2014-10-21T17:53:07-05:00 2013-12-31 830244838 MADER TSCHACHER PETERSON & CO LLC 505 SOUTH 3RD AVE 100 LARAMIE WY 82070 990 2013-01-01 830287513 WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WYOM 3077218300 1472 N 5TH ST ROOM/SUITE 201 LARAMIE WY 82072 CRAIG SHOWALTER PRESIDENT 3077218300 2014-07-01 DENNIS TSCHACHER P00297942 3077551040 2014-08-28 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z CRAIG SHOWALTER 1472 N 5TH ST STE 201 LARAMIE WY 82072 21790389 false X WWW.WYCF.ORG X 1989 WY THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WHO CARE WITH CAUSES THAT MATTER TO BUILD A BETTER WYOMING. THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHICH BUILDS AND PRESERVES FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CORPORATIONS, AGENCIES AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION USES THE EARNINGS FROM THESE FUNDS TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY NEEDS ACROSS THE STATE OF WYOMING. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (307) 721-8300 OR VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW.WYCF.ORG. 23 23 18 150 0 4276752 7788481 8418 38530 7697730 12489225 782032 1145216 12764932 21461452 2598606 2748061 0 878564 961218 62676 40412 384596 2067643 2215523 5607489 5965214 7157443 15496238 87725830 108424458 21581096 26783477 66144734 81640981 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WHO CARE WITH CAUSES THAT MATTER TO BUILD A BETTER WYOMING. THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHICH BUILDS AND PRESERVES FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CORPORATIONS, AGENCIES AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION USES THE EARNINGS FROM THESE FUNDS TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY NEEDS ACROSS THE STATE OF WYOMING. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (307) 721-8300 OR VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW.WYCF.ORG. false false 242471 231794 WYOMING WILDLIFE-THE FOUNDATION(WWTF) THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ACQUIRED THE ASSETS AND ASSUMED THE LIABILITIES OF WYOMING WILDLIFE-THE FOUNDATION ON JANUARY 1, 2012. THE WWTF EXISTS TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF CHARITABLE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, IN PARTICULAR THOSE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT. ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN SUGGESTED BY OTHER GROUPS AND IT HAS SERVED PRIMARILY IN A FIDUCIARY CAPACITY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE WWTF CONTINUES TO SERVE AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE WYOMING GOVERNOR'S BIG GAME LICENSE COALITION PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. THROUGH NEW FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES, SUCH AS ITS ANNUAL OLD WEST INVITATIONAL TURKEY SHOOT, THE WWTF HAS STARTED TO TAKE ASSET AND PROGRAM- DEVELPOMENT INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION. 220046 318942 WYOMING AFTER SCHOOL ALLIANCE FUND (WYAA) THE WYAA HAS FIVE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: 1. CREATING PROGRAM STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS BASED ON PROVEN MODELS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE IN INCREASING ACDEMIC PERFORMANCE AND DECREASEING NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS, PARTICULARLY IN LOW-INCOME YOUTH. 2. PROMOTING TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AOPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PROGRAM PROVIDERS AND AFTERSCHOOL WORKFORCE IN THE STATE OF WYOMING. 3. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL WYOMNG YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOW OR NO-COST AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT BENEFEIT THE CHILD AND FAMILY. 4. EDUCATING FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE NECESSITY AND VALUE OF AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IN WYOMING. 5. WORKING TO CREATE ADDITIOANL RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE FUNDING, AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT, STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND SCHOOL-BASED AND SCHOOL-LINKED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. TO COMPLEMENT ONGOING RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT PROCESSES, WYAA HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED THE USE OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PRPOGRAM ASSESSMENT TOOL (APAS), WHICH INCLUDES THE SURVEY OF AFTERSCHOOL YOUTH OUTCOMES (SAYO) AND THE ASSESSING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM PRACTICES TOOL (APT). A CADRE OF 25 PILOT COORDINATORS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED AS "QUALITY ADVISORS" TO PROVIDE COACHING AND SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAMS DURING EACH SCHOOL YEAR. WYAA HAS COLLECTED PRE-POST DATE FOR TEH SCHOOL YEAR 2011/2012, AND ARE NOW COLLECTING PRE-POST DATE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2012/2013. THIS INFORMATION COLLECTED OVER TWO CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS WILL PROVIDE WYAA THE DATE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE EFFETIVENESS OF THIS TRAINING AND THE ASSESSMENT OF THEIR EXPECTATIONS OF INCREASED STUDENT OUTCOMES. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE DATA WILL SUGGGEST INCREASEED STUDENT OUTCOMES BASED ON THEIR FIRST YEAR OF DATA COLLECTION. CONCURRENTLY, WYAA HAS WORKED WITH CYPHERWORX, AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE NONPROFIT SECTOR TO PROVIDE E-LEARNING SOLUTIONS, TO TEST AND EVALUATE A SERIES OF ONLINE LEARNING MODULES DEVELOPED AND CROSS-WALKED WITH THE NAA COREKNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES FOR AFTERSCHOOL AND YOUTH DEVELPMENT PROFESSIONALS THROUGH AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY CALLED "COLLABORNATION". WYAA ALSO HELD A TWO-DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FOR 180 "OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM PROVIDERS" IN OCTOBER 2012. 178637 138884 WYOMING WOMEN'S FOUNDATION FUND (WYWF) THE WYWF HAS GRANTED DOLLARS TO NON-PROFITS IN WYOMING SINCE 2000. GRANTS ARE MADE TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE THAT FIT WITHIN THE MISSION: "CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR WOMEN--PRIMARILY THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING--AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS." WYWF'S GRANTING PARTNERS ARE SITUATED ACROSS THE STATE OF WYOMING AND REPRESENT THE EFFORTS BEING MADE TO CREATE DIVERSE CAREER OPTIONS FOR WOMEN IN A STATE WHERE THE JOB-MARKET IS DOMINATED BY MALE-TRADES. WYWF IS RESPONSIVE TO THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT ALL WYOMING WOMEN IN THEIR ABILITY TO ECONOMICALLY SUCCEED THROUGH BOTH GRANTING (AS MENTIONED ABOVE) AND ADVOCACY WORK. THIS IS A LARGE AREA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HEALTH CARE, TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY, HOUSING AND A JOB THAT PAYS A LIVABLE WAGE. THIS LARGE BODY OF WORK IS ENCOMPASSED BY THE WYWF MOTTO-"WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS PROSPER-COMMUNITIES THRIVE" WYWF LAUNCHED WAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN 2008 AND CONTINUES THESE TODAY TO HELP WOMEN RECOGNIZE THE WAGE GAP GIVEN THAT WYOMING HAS THE LARGEST ONE IN THE U.S. THE OBJECTIVE OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO HELP WOMEN LEARN TO BENCHMARK A WAGE OR SALARY IN A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, TO MAKE A REALISTIC BUDGET AND TO NEGOTIATE FOR A COMPETITIVE WAGE. WYWF ALSO CONTINUED ITS LEAP INTO LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN THE STATE EXPANDING THE EVENTS TO VARIOUS CITIES AROUND THE STATE IN 2012. 4290794 THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MANAGES OVER 300 FUNDS. BY CONDUCTING THREE COMPETITIVE GRANT CYCLES A YEAR, THESE FUNDS MADE GRANTS OF OVER 3.7 MILLION IN 2012 TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 4290794 4931948 true true false false false true false false true true true false false false true false true false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 45 0 true 18 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false X 23 23 false false false false false false false true true true false true true true true true true true true false X X WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 3077218300 313 S 2ND STREET LARAMIE WY 82070 DIANE HARROP BOARD CHAIR 10.00 X 0 0 0 BILLIE ADDLEMAN BOARD VICE C 4.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE BREZIK BOARD SECRET 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES GERSACK BOARD TREASU 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN ANDRIKOPOULOS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT B BUDD BETTS JR BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN BING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN BOSWELL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON OCHS GEE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AFFIE ELLIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN LANCE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG IRWIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARNE JORGENSEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY MACPHERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS NISSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG MCLAUGHLIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SISSMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA MOSCICKI BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 LOLLIE BENZ PLANK BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 JIM RICE BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 KENT RICHINS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY TOMASSI BOARD MEMEBE 1.50 X 0 0 0 SANDRA WALLOP BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG SHOWALTER PRESIDENT 45.00 X 152589 0 0 MISTY GEHLE CFO 45.00 X 22078 0 0 174667 1 false true false 48 252506 7535927 7788481 SPECIAL EVENTS/REGISTRATION 38530 38530 38530 12489225 12489225 489420 328937 160483 WCF MANAGEMENT FEE INCOME 827438 827438 BIG GAME LICENSE SALES 146445 146445 RENTAL INCOME 10850 10850 984733 21461452 1012413 12500075 2636591 2636591 111470 111470 724703 400132 205739 118832 27095 14155 8202 4738 142126 68904 46414 26808 67294 37224 19061 11009 7749 3572 4177 19767 19767 40412 40412 204566 204566 38206 29800 8406 82099 57968 10479 13652 39794 22186 11161 6447 86242 64967 13486 7789 21158 6002 14660 496 6421 2749 2328 1344 44981 22277 14392 8312 19922 11809 5142 2971 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES 639621 639621 SPECIAL EVENTS/PROJECTS 460690 362601 98089 CONSULTANTS/OTHER CONTRAC 337406 304630 20776 12000 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 65044 58170 6874 141857 77120 41446 23291 5965214 4931948 648670 384596 4137801 3153451 40584 161821 502563 805810 230112 67572 575698 82977310 104514320 19168 87725830 108424458 131062 261339 931623 1120565 7586837 9007234 12931574 16394339 21581096 26783477 X 66144734 81640981 66144734 81640981 87725830 108424458 15496238 9 X false true X true false X 5628161 10714137 4364383 4276752 7788481 32771914 5628161 10714137 4364383 4276752 7788481 32771914 32771914 1236340 1166113 -1411686 7697730 12489225 21177722 850 850 10850 10850 53961336 1501833 0.60730 0.75040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 68 419 563756 5082735 957971 3003433 23101510 108424458 true true false false 67586728 2150711 13642368 -2539945 897081 79942781 60282619 1844199 8352870 -2326599 566361 67586728 61301098 2691625 -1228269 -1633729 848106 60282619 52209972 4226563 6951851 -1438580 648708 61301098 42857922 3280506 8170261 -1481282 617435 52209972 1.00000 false false 78400 78400 394594 2529 392065 209228 162723 46505 123588 64860 58728 575698 FUNDS HELD AS AGENCY ENDOWMENTS 16100178 NOTES PAYABLE 293411 DEPOSITS 750 16394339 21461452 21461452 21461452 5965214 5965214 5965214 X X X X X true OUTDOOR ADVENTURES WORLDWIDE 232 WOODRIDGE RD EDGEFIELD SC 29824 false 406870 25000 381870 ENZI STRATEGIES LLC 411 MCGARRY DR CHEYENNE WY 82009 CONSULTING false 82550 15412 67138 489420 40412 449008 WY WOMEN'S ANTELOP 212529 212529 129997 TURKEY SHOOT 194341 194341 143736 1 82550 82550 55204 489420 489420 328937 328937 160483 SCHEDULE G, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) ENZI STRATEGIES, LLC PROVIDES CONSULTING FOR ANNUAL GOLF CHARITY EVENT. true GRANTEES RECEIVING 5000 830255952 1126474 SEE ATTACHMENT 100 EDUCATIONAL 17 257 SCHOLARSHIP 15 14938 MISCELLANEOUS 56 96275 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PERFORMS THESE DUE DILIGENCE PROCEDURES: (1) CONDUCTS PRE-GRANT INQUIRIES TO DETERMINE THE PROSPECTIVE GRANTEE'S ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF A GRANT AND FULFILL PROJECT OBJECTIVES; (2) OBTAINS A WRITTEN GRANT AGREEMENT WITH SPECIFIC PROVISIONS SETTING FORTH MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT IS SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES; (3) REQUIRES THE GRANTEE TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE FOUNDATION (TYPICALLY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS) WITH PROOF OF FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES; (4) DISCLOSES TO THE IRS BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT GRANTS IN THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL FORM 990 AND TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS ANNUAL REPORT; AND (5) ACHIEVES COMPLIANCE WITH THE US PATRIOT ACT TREASURY GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING BY FOLLOWING A POLICY THAT INTERNATIONAL GRANTS WILL ONLY BE MADE THROUGH US-BASED AGENCIES SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE DUE DILIGENCE. false false false false false false false false false CRAIG SHOWALTER PRESIDENT 152589 152589 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WHO CARE WITH CAUSES THAT MATTER TO BUILD A BETTER WYOMING. THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHICH BUILDS AND PRESERVES FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CORPORATIONS, AGENCIES AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION USES THE EARNINGS FROM THESE FUNDS TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY NEEDS ACROSS THE STATE OF WYOMING. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (307) 721-8300 OR VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW.WYCF.ORG. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A INVITATIONAL TURKEY SHOOT, THE WWTF HAS STARTED TO TAKE ASSET AND PROGRAM- DEVELPOMENT INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B NECESSITY AND VALUE OF AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IN WYOMING. 5. WORKING TO CREATE ADDITIOANL RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE FUNDING, AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT, STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND SCHOOL-BASED AND SCHOOL-LINKED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. TO COMPLEMENT ONGOING RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT PROCESSES, WYAA HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED THE USE OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PRPOGRAM ASSESSMENT TOOL (APAS), WHICH INCLUDES THE SURVEY OF AFTERSCHOOL YOUTH OUTCOMES (SAYO) AND THE ASSESSING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM PRACTICES TOOL (APT). A CADRE OF 25 PILOT COORDINATORS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED AS "QUALITY ADVISORS" TO PROVIDE COACHING AND SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAMS DURING EACH SCHOOL YEAR. WYAA HAS COLLECTED PRE-POST DATE FOR TEH SCHOOL YEAR 2011/2012, AND ARE NOW COLLECTING PRE-POST DATE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2012/2013. THIS INFORMATION COLLECTED OVER TWO CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS WILL PROVIDE WYAA THE DATE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE EFFETIVENESS OF THIS TRAINING AND THE ASSESSMENT OF THEIR EXPECTATIONS OF INCREASED STUDENT OUTCOMES. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE DATA WILL SUGGGEST INCREASEED STUDENT OUTCOMES BASED ON THEIR FIRST YEAR OF DATA COLLECTION. CONCURRENTLY, WYAA HAS WORKED WITH CYPHERWORX, AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE NONPROFIT SECTOR TO PROVIDE E-LEARNING SOLUTIONS, TO TEST AND EVALUATE A SERIES OF ONLINE LEARNING MODULES DEVELOPED AND CROSS-WALKED WITH THE NAA COREKNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES FOR AFTERSCHOOL AND YOUTH DEVELPMENT PROFESSIONALS THROUGH AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY CALLED "COLLABORNATION". WYAA ALSO HELD A TWO-DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FOR 180 "OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM PROVIDERS" IN OCTOBER 2012. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ABILITY TO ECONOMICALLY SUCCEED THROUGH BOTH GRANTING (AS MENTIONED ABOVE) AND ADVOCACY WORK. THIS IS A LARGE AREA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HEALTH CARE, TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY, HOUSING AND A JOB THAT PAYS A LIVABLE WAGE. THIS LARGE BODY OF WORK IS ENCOMPASSED BY THE WYWF MOTTO-"WHEN WOMEN AND GIRLS PROSPER-COMMUNITIES THRIVE" WYWF LAUNCHED WAGE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN 2008 AND CONTINUES THESE TODAY TO HELP WOMEN RECOGNIZE THE WAGE GAP GIVEN THAT WYOMING HAS THE LARGEST ONE IN THE U.S. THE OBJECTIVE OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO HELP WOMEN LEARN TO BENCHMARK A WAGE OR SALARY IN A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, TO MAKE A REALISTIC BUDGET AND TO NEGOTIATE FOR A COMPETITIVE WAGE. WYWF ALSO CONTINUED ITS LEAP INTO LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN THE STATE EXPANDING THE EVENTS TO VARIOUS CITIES AROUND THE STATE IN 2012. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MANAGES OVER 300 FUNDS. BY CONDUCTING THREE COMPETITIVE GRANT CYCLES A YEAR, THESE FUNDS MADE GRANTS OF OVER 3.7 MILLION IN 2012 TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 CHERYL WELEGALA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 10B YES. THE WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DOES HAVE WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF AFFILIATES TO ENSURE THEIR OPERATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND WITH THE CERTIFIED NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER EMAILS AND/OR MAILS A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AND BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED, A CONFERENCE CALL THAT IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS HELD. THIS CALL GIVES ALL DIRECTORS A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND VOICE ANY POTENTIAL CONCERNS BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FINALIZED AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C UPON ACCEPTANCE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALL NEW MEMBERS MUST REVIEW THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. ANNUALLY AT ITS THIRD QUARTER BOARD MEETING, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO UPDATE THEIR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. FURTHER, AT EVERY MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD OR ITS COMMITTEES, THE BOARD CHAIR AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS ASK ALL PRESENT WHETHER THEY HAVE A CONFLICT WITH RESPECT TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AND REMIND ATTENDEES OF THEIR CONTINUED OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT. ANY SUCH CONFLICT IS NOTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES AND THAT PERSON IS RECUSED FROM THAT PARTICULAR AGENDA TOPIC AND ANY MOTION / VOTE ON THE TOPIC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE HIRING OF A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION AT IS DECEMBER 2011 BOARD MEETING FOR THE 2012 FISCAL YEAR. THIS PEO ORGANIZATION WAS PAID TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT SALARY SURVEY FOR ALL STAFF POSITIONS INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED ALL STAFF SALARIES FOR 2012 WHEN REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET BY CONSIDERING THE RESULTS OF THE SALARY SURVEY AND EACH STAFF MEMEBER'S CURRENT YEAR PERFORMANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE HIRING OF A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION AT IS DECEMBER 2011 BOARD MEETING FOR THE 2012 FISCAL YEAR. THIS PEO ORGANIZATION WAS PAID TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT SALARY SURVEY FOR ALL STAFF POSITIONS INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED ALL STAFF SALARIES FOR 2012 WHEN REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET BY CONSIDERING THE RESULTS OF THE SALARY SURVEY AND EACH STAFF MEMEBER'S CURRENT YEAR PERFORMANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION POSTS LINKS TO INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE. ALSO, ANYONE MAY CALL OR E-MAIL IN REQUESTS FOR THIS INFORMATION AT ANYTIME AND FOUNDATION STAFF WILL MAKE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE EITHER ELECTRONICALLY OR IN HARD COPY. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PRIOR PERIOD 9