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DELTA ELECTRIC POWER ASSN: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
DELTA ELECTRIC POWER ASSN (EIN 64-0146265)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-05-17
IRS object ID
201141379349300439
Schema version
2010v3.2
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)
Timestamp2011-05-17T13:22:48-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BFMW GROUP PLLC CPASBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1115 W MARKET STAddressLine1
CityGREENWOODCity
StateMSState
ZIP Code389304431ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN640146265EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELTA ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlDELTNameControl
Phone6624536352Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 935AddressLine1
CityGREENWOODCity
StateMSState
ZIP Code389350935ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameD S O'BRYANName
TitleCONTROLLERTitle
Phone6624536352Phone
Date Signed2011-05-16DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJOHN M FORD JRName
Phone6624533235Phone
Date Prepared2011-05-16DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts63197082GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
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Year Formation1938YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMSStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO PROVIDE RURAL ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIATION.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body11NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members10NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees84TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Current Year0ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year57723851ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY62545323ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year589671InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year651759InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year58313522TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year63197082TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year4698754SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year4829320SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year48052340OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year49863299OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year52751094TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year54692619TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year5562428RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY8504463RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY99288385TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY104846524TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY18017920TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY17019232TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY81270465NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY87827292NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTO PROVIDE RURAL ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIATION.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
DescriptionTO PROVIDE RURAL ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.Description
Described In501 C3falseDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetstrueReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiestrueReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
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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
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredtrueScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
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 RequiredfalseScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With109625NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingtrueComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees84NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Gross Income From Members60646493GrossIncomeFromMembers
Gross Income Other Sources936535GrossIncomeOtherSources
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members11NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members10NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholderstrueMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MemberstrueElectionOfBoardMembers
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

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELTA ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number6624536352TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 HIGHWAY 82 WESTAddressLine1
CityGREENWOODCity
StateMSState
ZIP Code389302708ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
HC WATERER
PRESIDENT4.00XX9100336000
JA ELY JR
V. PRESIDENT2.00XX600000
SIDNEY BRANCH
DIRECTOR2.00X600000
M WAYNE BUSH
DIRECTOR2.00X600000
JOHN A DENTON
DIRECTOR2.00X600000
JE HESTER
DIRECTOR2.00X600000
CHARLES R HULL
DIRECTOR2.00X600000
GEORGE SHACKELFORD
DIRECTOR2.00X600000
REX A MORGAN
DIRECTOR2.00X550000
EMERY D SKELTON
DIRECTOR2.00X550000
WALTER R PILLOW
DIRECTOR2.00X500000
RW ROBERTSON
GENERAL MGR.60.00X1655511920083764
DS O'BRYAN
SEC-TREAS.45.00X104309055191
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org336960TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs52800TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation138955TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K2NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KtrueTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/CityStateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCodeDescription Of ServicesDescriptionOfServicesCompensationCompensationBusiness Name Line2NameOfContractor/NameBusiness/BusinessNameLine2
DEVINEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
P O BOX 22679JACKSONMS39205UTILITY ROW928407
B & B ELECTRICAL & ULILITY
P O BOX 5309BRANDONMS39047CONSTRUCTION516251CONTRACTORS INC
SPRING HILL TREE COMPANY
P O BOX 833WINONAMS38967UTILITY ROW324670
KILLEN CONTRACTORS INC
P O BOX 786BRANDONMS39043ROE CLEARING168682
SOUTHEAST WOODLAND SERVICES
431 CAINES LANDING ROADCONWAYSC29526ROE CLEARING119234
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K5NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncomeExclusionExclusionAmount
ELECTRIC6054828060548280
SMEPA - G&T PATRONAGE CAPITAL15544361554436
POLE RENTALS292896$292,896
COBANK - PATRONAGE CAPITAL9021990219
OTHER PATRONAGE CAPITAL5949259492
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue62545323TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column643639TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$643,639ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other8120Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other8120Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column8120TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income8120RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column63197082TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income62260547RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion$936,535ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total475915Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2474272Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total670575Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total999973Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total208585Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total15000Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total13750Total

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total17309Total

Interest Interest

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total451614Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total4077348Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
COST OF POWER41801160
TRANSPORTATION COST2478445
OTHER GENERAL EXPENSES264996
OTHER TAXES232689
BAD DEBTS117915

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total393073Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total54692619Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY287833BOY
EOY539880EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5403565BOY
EOY3589083EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1796214BOY
EOY2125803EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY130740BOY
EOY56191EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY993919BOY
EOY1176713EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY11552423BOY
EOY15939008EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis119879279LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec54049920LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY65147259BOY
EOY65829359EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY13976432BOY
EOY15590487EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY99288385BOY
EOY104846524EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4037157BOY
EOY4366073EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY8389332BOY
EOY7377493EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5591431BOY
EOY5275666EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY18017920BOY
EOY17019232EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY81270465BOY
EOY87827292EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY81270465BOY
EOY87827292EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY99288385BOY
EOY104846524EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses8504463ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes-1947636ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal ControlfalseDisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements SatisfiedfalseSect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis119879279InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation54049920Depreciation
Book Value65829359BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings65829359TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (20 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValue
PATRONAGE CAPITAL - S.M.E.P.A.12655616
CAPITAL TERM CERT -COOP FINANCE CORP1369295
COBANK - NATIONAL BANK FOR CO-OP'S961584
PATRONAGE CAPITAL -E. P A.'S OF MS175487
FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC INS EXCHANG172412
PATRONAGE CAPITAL -COOP FINANCE CORP110743
CAP CREDITS -ARKANSAS ELECTRIC CO-OP52400
SOUTHEASTERN DATA COOPERATIVE44994
GRESCO UTILITY SUPPLY30154
COOPERATIVE RESPONSE CENTER (CRC)8762
CRC MEMBERSHIP2500
NRTC1931
CAP CREDITS - OTHER MISC INVEST1500
COOP FINANCE CORP - MEMBERSHIP1000
NAT'L RURAL TELECOM CO-OP - MEMBER1000
COOPERATIVE SYSTEM INTEGRITY FUND849
GRESCO UTILITY SUPPLY MEMBERSHIP100
SEDC MEMBERSHIP100
DEPOSITS55
S.M.E.P.A. - MEMBERSHIP5
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets15590487TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
ACCL'D LIABILITY FOR PENSION BENEFIT$3,752,135
CONSUMER DEPOSITS$1,523,531
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts5275666TotalOfAmounts

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
RW ROBERTSON
1655511920069841139232493151920020869520800
DS O'BRYAN
1043094226712924159500133991

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6THE MEMBERS ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AMEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS OF THE COOPERATIVE
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CAN ANNUAL CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED OF EACH DIRECTOR.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AMUST BE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTORS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BPRESENTED TO THE DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC