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ROOTS ETHIOPIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ROOTS ETHIOPIA INC (EIN 46-1527090)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-15
IRS object ID
201832279349302053
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-08-15T11:44:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN391203191PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SVA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS SCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11221 JOHN Q HAMMONS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461527090EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROOTS ETHIOPIA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlROOTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6088391150PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 LONGMEADOW CIRAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEGHAN WALSHPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone6088391150PhoneNum
Signature2018-07-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIRSTEN HOUGHTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01273230PTIN
Phone6088318181PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMEGHAN WALSHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 LONGMEADOW CIRAddressLine1Txt
CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$250,866GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ROOTSETHIOPIA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSUPPORTING COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR JOB CREATION AND EDUCATION IN ETHIOPIA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$126PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$162CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,569PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,565CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$311,178PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$241,888CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$246,549PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$169,325CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$234,639CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$16,175PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,249CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$184,250NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$191,499NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionROOTS ETHIOPIA, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT THAT EXISTS BECAUSE IT BELIEVES ACCESS TO WORK AND EDUCATION ARE THE FOUNDATIONS FOR BUILDING A POVERTY-FREE WORLD. IT BELIEVES THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO BARRIERS TO ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES SUCCEEDING IN WORK AND AT SCHOOL. IT ASSISTS FAMILIES TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, IT SUPPORTS WOMEN TO CREATE VALUABLE LOCAL MARKET WORK, AND IT JOINS WITH COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR SCHOOLS SO EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO LEARN.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$116,394GrantAmt
Revenue$3,526RevenueAmt
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Expense$43,706ExpenseAmt
Grant$37,482GrantAmt
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Expense$15,570ExpenseAmt
Grant$13,359GrantAmt
DescINCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES, COMBINED WITH SELF-HELP SAVINGS GROUPS, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN SUSTAINABLE SMALL BUSINESS AND SAVINGS PROGRAMS SO FAMILIES CAN BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2017 AND DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE ORGANIZATION FUNDED 60 NEW SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE SELF-HELP SAVINGS GROUPS PROGRAM. 100% OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE SELF-HELP GROUP PROGRAM ARE WOMEN.Desc

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DescTHE WELL COMMUNITIES PROGRAM PROVIDES TARGETED RELIEF AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES INVOLVED IN ROOTS ETHIOPIA PROGRAMS (E.G. IGA/SHG, SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP) THAT NEED A BRIDGE TO STABILITY FOR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION. EXPENSES MAY INCLUDE: IGA SUPPORT IN COMMUNITIES WITHOUT AN SHG GROUP; ONE-TIME EXPENSES THAT BENEFIT A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OF RURAL, AT-RISK FAMILIES; AID FOR UNFORESEEN MEDICAL COSTS THAT CREATE UNDUE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR AN EMERGENCY HOUSING CRISIS; ETC.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEGHAN WALSHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6088391150PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMADISONCityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP53717ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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MEGHAN WALSH
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JEANNE M OLSON
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LAUREN WERNER
VICE CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN LAYNE
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN STEINBERG
BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 11/20175.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA STEINBERG
BOARD MEMBER10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA HODGES
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASCHELAW CHAMISO
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Noncash Contributions$375NoncashContributionsAmt
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Exclusion$162ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column$2,039TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,039ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$2,201ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,325TotalAmt
Program Services$169,325ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$12,125TotalAmt
Program Services$2,855ProgramServicesAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,458TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,458FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$3,660FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204TotalAmt
Fundraising$204FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,509TotalAmt
Program Services$10,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29TotalAmt
Management And General$29ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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MERCHANT CHARGES$3,600$3,600

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,639TotalAmt
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Management And General$14,508ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,707FundraisingAmt

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BOY$126,410BOYAmt
EOY$140,663EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$29,220BOYAmt
EOY$29,337EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,845BOYAmt
EOY$27,856EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,475BOYAmt
EOY$197,856EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$225BOYAmt
EOY$6,357EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,323BOYAmt
EOY$112,659EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,927BOYAmt
EOY$78,840EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,250BOYAmt
EOY$191,499EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,475BOYAmt
EOY$197,856EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,249ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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$208,707CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$167,823CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$308,483CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$236,161CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,038,305TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$208,707CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$167,823CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$308,483CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$236,161CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,038,305TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$20,129SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,018,176PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$126CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$162CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$392TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support CY1700.98020PublicSupportCY170Pct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSNNPR, ETHIOPIARegionTxt
Offices2OfficesCnt
Employee13EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES AND GRANTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedLEARNING RESOURCE PROJECTS, SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, SELF HELP SAVINGS GROUPS, AND INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIESSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$197,533RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees13SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$197,533SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$197,533TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSNNPR, ETHIOPIARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantLEARNING RESOURCE PROGRAM & SCHOOL SPONSORSHIPSPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$16,736CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERSMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMONITORING OF FUNDS: ALL PROSPECTIVE GRANT RECIPIENTS SUBMIT DETAILED/ITEMIZED PROPOSALS TO THE ROOTS ETHIOPIA BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. IF THE PROPOSAL RECEIVES A FAVORABLE VOTE, THE GRANT IS FUNDED VIA WIRE TRANSFER TO THE GRANTEE. THE GRANTEE IS EXPECTED TO IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE THE PROJECT AS OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED GRANT PROPOSAL. THIS INCLUDES: USING AGREED UPON CRITERIA TO SELECT AND APPROVE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS; MAKE APPROPRIATE PAYMENTS FOR PREAPPROVED EXPENSES; MONITOR THE PROJECT UNTIL COMPLETION WHILE COLLECTING DATA ON VARIABLES AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE; KEEPING DETAILED FINANCIAL RECORDS, PARTICIPANT ROSTERS, AND PROJECT PLANS. THE GRANT RECIPIENT SUBMITS DETAILED FINANCIAL RECORDS, ROSTERS AND PLANS BOTH PERIODICALLY AND UPON REQUEST. ONCE YEARLY, A MEETING IS HELD ON SITE AT THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OFFICES WHERE FINANCIAL RECORDS (CASH ACCOUNTING) AND PROJECT RECORDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO A MEMBER OF THE ROOTS ETHIOPIA BOARD WHO CONDUCTS A SAMPLE REVIEW OF THE RECORDS. BOARD MEMBERS ALSO CONDUCT SITE VISITS IN PROJECT LOCATIONS TO GATHER DATA AND REVIEW ADHERENCE TO THE AGREED UPON GRANT CONDITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3THE PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY NUTRITIONAL RELIEF ENDED IN 2017 AS ETHIOPIA DID NOT EXPERIENCE DROUGHT-RELATED NUTRITION ISSUES TO THE DEGREE IN 2017 THAT WOULD REQUIRE INTERVENTION WITH THE COMMUNITIES THE ORGANIZATION SERVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2LYNN STEINBERG AND JESSICA STEINBERG ARE SISTERS-IN-LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE COMPLETED FORM VIA INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ARE DIRECTED TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS/POTENTIAL CORRECTIONS TO THE BOARD TREASURER BEFORE THE DATE UPON WHICH THE 990 WILL BE FINALIZED AND FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.

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