STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

FRIENDS OF FREEDOM INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
FRIENDS OF FREEDOM INC (EIN 80-0677409)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-09-27
IRS object ID
201302709349300040
Schema version
2012v2.2
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)
Timestamp2013-09-27T02:32:06-00:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SECHLER CPA PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1921 E ORANGE DRIVEAddressLine1
CityPHOENIXCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85014ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN800677409EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF FREEDOMBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlFRIENameControl
Phone6025704751Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12010 W PARKSIDE LANE Room 110AddressLine1
CityPHOENIXCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85027ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDAVID HADDADName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Date Signed2013-09-27DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameCAROLYN SECHLERName
Phone6022302700Phone
Date Prepared2013-09-27DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDAVID HADDADNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12010 W PARKSIDE LN STE 110AddressLine1
CityPHOENIXCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85027ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts190067GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web Sitewww.friendsoffreedom.usWebSite
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Year Formation2011YearFormation
State Legal DomicileAZStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionGATHERING RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body5NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members5NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers5TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year217514ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year190067ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year217514TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year190067TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY2805TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year6209TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year320073OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year190626OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year320073TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year193431TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-102559RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-3364RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY1461TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY3113TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY104020TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY109036TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-102559NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-105923NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionGATHERING RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense175057Expense
Revenue190067Revenue
DescriptionMoral Programs 10,000 cigars for soldiers donated to over 2500 deployed service members and 30 organizations stateside that support veterans and active duty military Salute to the Troops Veterans Day Programs providing entertainment and emotional support during this 4 day program, affecting 128 severely wounded active duty. Freedom Festival Fourth of July Spectacular sponsor in Scottsdale. Hosted 50 active duty National Guard, Air Force service members for 3 nights at Scottsdale Fairmont Resort for concerts and fun. Scottsdale Air Show hosted 75 active duty and their families for 2 days of air show.Description
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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
Report Land Bldg EquipfalseReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
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More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
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GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
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Loan To Officer Or DQPtrueLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
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Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
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TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingtrueComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
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 Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members5NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledAZStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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Name PersonDAVID HADDADNamePerson
Telephone Number6025714751TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line12010 W PARKSIDE LN STE 110AddressLine1
CityPHOENIXCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85027ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
DAVID HADDAD
PRESIDENT020.00XX000
MICHAEL BROOMHEAD
VICE PRES005.00XX000
MICHAEL VENEZIA
SECRETARY001.00XX000
THOMAS TYGETT
MEMBER001.00X000
PAUL CLARK
TREASURER002.00XX000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
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Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions190067AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions76250NoncashContributions
Total Contributions190067TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column190067TotalRevenueColumn

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

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Total0Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

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Total0Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total0Total

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

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Total0Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total0Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total0Total

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

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Total0Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Total6830Total
Management And General6830ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total2950Total
Management And General2950ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

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Total0Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total2805Total
Fundraising2805Fundraising

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Total0Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total12500Total
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Advertising Advertising

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Total481Total
Fundraising481Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total1845Total
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Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Total0Total

Royalties Royalties

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Total0Total

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total0Total

Travel Travel

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Total2700Total
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Management And General540ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

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Total0Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total72457Total
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Interest Interest

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Total0Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

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Total0Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total0Total

Insurance Insurance

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Total0Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesFundraisingFundraising
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INKIND AIRLINE TICKETS AND HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS5000050000
CIGARS FOR SOLDIERS PROGRAM2625026250

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total0Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Management And General12165ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising6209Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY1461BOY
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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EOY1000EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY1461BOY
EOY3113EOY

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BOY7567BOY
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Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

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BOY1453BOY
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

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BOY95000BOY
EOY95000EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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EOY109036EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY-102559BOY
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BOY-102559BOY
EOY-105923EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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EOY3113EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total407581Total

Total170 Total170

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Current Tax Year190067CurrentTaxYear
Total407581Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Support407581TotalSupport
First5 Years170XFirst5Years170
Public Support Pertcentage1700.00000PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Percentage5090.00000PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage0.00000InvestmentIncomePercentage

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 L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonDAVID HADDADNamePerson
Relationship With OrganizationBOARD MEMBERRelationshipWithOrganization
Purpose Of LoanOPERATIONAL EXPENSESPurposeOfLoan
Loan To OrganizationXLoanToOrganization
Original Principal$1,453OriginalPrincipalAmount
Balance Due1446BalanceDue
DefaultfalseDefault
Approved By BoardtrueApprovedByBoard
Written AgreementfalseWrittenAgreement
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due1446TotalBalanceDue

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XAIRLINE TICKETS120000FMV
XHOTEL ACCOMODATIONS130000FMV
XCIGARS126250FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

ExplanationExplanation
Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 11b THE TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A PDF COPY OF THE 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE RETURN BEING FILED.
Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 12c AT EACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING, IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELECTING OR ENGAGING A VENDOR OR SERVICE PROVIDER, ALL IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISCUSSION IF THERE COULD BE A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER LIST AND ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS.
Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES BY COMPARING THEIR COMPENSATION TO THE COMPENSATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN LIKE POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS USING FORMS 990, COMPENSATION STUDIES, AND OTHER AVAILABLE DATA. THE COMMITTEE THEN APPROVES ANY CHANGES IN COMPENSATION BASED ON THIS INFORMATION.
Form 990 Part VI Section C Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON.