2024-05-13T10:01:14-05:00 2023-06-30 871353108 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC 130 NORTH 18TH STREET SUITE 3000 PHILADELPHIA PA 191032757 990 2022-07-01 237379280 WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY WEIT 2159233811 101 SOUTH INDEPENDENCE MALL EAST PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 JILL L DUNCAN DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2159233811 2024-05-03 1 JILL DUNCAN 999009999 0 HELEN M MARTIN P01330899 2158818800 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JILL L DUNCAN 101 SOUTH INDEPENDENCE MALL EAST PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 8985406 0 X WWW.THEWEITZMAN.ORG X 1973 PA THE WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY (THE "WEITZMAN")(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) (OR "WNMAJH") BRINGS TO LIFE THE 360-YEAR HISTORY OF JEWS IN AMERICA. LOCATED ON HISTORIC INDEPENDENCE MALL IN PHILADELPHIA, WNMAJH SITS ADJACENT TO THE ICONS OF FREEDOM IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON RELIGION, ETHNICITY, AND PLURALISM. THE WEITZMAN IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION THAT TELLS THE STORY OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH THE LENS OF THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE, UNIQUELY TRACING HOW JEWISH IMMIGRANTS BECAME JEWISH AMERICANS. THROUGH DYNAMIC, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITIONS AND ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE WEITZMAN INVITES VISITORS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO CELEBRATE THEIR OWN HERITAGES, HISTORIES, AND TRADITIONS BY REFLECTING ON HOW IMMIGRANTS SHAPE AND ARE SHAPED BY THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. 25 25 26 118 259822 0 29639041 7152532 476510 738595 0 129559 -44139417 213372 -14023866 8234058 0 0 0 0 2122160 2712924 117344 201678 1579148 4881458 4974680 7120962 7889282 -21144828 344776 28897470 29222882 1209041 1170729 27688429 28052153 X THE WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY, ON INDEPENDENCE MALL IN PHILADELPHIA, PRESENTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCES THAT PRESERVE, EXPLORE, AND CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF JEWS IN AMERICA. ITS PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT JEWS MORE CLOSELY TO THEIR HERITAGE AND TO INSPIRE IN PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR THE DIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE AND THE FREEDOMS TO WHICH AMERICANS ASPIRE. 0 0 4720393 949402 EXHIBITION - THE WEITZMAN WELCOMED NEARLY 40,000 VISITORS TO ITS EXHIBITIONS IN FY 2023. IN ADDITION TO THE MUSEUM'S CORE EXHIBITION DETAILING 350 YEARS OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY AND CONTINUATION OF A SPECIAL EXHIBITION, THE FUTURE WILL FOLLOW THE PAST: AN EXHIBITION BY JONATHAN HOROWITZ, THE WEITZMAN PREMIERED AN ONLINE EXHBITION WILLIAM SHEMIN: ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY ABOUT A WORLD WAR I MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT. IT ALSO ACQUIRED A COLLECTION FROM PIONEERING COMPUTER SCIENTIST BEN SCHNEIDERMAN INCLUDING ARTIFACTS FROM HIS LIFE, THAT OF HIS PARENTS WHO WERE YIDDISH JOURNALISTS, AND OF HIS UNCLE, FAMED PHOTOJOURNALIST DAVID "CHIM" SEYMOUR. OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCESSIONS INCLUDE CLOTHING MADE BY "RODEO BEN" LICHTENSTEIN (1893-1985), A JEWISH IMMIGRANT TAILOR WHO SPECIALIZED IN WESTERNWEAR AND WHO DESIGNED STAGE CLOTHING FOR MANY STARS INCLUDING ROY ROGERS, TOM MIX, AND GENE AUTRY AND DESIGNED WRANGLER JEANS POPULAR "COWBOY CUT AND THREE PAINTINGS BY RACHEL RAY FAUST (1900-1993), A FOLK ARTIST BORN IN POLAND WHOSE ART HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AT THE WHITNEY AND THE SMITHSONIAN.PUBLIC PROGRAMS - THE WEITZMAN STAGED 40 PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 20 IN-PERSON, DRAWING OVER 3,500 PARTICIPANTS, AND 13 ONLINE OFFERINGS WITH 1,500 REGISTRANTS. ITS VIRTUAL "SECRET CHORD" CONCERT SERIESSHORT CONCERTS FROM CELEBRATED JEWISH MUSICIANS REPRESENTING A BROAD RANGE OF STYLES, HERITAGES, AND HISTORIESHAS ATTRACTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VIEWS. NOTABLE PROGRAMS INCLUDED FREEDOM SEDER REVISITED, A PREVIEW OF KEN BURNS' "US AND THE HOLOCAUST," THE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE OF "HOW SABA KEPT SINGING," A FILM EXECUTIVE-PRODUCED BY HILLARY CLINTON, AND CONVERSATIONS WITH NOTABLE PERSONALITIES INCLUDING MICHAEL TWITTY, SARAH PODEMSKI, AND ALEEZA BEN SHALOM. IT WELCOMED FAMILIES FOR ITS ANNUAL "BEING (BLANK) AT CHRISTMAS" FAMILY ACTIVITY EVENT. THE WEITZMAN ALSO EXPANDED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM AND MEDIA, BECOMING THE VENUE FOR THE PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, AND A NONPROFIT PARTNER, TRIBE12, UTILIZED THE WEITZMAN FOR ITS PROGRAMMING FOR JEWISH YOUNG ADULTS (I.E., 20'S AND 30'S).AS THE ORGANIZER OF JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH (JAHM), THE WEITZMAN LED MAY 2023 WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL JAHM YET, WITH RECORD ONLINE MEDIA IMPRESSIONS THAT EXCEEDED 3 BILLION, 12 PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS ACROSS THE U.S. WHO JOINED AS PARTNERS FOR THE FIRST TIME EXTENDING JAHM'S REACH TO MILLIONS OF LIBRARY CARDHOLDERS, AND A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP COALITION OF JEWISH AND SECULAR ORGANIZATIONS THAT GREW FROM 50 MEMBERS IN 2020 TO MORE THAN 200 IN 2023.EDUCATION - THE MUSEUM REIGNITED ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOLLOWING THE COVID PANDEMIC, HIRING A NEW DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. THE WEITZMAN WELCOMED 80 SCHOOL, YOUTH, AND CAMP GROUPS, FOR PROGRAMS UTILIZING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION TO TELL THE MULTIFACETED STORIES OF JEWISH PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, ALSO PROVIDING OFF-SITE PROGRAMS. IT HELD ITS NATIONAL EDUCATORS' INSTITUTE AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT SERVED OVER 100 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL EDUCATORS. AND IT CONDUCTED ACTIVITY DAYS FOR FAMILIES AND FOR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS. 4720393 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 70 0 1 26 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY X X JILL L DUNCAN DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2159234550 101 S INDEPENDENCE MALL EAST PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 SHARON TOBIN KESTENBAUM CO-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH S ZURITSKY CO-CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LYN M ROSS HONORARY CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN COZEN FIRST VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW KLABER TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK OSTER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILIP M DARIVOFF TRUSTEE AND CHAIR EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT AKMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE ARBIT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP BALDERSTON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JJ CUTLER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE DEDE FEINBERG TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR ANITA FRIEDMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN J HOFFMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY E MEYER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON MORGAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR RONALD PAUL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRIE R SAVETT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIRIAM MIMI SCHNEIROV TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRETT SCHULMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW W SHOYER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH C SLAWE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GARRETT SNIDER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDY SNIDER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SWIFT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKHAIL GALPERIN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 328043 0 42947 PAUL WAIMBERG CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 203189 0 27896 JOSHUA PERELMAN CHIEF CURATOR, DIR. OF EXHIBITIONS 40.00 X 155956 0 24943 EMILY AUGUST CHIEF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 133667 0 27127 ARTHUR SANDMAN CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 172753 0 18961 KRISTEN KREIDER MANAGING DIR. BUSINESS OPERATION 40.00 X 130721 0 18790 RACHEL BERGER MAJOR GIFTS & CORP GIVING OFFICER 40.00 X 103836 0 4701 CAROL ZAWATSKY THRU MAY 2022 FORMER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT & STRATEGY OFFICER 40.00 X 236525 0 6857 1464690 0 172222 8 1 1 0 BROSNAN RISK CONSULTANTS LTD BLUE HILL PLAZA SUITE 1538 PEARL RIVER NY 10965 SECURITY CONTRACT 361262 EMCOR SERVICES 9815 ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD SUITE A PHILADELPHIA PA 19114 ENGINEERING CONTRACT 287413 BRAND KNEW LLC 10351 SANTA MONICA BLVD SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 MARKETING CONSULTING 206100 ABM JANITORIAL MIDATLANTIC INC PO BOX 419860 BOSTON PA 022419860 JANITORIAL SERVICES 167448 OUT OF THE BOX HR SOLUTIONS 2284 HUCKLEBERRY ROAD MANCHESTER NJ 08759 HUMAN RESOURCES 105000 5 1927308 40000 5185224 7152532 MEMBERSHIP REVENUE 713990 382293 382293 FACILITY RENTALS 713990 168805 168805 LUNCH AND CATERING INC 713990 75209 75209 ADMISSIONS TO EXHIBITS 713990 71931 71931 MISCELLANEOUS OTHER RE 713990 40357 40357 738595 129559 129559 147000 1927308 367388 -220388 -220388 817720 383960 433760 173938 259822 8234058 912533 259822 -90829 604457 109169 298560 196728 1663957 698383 404842 560732 33929 15910 6266 11753 242301 46982 187373 7946 168280 70724 61168 36388 31816 31816 52350 52350 201678 201678 463978 311714 152264 1046567 837254 209313 338446 82041 104602 151803 562925 520808 39264 2853 15937 3863 4926 7148 2393 2393 478983 443146 33409 2428 175169 100873 30426 43870 CONTRACTED SERVICES 877256 811622 61188 4446 EXHIBITION COSTS 233912 233912 MISC/OTHER 199287 62694 55757 80836 STORAGE 174538 161479 12174 885 321123 209819 50963 60341 7889282 4720393 1589741 1579148 948098 590624 2253623 3985009 14463974 11760212 3883 25792 207436 211622 42332 48306 16445554 5761358 10978124 10684196 1917121 28897470 29222882 832167 957152 136874 65671 240000 147906 1209041 1170729 X 9739956 9139392 17948473 18912761 27688429 28052153 28897470 29222882 344776 18948 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4676462 4219664 2221459 29639041 7152532 47909158 4676462 4219664 2221459 29639041 7152532 47909158 25580490 22328668 102816 96205 129559 328580 48237738 5149654 0.46290 0.46000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 7889282 7889282 544464 136116 0 0 751114 624006 509424 544464 2429008 3643512 45750 45750 187779 156002 127356 136116 607253 910880 X X 0 16203623 95056 1500000 14798679 2678623 14000000 475000 16203623 3280312 601689 2678623 4993725 -513413 1200000 3280312 5135193 158532 300000 4993725 0.99400 0.00600 0 0 1089507 1089507 9187349 367832 8819517 6168698 5393526 775172 10684196 X 8253006 18948 18948 8234058 0 8234058 7407906 0 7407906 481376 481376 7889282 PART III, LINE 1A: THE WEITZMAN HAS ADOPTED THE POLICY OF NOT CAPITALIZING EITHER PURCHASED OR DONATED COLLECTION ITEMS. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. THE WEITZMAN FOLLOWS STANDARD PRACTICE IN THE FIELD IN THE CARE AND DOCUMENTATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS. FULFILLING ITS MISSION TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF AMERICAN JEWS, THE WEITZMAN HAS A GROWING COLLECTION WHICH CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 40,000 OBJECTS DOCUMENTING 360 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE IN THIS COUNTRY. MATERIALS ORIGINATE IN THE AMERICAS AND EUROPE, WITH THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE BEING NORTH AMERICAN IN BOTH MANUFACTURE AND PROVENANCE. A SOCIAL HISTORY APPROACH HAS BEEN APPLIED TO COLLECTING ACTIVITIES SINCE 1991, GIVING PRIORITY TO ACQUISITIONS THAT ENCOMPASS THE DAILY OCCUPATIONAL, DOMESTIC AND COMMUNAL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN JEWISH LIFE. PART III, LINE 4: JEWISH OBJECTS USED TO TELL THE STORY OF FREEDOM. PART V, LINE 4: THE WEITZMAN'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF GIFTS FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. THESE PURPOSES INCLUDE FUNDING A LECTURE SERIES, MUSEUM DIRECTOR POSITION AS WELL AS A GENERAL ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE WEITZMAN'S OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS CLASSIFIED THE WEITZMAN AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("CODE"); AS AN ORGANIZATION, CONTRIBUTIONS TO WHICH ARE DEDUCTIBLE UNDER SECTION 170(C) OF THE CODE; AND AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY, IF THE WEITZMAN HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE WEITZMAN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022 THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE WEITZMAN RECOGNIZES ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH INCOME TAXES, IF ANY, AS PART OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. THERE WERE NO INCOME TAX RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RECORDED FOR EITHER OF THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 OR 2022. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INTEREST EXPENSE 2,393. DEPRECIATION 478,983. X X X 1 WAKEBY FIRE & ASSOCIATES 22 BATES RD STE 295 MASHPEE MA 02649 DIRECT RESPONSE 0 0 101175 -101175 HARVEST FUND RAISING COUNSEL 82 COLONIAL DRIVE NEWTOWN PA 18940 DIRECT RESPONSE 0 0 54000 -54000 155175 -155175 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY SNIDER OIA GALA 2074308 1927308 147000 1600 140828 24553 200417 2074308 1927308 147000 1600 140828 24553 200417 367398 -220398 X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIKHAIL GALPERIN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 328043 0 0 0 0 0 12012 0 30935 0 370990 0 0 0 CAROL ZAWATSKY THRU MAY 2022 FORMER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT & STRATEGY 106525 0 0 0 130000 0 1980 0 4877 0 243382 0 0 0 PAUL WAIMBERG CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 203189 0 0 0 0 0 8231 0 19665 0 231085 0 0 0 ARTHUR SANDMAN CHIEF OF STAFF 168728 0 0 0 4025 0 3980 0 14981 0 191714 0 0 0 JOSHUA PERELMAN CHIEF CURATOR, DIR. OF EXHIBITIONS 141956 0 14000 0 0 0 5599 0 19344 0 180899 0 0 0 EMILY AUGUST CHIEF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OFFICER 133667 0 0 0 0 0 4432 0 22695 0 160794 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A FORMER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT & STRATEGY OFFICER, CAROL ZAWATSKY, RECEIVED A $130,000 SEVERANCE PAYMENT. $125,000 REPRESENTED SIX MONTHS' SALARY AND $5,000 REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXECUTIVE/CAREER COACHING. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2B: THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF INSPERITY, A NATIONAL CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION TO FACILITATE THE HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTION. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING FICA, MEDICARE, HEALTHCARE, WORKER'S COMP AND OTHER BENEFITS ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE FEE. THEREFORE, WNMAJH DOES NOT FILE ITS OWN FORM 941 OR W-2S NOR DOES IT TRACK THESE EXPENSES BY INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND IS REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOTIFIED THAT THE RETURN IS AVAILABLE FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WNMAJH INCORPORATES THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITHIN THE CODE OF ETHICS, REVISED AND APPROVED IN 1998. ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TERM. NEW BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND ARE SUBMITTED TO MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW AND FOLLOW-UP, IF REQUIRED. WNMAJH REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IS THROUGH A RECOMMENDATION BY AN INDEPENDENT AD HOC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE UTILIZES A QUALIFIED THIRD PARTY TO ASSIST IN THE COMPENSATION ANALYSIS AND DETERMINATION. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS PROCESS AS COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR.