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FRIENDS OF THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST AIDS TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST AIDS TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA (EIN 30-0220874)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-25
IRS object ID
201632999349301113
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Activity Or MissionFRIENDS OF THE GLOBAL FIGHT WORKS TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE AMERICAN DECISION MAKERS IN THE FIGHT TO END THE WORLDWIDE BURDEN OF AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA. BY FOCUSING THESE EFFORTS ON DECISION MAKERS IN WASHINGTON, FRIENDS SEEKS TO BUILD A SUSTAINED COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE GLOBAL FUND AND THE FIGHT AGAINST THE THREE DISEASES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Facts And Circumstances TestFACTOR 1: THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM OF PUBLIC SUPPORTFRIENDS OF THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA ("FRIENDS") WAS FORMED IN LATE 2003 WITH A DONATION OF $150,000 FROM ITS FOUNDER, EDWARD W. SCOTT, JR. SINCE 2005, FRIENDS HAS SUCCESSFULLY FOCUSED ON EXPANDING SOLICITATION TO INCLUDE OTHER INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND FOUNDATIONS IN ORDER TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SUPPORT. IN 2015, FRIENDS LAUNCHED A RENEWED PUSH TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ITS MISSION WHICH RESULTED IN INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS. FRIENDS ALSO EXPANDED SUPPORT FROM INSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTORS BY ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A KEY PRIVATE SECTOR DONOR WHO PROVIDED A $100,000 GRANT FOR 2015 AND NOTED ITS INTENTION TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THIS RELATIONSHIP IN THE COMING YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THESE EXPANDED FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIPS, FRIENDS CONTINUED A ROBUST AGENDA OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TOWARDS BUILDING, GROWING, AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. SOME OF NOTABLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:- HOSTING EVENTS THAT RAISED THE PROFILE OF FRIENDS AND THE GLOBAL FUND FOR A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING BOARD MEMBERS, HIGH-NET-WORTH INDIVIDUALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED AN EVENT AT A PROMINENT DC-BASED THINK TANK AND A PUBLIC EVENT ON CAPITOL HILL WITH THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. FRIENDS ALSO ARRANGED FOR PROMINENT AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES IN CAPITOL HILL BRIEFINGS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL FUND AND THE PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS. - ON APRIL 17, 2015, FRIENDS CO-HOSTED AN EVENT WITH THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (CSIS), ADDRESSING HIV RISK IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, WITH DR. MARK DYBUL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL FUND), AMBASSADOR BIRX (U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT), JUDITH BRUCE (THE POPULATION COUNCIL), AND GEETA RAO GUPTA (UNICEF). THE AUDIENCE INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 150 EXPERTS IN GLOBAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND FOREIGN POLICY, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND FOUNDATIONS. - ON APRIL 22, 2015, FRIENDS JOINED WITH THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH'S IMAGINE NO MALARIA CAMPAIGN TO HOST A CAPITOL HILL EVENT HONORING THE CRITICAL ROLE OF FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA. THE EVENT HIGHLIGHTED THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY $9.6 MILLION CONTRIBUTION FROM THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (UMC) TO THE GLOBAL FUND. EVENT SPEAKERS INCLUDED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE UMC; THE AUDIENCE INCLUDED A BROAD RANGE OF PRIVATE CITIZENS AND INTERESTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. TO FURTHER GENERATE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SUPPORT, FRIENDS ALSO DRAFTED AND PLACED AN OPINION PIECE IN A PROMINENT CAPITOL HILL-FOCUSED PUBLICATION, AUTHORED BY OFFICIALS FROM THE UMC. - IN 2015, FRIENDS ARRANGED FOR TWO SEPARATE PUBLIC TESTIMONIES TO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FOR THE GLOBAL FUND. ON MARCH 25, FRIENDS' PRESIDENT DEB DERRICK TESTIFIED AS A PUBLIC AND OUTSIDE WITNESS ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET BEFORE THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. IN MAY 2015, FRIENDS PREPARED GLOBAL FUND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. DYBUL FOR THE MAY 6 SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS HEARING ON GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. - CONTINUING A STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR DONORS THAT INCLUDED INVITATIONS TO WEBINAR DISCUSSIONS WITH GLOBAL FUND LEADERSHIP AND OTHER GLOBAL HEALTH EXPERTS, QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS, AND INVITATIONS TO ADVOCACY STRATEGY SESSIONS. THIS COMBINATION OF ELECTRONIC, PHONE, AND IN-PERSON OUTREACH HAS HELPED TO SOLIDIFY RELATIONSHIPS WITH DONORS. - EXPANDING THE FRIENDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY ONE MEMBER IN 2015.- ORGANIZING MEETINGS WITH EXISTING AND PROSPECTIVE DONORS.- PRODUCING COMPELLING COMMUNICATIONS PIECES EMPHASIZING THE RESULTS OF FRIENDS' EFFORTS, THEREBY ENCOURAGE GIVING FROM HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS. FACTOR 2: THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT EXCEEDS THE 10% REQUIREMENTFRIENDS' PUBLIC SUPPORT IS CONSISTENTLY ABOVE THE 10% REQUIREMENT, AND ITS EFFORTS TO EXPAND THIS SUPPORT CONTINUE TO SHOW SUCCESS. IN THE COMING YEAR, FRIENDS' EFFORTS WILL FOCUS ON GARNERING SUSTAINED AND INCREASED PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND SOLICITING ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONAL DONORS.FACTOR 3: WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT COMES FROM A WIDE RANGE OF PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT DONORSWHILE THE GENERAL PUBLIC TYPICALLY DIRECTS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION RATHER THAN POLICY ADVOCACY, FRIENDS NEVERTHELESS ENJOYS SUPPORT FROM A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS INCLUDING FOUNDATIONS, MEMBERS OF FRIENDS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. FACTOR 4: THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE GOVERNING BODY REPRESENTS BROAD PUBLIC INTERESTSFRIENDS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPOSED OF DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTATIVES FROM BUSINESS, PHILANTHROPY, GOVERNMENT, ENTERTAINMENT AND THE NEWS MEDIA. THEY REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. IN 2015, THE BOARD CONSISTED OF:- NATASHA BILIMORIA, FORMER PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS AND A DEDICATED ADVOCATE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF U.S. STRATEGY FOR GAVI. BILIMORIA HAS MORE THAN A DECADE OF LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN U.S. GOVERNMENT AND IN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH;- BARBARA BUSH, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER OF GLOBAL HEALTH CORPS, AN ORGANIZATION THAT MOBILIZES A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF EMERGING LEADERS TO BUILD HEALTH EQUITY AROUND THE GLOBE;- PETER CHERNIN, HEAD OF CHERNIN ENTERTAINMENT AND FORMER PRESIDENT AND COO OF NEWS CORPORATION AND CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF THE FOX GROUP. HE ALSO SERVES AS CHAIRMAN OF MALARIA NO MORE, A CHARITY DEDICATED TO ENDING DEATHS FROM MALARIA;- SUSAN SMITH ELLIS, THE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AT GETTY IMAGES. ELLIS IS FORMER CEO OF (RED), A MARKETING COMPANY THAT DEVELOPS BRANDING AND PRODUCT PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMPANIES TO HELP FIGHT AIDS IN AFRICA; - HELENE GAYLE, THE CEO OF THE MCKINSEY SOCIAL INITIATIVE AND THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CARE USA, A LEADING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION; - ERIC KESSLER, FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ARABELLA ADVISORS, A SOCIAL VENTURE FIRM DEDICATED TO MAKING PHILANTHROPY MORE EFFECTIVE THROUGH IMPROVED STRATEGY AND EVALUATION; - JONATHAN KLEIN, CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF GETTY IMAGES AND A MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL ADVISORY BOARD OF THE GLOBAL BUSINESS COALITION ON HIV/AIDS;- GEORGE LEE, CO-HEAD OF THE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOM GROUP IN THE INVESTMENT BANKING DIVISION OF GOLDMAN SACHS, WHERE HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING A NUMBER OF LARGE CAPITALIZATION TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS.- MICHAEL MADNICK, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CCS FUNDRAISING. IN FORMER ROLES MADNICK SERVED AS THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS IN GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY AND ADVOCACY AT THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT THE UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION.- JONATHAN ORSZAG, SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT THE ECONOMIC CONSULTING FIRM COMPASS LEXECON.IN 2015, THE FOLLOWING MEMBER WAS ADDED TO FRIENDS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AFTER BEING VETTED IN 2014. - JEFF STURCHIO, PRESIDENT AND CEO AT RABIN MARTIN, A GLOBAL HEALTH STRATEGY CONSULTING FIRM, AND FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL. THE BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE IS A STANDING COMMITTEE THAT CONSIDERS AND RECRUITS ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS TO HELP FURTHER DIVERSIFY FRIENDS' LEADERSHIP. FRIENDS WILL CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE YEAR TO COME.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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ExplanationFACTOR 5: THE EXTENT TO WHICH MEANINGFUL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS OR CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS PARTICIPATE IN ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH FINANCIER, PROVIDING FUNDING TO COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE TO IMPLEMENT LIFESAVING PROGRAMS IN THE FIGHT THESE THREE DISEASES, WHICH TOGETHER KILL ALMOST FIVE MILLION PEOPLE PER YEAR, MANY OF THEM UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. THE UNITED STATES IS THE LARGEST DONOR TO THE GLOBAL FUND, PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF RESOURCES AND LENDING SIGNIFICANT EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP. WITHOUT SUSTAINED SUPPORT FROM THE U.S., THE GLOBAL FUND WOULD BE UNABLE TO ACHIEVE THE TREMENDOUS RESULTS IT HAS SEEN AROUND THE WORLD. FRIENDS WAS CREATED TO ENSURE THAT THE UNITED STATES REMAINS A LEADER IN GLOBAL HEALTH EFFORTS AROUND THE WORLD, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE GLOBAL FUND. TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, FRIENDS EDUCATES KEY DECISION MAKERS ON THE GLOBAL FUND'S EFFORTS AND SUCCESSES IN FIGHTING AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA. FRIENDS ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH TARGETED EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, INCLUDING MEETING WITH AND PRESENTING POLICY PAPERS, REPORTS, AND BRIEFINGS TO OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON D.C. SUCH AS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFFS, SENIOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH REPRESENTATIVES, AND FEDERAL AGENCY OFFICIALS ENGAGED IN GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES. TO BOLSTER PUBLIC SUPPORT AND AWARENESS, AS WELL AS TO REINFORCE U.S. LEADERSHIP, FRIENDS ENGAGES WITH LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, AND WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES ENGAGED IN GLOBAL HEALTH. IN 2015, FRIENDS PRODUCED ARTICLES, BLOGS, WHITE PAPERS, AND BRIEFING DOCUMENTS FOR CONGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION, THE LARGER GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, AND THE INTERESTED PUBLIC. THIS INFORMATION DETAILED THE SUCCESSES OF THE GLOBAL FUND AND ITS NEEDS GOING FORWARD AND ADDRESSED QUESTIONS REGARDING SPECIFIC COUNTRY PROGRAMS FINANCED BY THE GLOBAL FUND AND OTHER BROAD POLICY CONCERNS. FRIENDS HAS GAINED A WELL-EARNED REPUTATION FOR ITS PROFESSIONALISM, ACCURACY AND ABILITY TO SPEAK IN A NON-PARTISAN VOICE. IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE UTILITY OF FRIENDS' WORK WITH THE PUBLIC, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS, FRIENDS UNDERTAKES AND MAINTAINS THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION SOURCES: - FRIENDS PRODUCES REPORTS ON KEY AREAS OF INTEREST TO INFORM KEY CONSTITUENCIES OF THE WORK OF THE GLOBAL FUND AND PROVIDE INSIGHT ON HOW THEY CAN FURTHER THEIR ENGAGEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2015, FRIENDS PRODUCED A BRIEFING DOCUMENT ON INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH, WITH A FOCUS ON INCREASING DOMESTIC RESOURCES IN GLOBAL FUND IMPLEMENTING COUNTRIES. THIS INFORMATION WAS MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE, INCLUDING ON FRIENDS' WEBSITE, AND WAS DISTRIBUTED AT A NUMBER OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EVENTS. - IN ADDITION TO POSTING NEWS AND GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE GLOBAL FUND AND GLOBAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE, FRIENDS PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS AND PERIODIC PRESS RELEASES REGARDING FRIENDS AND THE GLOBAL FUND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OF GENERAL INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC. SIMILARLY, FRIENDS HOSTS WEBINARS, BRIEFINGS, CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS AT WHICH REPRESENTATIVES OF FRIENDS PRESENT INFORMATION ABOUT GLOBAL HEALTH AND THE GLOBAL FUND. ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. - TO REACH A BROAD AUDIENCE, FRIENDS LEVERAGES SOCIAL MEDIA BY PROVIDING FACEBOOK UPDATES, SENDING TWEETS AND POSTING BLOGS TO PROVIDE NEWS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS AND SPEECHES. IN 2015, FRIENDS PRIORITIZED AN EXPANSION OF ITS SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, WORKING WITH PARTNERS AND MONITORING ANALYTICS TO ENSURE FRIENDS IS MAXIMIZING THE REACH OF ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. - USING EMAIL BLASTS TO DISSEMINATE NEWS RELEASES, NEWSLETTERS, AND INVITATIONS TO EVENTS, FRIENDS PROVIDES REGULAR UPDATES TO ITS LISTSERV OF 1,500 MEMBERS THAT INCLUDES POLICY MAKERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF MEDIA, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH ADVOCACY COMMUNITY AND INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. IN 2015, FRIENDS ALSO LAUNCHED A SPECIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR STAFF ON CAPITOL HILL. THROUGH THAT CHANNEL, FRIENDS REGULARLY COMMUNICATES WITH OVER 250 STAFF WORKING FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON THE HOUSE AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES, THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON RELEVANT TOPICS RELATED TO THE WORK OF THE GLOBAL FUND. - FRIENDS CONDUCTS REGULAR BRIEFINGS AND COORDINATES JOINT INITIATIVES WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH ADVOCACY COMMUNITY, INCLUDING FAITH-BASED GROUPS, HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHERS. MEMBER OF FRIENDS STAFF CONTRIBUTE BLOGS TO PARTNER GROUP WEBSITES AND ASSIST WITH MEDIA OUTREACH TO ENSURE THAT ACCURATE INFORMATION REACHES THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$149,281DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$149,281TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$154,359InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$127,545DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,814BookValueAmt
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Total Book Value Land Buildings$26,814TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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Amt$12,074Amt
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Total Liability$12,074TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$256,967TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$256,967RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$256,967TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,870,234TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,870,234ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,870,234TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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

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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
DEBORAH DERRICK
PRESIDENT$230,000$0$0$0$3,420$0$0$0$0$0$233,420$0$0$0
LINDA PARKER
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$137,966$0$0$0$13,788$0$0$0$0$0$151,754$0$0$0
KIMBERLY CERNAK
DEPUTY DIRECTOR$148,335$0$0$0$9,962$0$0$0$0$0$158,297$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, SECRETARY OF THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT. THIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS AUTHORITY ON DAY-TO-DAY ISSUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE SECRETARY/TREASURER OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.