BETA

COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT (EIN 94-2998086)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-05
IRS object ID
201923099349302147
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-11-05T16:57:06-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN952302617PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SINGERLEWAK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110960 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP900243783ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN942998086EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3238269771PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16325 PACIFIC BLVD NO 300AddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTON PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90255ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDARRYL MOLINA SARMIENTOPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3238269771PhoneNum
Signature2019-10-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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PTINP00666808PTIN
Phone3104773924PhoneNum
Preparation2019-10-21PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address206.169.119.90IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDARRYL MOLINA SARMIENTOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16325 PACIFIC BLVD NO 300AddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTON PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90255ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Website AddressWWW.CBECAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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TORRI ESTRADA
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OSCAR GUTIERREZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROYE LOVE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIAN MARTINEZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZETTE RUIZ
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN URQUIZA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE FARRELL
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JASON A DOUGLAS PHD
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SUMA PEESAPATI
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DARRYL MOLINA SARMIENTO
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Total Program Service Revenue$92,431TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$150,164ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,732FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,198TotalAmt
Program Services$3,198ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,420TotalAmt
Management And General$35,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$75,319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,447ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,335FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$90,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,818FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$50,402ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$7,329FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,780ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,400FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,501TotalAmt
Program Services$7,674ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,685FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OTHER PROGRAM COSTS$65,384$63,281$2,103
TRAINING$42,697$29,051$8,046$5,600
PAYROLL PROCESSING$29,172$18,473$4,811$5,888
PRINTING & POSTAGE$25,975$17,904$3,649$4,422

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,953TotalAmt
Program Services$1,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$546ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,694FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,644,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$428,479ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$370,836FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$972,190BOYAmt
EOY$1,637,041EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,776,440BOYAmt
EOY$1,393,397EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$163,103BOYAmt
EOY$49,541EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,816BOYAmt
EOY$25,817EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$100,465LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$93,571LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,449BOYAmt
EOY$6,894EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,310BOYAmt
EOY$8,888EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,063,308BOYAmt
EOY$3,121,578EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185,956BOYAmt
EOY$241,355EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,914BOYAmt
EOY$80,914EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,422BOYAmt
EOY$3,484EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,292BOYAmt
EOY$325,753EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,427BOYAmt
EOY$567,544EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,514,589BOYAmt
EOY$2,228,281EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,786,016BOYAmt
EOY$2,795,825EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,063,308BOYAmt
EOY$3,121,578EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,809ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,682,270CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,606,877CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,352,798CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,272,608CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,612,174TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,682,270CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,606,877CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,352,798CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,272,608CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,612,174TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,477,212SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,134,962PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,205CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,539CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,961CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$53,394CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$133,839TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,625CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$28,625TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,774,638TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,017,771GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.55960PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISC INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 20,625. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 2,500. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 5,500.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,253OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,253DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$98,212OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$91,318DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,894BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,894TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASES$2,342
DEFERRED RENT$1,142
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,484TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,454,112TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,454,112RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,454,112TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,444,303TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,444,303ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,444,303TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE 23701(D). THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THOSE POSITIONS WILL MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES OR NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO RECOGNIZED/DERECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR TAX PENALTIES OR INTEREST.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BCOMMUNITIES FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENT UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE THE FORM 990, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE STAFF. ONCE THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, THE RETURN IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS. THE FORM 990 IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCOMMUNITIES FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENT ("CBE") REQUIRES ALL EMPLOYEES TO DISCLOSE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, ALL SOURCES OF INCOME FROM COMPENSATION OR FROM OWNERSHIP OF EVERY OUTSIDE ENTITY THAT (A) SOLD, SUPPLIED OR PROVIDED SERVICES (B) OPERATED A COMPETING ENTERPRISE OR (C) PROVIDED GOODS OR SERVICES TO CBE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. CBE ALSO REQUIRES ALL DIRECTORS TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING (A) RECEIPT OF CBE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (B) UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICY AND (C) AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY. THE CBE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DESCRIBES HOW CBE WILL RESOLVE POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD REVIEWED COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED NONPROFIT EXECUTIVES. THE OCCURRENCE OF THESE DELIBERATIONS IS NOTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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