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ALPORT SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
ALPORT SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-8237159)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-09-11
IRS object ID
201812559349300001
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

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Return2018-09-11T07:15:36-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SECHLER MORGAN CPAS PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN208237159EIN

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US Address USAddress

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PersonMARTY DUNLEAVYPersonNm
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Activity Or MissionTO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY ALPORT SYNDROME THROUGH EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT, ADVOCACY, AND FUNDING RESEARCH. THE FOUNDATIONS VISION IS TO MAKE ALPORT SYNDROME A TREATABLE DISEASE AND FIND A CURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS GENETIC KIDNEY DISEASE WITH A GOAL OF FUNDING RESEARCH, TO FIND MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT PROTOCOLS AND TO ULTIMATELY FIND A CURE.MissionDesc
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DescCOMPETITIVE RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAM. THE ASF RESEARCH PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN LARGE PART BY THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHY KIDNEYS AS WELL AS OTHER FUNDRAISING EVENTS. ASF HAS DEVELOPED STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE THE RESOURCES APPLIED TO FINDING NOVEL TREATMENTS AND A CURE. SINCE 2010, ASF AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE PROVIDED MORE THAN 2 MILLION DOLLARS ON RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR ALPORT SYNDROME THAT HAVE FOCUSED ON CORRECTING THE GENETIC DEFECT IN CELLS DERIVED FROM PATIENTS, BASIC SCIENCE ON THE STRUCTURES OF THE KIDNEY THAT AFFECT THE BASEMENT MEMBRANE AND DISEASE PROGRESSION, PROTEIN REPLACEMENT THERAPY, MICRORNA THERAPY, ANTIBODY THERAPY, AND DRUG REPURPOSING.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,940,718TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$29,671GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91670PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Facts And Circumstances TestPart II Section A Line 1 An unusal grant in the amount of 158,759 has been excluded from 2014 Column b, Line 1 . Additionally, a 200,000 contribution received in 2016 was initially in the year 2016 determined to be unusal and excluded from 2016 Column e on the 2016 Schedule A filed. Subsequently, the 200,000 contribution has been added back to 2016 Column d on the 2017 Schedule A because the unusal determination no longer applies.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II Section B Line 9FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFollowing the IRS Schedule A instructions for Line 9, for years in which fundraising expenses exceed fundraising revenue, then no amount - 0 - has been reported on Schedule A, Line 9. Net fundraising event revenue reported on Schedule A, Line 9 coordinates to the Form 990, Part VIII, Line 8c Net income or loss from fundraising events.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$120,000ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$20,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$120,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$20,000ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$20,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Endowment Balance EOY1.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFederal income taxesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$666,648TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,375DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$972OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,347RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$664,301RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$664,301TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$430,001TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,375DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$972OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,347ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$427,654ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$427,654TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
V 4THE ORGANIZATIONS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS WERE RESTRICTED BASED ON TIME RESTRICTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE AND WILL BE USED FOR FUTURE SPECIAL EVENTS AND/OR RESEARCH GRANTS.
XI 2 dOTHER ADJUSTMENT EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT NETTED WITH EXPENSES FOR TAX RETURN REPORTING 972.
XII 2 dOTHER ADJUSTMENT EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT NETTED WITH EXPENSES FOR TAX RETURN REPORTING 972.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEurope Including Iceland and GreenlandRegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedRESEARCH ON ALPORT SYNDROMETypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedRESEARCH ON ALPORT SYNDROMESpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$77,177RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$77,177SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$77,177TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEurope Including Iceland and GreenlandRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantRESEARCH FUNDINGPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$50,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I Line 1FOR RESEARCH FUNDING, ASF USES AN APPLICATION PROCESS ALONG WITH A PANEL OF OUTSIDE REVIEWERS WHICH EVALUATE GRANT APPLICATIONS ON THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROJECT, THE PROJECTS BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE, AND THE PROJECTS RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS.
Part I Line 2REPORTING REQUIREMENTS - WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD, IT IS REQUIRED THAT A TYPE-WRITTEN REPORT BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ON THE RESEARCH THAT RESULTED FROM THE ASF FUNDING SUMMARY WHICH CAN BE PUBLISHED BY ASF AS IS OR IN EDITED FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED. IF THE FUNDING IS FOR MORE THAN A ONE-YEAR PERIOD, THEN A TYPE-WRITTEN PROGRESS REPORT MUST BE ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT THE END OF EACH YEAR ON THE FUNDING COMMENCEMENT DATE ANNIVERSARY AND SENT TO ASF.
Part I Line 2ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS - A FINAL DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF THE FUNDS SPENT IS REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO ASF WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD. IF THE FUNDING PERIOD IS LONGER THAN ONE YEAR, THEN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS MUST BE FILED WITH ASF ON THE FUNDING COMMENCEMENT DATE ANNIVERSARY. AT THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD, ANY UNUSED FUNDS MUST BE RETURNED TO ASF, UNLESS A LETTER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AND REQUESTING AN EXTENSION OF THE FUNDING PERIOD WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDS IS SUBMITTED AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD AND APPROVED BY ASF.
Part I Line 3THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS ALL EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING METHOD.
Part II Line 1THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS ALL EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING METHOD.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ARIZONA 5K RACEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$49,777GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$40,905CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$8,872GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$835NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$500RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$125FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,952OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2OHIO 5K RACEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$9,515GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$7,809CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$1,706GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$650OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$59,292GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$48,714CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$10,578GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$835NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$500RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$125FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,602OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$7,062DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$3,516NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Alport Syndrome Treatment & Outcomes RegistryBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 Oak Street Ste 500AddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP554552010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN416042488RecipientEIN
IRC Section501 c 3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$50,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantASTOR Patient RegistryPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I Line 1FOR RESEARCH FUNDING, ASF USES AN APPLICATION PROCESS ALONG WITH A PANEL OF OUTSIDE REVIEWERS WHICH EVALUATE GRANT APPLICATIONS ON THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THE PROJECT, THE PROJECTS BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE, AND THE PROJECTS RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS.
Part I Line 2REPORTING REQUIREMENTS - WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD, IT IS REQUIRED THAT A TYPE-WRITTEN REPORT BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ON THE RESEARCH THAT RESULTED FROM THE ASF FUNDING SUMMARY WHICH CAN BE PUBLISHED BY ASF AS IS OR IN EDITED FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED. IF THE FUNDING IS FOR MORE THAN A ONE-YEAR PERIOD, THEN A TYPE-WRITTEN PROGRESS REPORT MUST BE ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT THE END OF EACH YEAR ON THE FUNDING COMMENCEMENT DATE ANNIVERSARY AND SENT TO ASF.
Part I Line 2ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS - A FINAL DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF THE FUNDS SPENT IS REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO ASF WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD. IF THE FUNDING PERIOD IS LONGER THAN ONE YEAR, THEN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS MUST BE FILED WITH ASF ON THE FUNDING COMMENCEMENT DATE ANNIVERSARY. AT THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD, ANY UNUSED FUNDS MUST BE RETURNED TO ASF, UNLESS A LETTER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION AND REQUESTING AN EXTENSION OF THE FUNDING PERIOD WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDS IS SUBMITTED AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE FUNDING PERIOD AND APPROVED BY ASF.
Part I Line 2EACH YEAR ASF SPONSORS THE PAUL SILVER TRIBUTE AWARD FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH ALPORT SYNDROME. APPLICANTS ARE EVALUATED BASED ON AN ESSAY AND OUTSIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE AWARD. THE AWARD CAN BE USED FOR EDUCATION, TO COMPLETE A PROJECT, OR PURSUE AN ACTIVITY THAT WILL ENHANCE THE APPLICANTS LIFE.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 8,362, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 831 MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES. ASF RAISES AWARENESS OF CURRENT CLINICAL GUIDELINES, HELPS PROMOTE EMERGING RESEARCH AND CURRENT CLINICAL TRIALS AT MEDICAL CONFERENCES, AS WELL AS SPONSORS MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUMS AT EVENTS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY KIDNEY WEEK, ONE OF THE LARGEST RENAL MEETINGS IN THE WORLD, AND THE INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATION CONGRESS.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 27,177, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 INTERNATIONAL ALPORT SYNDROME COLLABORATION. ASF IS WORKING WITH GLOBAL STAKEHOLDERS PATIENTS, CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND PHARMA INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC RESEARCH AGENDA TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL TREATMENTS AND ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS IN RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. ASF HAS SPONSORED OR CO-SPONSORED 2 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH WORKSHOPS AND 2 SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 123,488, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 ADVOCACY. ASF AND ITS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ISSUES RELATED TO ALL KIDNEY AND RARE DISEASES, AS WELL AS ALPORT SYNDROME. ASF HAS SUPPORTED EVENTS COORDINATED BY THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF RARE DISORDERS, AND THE RARE DISEASE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES. ONLINE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. ASFS WEBSITE ENSURES THAT CLEAR AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT ALPORT SYNDROME IS READILY AVAILABLE. RESOURCES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, WEBINARS, CLINICAL GUIDELINES, AND VIDEOS FROM PATIENT AND MEDICAL CONFERENCES. SOCIAL MEDIA, BLOG AND MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER. ASF ACTIVELY USES FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE, MAINTAINS A PRIVATE FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP AND DISSEMINATES A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER TO PROVIDE THE LATEST ALPORT SYNDROME DEVELOPMENTS AND ONGOING COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT. ASF ALSO HAS A BLOG TO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE ALPORT SYNDROME COMMUNITY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2PRESIDENT SHARON LAGAS, AND TREASURER STANLEY SILVER, ARE RELATED AS DEFINED BY THE IRS DEFINITION OF RELATIVE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 BTHE TREASURER OF THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A PDF COPY OF 990 RETURN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR A REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO BEING FILED. AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD FOLLOWING THE FILING OF THE 990 WITH THE IRS, THE COMPLETE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BY THE ORGANIZATIONS LEAD OFFICERS WITH RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE FORM 990S REVIEW THEREAFTER, QUESTIONS ARE TAKEN AND THE FORM, ITS PREPARATION, AND ITS PUBLIC RELATION IMPACT IS DISCUSSED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12AT EACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING, IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELECTING OR ENGAGING A VENDOR OR SERVICE PROVIDER, ALL IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISCUSSION IF THERE COULD BE A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER LIST AND ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 A BTHE BOARD MAY HIRE AND COMPENSATE INDIVIDUALS FOR NECESSARY SERVICES RENDERED TO THE ORGANIZATION SO LONG AS SUCH COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS BASED UPON COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFITS FOR LIKE SERVICES. THE BOARD MAY RELY UPON SALARY STUDIES, AS WELL AS DATA REGARDING COMPENSATION PAID BY AT LEAST THREE SPECIFIC PEER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE TO DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION. THE TERMS OF SUCH COMPENSATION, INFORMATION RELIED UPON TO DETERMINE THE TERMS OF ANY COMPENSATION, AND ITS SOURCE SHALL BE RECORDED IN WRITING. AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE WITH THE BOARD DELEGATED POWERS AND WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR SERVICES IS PRECLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS OR VOTES PERTAINING TO THEIR OWN COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 8OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES 55,855, PATIENT SUPPORT EDUCATION CONSULANTS 54,717, PROGRAM 54,717, ADMIN -0-, FUNDRAISING -0- PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 1,138, PROGRAM -0-, ADMIN 1,138, FUNDRAISING -0-.