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WE HONORED THREE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ALLIES AT OUR ALLY AWARDS. WE PROVIDED 60,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 10 STUDENTS. WE PAIRED THESE STUDENTS WITH MENTORS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY A MENTOR THAT IS ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY TO LEAD AND GUIDE THEM TO BECOMING FUTURE LEADERS. WE HOSTED AQUA AFFAIR TO HONOR OUR SCHOLARS AND MENTORS. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS SPONSORED BY FOOTBALL UNITES - MIAMI DOLPHINS AND THE WALK FOR AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION. THESE EVENTS WERE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE CREATED A SPACE FOR OUR SCHOLARS TO PARTICIPATE WITH US TO CREATE AWARENESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE CREATED A NEW INITIATIVE CALLED AQUA CARES WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT TOPICS AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY. LASTLY, WE ENDED THE YEAR BY HIRING AN EXPERT IN THE NON- PROFIT SECTOR TO LEAD OUR BOARD RETREAT. THE FOCUS OF OUR BOARD RETREAT WAS TO CREATE STRATEGIC PLANS FOR 2021 AND TO FOCUS ON THE WORK NEEDED TO BETTER SERVE OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW, WHO THEN PROVIDES TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE REVIEWED AND SIGNED ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEE(S) ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST