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        <ExplanationTxt>Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc. is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and California income taxes under section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The IRS classified the organization as one that is not a private foundation within the meaning of section 509(a) of the Code because it is an organization described in section(s) 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi).Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Section 740-10, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. ASC Section 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC Section 740-10 requires that an organization recognize in the financial statements the impact of the tax position if that position will more likely than not be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. As of and for the year ended June 30, 2019, Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc. had no material unrecognized tax benefits, tax penalties or interest.Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc.s Forms 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, for each of the tax years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, are subject to examination by the IRS, generally for 3 years after they were filed.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: The Child and Adult Care Food Program funded through the California Department of Education provides meals to help establish good eating habits at a young age. Meals are served in a family style setting, with children and adults sitting around the table. The program provides daily meals that are, high in nutrients, low in fats, salt and sugar.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The fiscal officer reviewed the 990 tax returns to make sure the revenues andexpenditures stated in Form 990 tie to the ones stated in the audit report. Then thefiscal officer presented the tax returns to the Board of Directors for them toreview prior to filing the tax returns.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>No officer, board member, employee, or agent of Foundation shall participate in theselection or administration of a vendor if a real or apparent conflict of interestwould be involved. Such a conflict would arise if an officer, board member,employee or agent, or any member of his/her immediate family, his/herspouse/partner, or an organization that employs or is about to employ any of theparties indicated herein, has a financial or other interest in the vendor selected.Officers, board members, employees and agents of Foundation shall neither solicitnor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from vendors or partiesto sub-agreements. However, unsolicited gifts of a nominal value ($50 or less) maybe accepted and the Director II should be notified of such receipt of the gift.In compliance with the Head Start Act, as amended, members of the Foundationgoverning body shall--(i)not have a financial conflict of interest with the Head Start agency;(ii)not receive compensation for serving on the governing body or forproviding services to the Head Start agency;(iii)not be employed, nor shall members of their immediate family beemployed, by the Head Start agency; and(iv)operate as an entity independent of staff employed by the Head Startagency.</ExplanationTxt>
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