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AMERICAN LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS MANUFACTURING INNOVATION INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
AMERICAN LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS MANUFACTURING INNOVATION INSTITUTE (EIN 46-3793024)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201913199349307041
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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DescAMERICAN LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS MANUFACTURING INNOVATION INSTITUTE, DBA LIGHTWEIGHT INNOVATIONS FOR TOMORROW (LIFT), WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE NEW AND INNOVATIVE LIGHTWEIGHT TECHNOLOGIES. MANY NEW PROJECTS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED TO FURTHER RESEARCH AND ADVANCE THE STATE OF LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS TO REDUCE COST AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN TRANSPORTATION SECTORS OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE 1) REDESIGNING SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER AND MODULAR IN SHAPE, 2) REMOVAL OF 30% OF THE MASS ON THE MOST WIDELY USED DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER FOUND IN REAR AXLES, AND 3) THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM AND MAGNESIUM METAL-MATRIX-COMPOSITES. FURTHER, LIFT OFFERS ACCESS TO HIGH-END MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. SIMILAR MACHINES IN INDUSTRY ARE NORMALLY DEDICATED TOWARD LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING WITH LIMITED ABILITY TO BE UTILIZED FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. LIFT SOLVES THIS ISSUE AND BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING. LIFT'S CAPABILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MECHATRONICS AND ROBOTIC WELDING/JOINING, LINEAR FRICTION WELDING, INCREMENTAL FORMING, STAMPING, HYDROFORMING, EXTRUSION, PLASMA SURFACE-PRE-TREATMENT AND PLASMA COATING, AND POWDER METALLURGY. ADDITIONALLY, LIFT MAINTAINS A FULL MACHINE SHOP AND A FULL SUITE OF ANALYTICAL AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION CAPABILITIES WITHIN ITS WORLD-CLASS METROLOGY LABORATORY. LIFT ALSO CONDUCTS INTERNAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGIES AND ADD VALUE TO ITS MEMBERS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE INVESTIGATION OF SURFACE PRE-TREATMENTS TO INCREASE ADHESIVE-BOND-STRENGTHS MADE WITH STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES AS WELL AS INVESTIGATING THE APPLICATION OF STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES IN THE DEEPWATER OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY (AN INDUSTRY FIRST). THE IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ALMMII'S TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM WERE RECORDED AT $4,266,057 IN 2018.Desc

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DescTHE CHALLENGE AND LIFT'S IMPACT - THERE ARE PROJECTED TO BE 3.5 MILLION AVAILABLE MANUFACTURING JOBS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, CAUSED BY ECONOMIC EXPANSION PLUS BABY BOOMER RETIREMENTS. MORE THAN 2 MILLION OF THOSE JOBS ARE EXPECTED TO GO UNFILLED UNLESS SOMETHING CHANGES THAT TRAJECTORY. AT THE SAME TIME, TECHNOLOGY IS BEING INFUSED INTO EVERY MANUFACTURING WORKPLACE, LEAVING WORKERS WITHOUT TECH SKILLS UNEQUIPPED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. LIFT'S EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS ATTACKING THE SKILLS GAP HEAD-ON AND ALIGNING TECHNOLOGY AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD A NEXT GENERATION, DIGITALLY COMPETENT WORKFORCE. IN JUST OVER 4 YEARS, LIFT HAS IMPLEMENTED SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE STUDENTS' STEM AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND ATTRACT THEM TO MANUFACTURING CAREERS, - ENSURE THE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE ACHIEVES STANDARDS-BASED, NATIONALLY-PORTABLE, INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS, - DEVELOP THE TECHNICIAN WORKFORCE THAT CAN OPTIMIZE PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS, AND INTEGRATE WORK EXPERIENCES INTO ENGINEERING PROGRAMS OF STUDY. LIFT'S SOLUTIONS ARE REPLICABLE AND SCALABLE, AND SPAN FROM K-12 STUDENTS TO GRADUATE-DEGREED PROFESSIONALS, LIFT TEACHES THE TEACHERS WHO EXPONENTIALLY IMPACT THEIR STUDENTS, LIFT UP-SKILLS INCUMBENT WORKERS TO READY THEM FOR THE TECH ENVIRONMENT, AND LIFT EXPANDS THE TALENT POOL BY ENGAGING NEW POPULATIONS. OVER 200,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND WORKERS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. THUS FAR THERE IS NO REVENUE ALLOCATED TO THIS PROGRAM SERVICE BECAUSE THE REVENUE FOR THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS RECORDED AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. AS SUCH, THE IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE CORRESPONDING EXPENSES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE DONATED SERVICES FOR PURPOSES OF THE 990, AND ARE THEREFORE SHOWN AS RECONCILING ITEMS RATHER THAN INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. THE IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WERE RECORDED AT $2,514,538 IN 2018.Desc
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HENRY CIALONE
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
S JACK HU
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITCH WALDMAN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA SORRELL
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BECKY STEWART
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ZACH MEARS
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KEVIN T KERRIGAN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN M BELANS
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MARTIN KINSELLA
DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/21/18)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NIGEL J FRANCIS
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MICHAEL BERNARD
SECRETARY1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LARRY BROWN
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SUSAN PINKOWSKI
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HADRIAN RORI
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.000.00$58,333$0$5,833Yes (X)
VICTOR CLAUDIO
CFO AND TREASURER40.000.00$51,731$0$5,290Yes (X)
PHILIP CHIZEK
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KEVIN W GRIFFIN
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, DEFENSE PROJECTS40.000.00$128,462$0$8,588Yes (X)
JOSEPH G STEELE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR40.000.00$118,000$0$13,218Yes (X)
MELVIN C HAWKE
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KETAN SHAH
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TECHNOLOGY SUBCONTRACTS$8,889,689$8,538,162$351,527
EDUCATION & WORKFORCE D$2,517,913$2,517,913
BAD DEBT$100,000$100,000
DUES & MEMBERSHIP$3,014$3,014

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,488,746TotalAmt
Program Services$13,989,738ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,542,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$956,938FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,197,462BOYAmt
EOY$1,664,164EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,395,520BOYAmt
EOY$6,514,167EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$388,041BOYAmt
EOY$449,230EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$27,113,146LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,300,561LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,895,791BOYAmt
EOY$20,812,585EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$861,634BOYAmt
EOY$639,657EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,738,448BOYAmt
EOY$30,079,803EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,162,981BOYAmt
EOY$4,663,327EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$666,792BOYAmt
EOY$566,188EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$820,080BOYAmt
EOY$838,321EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,649,853BOYAmt
EOY$6,067,836EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,088,595BOYAmt
EOY$23,961,967EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$50,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,088,595BOYAmt
EOY$24,011,967EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,738,448BOYAmt
EOY$30,079,803EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,923,372ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$5,683,065CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,630,418CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,711,320CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,345,732CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,188,037CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$84,558,572TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,683,065CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,630,418CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,711,320CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,345,732CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,188,037CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$84,558,572TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$18,659,403SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$65,899,169PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$513CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,841CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$417,511CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$397,384CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$356,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,175,499TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$766CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,701CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$300CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,059CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,826TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$85,743,897TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$860,772GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76860PublicSupportCY170Pct
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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,862,391OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,036,051DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,826,340BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,630,636OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,074,219DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,556,417BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,620,119OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,190,291DepreciationAmt
Book Value$429,828BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,812,585TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES$643,872
ACCRUED EXPENSES$194,449
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$838,321TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,192,713TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,780,595DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,780,595RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,412,118RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$21,412,118TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,269,341TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,780,595DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,780,595ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,488,746ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$17,488,746TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ARE THE MEMBERS OF LIFT. EACH MEMBER CAN VOTE ON ALL MATTERS TO WHICH A MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO GOVERN THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION EXCEPT FOR POWERS WHICH ARE RESERVED TO THE MEMBERS BY THE ARTICLES AND THE ACT AND THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS. THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS REQUIRE THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE MEMBERS: (I) AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION OR REPEAL OF THE ARTICLES OR THESE BYLAWS, SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 13 HEREOF; (II) MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION WITH ANOTHER ENTITY; PROVIDED THAT THE CORPORATION MAY MERGE OR CONSOLIDATE ONLY WITH OR INTO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER THE CODE; (III) SALE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR OTHER TRANSFER OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION OTHER THAN IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS; (IV) APPROVAL OF ANY AGREEMENT OR ARRANGEMENT, WRITTEN OR ORAL, BETWEEN THE CORPORATION, ON THE ONE HAND, AND ANY MEMBER, DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION OR AFFILIATE THEREOF, OR ANY OTHER "DISQUALIFIED PERSON" (AS DEFINED IN THE CODE OR ANY REGULATION THEREUNDER); (V) INCURRENCE, ASSUMPTION OR GUARANTEE OF ANY INDEBTEDNESS OR OTHER BORROWINGS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT (1) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY AUTHORIZE DRAWS AGAINST ESTABLISHED LINES OF CREDIT CONSISTENT WITH THE CORPORATION'S POLICIES IN THAT REGARD AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH CREDIT LINES; AND (2) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY AUTHORIZE THE CORPORATION TO BORROW FROM ITS MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY AGREEMENT AMONG THE MEMBERS; (VI) ADOPTION OF ANNUAL CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGETS AND BUSINESS PLANS; (VII) UNBUDGETED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES VALUED IN EXCESS OF $100,000.00 OR SUCH OTHER VALUES AS THE MEMBERS MAY ESTABLISH FROM TIME TO TIME; (VIII) APPROVAL OF ANY DEVIATION FROM ANY SCHEDULE OF CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS APPLICABLE TO ANY MEMBER OR ANY ADDITIONAL CAPITAL CALL, IN EACH CASE SUBJECT TO ANY WRITTEN AGREEMENT AMONG THE MEMBERS; (IX) DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION, SUBJECT TO SECTION 12.1 HEREOF; (X) ADDITION OF NEW MEMBERS AND CREATION OF ONE OR MORE NEW CLASSES OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION; (XI) APPOINTMENT OF THE VOTING AND NON-VOTING DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION; PROVIDED THAT IN ADDITION EACH OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO APPOINT AT LEAST ONE OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR OTHER AGENTS AS A VOTING DIRECTOR. THE MEMBERS SHALL UNANIMOUSLY AGREE FROM TIME TO TIME ON THE NUMBER OF VOTING DIRECTORS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO APPOINT UNDER THIS PROVISION, AND AT ALL TIMES THE MEMBERS SHALL APPOINT SUCH VOTING DIRECTORS IN EQUAL NUMBERS (E.G., ONE EACH, TWO EACH, ETC.); (XII) ANY TRANSACTION OR OTHER ACTION TO BE ENTERED INTO OR TAKEN BY THE CORPORATION THAT WOULD RESULT, OR COULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO RESULT, IN THE LOSS OF THE CORPORATION'S STATUS AS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE ACT OR THE LOSS OF THE CORPORATION'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. (XIII) SUCH OTHER APPROVAL POWERS OF THE MEMBERS AS ARE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREUNDER; AND (XIV) ENTERING INTO ANY CONTRACT WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, AND ANY ACTIVITIES NOT CONTEMPLATED BY OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH CONTRACT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES THE FORM 990, AND LIFT'S CFO AND TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEVERY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED UPON HIRE TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE LIFT CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY. LIFT CONSISTENTLY REVIEWS ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WITH EACH EMPLOYEE AND REQUIRES THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST. WITH RESPECT TO THE BOARD AND CORPORATE OFFICERS, ARTICLE 12 OF THE BYLAWS SETS FORTH THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE THE FORMATION AND ORGANIZATION OF LIFT IN 2014. IN ADDITION, THE CHARTER FOR THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LIFT BOARD SETS FORTH THE FOLLOWING AS PART OF SUCH COMMITTEE'S DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: REVIEW ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY AFFECT LIFT OR ANY OF ITS RESPECTIVE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OR BOARD MEMBERS. REPORTS TO THE BOARD SHOULD BE MADE TO ADDRESS ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE AND DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF LIFT. IN THE FALL OF 2018, EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND EACH EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPLETED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH WAS REVIEWED BY SUCH COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ALIFT'S BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD COMPARES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TO THAT OF A SIMILAR POSITION AT A SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD DOCUMENTS THE COMPENSATION SETTING PROCESS IN ITS MEETING MINUTES. IN THE FALL OF 2018, THE LIFT BOARD ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHOSE STATED PURPOSE IS AS FOLLOWS: MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AS WELL AS THE OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF LIFT WHO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PLUS ANY EMPLOYEE OF LIFT WHOSE TOTAL COMPENSATION EQUALS OR EXCEEDS THAT OF ANY OF SUCH DIRECT REPORTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19LIFT MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME AS SET FORTH IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104(D).