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SILICON SCHOOLS FUND INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
SILICON SCHOOLS FUND INC (EIN 45-4860788)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-09-23
IRS object ID
202222669349301672
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-09-23T16:48:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN941254756PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOOD & STRONG LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 SO MARKET ST STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN JOSECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95113ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454860788EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SILICON SCHOOLS FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSILIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5103507263PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1827 BROADWAY 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN GREENBERGPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5103507263PhoneNum
Signature2022-09-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBRIANPersonFirstNm
Person LastGREENBERGPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMAGA E KISRIEVPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01008919PTIN
Phone4089988400PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN GREENBERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1827 BROADWAY 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$38,799,582GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SILICONSCHOOLS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF EXCELLENT NEW SCHOOLS AND INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THAT IMPROVE EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers5TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$361,203PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$328,682CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,009,564PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,890,035CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$5,283,208PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$4,492,280CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$1,129,320CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,622,259PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,983,032CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,387,305PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,907,003CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$26,357,525TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$28,590,142TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$428,482TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$125,875TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$25,929,043NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$28,464,267NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE SILICON SCHOOLS FUND IS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION THROUGH SUPPORTING THE LAUNCH OF EXCELLENT NEW SCHOOLS, IMPROVING ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION IN EXISTING SCHOOLS, AND BY FUNDING SOME OF THE BOLDEST INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION HAPPENING IN THE COUNTRY. OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SERVE AS LABS OF INNOVATION AND PROOF POINTS FOR THE SECTOR.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,634,028ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,492,280GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescSILICON SCHOOLS FUND (SSF) CONDUCTED A DUE DILIGENCE AND GRANT-MAKING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING SEED FUNDING TO EXCELLENT SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING NEXT GENERATION LEARNING MODELS AS WELL AS HUMAN CAPITAL ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THIS WORK. IN 2021, SILICON SCHOOLS FUND MADE GRANTS TO 54 ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL USE THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF NEW SCHOOLS, IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING SCHOOLS AND RELATED HUMAN CAPITAL EFFORTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,634,028TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document8IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
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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
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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 FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAITRIN WRIGHTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5103507263PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1827 BROADWAY 300AddressLine1Txt
CityOAKLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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BRIAN GREENBERG
CEO50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$397,151$0$44,911
JOHN FISHER
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL HORN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA SOBRATO SONSINI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAUNTEL GARVEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOMMY CHANG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAITRIN WRIGHT
PARTNER/SECRETARY50.00Yes (X)$244,069$0$39,246
ROBERT SCHWARTZ
PARTNER50.00$186,655$0$48,924Yes (X)
AMY NG
PARTNER50.00$144,010$0$19,813Yes (X)
LORETTA HICKMAN
PARTNER50.00$137,500$0$21,555Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,109,385TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$174,449TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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TRANSCEND EDUCATION
159 LINCOLN AVEHASTINGS ON HUDSONNY10706SCHOOL DESIGN CONSULTING$325,000
EDUCATION FIRST CONSULTING LLC
PO BOX 22871SEATTLEWA98122SCHOOL DESIGN CONSULTING$251,655
RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
40 WEST 20TH ST 7TH FLNEW YORKNY10011INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP DEV$126,048
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$9,561,353AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,077,645NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,561,353TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,169TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,169ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29,237,060SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$28,909,547SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$327,513SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$327,513TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$327,513ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$328,682ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,492,280TotalAmt
Program Services$4,492,280ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$960,955TotalAmt
Program Services$798,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,590FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$246,263ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,161FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,415TotalAmt
Program Services$9,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$815FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,684TotalAmt
Program Services$24,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,906ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,119FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$52,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,543FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,040TotalAmt
Management And General$1,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,256TotalAmt
Management And General$29,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,525TotalAmt
Management And General$24,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$390FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$5,338ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$318FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,491TotalAmt
Program Services$60,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,974ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,625FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,740TotalAmt
Program Services$11,153ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$587FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$862,099TotalAmt
Program Services$862,099ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,974TotalAmt
Management And General$3,974ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,827TotalAmt
Management And General$18,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTAXES & LICENSESDesc
Total$225TotalAmt
Management And General$225ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,983,032TotalAmt
Program Services$6,634,028ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$247,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$101,148FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$695,248BOYAmt
EOY$4,622,534EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,247,351BOYAmt
EOY$1,349,632EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$750,260BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,869BOYAmt
EOY$26,486EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$36,785LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$23,999LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,326BOYAmt
EOY$12,786EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,576,808BOYAmt
EOY$22,545,041EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,663BOYAmt
EOY$33,663EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,357,525BOYAmt
EOY$28,590,142EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$236,482BOYAmt
EOY$106,375EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$192,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$19,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$428,482BOYAmt
EOY$125,875EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,066,123BOYAmt
EOY$26,969,730EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,862,920BOYAmt
EOY$1,494,537EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,929,043BOYAmt
EOY$28,464,267EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,357,525BOYAmt
EOY$28,590,142EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,907,003ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$371,779NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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$8,238,402CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,769,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,786,042CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,648,361CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,561,353CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,003,559TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,769,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,786,042CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,648,361CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,561,353CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,003,559TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,397,295SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$37,606,264PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,081CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,142CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,682CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,072CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,169CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,146TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$49,033,705TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.76690PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72550PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,958,507FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,958,507FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$497,925FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$124,481FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$553,565CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$523,905CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$529,974CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$497,925CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,105,369TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,158,054LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$138,391CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$130,976CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$132,494CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$124,481CurrentYearAmt
Total$526,342TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$789,513GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$746OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$746DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$36,039OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,253DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,786BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,786TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,493,731TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$371,779NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$371,779RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,865,510RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$24,525InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$24,525RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,890,035TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,958,507TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,958,507ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$24,525InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$24,525ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,983,032TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FUND IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT CHARITABLE CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FROM CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE AND/OR INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 23701D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE FUND'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FUND HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (33 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ACHIEVE CHARTER SCHOOL PARADISE
771 ELLIOTT RDPARADISECA95969202826797501(C)(3)$225,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
ALDER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
2946 BROADWAY STREETREDWOOD CITYCA94062474649648501(C)(3)$150,000$0TO SUPPORT TEACHER RESIDENCIES
ALPHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2110 STORY RDSAN JOSECA95122271881962501(C)(3)$48,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
7755 HAZEL AVEORANGEVALECA95662364449502501(C)(3)$100,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
ASPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
4221 N HUGHES AVEFRESNOCA93705562464910501(C)(3)$147,500$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1001 22ND AVENUEOAKLANDCA94606943311088501(C)(3)$508,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
AURUM PREPARATORY ACADEMY
1034 66TH AVEOAKLANDCA94621811636171501(C)(3)$25,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
CALIBER SCHOOLS
ONE MONTGOMERY ST SUITE 2500SAN FRANCISCOCA94104461219795501(C)(3)$150,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
CHARTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
150 N WIGET SUITE 203WALNUT CREEKCA94598471506069501(C)(3)$54,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
CHICO COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
102 WEST 11TH STREETCHICOCA95928201224053501(C)(3)$75,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
CLOVIS GLOBAL ACADEMY
44 SHAW AVECLOVISCA93612842873058501(C)(3)$200,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
CRISTO REY DE LA SALLE EAST BAY HS
1530 34TH AVEOAKLANDCA94601821257099501(C)(3)$100,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
DIVERSITY IN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
PO BOX 180114LOS ANGELESCA90018844196472501(C)(3)$100,000$0TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP TRAINING
FORTUNE SCHOOL
2890 GATEWAY OAKS DR 100SACRAMENTOCA95833943187528501(C)(3)$265,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
FRANKLIN-MCKINLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
645 WOOL CREEK DRIVESAN JOSECA95112770059025501(C)(3)$20,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
GOLDEN CHARTER ACADEMY
1626 W PRINCETON AVEFRESNOCA93705843677964501(C)(3)$200,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
HAYWARD COLLEGIATE
166 W HARDER RDHAYWARDCA94544831231573501(C)(3)$120,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
KAIROS PUBLIC SCHOOL VACAVILLE ACADEMY
129 ELM STREETVACAVILLECA95688463776286501(C)(3)$62,500$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
KIPP BAY AREA
1404 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 500OAKLANDCA94612205010766501(C)(3)$320,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHARTER
444 HEGENBERGER RDOAKLANDCA94621943370410501(C)(3)$108,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
MILO EDU
1424 4TH STREET SUITE 605SANTA MONICACA90401851794164501(C)(3)$50,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1331 E CALAVERAS BLVDMILPITASCA95035770289955MUSD$20,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
NEW SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO
655 DE HARO STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94107471102256501(C)(3)$200,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
OAKLAND UNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
6038 BRANN STOAKLANDCA94605753107384501(C)(3)$20,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
RED BRIDGE
2265 THIRD STSAN FRANCISCOCA94107833987751501(C)(3)$50,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
RIVET SCHOOL
1015 MACDONALD AVERICHMONDCA94801823461657501(C)(3)$156,000$0TO SUPPORT TEACHER TRAINING
ROCKETSHIP EDUCATION
350 TWIN DOLPHIN DRIVE SUITE 109REDWOOD CITYCA94065204040597501(C)(3)$186,280$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA
604 MELLUS STREETMARTINEZCA94553825079749501(C)(3)$50,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
455 FIFTH AVENUEREDWOOD CITYCA94063262034843501(C)(3)$100,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
UP ACADEMY
151 W 20TH AVESAN MATEOCA94403473778391501(C)(3)$50,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
VOICES COLLEGE-BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMY
4075 SACRAMENTO AVESAN JOSECA95111204741060501(C)(3)$228,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
WILLIE J FRINK COLLEGE PREP
201 NEW STINE RD SUITE 200BAKERSFIELDCA93309871144154501(C)(3)$50,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
YU MING CHARTER SCHOOL
1086 ALCATRAZ AVEOAKLANDCA94608274260393501(C)(3)$348,000$0TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org33Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAT THE OUTSET, OUR ORGANIZATION AND ANY GRANTEE SIGNS A GRANT AGREEMENT WHICH INCLUDES A COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY METRICS FOR THE GRANT FUNDS. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS CHECK-INS WITH GRANTEES AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR TO DISCUSS THE WORK IN PROGRESS VS. THE GRANT'S GOALS. AT THE END OF THE YEAR THE ORGANIZATION MUST SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT REPORTS ON THE WORK DONE VS. THE GOALS AGREED UPON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GRANT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MUST SUBMIT ITS FINANCIALS TO DEMONSTRATE THE USE OF FUNDS AND THE ACTUAL VS. BUDGETED FINANCIALS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRIAN GREENBERG
CEO$393,151$0$4,000$0$0$0$11,600$0$33,311$0$442,062$0$0$0
CAITRIN WRIGHT
PARTNER/SECRETARY$240,069$0$4,000$0$0$0$10,294$0$28,952$0$283,315$0$0$0
ROBERT SCHWARTZ
PARTNER$182,655$0$4,000$0$0$0$7,880$0$41,044$0$235,579$0$0$0
AMY NG
PARTNER$140,010$0$4,000$0$0$0$6,277$0$13,536$0$163,823$0$0$0
LORETTA HICKMAN
PARTNER$135,000$0$2,500$0$0$0$5,420$0$16,135$0$159,055$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,077,645NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS COLUMN REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS, NOT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, AND THE CEO AND AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CUPON AFFILIATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION, EMPLOYEES/BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO REVIEW AND THEN DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS. ALL AFFILIATED PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED AND REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD AS THEY ARISE. ALL AFFILIATED PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THEY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY, AGREE TO COMPLY, AND DISCLOSE ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BASE COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY FIRST DEFINING A SET OF CLOSELY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ROLES. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING THEIR COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR RELEVANT POSITIONS. IN ADDITION, BENCHMARKING WAS CONDUCTED USING 990'S OF A BROADER SET OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALSO COMPARABLE TO SILICON SCHOOLS FUND. THE BOARD WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS INFORMATION IN PREPARATION FOR MAKING AN INITIAL COMPENSATION DECISION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EMPLOYEE'S UNIQUE SKILLS AND PREVIOUS COMPENSATION WAS ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. ANNUAL REVIEWS OF COMPENSATION ARE COMPLETED BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE YEAR'S BASE SALARY AND CURRENT YEAR BONUS. SALARY DECISIONS ARE BASED ON ANNUAL REVIEWS OF BENCHMARK SALARY DATA AND BONUS DECISIONS ARE BASED ON REVIEWS OF EMPLOYEES' PERFORMANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SEC. 6104(D).