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OHIO CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
OHIO CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION (EIN 23-7255930)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-07-27
IRS object ID
201632099349300038
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-07-27T11:31:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN310800053PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14449 EASTON WAY SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43219ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237255930EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OHIO CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOHIOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6144614014PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJONATHON MCGEEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6144614014PhoneNum
Signature2016-07-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonJANE E PFEIFERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00014949PTIN
Phone6148852208PhoneNum
Preparation2016-07-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerJONATHON MCGEEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1172 E STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,408,763GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.OCTA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1967FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Liabilities EOY$183,501TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$277,312NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE OHIO CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS THE CABLE TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY IN THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE BUSINESSES AND WORKS TO FOSTER A POSITVE IMAGE OF THE CABLE INDUSTRY IN OHIO.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescMANAGES AND INFLUENCES STATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES RELATING TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY BY MONITORING, ANALYZING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES. SUPPORTS FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY OBJECTIVES IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION.Desc

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DescCREATES AND MAINTAINS PERTINENT AND USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT OHIO'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS THE INDUSTRY IN MATTERS INVOLVING THE MEDIA AND SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE MEDIA COVERAGE FOR THE INDUSTRY. IN 2015, THE ORGANIZATION HAD 17 CABLE SYSTEM MEMBERS AND 30 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. THE ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED 4 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS, 12 MONTHLY UPDATES, AND OVER 50 WEEKLY BROADCAST EMAILS TO ITS MEMBERS. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO PRESENTED THREE EVENTS FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMAINTAINS AN EFFECTIVE PAC FUND FOR LOCAL AND STATEWIDE CANDIDATES AND DEVELOPS A STATE KEY CONTACT PROGRAM TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL AND STATE OFFICIALS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1JONATHON MCGEEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone6144614014PhoneNum

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CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
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ED KOZELEK
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB GESSNER
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JIM D'INNOCENZO
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL KELEMEN
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS THOMAS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB HOWLEY
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY REHM
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN FLANIGAN
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK MLCEK
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE SAMMON
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH WILKOWSKI
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED NIEMI
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF ARTHUR
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS STEININGER
BD. OF DIRECTORS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHON MCGEE
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VORYS SATER SEYMOUR & PEASE
52 E GAY STREETCOLUMBUSOH43215LEGAL SERVICES & LOBBYING$191,565
VAN METER ASHBROOK
41 S HIGH ST SUITE 3710COLUMBUSOH43215CONSULTING SERVICES$120,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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ANNUAL MEETING900099$50,585$50,585
WORKSHOPS & OTHER OUTI900099$22,577$22,577
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,400,623TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$7,840TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$300OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,887TotalAmt

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Total$212,279TotalAmt

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Total$112,148TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,453TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$23,227TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$359,051TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,886TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,145TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,136TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,599TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,679TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$50,218TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$2,526TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$4,400TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PUBLIC RELATIONS$23,835
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES$23,282
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$16,079

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,376,830TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$68,209BOYAmt
EOY$70,985EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$13,018BOYAmt
EOY$32,130EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,999BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$6,857BOYAmt
EOY$12,707EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$54,340LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$49,228LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,638BOYAmt
EOY$5,112EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,023BOYAmt
EOY$166,238EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$323,744BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,061BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,645BOYAmt
EOY$8,540EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,706BOYAmt
EOY$183,501EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$254,038BOYAmt
EOY$277,312EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$254,038BOYAmt
EOY$277,312EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$323,744BOYAmt
EOY$460,813EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$31,933ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$8,659NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
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Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$387,213NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$3,422NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$390,635NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$398,238AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$7,603TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION HAS A PAC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,461OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,461DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,334OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,395DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,939BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$40,545OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$39,372DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,173BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,112TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PART II, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION GAVE OUT 10 GRANTS IN 2015. EACH GRANT INDIVIDUALLY DID NOT EXCEED $5,000 AND THEREFORE, ARE NOT BEING BROKEN OUT SEPARATELY ON THE RETURN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJONATHON MCGEEPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$152,098BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$15,439BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$5,381OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$15,383DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$23,978NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$212,279TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ROBERT GESSNER AND KELLY REHM HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ASSOCIATION HAS CABLE SYSTEM MEMBERS THAT CAN HAVE UP TO THREE EMPLOYEES ON THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ACABLE SYSTEM MEMBERS MAY HAVE NO MORE THAN 3 EMPLOYEES ON THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE COMPLETED FORM WILL BE SENT FOR REVIEW TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THERE IS A FORM SENT OUT ONCE A YEAR THAT MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THESE FORMS ARE THEN REVIEWED FOR CONFLICTS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IF A CONFLICT IS PRESENT, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING UNTIL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON BY THE REMAINING MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS AND DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION DURING THEIR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE GOES THROUGH FOR OVERSIGHT OVER THE REVIEW AND THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

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