STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

OCEARCH: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
OCEARCH (EIN 80-0708997)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2015-09-18
IRS object ID
201522619349300817
Schema version
2012v3.0
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)
Timestamp2015-09-18T13:32:22-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUTH PAYNE PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110109 DIXIE HWYAddressLine1
CityLOUISVILLECity
StateKYState
ZIP Code40272ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN800708997EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OCEARCHBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlOCEANameControl
Phone4356458990Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11790 BONANZA DRIVEAddressLine1
CityPARK CITYCity
StateUTState
ZIP Code84060ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameCHRIS FISCHERName
TitleCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDTitle
Phone4356458990Phone
Date Signed2013-11-15DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRUTH PAYNEName
Phone5029330693Phone
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnXInitialReturn
Amended ReturnXAmendedReturn
Name Of Principal Officer PersonCHRIS FISCHERNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11351 MORAY COURTAddressLine1
CityPARK CITYCity
StateUTState
ZIP Code84060ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts160362GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web Siteocearch.orgWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2011YearFormation
State Legal DomicileUTStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionOCEARCH'S MISSION IS TO CONDUCT, SPONSOR OR FUND RESEARCH AND EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, THE IDENTIFICATION, REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF MARINE DEBRIS, AND GENERALLY ISSUES AFFECTING THE OCEANS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body9NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members8NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees1TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers10TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Current Year157558ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year8InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year2796OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Current Year160362TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year22427SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY567TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year9198TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expenses Current Year110777OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Current Year133771TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY26591RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets EOY67770TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY41179TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY26591NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionOCEARCH'S MISSION IS TO CONDUCT,MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense103496Expense
Revenue157558Revenue
DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND EDUCATED THE PUBLIC THROUGH IT'S WEB SITE AND SEMINARS WITH REGARD TO MARINE LIFE AND THE OCEAN'S UNIQUE INHABITANTS.Description
Total Program Service Expense103496TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmttrueIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredtrueScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit TransactionfalseExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationtrueBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
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Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees1NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members9NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members8NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshiptrueFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonstrueAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OthertrueCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonCHRIS FISCHERNamePerson
Telephone Number4356458990TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11790 BONANZA DRIVE STE 101AddressLine1
CityPARK CITYCity
StateUTState
ZIP Code84060ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
CHRIS FISCHER
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD16.00X000
AL PERKINSON
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD0.50X000
PAUL VIGANO
DIRECTOR0.50X000
KAREN PITTS
DIRECTOR0.50X000
BILL KULCZYCKI
DIRECTOR0.50X000
GARY BURCHILL PHD
DIRECTOR0.50X000
NELSON KOOPMAN PHD
DIRECTOR0.50X000
BRANDON HUNT
DIRECTOR0.50X000
GREG SCHILDWACHTER PH D
DIRECTOR0.50X000
MATTHEW SHILLING
PRESIDENT40.0020833208330X
CHRIS MEANS
TREASURER8.00000X
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
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All Other Contributions157558AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions157558TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column8TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$8ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column2796TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income2796RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Function Income2796RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion$8ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total20833Total
Program Services10417ProgramServices
Management And General6249ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising4167Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1594Total
Program Services797ProgramServices
Management And General478ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising319Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Total10057Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General10057ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total229Total
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Management And General229ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

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Total567Total
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total2977Total
Program Services2977ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

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Total2437Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General2437ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Fundraising4145Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total133771Total
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY947EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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EOY20400EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

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EOY46423EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY0BOY
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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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EOY41179EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY0BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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EOY26591EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY0BOY
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Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY0BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses26591ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewtrueAccountantCompileOrReview

Accountant Compile Or Review Basis AccountantCompileOrReviewBasis

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year157558CurrentTaxYear
Total157558Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year157558CurrentTaxYear
Total157558Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170157558PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year2804CurrentTaxYear
Total2804Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support160362TotalSupport
First5 Years170XFirst5Years170
Public Support Pertcentage1700PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Total5090PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage5090PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage0InvestmentIncomePercentage

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt955988TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities795626DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990795626RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal160362RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990160362TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt929397TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities795626DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990795626ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal133771ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990133771TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonMATTHEW SHILLINGNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org20833BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Filing Org20833TotalCompensationFilingOrg

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonCHRIS FISCHERNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDRelationship
Amount Of Transaction795626AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionSEE PART V, SUPPLEMENTAL INFODescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
PART IV, LINE (1)(d) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTIONS CONTINUED, FISCHER PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND
OCEARCH EXPLORATIONSERVICES, COMPANIES OWNED BY CHRIS FISCHER, DONATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES,
OFFICE SPACE ANDOTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING FILM PRODUCTION SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (22 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 11bFORM 990 IS PREPARED FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.
Pt VI, Line 2CHRIS FISCHER, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS A
MEMBER OF FISCHER PRODUCTIONS, LLC, WHICH DONATED SERVICES
OFFICE SPACE AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.
Pt VI, Line 12cEACH YEAR THE DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO
SIGN A STATEMENT REGARDING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Pt VI, Line 15aTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN POLICY DETAILING THE PROCESS
FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION.
Pt VI, Line 15bTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN POLICY DETAILING THE PROCESS
FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION.
AMENDED FORM 990 EXPLANATION:
THE 2012 FORM990 IS BEING AMENDED TO PROPERLY MARK PART IV, QUESTIONS
28(a) AND 28(c)YES. SEE COMPLETED SCHEDULE L, PART IV AND PART V.
SCHEDULE VIII,STATEMENT OF REVENUE, SCHEDULE IX, STATEMENT OF EXPENSES,
AND PART XI,RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS, ARE BEING AMENDED TO ELIMINATE
DONATED SERVICESAND USE OF FACILITIES DONATED BY FISCHER PRODUCTIONS, LLC AND OCEARCH
EXPLORATIONSERVICES. NOW REPORTED ON SCHEDULE D, PART XI.
SCHEDULE D,PART XI, RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WITH REVENUEPER RETURN, HAS BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT DONATED SERVICES
AND USE OFFACILITIES.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24fRESEACH 76692. 76692. EDUCATION / AWARENESS 1140. 1140. SUPPLIES 12. 12. TELEPHONE EXPENSE 1481. 1481. BRANDING / PR 15000. 11250. 3750. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE 446. 223. 134. 89. BANK FEES 306. 306.