GROWING PLACE: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: GROWING PLACE (EIN 95-3984983)
Tax period: 2016-08-01 to 2017-07-31
Filed: 2018-03-01
IRS object ID: 201820609349301317
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-03-01T17:48:32-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-07-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	954656881	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	QUIGLEY & MIRON CPAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3550 WILSHIRE BLVD1660	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90010	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-08-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	953984983	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GROWING PLACE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GROW	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3103997769	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401-B ASHLAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SANTA MONICA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90405	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAULINE MCPEAKE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3103997769	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-03-01	SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN BOVARD MIRON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01358141	PTIN
Phone	2136393550	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	99.88.83.161	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-03-01	IPDt
IP Tm	15:45:03	IPTm
IP Timezone	PS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	81B70EFBCD9629ABBF56E7CB9576B449176385C4	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	81B70EFBCD9629ABBF56E7CB9576B449176385C4	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PAULINE MCPEAKE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401-B ASHLAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SANTA MONICA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90405	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,572,563	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GROWINGPLACE.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1985	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	250	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$412,561	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$395,365	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,599,566	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,679,303	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$84,578	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$248,034	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,096,705	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,322,702	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,209,910	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,218,250	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$27,372	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$739,821	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$698,093	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,949,731	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,916,343	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$146,974	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$406,359	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,129,688	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,386,172	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$101,078	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$120,257	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,028,610	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,265,915	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,693,670	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,679,303	RevenueAmt
Desc	ORGANIZATION-THE GROWING PLACE (ORGANIZATION) WAS ORGANIZED IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA IN 1985 TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION FOR UP TO 86 CHILDREN IN THEIR OCEAN PARK FACILITY. IN SEPTEMBER 2000, THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO ACT AS ADMINISTRATOR AND OPERATOR OF THE MARINE PARK CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, LOCATED IN SANTA MONICA. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES FOR UP TO 137 CHILDREN (BETWEEN ITS TWO CAMPUSES) FROM INFANTHOOD TO KINDERGARTEN AGE, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO CHILDREN OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA EMPLOYEES AND CHILDREN OF SANTA MONICA RESIDENTS AT ITS MARINE PARK SITE. THE MAJOR SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION ARE STUDENTS' TUITION AND FEES, AND A CITY OF SANTA MONICA GRANT, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MARINE PARK SITE. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2017, 41 CHILDREN GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM AND ENTERED KINDERGARTEN PREPARED WITH THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE SKILLS NEEDED TO SUSTAIN SUCCESS. TO THAT END, AND BECAUSE THE CHILDCARE FACILITY IS TYPICALLY A PARENT'S FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PREPARED PARENTS TO BE ADVOCATES FOR THEIR CHILDREN, PARTNERS WITH TEACHERS/ADMINISTRATORS, AND TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDRAISING AND COLLABORATIVE COMPONENTS VITAL TO ANY SCHOOL'S COMMUNITY. THE STAFF ENGAGED IN SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES UNIQUE TO THE REGGIO APPROACH. UPGRADES WERE MADE TO THE OCEAN PARK SITE, GIVING CHILDREN MORE STEM PLAY OPPORTUNITIES WITH NATURAL MATERIALS, SUCH AS GRASS, WATER AND RIVER STONES. THE ORGANIZATION SUSTAINED NAEYC ACCREDITATION AND REMAINED ACTIVE IN THE LANDSCAPE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BY HOSTING EDUCATORS TO LEARN FROM THE ORGANIZATION, AND SERVING AS MENTORS TO EMERGING TEACHERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REACHED ITS FUNDRAISING GOALS FOR SUSTAINING ITS TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DURING THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2017, GIVING MORE FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM. A GRANT FROM THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA WAS SUCCESSFULLY SUSTAINED SO THAT THE YOUNGEST AND MOST UNDER-SERVED CITIZENS - INFANTS AND TODDLERS - COULD BE RECIPIENTS OF A NURTURING, YET EDUCATIONAL, PROGRAM WITH SPECIALLY-TRAINED EARLY EDUCATORS. THE PROGRAM SERVICES OFFERED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2017 NOT ONLY HELPED PREPARE 137 CHILDREN TO THINK, WONDER AND BE EMPATHIC TOWARDS OTHERS AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM - SKILLS FUNDAMENTAL TO A POSITIVE LEARNING DISPOSITION AND TO LATER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT - BUT ALSO PROVIDED NECESSARY CHILDCARE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 265 PARENTS WITH FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,693,670	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	12	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	25	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3103997769	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401-B ASHLAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SANTA MONICA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90405	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
STACEY LEE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAOLA VEZULLI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ASHLI DESAI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN KRECHMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DION CAMP SANDERS
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LETI LIGHT
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MATT LOMBARD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAIGE MACY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EMILY DAWE
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RISHI NARANG
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEPHEN MULLENNIX
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS NAITO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAINY PARRY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHANNON PARRY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHAHAD SHAMJI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT GOLDCHAIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAULINE MCPEAKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$118,676	$0	$9,348	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$118,676	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$9,348	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$59,145	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$158,513	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$177,707	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$395,365	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION	611600	$2,481,777	$2,481,777
SCHOOL FEES	611600	$197,526	$197,526

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,679,303	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,795	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$34,795	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$426,506	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$213,267	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$213,239	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$213,239	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$213,239	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$36,594	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$59,145	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$36,594	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,322,702	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,679,303	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$248,034	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,457	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,619	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,891	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,947	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,713,261	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,607,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$96,088	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,108	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$234,980	TotalAmt
Program Services	$219,043	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,008	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,929	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139,050	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,756	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,746	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,407	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,407	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,156	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,653	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$104	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,697	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,697	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,662	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,709	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,013	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$940	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$254,802	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$831	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$438	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,288	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,910	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$277	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$101	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,288	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,172	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS	$119,444	$119,444
TEACHER EDUCATION	$47,519	$47,519
ARTS AND EDUCATION SUPP	$13,415	$13,415
MISCELLANEOUS	$9,646	$2,269	$7,349	$28

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,916,343	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,693,670	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$195,301	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,372	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,927	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,692	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$337,005	BOYAmt
EOY	$480,641	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$87,409	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,162	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,661	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,352,309	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$710,486	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$674,598	BOYAmt
EOY	$641,823	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$980,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,141,946	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,129,688	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,386,172	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,379	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,703	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,699	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,554	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,078	BOYAmt
EOY	$120,257	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,028,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,265,915	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,028,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,265,915	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,129,688	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,386,172	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$406,359	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$169,054	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$451,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$427,973	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$419,141	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$412,561	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$395,365	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,106,069	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,186,570	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,277,885	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,387,403	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,599,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,679,303	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,130,727	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,637,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,705,858	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,806,544	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,012,127	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,074,668	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,236,796	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,200	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$152,604	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$154,473	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$333,277	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$58,885	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$129,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$72,473	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$271,062	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$65,085	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$282,308	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$226,946	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$604,339	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$13,632,457	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$58,417	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$54,759	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$62,285	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$36,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$71,573	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$283,526	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$58,417	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$54,759	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$62,285	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$36,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$71,573	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$283,526	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,696,016	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,760,617	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,868,829	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,048,619	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,146,241	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,520,322	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.93890	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.93660	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01950	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01930	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$970,074	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$343,937	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$626,137	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$275,582	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$275,582	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$106,653	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$90,967	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$15,686	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$641,823	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CREDIT CARD PAYABLE	$6,350
SALARIES PAYABLE	$36,083
PREPAID TUITION	$49,121

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$91,554	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,146,241	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$169,054	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$169,054	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,315,295	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$7,407	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$7,407	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,322,702	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,908,936	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,908,936	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$7,407	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$7,407	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,916,343	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT JULY 31, 2017. GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR 3 YEAR (FEDERAL) OR 4 YEARS (STATE OF CALIFORNIA).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	GROWING PLACE IS AN NAEYC ACCREDITED SCHOOL AND AS SUCH, DISTRIBUTES IT'S NON DISCRIMINATORY POLICY TO ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH MAILERS. THE POLICY IS ALSO ATTACHED TO ENROLLMENT AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE GROWING PLACE RECEIVES A GOVERNMENT GRANT FROM THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SPRING FUNDRAISING	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$95,739	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$59,145	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$36,594	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$23,191	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$2,355	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$11,048	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$95,739	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$59,145	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$36,594	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$23,191	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$2,355	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$11,048	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$36,594	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	GROWING PLACE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE YOUNG CHILDREN OF WORKING FAMILIES WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, ALL-DAY, YEAR ROUND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM. WE ARE A LEARNING COMMUNITY SUSTAINED BY A CLOSE COLLABORATION OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. WE BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN ARE COMPETENT LEARNERS, CAPABLE OF ENGAGING FULLY WITH IDEAS AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIRING, DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING THE BEST TEACHING STAFF POSSIBLE. TEACHERS AND CHILDREN RESEARCH AND CO-CONSTRUCT KNOWLEDGE AND FOSTER CURIOSITY, EXPERIMENTATION AND THE EXPRESSION OF IDEAS. TEACHERS USE DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROCESS OF LEARNING TO REVISIT THE CHILDREN'S IDEAS AND TO INCLUDE PARENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE SCHOOL. THROUGH THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION AND ENRICHMENT OF GROWING PLACE SITES, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT. GROWING PLACE BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION SHOULD FOCUS ON EACH CHILD IN RELATION TO A COMMUNITY OF OTHERS, RATHER THAN EACH CHILD IN ISOLATION. OUR CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S SOCIAL SKILLS, INCLUDING BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS, RESPECT FOR OTHERS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND ADVOCATING FOR ONE'S NEEDS AND IDEAS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE SELF-ESTEEM AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITIES, WHICH HELPS CHILDREN GAIN THE CONFIDENCE TO FACE NEW EXPERIENCES. WE VALUE DIVERSITY AS REFLECTED IN OUR TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, CURRICULUM AND THE TOOLS OUR CHILDREN LEARN TO USE TO ADDRESS EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES. THE GROWING PLACE HELPS CHILDREN DEVELOP A POSITIVE DISPOSITION TOWARD LEARNING, WHICH PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SCHOOLS, AGENCIES, AND AN EXTENSIVE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, WE SUPPORT THE FIELD OF EARLY EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR OUTSIDE AUDITOR. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A DRAFT OF FORM 990, THE OUTSIDE AUDITOR MEETS WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW THE FINANICAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 TO ASSURE THAT ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND ANSWERS TO ISSUES, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE ACCURATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PRIOR TO A VOTE ON ANY BOARD ISSUE, VOTING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATING TO THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE VOTE ON THE MATTER AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING WHERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (SUBCOMMITTEE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS) SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED). THE COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ED. THE COMMITTEE ALSO GATHERS INPUT FOR SETTING THE ED'S COMPENSATION FROM LOCAL NONPROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEYS, FROM FORM 990S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR SERVICE AREA, AND FROM COMPENSATION INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS. THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION REGARDING THE ED'S COMPENSATION IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES THROUGH SALARY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SIMILAR SOURCES AS USED IN SETTING THE ED COMPENSATION. THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE APPLICABLE EMPLOYEE'S PAYROLL FILE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.