TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADVERTISING & TRADE SHDesc
Business561591BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$20,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$20,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$20,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$1,402FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$853FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$549TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$549ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,133,610TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$20,008RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$549ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$268,500TotalAmt
Program Services$268,500ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,539TotalAmt
Program Services$34,539ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,744TotalAmt
Management And General$10,744ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$725TotalAmt
Program Services$725ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$463,254TotalAmt
Program Services$463,254ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,529TotalAmt
Program Services$30,529ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,231TotalAmt
Program Services$38,231ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,884TotalAmt
Program Services$15,884ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,876TotalAmt
Program Services$110,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,144ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,715TotalAmt
Program Services$3,715ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT$90,787$90,787
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$60,528$60,528
WEBSITE & COMPUTER EXPE$20,752$20,752
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION$18,291$18,291

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,623TotalAmt
Program Services$17,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$147ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,186,978TotalAmt
Program Services$1,155,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$230,185BOYAmt
EOY$228,413EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,276BOYAmt
EOY$65,284EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199BOYAmt
EOY$3,905EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$15,891EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$355,660BOYAmt
EOY$313,493EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,696BOYAmt
EOY$14,897EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$15,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,696BOYAmt
EOY$29,897EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,964BOYAmt
EOY$283,596EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,964BOYAmt
EOY$283,596EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$355,660BOYAmt
EOY$313,493EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$53,368ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONVENTION INCENTIVESDesc
Amt$15,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$15,000TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER IN DRAFT FORM PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS FORM 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT 100 WILLOW PLAZA, SUITE 400, VISALIA, CA 93291.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON WRITTEN REQUEST WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON FORMATION ON JULY 7, 2006, AND A COPY OF IT IS INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.