2019-11-12T14:17:07-06:00 2018-12-31 203551532 SALTI & ASSOCIATES LLC 1310 L STREET NW STE 870 WASHINGTON DC 20005 990 2018-01-01 454613016 ACCOUNTABILITY LAB INC ACCO 4048250001 1110 VERMONT AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 BLAIR GLENCORSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4048250001 2019-11-12 NADIM E SALTI CPA P01482194 2027283312 2019-11-12 216.57.151.226 2019-11-12 14:16:42 ES P 6410079965079D3074AAD5C60F569B728853E432 B1F6754162BA34960FF6E5961467431CD3790A95 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z BLAIR GLENCORSE 1110 VERMONT AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 1191691 0 X WWW.ACCOUNTABILITYLAB.ORG X 2012 DC TO CATALYZE A NEW GENERATION OF ACTIVE CITIZENS AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD BY INCUBATING LOCAL CHANGEMAKERS' INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO STRENGHTEN ACCOUNTABILITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 11 10 4 0 0 0 714930 1191686 0 0 0 5 0 0 714930 1191691 303096 518347 0 0 157464 277739 0 0 61266 86990 159160 547550 955246 167380 236445 511991 760586 12850 25000 499141 735586 X OUR VISION IS MORE INCLUSIVE, ACCOUNTABLE SOCIETIES. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A NEW GENERATION OF ACTIVE CITIZENS AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD. WE WORK TOWARDS THIS BY SUPPORTING CHANGE-MAKERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POSITIVE IDEAS FOR INTEGRITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. BY ENABLING PEOPLE TO GENERATE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COALITIONS NEEDED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, WE UNLEASH POSITIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE. ACCOUNTABILITY LAB GLOBAL (REGISTERED AS A 501C3 IN THE US) HAS NOW CREATED 8 "NETWORK LABS" (IN LIBERIA, MALI, MEXICO, NEPAL, NIGER, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN AND SOUTH AFRICA) ALL OF WHICH ARE LOCALLY REGISTERED AND HAVE MOUS WITH THE GLOBAL ENTITY. WE NOW HAVE 80+ STAFF ACROSS THIS NETWORK, SUPPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS. THE AL GLOBAL TEAM (BASED IN WASHINGTON DC) DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING (AS DESCRIBED BELOW) BUT INSTEAD LEADS ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY LAB'S GLOBAL STRATEGY, LEARNING AND SUPPORTS THE LOCAL AFFILIATES WITH PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNICATIONS. 0 0 819970 518347 OUR PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:A.INTEGRITY IDOL-THE GOALS OF INTEGRITY IDOL ARE THREEFOLD: FIRST TO CREATE ROLE-MODELS AND CELEBRATE HONEST PUBLIC OFFICIALS; SECOND, TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE BY INDICATING THAT GOVERNMENT IS A CAREER PATH IN WHICH ONE CAN WORK WITH INTEGRITY AND HONESTY; AND THIRD, TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT THE WINNERS TO HELP BUILD COALITIONS TO PUSH FOR FURTHER REFORM AND VALUE-BASED DECISION-MAKING OVER TIME. IMPACT TO DATE: 1.CAMPAIGNS IN 8 COUNTRIES WITH OVER 9,000 NOMINATIONS AND 35 WINNING IDOLS; 2.AS A RESULT OF THE CAMPAIGN, WINNERS HAVE: BEEN ASKED TO BRIEF LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL ON GOVERNANCE (NEPAL); BEEN SELECTED FOR A GOVERNMENT ETHICS COMMITTEE (SOUTH AFRICA); BEEN PROMOTED (PAKISTAN); AND FIXED A VARIETY OF ACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEMS (ALL COUNTRIES).B.MUSIC CAMPAIGNS - THE GOALS OF OUR MUSIC CAMPAIGNS ARE TO: FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH MUSIC AROUND ISSUES OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY; CHANGE THE APPROACH THAT THE INDUSTRY, AS A WHOLE, TAKES TO THESE CHALLENGES, THROUGH POSITIVE MESSAGING AND ENGAGEMENTIMPACT TO DATE: 1.THE RAP2REP AND VOICE2REP CAMPAIGNS HAVE ENGAGED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS NIGERIA AND LIBERIA, WITH SIGNIFICANT MEDIA ATTENTION FOR THE WINNERS AND MANY OF THE WINNING SONGS BECOMING WIDELY POPULAR; 2.IN LIBERIA AND NIGERIA, THE WINNERS HAVE BECOME NATIONALLY KNOWN AND HAVE SHIFTED THE TONE OF LOCALLY PRODUCED MUSIC TOWARDS MORE SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ISSUES AND TOPICS.C.ACCOUNTABILITY INCUBATOR - THE GOALS OF THE INCUBATOR ARE THREEFOLD: FIRST TO ALLOW US TO RE-BALANCE ASSISTANCE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY SPACE TOWARDS BOTTOM-UP, LOCALIZED IDEAS FOR CHANGE; SECOND TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, WHO CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD ACCOUNTABILITY; AND THIRD, TO BUILD "UNLIKELY NETWORKS AND DIVERSE COALITIONS WHO CAN FIND NEW WAYS TO CREATE CHANGE. IMPACT TO DATE: 1-A TOTAL OF 60 ACCOUNTAPRENEURS HAVE PASSED THROUGH OUR INCUBATORS, WITH IDEAS RANGING FROM FILM SCHOOLS; TO BUILDING NETWORKS OF MUSIC ARTISTS PUSHING FOR INTEGRITY; TO TOOLS USING BLOCKCHAIN TO SECURE ELECTIONS. 2-CHANGES THE ACCOUNTAPRENEURS HAVE CREATED INCLUDE: PUSHING FOR BUDGETS TO BE ALLOCATED TO SCHOOLS MORE EFFECTIVELY (PAKISTAN); CHANGES TO POLICIES IMPLEMENTED BY MINING COMPANIES (LIBERIA); AND THE RESOLUTION OF HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEMS FOR MIGRANTS (NEPAL).D.CITIZEN HELPDESKS - THE CHD PROCESS IS USED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE WITHIN COMMUNITIES UNDERSTANDS HOW AND WHEN DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE PLACE, TO BUILD ACCOUNTABILITY INTO LOCAL DECISION-MAKING IN REAL-TIME, AND TO CLOSE THE FEEDBACK LOOP BETWEEN CITIZENS, GOVERNMENTS, THE MEDIA AND BUSINESSES.IMPACT TO DATE 1-OVER 14,000 COMMUNITIES ENGAGED IN NEPAL, WITH OVER 200,000 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS REACHED AND HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEMS SOLVED FOR CITIZENS ON EVERYTHING FROM EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION TO MIGRATION; 2-TWO MINING COMMUNITIES ENGAGED IN LIBERIA, LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT CONCESSIONS FROM MINING COMPANIES, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS, HEALTH CENTERS AND WATER POINTS.E.COALITION-BUILDING, POLICY CHANGE AND ADVOCACY - THE GOALS OF OUR WORK IN THIS AREA IS TO ENSURE THAT LESSONS LEARNED "FROM THE COAL FACE" OF ACCOUNTABILITY ARE FED INTO POLICIES AND PROCESSES TO ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND INCLUSION. IMPACT TO DATE: 1-WE HAVE LED THE OGP PROCESS IN LIBERIA, LEADING TO KEY COMMITMENTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE DEPLOYMENT OF INFORMATION OFFICERS IN COUNTIES AND GREATER TRANSPARENCY AROUND ISSUES OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; 2-WE HAVE BUILT A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MALI AND NIGER FOCUSING ON CITIZEN VOICE AND INCLUSION, WHO HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR GREATER EQUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DECISION-MAKING. F.OPENGOV HUBS/INNOVATION SPACES - THE GOALS OF THE OPENGOV HUBS ARE THREEFOLD: FIRST TO PROVIDE A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE SPACE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY CHANGE-MAKERS; SECOND TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE UNLIKELY PARTNERSHIPS CAN EMERGE AND FLOURISH; AND THIRD, TO CREATE A COLLECTIVE IDENTITY AND A SENSE THAT OUR EFFORTS CAN BE MORE THAN THE SUM OF THEIR PARTS. IMPACT TO DATE: 1-OUR OPENGOV HUBS/COLLECTIVE SPACES HAVE JOINTLY HOSTED OVER 400 EVENTS IN THE PAST 3 YEARS, WITH OVER 10,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING HEADS OF STATE, MINISTERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, ANTI-CORRUPTION EXPERTS AND NUMEROUS CITIZEN-LED, CIVIL SOCIETY AND MEDIA GROUPS; 2-NEW, SUSTAINABLE COLLABORATIONS HAVE COME OUT OF THE HUBS INCLUDING A MUSIC NETWORK (LIBERIA); AND A MIGRATION ACCOUNTABILITY COLLECTIVE (NEPAL). 0 0 0 819970 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CA NY DC X JEAN SCRIMGEOUR 2027318965 1110 VERMONT AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 BLAIR GLENCORSE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIR 40.00 X X 84064 0 0 ALAN HUDSON DIRECTOR AND TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MOLLY HELLERMAN DIRECTOR AND CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLINE MAILLOUX DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GOETZ BECHTOLSCHEIMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMAR ROSENBERG THROUGH 917 DIRECTOR AND VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTINA WIIG THROUGH 917 DIRECTOR AND CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SANGITA SIGDVAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE EYERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDHYA RAO DIRECTOR AND CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN ROGOSCH JOINED ON 1028 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 84064 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1191686 1191686 5 5 1191691 0 0 5 518347 518347 84064 42032 42032 177087 129710 41238 6139 16588 9557 3191 3840 8425 8425 16209 12278 3931 17635 11597 6038 963 963 14583 9590 2303 2690 41260 41260 6256 710 434 5112 247 247 6426 4226 1015 1185 BAD DEBT 22333 22333 PROGRAM EXPENSES 15960 15960 TAXES 5666 5666 BANK FEES 1454 956 230 268 1743 1414 329 955246 819970 74010 61266 69611 436885 15515 431147 286893 19422 11233 2118 247 0 1871 511991 760586 12850 25000 12850 25000 X 77994 79653 421147 655933 499141 735586 511991 760586 236445 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 163009 1050809 877870 714390 1180055 3986133 163009 1050809 877870 714390 1180055 3986133 1920848 2065285 5 5 3986138 0.51810 0.46590 X 2118 247 1871 1871 X 1191690 0 1191690 0 1191690 955246 0 955246 0 955246 PART X, LINE 2: THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) RELEASED FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, ACCOUNTABILITY LAB, INC. HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10 AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 3 PROGRAM SUPPORT AND GRANTMAKING 1.INTEGRITY IDOL 2.CITIZEN HELPDESKS: WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES SINCE 2015 TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON ACCOUNTABILITY CHALLENGES RELATED TO THE EARTHQUAKES, MIGRATION AND BUDGET EXPENDITURES. 3.ACCOUNTABILITY INCUBATOR: WITH A FOCUS ON ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN MIGRATION.4.FILM SCHOOL FOR WOMEN: TRAINING AND SUPPORTING YOUNG WOMEN IN FILMMAKING AND VISUAL STORYTELLING ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ISSUES.5.OPENGOVHUB (KATHMANDU): A FULLY-EQUIPPED CO-WORKING, COMMUNITY AND INNOVATION SPACE. 6.SDG16 INNOVATION CHALLENGE: A NATIONAL COMPETITION TO SUPPORT YOUNG LEADERS IN CRAFTING INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES RELATED TO SDG16. 181900 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 5 PROGRAM SUPPORT AND GRANTMAKING 1.INTEGRITY IDOL2.ACCOUNTABILITY INCUBATOR3.VOICE2REP: SUPPORTING NIGERIAN MUSICIANS TO SPREAD MESSAGES RELATED TO ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP THROUGH A NATIONAL COMPETITION AND TV SHOW. 4.ELECTION AWARENESS: LOCAL ARTISTS PAINT MURALS ON AUTO-RICKSHAWS ("KEKES") TO SPARK CONVERSATION AROUND PARTICIPATION IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS. 5.RAP2REP: A RAP MUSIC COMPETITION, SUPPORTING LIBERIAN MUSICIANS TO SPREAD MESSAGES RELATED TO ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP. 6.REEL PEACE: 45 WOMEN FROM ACROSS LIBERIA ARE MAKING FILMS ABOUT PEACE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, CULMINATING IN A NATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL IN THE SPRING OF 2019. 7.COMMUNITY JUSTICE TEAMS: AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM FOR LIBERIAN CITIZENS IN HIGH DENSITY, MULTI-ETHNIC AND TRANSIENT COMMUNITIES WHO OFTEN LACK ACCESS TO OR DISTRUST THE FORMAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.8.ICAMPUS (OPENGOVHUB): LIBERIA'S FIRST FULLY-EQUIPPED CO-WORKING. 336447 8 0 0 0 8 0 518347 0 518347 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 1.INTEGRITY IDOL 2.CITIZEN HELPDESKS: WITH A FOCUS ON NATIONAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES IN CONCESSION AREAS. 3.ACCOUNTABILITY INCUBATOR: WITH A FOCUS ON ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. 4.RAP2REP: A RAP MUSIC COMPETITION, SUPPORTING LIBERIAN MUSICIANS TO SPREAD MESSAGES RELATED TO ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP. 5.REEL PEACE: 45 WOMEN FROM ACROSS LIBERIA ARE MAKING FILMS ABOUT PEACE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, CULMINATING IN A NATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL IN THE SPRING OF 2019. 6.COMMUNITY JUSTICE TEAMS: AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM FOR LIBERIAN CITIZENS IN HIGH DENSITY, MULTI-ETHNIC AND TRANSIENT COMMUNITIES WHO OFTEN LACK ACCESS TO OR DISTRUST THE FORMAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 7.ICAMPUS (OPENGOVHUB): LIBERIA'S FIRST FULLY-EQUIPPED CO-WORKING, COMMUNITY AND INNOVATION SPACE. 191480 WIRE TRANSFER BOOK SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 1.INTEGRITY IDOL 2.CITIZEN HELPDESKS: WITH A FOCUS ON COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND BUILDING TRUST AMONG YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT IN THE MOPTI, SEGOU AND TIMBUKTU REGIONS. 3.ACCOUNTABILITY INCUBATOR 4.LINKING AND LEARNING: SUPPORTING CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS IN MALI (AND NIGER) TO BUILD COALITIONS AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, AMPLIFYING THEIR WORK ON THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.5.TEDXBAMAKO: AN EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER BRIGHT MINDS TO GIVE TALKS THAT ARE IDEA-FOCUSED, TO FOSTER LEARNING, INSPIRATION AND WONDER - AND PROVOKE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER.6.OPENGOVHUB (BAMAKO): A FULLY-EQUIPPED CO-WORKING, COMMUNITY AND INNOVATION SPACE. 45895 WIRE TRANSFER BOOK SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 1.INTEGRITY IDOL: IN 2018 WE ARE FOCUSING ON IDOLS UNDER 35, NAMING AND FAMING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS.2.SDG16 INNOVATION CHALLENGE: A NATIONAL COMPETITION TO SUPPORT YOUNG LEADERS IN CRAFTING INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES RELATED TO SDG16. 3.ACCOUNTABILITY INCUBATOR: WITH A FOCUS ON CIVIC TECHNOLOGY IN 2018.4.CITIZEN HELPDESKS: WORKING IN 3 DISTRICTS OF BALOCHISTAN TO CREATE FEEDBACK LOOPS ON PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY ISSUES AND BUILD TRUST BETWEEN CITIZENS AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONS. 5500 WIRE TRANSFER BOOK SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1.INTEGRITY IDOL2.ACCOUNTABILITY INCUBATOR3.VOICE2REP: SUPPORTING NIGERIAN MUSICIANS TO SPREAD MESSAGES RELATED TO ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP THROUGH A NATIONAL COMPETITION AND TV SHOW. 4.ELECTION AWARENESS: LOCAL ARTISTS PAINT MURALS ON AUTO-RICKSHAWS ("KEKES") TO SPARK CONVERSATION AROUND PARTICIPATION IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS. 80000 WIRE TRANSFER BOOK SOUTH ASIA 1.INTEGRITY IDOL 2.CITIZEN HELPDESKS: WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES SINCE 2015 TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON ACCOUNTABILITY CHALLENGES RELATED TO THE EARTHQUAKES, MIGRATION AND BUDGET EXPENDITURES. 3.ACCOUNTABILITY INCUBATOR: WITH A FOCUS ON ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN MIGRATION.4.FILM SCHOOL FOR WOMEN: TRAINING AND SUPPORTING YOUNG WOMEN IN FILMMAKING AND VISUAL STORYTELLING ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ISSUES.5.OPENGOVHUB (KATHMANDU): A FULLY-EQUIPPED CO-WORKING, COMMUNITY AND INNOVATION SPACE. 176400 WIRE TRANSFER BOOK SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO SUPPORT INTEGRITY IDOL SOUTH AFRICA 19073 WIRE TRANSFER BOOK 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT RECIPIENTS SIGN AN AGREEMENT OUTLINING THE PURPOSE AND TERMS OF THE GRANT, AND THEN WE HAVE EACH OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE US WITH QUARTERLY REPORTS ON THEIR EXPENDITURES. THE LAB IS INVOLVED IN PROVIDING PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS RUN BY GRANTEES, THE LAB IS ALSO IN THAT WAY ABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANT FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE GRANT AGREEMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE MEMBERS OF ACCOUNTABILITY LAB, INC. ARE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO THEN CONSTITUTE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ACCOUNTABILITY LAB, INC. THE MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE ANY VOTING RIGHTS DISTINCT FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE BOARD, THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES. THE BOARD AS A WHOLE ACTS ON GOVERNANCE MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT. THE RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AMONG BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS AND SETS FORTH A PROCESS FOR THE BOARD, OR DULY AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, TO MANAGE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INCLUDING REQUIRING RECUSAL BY THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL FROM THE DELIBERATIONS AND VOTE ON THE MATTER, CONSISTENT WITH IRS RECOMMENDATIONS AND PREVAILING BEST PRACTICES FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS ARISING DURING THE YEAR. THIS WAS SIGNED ON 10/28/2017, AS IT IS ANNUALLY DONE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED NOT TO EXCEED FAIR MARKET VALUE BASED ON PERIODIC REVIEWS OF COMPENSATION LEVELS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN SIMILAR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ITS FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE.