ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF ST LOUIS: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF ST LOUIS (EIN 43-1472702)
Tax period: 2021-06-01 to 2022-05-31
Filed: 2022-11-07
IRS object ID: 202233119349300643
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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 M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-07T08:57:58-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	430831507	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 MARKET STREET SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	631012501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	431472702	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF ST LOUIS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6362276200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 HENRY AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELLISVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	630112187	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	YOLANDA PEREZ CUNNINGHAM	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6362276200	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	YOLANDA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	PEREZ CUNNINGHAM	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JEANNE M DEE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00047496	PTIN
Phone	3146555500	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	YOLANDA PEREZ-CUNNINGHAM	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 HENRY AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELLISVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	630112187	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,863,282	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ALSTL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1988	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	368	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,087,867	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,069,048	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$40,884	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$87,082	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$113,526	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$31,830	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,015,225	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,187,960	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$26,890	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$685,286	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$934,637	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$685,286	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$934,637	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$329,939	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$253,323	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,414,109	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,699,195	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$90,349	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$42,012	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,323,760	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,657,183	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$290,825	ExpenseAmt
Desc	OPERATION SCHOOL BELL - PROVIDES NEW UNIFORMS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA FROM UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES. 3,555 CHILDREN BENEFITED IN 37 PUBLIC SCHOOLS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$64,816	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OUTREACH - RESPONDING TO UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES - ADDRESSES ONE-TIME, SHORT-TERM OR UNMET COMMUNITY NEEDS BY PROVIDING SERVICES OR GOODS IN A TIMELY MANNER. 4,604 PEOPLE BENEFITED ACROSS 44 AGENCIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$42,856	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROJECT ROSE (RAISE OUR SELF ESTEEM) - STRIVES TO HELP ABUSED WOMEN IN SHELTERS FEEL VALUED BY PROVIDING PERSONAL AND SPECIAL OCCASION ITEMS. 1,299 WOMEN AND CHILDREN BENEFITED IN 7 CRISIS CHELTERS. 152 SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS WERE PROVIDED. IN ADDITION TO 17 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS BEING AWARDED.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$454,067	ExpenseAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$454,067	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$852,564	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	0	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	EDNA MERZ	PersonNm
Phone	6362276200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 HENRY AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELLISVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	630112187	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
YOLANDA PEREZ-CUNNINGHAM
PREVIOUS PRESIDENT	32.15	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAM BOGOSIAN
PRESIDENT ELECT	16.62	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SANDY BRODY
VP PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS	16.16	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CONNIE CURRAN
VP FUND DEVELOPMENT	7.94	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EDNA MERZ
VP TREASURER	20.64	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANE MARSCHNER
VP MEMBERSHIP	15.03	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VERLEANA MOORE
VP EDUCATION	2.76	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARILYN PANTER
VP STRATEGIC PLANNING	10.33	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SANDY THAL
VP MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS	15.51	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHY HULS
SECRETARY	4.69	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$41,794	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$134,245	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$893,009	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$697,671	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,069,048	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$87,082	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$87,082	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,327	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,327	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$251,928	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$134,245	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$60,823	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$191,105	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$191,105	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$449,897	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$609,172	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$159,275	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$159,275	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,187,960	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$159,275	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$278,187	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,066	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,373	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,159	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,482	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,957	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,905	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,620	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,848	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,189	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,091	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,568	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,087	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,822	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,799	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,771	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,879	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$630	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,177	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,014	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$127	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,872	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,207	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,110	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,555	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,948	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,996	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$636	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$316	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES	$738,018	$725,557	$11,288	$1,173
NAL DUES	$18,160		$18,160
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$17,621	$15,507	$1,410	$704
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	$3,040		$2,972	$68

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,015	TotalAmt
Program Services	$726	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$118	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$171	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$934,637	TotalAmt
Program Services	$852,564	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,183	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,890	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$214,471	BOYAmt
EOY	$237,866	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$385,414	BOYAmt
EOY	$307,625	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,706	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,532	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,751,209	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$443,347	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,150,483	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,307,862	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,623,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,823,310	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,414,109	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,699,195	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,457	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,555	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,349	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,012	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,849,848	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,355,090	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$473,912	BOYAmt
EOY	$302,093	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,323,760	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,657,183	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,414,109	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,699,195	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$253,323	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$48,301	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$31,799	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$922,008	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,045,650	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$764,179	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,087,722	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,081,867	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,901,426	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$524,645	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$547,801	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$294,077	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$319,901	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$386,173	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,072,597	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,446,653	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,593,451	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,058,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,407,623	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,468,040	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,974,023	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,888	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$36,169	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$22,479	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$103,036	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,888	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$36,169	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$22,479	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$103,036	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$6,870,987	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,626	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,111	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$34,038	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$87,082	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$224,619	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,626	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,111	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$34,038	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$87,082	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$224,619	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,478,279	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,624,562	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,092,294	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,448,385	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,555,122	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,198,642	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.95450	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.96560	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.03120	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02320	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$251,449	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,327	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$8,554	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$248,222	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$200,114	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,147	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$46,188	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$251,449	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$202,194	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,032	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,703	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,815	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$200,114	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$205,641	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,018	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,218	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,683	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$202,194	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$201,017	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,118	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$6,853	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,347	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$205,641	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$531,337	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$531,337	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$999,141	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$289,331	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$709,810	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$140,217	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$101,521	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$38,696	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$53,419	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,167	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$24,252	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,095	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$23,328	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,767	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,307,862	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
AMERICAN BALANCED FUND CL A	$368,907	F
CAPITAL INCOME BUILDER FUND CL A	$353,823	F
INCOME FUND OF AMERICA FUND CL A	$651,866	F
HARTFORD EQUITY INCOME FUND	$51,615	F
AMERICAN MUTUAL FUND	$327,185	F
WASHINGTON MUTUAL	$69,914	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,823,310	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,427,539	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$48,301	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$191,278	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$239,579	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,187,960	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,187,960	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$0	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$0	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$0	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS. THESE ASSETS INCLUDE ASSETS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT THE CHAPTER MUST HOLD IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A DONOR SPECIFIED PERIOD OR TIME.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE CHAPTER IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE CHAPTER QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE CHAPTER IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER THE REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. THE CHAPTER FOLLOWS GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FASB ON ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES AND HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS, EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAWS AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS, AND BELIEVES THAT NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY TO COVER ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE CHAPTER'S RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 2016 AND LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	THRIFT SHOP COST OF GOODS 159,275. IN-KIND DONATIONS 32,003.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	THRIFT SHOP COST OF GOODS IN-KIND DONATIONS

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	DINNER AUCTION	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$265,980	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$79,785	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$186,195	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$25,814	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$4,537	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Event2	AUTHORS BRUNCH	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$80,778	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$54,460	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$26,318	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$0	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$8,925	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$14,117	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$40,227	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$40,227	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$386,985	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$134,245	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$252,740	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$25,814	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$13,462	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$14,117	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$53,393	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$199,347	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PART II, LINES 1C AND 9C	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER EVENT: GROSS RECEIPTS - OTHER = $530 OTHER DIRECT EXPENSES - OTHER = $530	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$547,479	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	THRIFT SHOP VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$5,327	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	BOOKS	8	$53,666	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	TOYS	6	$339	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	FOOD AND BEVERAGE ITEMS	6	$95	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	OFFICE SUPPLIES	6	$9	FAIR MARKET VALUE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MEMBERSHIP AS A VOTING MEMBER IS OPEN WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AS LONG AS THEY COMPLY WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	A NOMINATING COMMITTEE IS ELECTED BY BOTH THE BOARD AND BY ALL VOTING MEMBERS. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SUBMITS ITS SLATE OF NOMINEES FOR OFFICES ON THE BOARD TO EACH VOTING MEMBER. THE BOARD IS ELECTED FROM THIS SLATE OF NOMINEES BY THE VOTING MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	ANY GOVERNANCE DECISIONS, SUCH AS CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS, MUST BE APPROVED BY MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT PROVIDED THE FORM 990 TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS THEN RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING THE FORM 990 TO THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL MEMBERS MUST READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE THEN RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING THE POLICY'S GUIDELINES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.ALSTL.ORG).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	CERTAIN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, PRIOR YEAR FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.ALSTL.ORG). OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION VIA E-MAIL AT FINANCE@ALSTL.ORG, BY PHONE AT (636)227-6200 OR BY MAIL AT 30 HENRY AVENUE, ELLISVILLE, MO 63011.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION	THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.