2019-04-18T10:19:57-05:00 2018-06-30 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 665 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 990 2017-07-01 237254928 WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE WORL 2122333046 CHURCH STREET STATION PO BOX 3402 NEW YORK NY 100083402 RAYMOND SWATKOWSKI DEPUTY SEC. GENERAL FOR OPERATIONS 2122333046 2019-04-17 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2122862600 2019-04-17 4.15.211.182 2019-04-17 15:55:51 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 4F9F0882E2C1046A9DC4DC01D0F262469E3815E0 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z RAYMOND SWATKOWSKI PO BOX 7099 DEERFIELD IL 60015 688772 0 X WWW.WORLDEA.ORG X 1955 DC THE WEA SERVES THE LEADERS AND STAFF OF ITS 129 NATIONAL EVANGELICAL ALLIANCES AND OVER 150 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WITH GLOBAL CHRISTIAN RESEARCH, NEWS, PUBLICATIONS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND RESOURCES. IT IS STRATEGICALLY SITUATED TO REPRESENT CHRISTIANS GLOBALLY IN SOCIETY, MEDIA AND TO GOVERNMENTAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. INCREASINGLY THE WEA IS ASKED TO GIVE AN AUTHORITATIVE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO WORLD EVENTS AS WELL AS SPEAK OUT ON ISSUES OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION AND GLOBAL PEACE EFFORTS. LASTLY, WEA IS SOLELY POSITIONED TO CONNECT NATIONAL ALLIANCES, CHURCHES AND PARA-CHURCH MINISTRIES FOR EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIVE ACTION. THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT IS EXPONENTIALLY GREATER THAN THAT OF SEPARATE ACTIVITIES. FURTHERMORE, THE BENEFIT OF POOLING RESOURCES MINIMIZES DUPLICATION. 13 13 3 70 0 0 881201 684473 9330 1564 87 66 754 2669 891372 688772 174249 202306 0 0 171368 162200 0 0 6319 615604 327774 961221 692280 -69849 -3508 241093 218226 28471 9112 212622 209114 X THE WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE EXISTS TO FOSTER CHRISTIAN UNITY AND TO PROVIDE A WORLDWIDE IDENTITY, VOICE AND PLATFORM TO EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS. SEEKING EMPOWERMENT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, THEY EXTEND THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL TO ALL NATIONS AND BY CHRIST-CENTERED TRANSFORMATION WITHIN SOCIETY. 0 0 351820 182515 1564 GLOBAL INITIATIVES:GLOBAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING DESIGN AND IT SUPPORT) AND MARKETING TO STRENGTHEN THE VOICE OF THE WEA AND ITS CONSTITUENCY TO CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD, MEDIA, GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER FAITHS.UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATION, EXPENSES $115,996 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $5,820. PROVIDE AN EVANGELICAL VOICE AT THE UN INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OF THE UN.FELLOWSHIP OF EMERGING LEADERS, EXPENSES $21,953 AND REVENUE OF $1,564. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNGER AND EMERGING LEADERS FROM INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCES TO RECEIVE TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, AND NETWORK WITH OTHER LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.OTHER INITIATIVES, EXPENSES $213,871 WITH GRANTS OF $176,695 THE ORGANIZATION WAS INVOLVED IN VARIOUS OTHER INITIATIVES DURING THE PAST YEAR; THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WERE GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH IN PAKISTAN, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND THE AFRICA BUILDING PROJECT IN KENYA. EXPENSES ALSO INCLUDED COSTS OF HAVING THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP MEETING IN FLORIDA AND WORK DONE ON DEVELOPING THE ORGANIZATION'S NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ALLIANCES. 47218 MISSION COMMISSION:THE WEA MISSION COMMISSION IS A MISSIONAL NETWORK OF HUNDREDS OF MISSION LEADERS AROUND THE GLOBE, PROMOTING FELLOWSHIP, MUTUAL LEARNING, TRAINING AND COOPERATION. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR OF JULY 2017 TO JUNE 2018 THE STAFF TEAM OF THE WEA MISSION COMMISSION, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF REV. DAVID RUIZ, PARTICIPATED IN MISSION EVENTS IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, ASIA AND EUROPE AND VISITED SEVERAL NATIONAL MISSION MOVEMENTS IN THESE CONTINENTS. A NEW STAFF MEMBER WAS INTRODUCED TO THE TEAM, DR. JAY MATENGA FROM NEW ZEALAND, WHO HAS TAKEN OVER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WEBSITE, COMMUNICATION WITH THE ASSOCIATED MEMBERS AND FUNDRAISING. A NEW BOOK WAS LAUNCHED, SPIRITUALITY IN MISSION - EMBRACING THE LIFELONG JOURNEY, PRODUCT OF A REFLECTION OF YEARS BY AUTHORS FROM MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES. IN APRIL OF 2018, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REV. DAVID RUIZ, DECIDED TO STEP DOWN AND THE FORMER ED, DR. BERTIL EKSTROM TOOK OVER AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION COMMISSION UNTIL A NEW ED IS NOMINATED. 25852 THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION:THE THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION SERVES AS A PROPHETIC EVANGELICAL VOICE THAT IS GLOBALLY REPRESENTATIVE, FAITHFUL TO SCRIPTURE, THEOLOGICALLY INFORMED AND SPEAKING WITH CLARITY AND RELEVANCE TO THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. IN 2017 - 2018 THE THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION OF THE WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE FOCUSED ITS SERVICES ON GROWING RELATIONSHIPS OF COLLABORATION WITH OTHER CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, THE GLOBAL CHRISTIAN FORUM AND THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN UNITY. DIRECTORS AND SENIOR LEADERS WITHIN THE TC PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS AND SPOKE AT CONFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD ON THE TOPICS OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, CHRISTIAN WITNESS AND BIBLE ACCESSIBILITY FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE FURTHER STUDY OF THE BIBLICAL TEXTS. THE TC ALSO SERVED THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF THE WEA BY PROVIDING EXPERT KNOWLEDGE ON THEOLOGICAL THEMES AND IN PLANNING FOR FUTURE CONFERENCES OF THE WEA. 77292 19791 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONS AND PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT.RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION, EXPENSES $22,439. THE WEA RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION SEEKS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF RELIGION FOR ALL PEOPLE WORLDWIDE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE 18 OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCRIPTURE. THE COMMISSION AIMS TO HELP ALL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY PROTESTANT CHRISTIANS, TO EXERCISE THEIR FAITH WITHOUT OPPRESSION OR DISCRIMINATION AND SEEKS TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM OF EVANGELICALS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE RLC ADVOCATED FOR GREATER RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS IN ALGERIA, KAZAKHSTAN, ALBANIA, NEPAL, AND BHUTAN WITH INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING THE UN OFFICE IN GENEVA AND THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT. MOREOVER, THE RLC TRAINED OVER 100 CHRISTIAN LEADERS INCLUDING YOUTH, WOMEN, AND LEGAL PRACTITIONERS IN RESTRICTED COUNTRIES SUCH AS INDIA, NEPAL, CAMBODIA, BHUTAN, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, AND PAKISTAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS, ADVOCACY, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND COPING STRATEGIES FOR PERSECUTION. STILL MORE, THE PAST 12 MONTHS ALSO SAW THE RLC CONTINUING ITS WORK IN THE AREA OF REFUGEE CARE AND RESETTLEMENT, FOSTERING COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN REFUGEE AGENCIES IN HOST AND CONFLICT NATIONSCOMMISSION ON WOMEN'S CONCERNS, EXPENSES $2,728. THE COMMISSION IS A NETWORK OF WOMEN SEEKING TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD.THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION, SUPPORTED ENTIRELY BY CONTRIBUTED SERVICES, SEEKS TO CREATE A GLOBAL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUILD MODERN-DAY NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING A DIGITAL FORUM TO HELP INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS IN COMMUNICATION, EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, AND PROMOTION OF PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION AMONG CHRISTIANS AND MINISTRIES ON THE WEB.PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT, EXPENSES $52,125. PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT INCLUDES DIRECT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT TO EACH OF WEA'S PROGRAMS, BRINGING COHESION TO THESE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF WEA. 77292 19791 502182 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X JOANNA BARTOVIC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2122333046 181 HUTCHINSON AVE WINGDALE NY 12594 REV NDABA MAZABANE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK HINKELMANN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH ARTZ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EFRAIM TENDERO CEO AND SECRETARY GENERAL 40.00 X X 24000 0 5820 DR LAWRENCE CHIA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE CLEMENGER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 YARA HUSSEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV KATHLEEN KIRBY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN E LANGLOIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV GOODWILL SHANA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VINITA SHAW TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV JOHN O SMITH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV ALBERTO SOLRZANO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER CHOU CHIEF OF STAFF / COO 40.00 X 30976 0 25107 JOANNA BARTOVIC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 58800 0 19383 113776 0 50310 0 0 0 1 0 42836 641637 684473 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 1564 1564 1564 66 66 2228 2228 OTHER INCOME 900099 441 441 441 688772 1564 0 2735 19238 19238 183068 183068 122333 2050 120283 13883 9300 4583 17506 17506 8478 655 7472 351 870 870 21513 21513 51942 48160 3781 1 16912 7263 9465 184 12502 7355 5147 6460 3160 2100 1200 197279 194451 2828 9395 9325 70 4800 4800 5450 5450 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 351 351 HONORARIUMS 300 300 692280 502182 183779 6319 14706 17811 167090 141712 28000 40000 12897 0 5103 24000 10400 18400 13600 241093 218226 28471 9112 28471 9112 X 100322 108803 112300 100311 212622 209114 241093 218226 -3508 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 24000 10400 13600 13600 X 1815676 1126904 1126904 688772 0 688772 1819184 1126904 1126904 692280 0 692280 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2018. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS FOR ALL YEARS SINCE FISCAL 2015 REMAIN OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY THE RESPECTIVE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO TAX EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS. 1 EUROPE 2 1 GRANT MAKING 95710 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANT MAKING 20178 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANT MAKING 51791 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 0 GRANT MAKING 15389 3 1 0 0 3 1 183068 0 183068 EUROPE SCHOLARSHIP 30292 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE DEVELOPMENT OF MISSIOLOGICAL LITERATURE AND LEADERSHIP FOR THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD 42885 WIRE TRANSFER 0 NORTH AMERICA EVANGELISM 20178 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA SUMMER CAMP AND EVANGELISM 32000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA PERSECUTION RESPONSE 15000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BUILDING AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY 15389 WIRE TRANSFER 0 6 0 SCHOLARSHIP EUROPE 1 20283 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA GRANT FOR EVANGELISM-A JOINT MINISTRY AGREEMENT IS IN PLACE FOR WORK IN CANADA IN COOPERATION WITH THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA. WEA REQUESTS, RECEIVES, AND REVIEWS REGULAR REPORTS OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FROM THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA. OTHER GRANTS - IN ALL OTHER AREAS WEA OPERATES WITH AGENCY AGREEMENTS THROUGH KNOWN ENTITIES, SUCH AS NATIONAL EVANGELICAL ALLIANCES OR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF WEA. WEA REQUESTS, RECEIVES, AND REVIEWS REGULAR REPORTS OF THE GRANTEE ENTITY'S PROGRAM ACTIVITY. SUCH REPORTS INCLUDE FORMAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE GRANTEES AS WELL AS INFORMAL REPORTS PROVIDED BY WEA REPRESENTATIVES LOCATED AND OPERATING IN THE REGION OF THE WORLD IN WHICH THE GRANTEE OPERATES. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS EXPENDITURES. 1 GLOBAL CHRISTIAN FORUM 884 CHESTERFIELD ROAD ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 273219724 501(C)(3) 5908 0 EVANGELISM MISSION 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS - WEA REQUESTS, RECEIVES, AND REVIEWS REGULAR REPORTS OF THE GRANTEE ENTITY'S PROGRAM ACTIVITY. SUCH REPORTS INCLUDE FORMAL REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE GRANTEES AS WELL AS INFORMAL REPORTS PROVIDED BY WEA REPRESENTATIVES. WEA EXPECTS THE PROJECT REPORT TO INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION AS A SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT, THE DURATION, THE SPECIFIC GRANT COMPONENT ON WHICH GRANT FUNDS WERE EXPENDED, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES ACHIEVED BY THE PROJECT. GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS - AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER IN THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIES A NEED AND A REQUEST IS MADE TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE WHO DISCUSSES THE REQUEST WITH THE COO AND ONCE THE REQUEST IS APPROVED THE PAYMENT IS DISBURSED TO THE INDIVIDUAL. THE INDIVIDUAL SHOULD LATER PROVIDE AN INFORMAL REPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION ON ITS USE OF THE FUNDS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EFRAIM TENDERO CEO AND SECRETARY GENERAL 24000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5820 0 29820 0 0 0 SCHEDULE J, PART III: OFFICER COMPENSATION FROM UNRELATED ORGANIZATIONS EFRAIM M. TENDERO, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE (WEA), RECEIVED $24,000 IN SALARY, AND $5,820 IN HEALTH INSURANCE IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2017. THIS COMPENSATION WAS PROVIDED TO WEA FOR OFFICER COMPENSATION BY THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL OF EVANGELICAL CHURCHES, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION. THIS COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII-A AND ON SCHEDULE J, PART II. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALLIANCE: FULL MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, GLOBAL PARTNERS AND CORPORATE MEMBERS. 1. FULL MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANY NATIONAL BODY (THAT IS, A BODY REPRESENTING A COUNTRY) ("NATIONAL MEMBER") OR REGIONAL BODY (A REGION BEING A LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES, OR A CONTINENT) ("REGIONAL MEMBER") WHICH REPRESENTS AN ADEQUATE CROSS-SECTION OF EVANGELICALS IN ITS COUNTRY OR AREA, IS ORGANIZED WITH A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION, IS IN ACCORD WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH AND OBJECTS OF THE ALLIANCE AS SET OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION AND PAYS SUCH ANNUAL DUES AS ARE PAYABLE BY FULL MEMBERS FROM TIME TO TIME. FULL MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO MORE THAN ONE NATIONAL MEMBER IN A COUNTRY, PROVIDED SUCH BODY REPRESENTS AN ADEQUATE CROSS-SECTION OF EVANGELICALS IN ITS COUNTRY OR AREA, WHETHER BASED ON ETHNIC, LINGUISTIC, ECCLESIASTICAL OR REGIONAL DISTINCTIVES. 2. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANY SUPRA-NATIONAL OR CROSS-CULTURAL EVANGELICAL BODY HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL PRESENCE IN INTERNATIONAL EVANGELICAL WORK, PROVIDED IT IS IN ACCORD WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH AND OBJECTS OF THE ALLIANCE AS SET OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION AND PAYS SUCH ANNUAL AND OTHER DUES AS ARE PAYABLE BY ASSOCIATE MEMBERS FROM TIME TO TIME AND EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF SUPRA-NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES REPRESENTING SEVERAL COUNTRIES, SUCH BODIES MUST BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE FULL MEMBER IN THE PLACE WHERE IT HAS ITS CENTRAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS. 3. GLOBAL PARTNER MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT SHALL SERVE AS A NON-STRUCTURED MINISTRY PARTNER OF THE ALLIANCE IN A SPECIALIZED FIELD AND CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTS OF THE ALLIANCE. GLOBAL PARTNER MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT SHALL SERVE AS A NON-STRUCTURED MINISTRY PARTNER OF THE ALLIANCE IN A SPECIALIZED FIELD AND CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTS OF THE ALLIANCE. 4. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANY DENOMINATION (THAT IS, AN ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL CHURCHES) AND CHURCH NETWORK (THAT IS, A NETWORK OF LOCAL CHURCHES ("CORPORATE MEMBER") EITHER IN ONE COUNTRY OR A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES, IS ORGANIZED WITH A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION OR OTHER WRITTEN BASIS OF ASSOCIATION, IS IN ACCORD WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH AND OBJECTS OF THE ALLIANCE AS SET OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION, IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL MEMBER WHERE IT IS ORGANISED AND PAYS SUCH ANNUAL DUES AS ARE PAYABLE BY FULL MEMBERS FROM TIME TO TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A FULL MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT AT LEAST ELEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AT EACH MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS AND MATTERS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED BY THE BYLAWS ARE RESERVED FOR DETERMINATION BY THE FULL MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ANY COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 THE ORGANIZATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHOSE BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE CHOSEN TO SERVE THE PUBLIC PURPOSES TO WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED. THESE PERSONS HAVE A DUTY TO CONDUCT THE AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SUCH PURPOSES AND NOT TO ADVANCE THEIR PERSONAL INTERESTS. THIS CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY IS INTENDED TO PERMIT THE BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, AND ADDRESS ANY REAL, POTENTIAL, OR APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MIGHT, IN FACT OR IN APPEARANCE, CALL INTO QUESTION THEIR DUTY OF UNDIVIDED LOYALTY. RELEVANT INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF A CONFLICT, THE INDIVIDUAL IN QUESTION MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER. SUCH MATTERS INVOLVING THE EXISTENCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE TO BE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, FORM 990, FORM 1023, AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 9: CHRISTOPHER CHOU, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND JOANNA BARTOVIC, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE COULD BE REACHED AT 181 HUTCHINSON AVE., WINGDALE, NY 12594. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF ITS INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THE POLICY FOR SELECTION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR.