AHAVAS TZEDAKA INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: AHAVAS TZEDAKA INC (EIN 22-3719783)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-05-14
IRS object ID: 201331349349302718
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-14T10:42:13-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GERSHON BIEGELEISEN & CO CPAS	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 MADISON AVE	AddressLine1
City	LAKEWOOD	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	08701	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	223719783	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AHAVAS TZEDAKA INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	AHAV	NameControl
Phone	7323647770	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	655 8TH STREET	AddressLine1
City	LAKEWOOD	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	08701	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ROCHELLE SHANIK	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	7323647770	Phone
Date Signed	2013-04-25	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	GERSHON BIEGELEISEN	Name
Phone	7328866311	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-05-08	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ROCHELLE SHANIK	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	655 EIGHTH STREET	AddressLine1
City	LAKEWOOD	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	08701	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1261641	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2000	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NJ	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROMOTES READING AND LITERACY BY DONATING BOOKS TO SCHOOLS AND REGIONAL LIBRARIES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	3	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	3	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	7	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	640	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	777390	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1234805	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-17575	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	777390	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1217230	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	679386	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	1071185	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	3115	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	65394	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	87835	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	53990	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	127643	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	736491	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1264222	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	40899	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-46992	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	102864	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	56842	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	735	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1705	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	102129	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	55137	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROMOTES READING AND LITERACY BY DONATING BOOKS TO SCHOOLS AND REGIONAL LIBRARIES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	903446	Expense
Grants	832320	Grants
Revenue	1261641	Revenue
Description	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, SHOES AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED, IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS THEIR PRIVACY AND DIGNITY.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	238865	Expense
Grants	238865	Grants
Description	THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES READING AND LITERACY AND DONATES BOOKS TO SCHOOL AND REGIONAL LIBRARIES.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	1142311	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	7	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	7	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	3	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	3	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	false	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	TAXPAYER	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7323647770	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	655 8TH STREET	AddressLine1
City	LAKEWOOD	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	08701	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
NECHAMA SCHREIBER
VICE PRESIDE	40.00	X	18000	0	0
ROCHELLE SHANIK
PRESIDENT	25.00	X	0	0	0
CHAVA EHRMAN
SECRETARY-TR	5.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	18000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	1234805	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	1234805	TotalContributions
Gross Income Fundraising Events	26836	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	44411	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-17575	TotalRevenueColumn

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1217230	TotalRevenueColumn

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	238865	Total
Program Services	238865	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	832320	Total
Program Services	832320	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18000	Total
Management And General	18000	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	37612	Total
Program Services	37612	ProgramServices

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3439	Total
Management And General	3439	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6343	Total
Program Services	4290	ProgramServices
Management And General	2053	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5824	Total
Management And General	5824	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27313	Total
Management And General	1598	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	25715	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22664	Total
Program Services	22664	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31537	Total
Management And General	2537	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	29000	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1800	Total
Fundraising	1800	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20	Total
Management And General	20	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	785	Total
Program Services	785	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	461	Total
Management And General	461	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	Program ServicesProgramServices
CATERER	15710	15710
GIFTS	13191	13047	144
BANK CHARGES	5775			5775
EQUIPMENT RENTAL	1220	1220

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1343	Total
Fundraising	1343	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1264222	Total
Program Services	1142311	ProgramServices
Management And General	34076	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	87835	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	102269	BOY
EOY	54327	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	595	BOY
EOY	1785	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	5041	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	4311	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	730	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	102864	BOY
EOY	56842	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	735	BOY
EOY	1705	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	735	BOY
EOY	1705	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	102129	BOY
EOY	55137	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	102129	BOY
EOY	55137	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	102864	BOY
EOY	56842	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-46992	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	593356	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	660856	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	611286	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	777390	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1261641	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3904529	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	593356	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	660856	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	611286	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	777390	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1261641	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3904529	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	2237458	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	1667071	PublicSupportTotal170

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	2389	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2389	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	3906918	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	24447	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.42670	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.33180	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	5041	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	4311	Depreciation
Book Value	730	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	730	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE	Description
Amount	$1,705	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	1705	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	PINK STREET - E	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	24447	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	24447	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	4325	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	6800	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	1800	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	29097	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	24447	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	24447	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	4325	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	6800	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	1800	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	29097	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	42022	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-17575	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANTS FOR LITERACY PROGRAMS	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES	AddressLine1
City	LAKEWOOD	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	08701	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amount Of Cash Grant	238865	AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of Grant	EDUCATIONAL	PurposeOfGrant

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	50	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	PAYMENTS FOR NECESSITIES	TypeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant	832320	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS INSIDE THE UNITED STATES	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION RETAINS CONTROL OF GRANT FUNDS AT ALL TIMES IN LIEU OF ACTUAL MONITORING. GRANTS ARE NEVER RELEASED DIRECTLY TO THE RECIPIENTS BUT RATHER (IN THE CASE OF GRANTS TO THE NEEDY) ARE USED TO PAY THIRD PARTY RETAILERS DIRECTLY FOR THE BASIC NECESSITIES OF THE GRANT RECIPIENTS SPECIFICALLY IN ORDER TO ENSURE USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE AND (IN THE CASE OF GRANTS FOR THE LITERACY PROGRAM) ARE USED TO PAY BOOKS AND BINDING DIRECTLY FOR THE LIBRARIES, SPECIFICALLY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF USE OF GRANT FUNDS.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	REVIEWED AT BOARD MEETING UPON RECEIPT
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINES SALARY BASED ON NORMS FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE REGION.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.