NATIONAL STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: NATIONAL STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC (EIN 83-0392250)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-15
IRS object ID: 201643209349306849
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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 I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-15T12:48:39-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271235638	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOUNTJOY CHILTON MEDLEY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	462 S FOURTH ST SUITE 2600	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOUISVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	402023445	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	830392250	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5023798544	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	462 S 4TH STREET NO 1230	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOUISVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DR PAULA GRISANTI	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIRMAN	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5023798544	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	REBECCA L PHILLIPS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00024055	PTIN
Phone	5027491900	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DR PAULA GRISANTI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	462 S 4TH STREET NO 1230	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOUISVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,016,355	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NATIONALSTEMCELLFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FUND, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT COLLABORATION IN THE FIELD OF ADULT STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION. FUND EARLY STAGE CLINICAL TRIALS. IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE SUFFERING FROM DISEASES AND CONDITIONS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM ADULT STEM CELL RESEARCH. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS NATIONAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES, PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE THE POOL OF BONE MARROW DONORS AND PATIENT ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE EFFORTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,004,349	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$965,688	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$12,061	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$123,955	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,572	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,017,982	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,089,643	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$504,441	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,739,366	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$205,629	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$456,779	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$194,679	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$171,248	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$342,014	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$881,318	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,538,159	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$136,664	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,448,516	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,172,529	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,643,001	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$401,482	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,331,551	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,771,047	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,311,450	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	FUND, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT RESEARCH COLLABORATION IN THE FIELD OF ADULT STEM CELL AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES, IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE SUFFERING FROM CONDITIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM ADVANCES IN THE FIELD AND MAKE CURATIVE THERAPIES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS NATIONAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES, PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE THE POOL OF BONE MARROW DONORS AND PATIENT ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE EFFORTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,210,839	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,739,366	GrantAmt
Desc	THE NATIONAL STEM CELL FOUNDATION (NSCF) SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE FIELD OF ADULT STEM CELL AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES IN FOUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS: AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE, RARE CHILDHOOD DISORDERS AND REGENERATIVE REPAIR. NSCF LOOKS FOR RESEARCH THAT NEEDS A PHILANTHROPIC BOOST TO MOVE FROM LABORATORY RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL TRIALS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED - WITH A PREFERENCE FOR PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES WITH APPLICATION ACROSS A NUMBER OF DISORDERS. THE SUCCESSFULL TRANSLATION OF SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS MEANS HOPE AND HELP FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WORLDWIDE, BUT THE WIDESPREAD AVAILABITY OF TREATMENTS TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR ONGOING CARE WILL ALSO DRIVE SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS FROM THE CURRENT COST OF HEALTHCARE.THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS NATIONAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES, PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE THE POOL OF BONE MARROW DONORS AND PATIENT ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE EFFORTS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,210,839	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	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	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	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	6	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	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PAULA GRISANTI DMD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5023798544	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	462 S 4TH STREET NO 1230	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOUISVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40202	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PAULA GRISANTI
CHAIRMAN AND CEO (SEE SCHEDULE J)	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$297,692	$0	$1,260
C DENNIS RIGGS
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL GRISANTI
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE S WOLFF
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN M CRANOR III
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE CORNWELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	1.30		Yes (X)	$10,200	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$307,892	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,260	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$965,688	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$965,688	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,957	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$45,957	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,004,710	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$926,712	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$77,998	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$77,998	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$77,998	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,089,643	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$123,955	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,739,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,739,366	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,829	TotalAmt
Program Services	$141,421	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,003	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,405	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,014	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,996	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,324	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,694	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,303	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,121	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,234	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,633	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,652	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,991	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,990	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$540	TotalAmt
Management And General	$540	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,595	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,595	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,826	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,517	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,631	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$886	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,297	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,453	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,510	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,377	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,959	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,517	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,901	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,388	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$327	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,654	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,942	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,533	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,150	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,008	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,192	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$397	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$397	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TRANSFER PROGRAM ASSETS	Desc
Total	$143,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	$143,462	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,538,159	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,210,839	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$132,641	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$194,679	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,567,316	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,216,879	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,526	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,338	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,338	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$97,358	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$35,576	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,782	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,954,029	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$419,128	BOYAmt
EOY	$279,635	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,172,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,643,001	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$126,482	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,447	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$275,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,304,104	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$401,482	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,331,551	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,659,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,244,112	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,526	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,338	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,771,047	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,311,450	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,172,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,643,001	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,448,516	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$143,977	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$132,896	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)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$464,817	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$313,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$112,193	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,004,349	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$965,688	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,860,097	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$464,817	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$313,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$112,193	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,004,349	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$965,688	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,860,097	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,720,548	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,139,549	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$641	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$441	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$550	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,061	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$45,957	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$59,650	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,830	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,572	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$9,402	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,929,149	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$200,000	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.38900	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.62090	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART VI, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION: CASH DATE: 12/01/12 AMOUNT: 250000.	ExplanationTxt

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	$5,476	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,678	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,798	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$91,882	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$33,898	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$57,984	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$61,782	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INVESTMENT	Desc
Book Value	$2,954,029	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$2,954,029	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER PROGRAM RELATED ASSETS	Desc
Book Value	$279,635	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$279,635	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,021,020	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$9,375	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$9,375	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,011,645	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$77,998	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$77,998	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,089,643	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,480,617	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$9,375	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$143,977	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$153,352	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,327,265	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$210,894	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$210,894	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,538,159	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE FOUNDATION HAS RECEIVED A DETERMINATION LETTER FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INDICATING THAT IT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS USING THE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" APPROACH AS DEFINED IN THE ASC. NO LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	GAIN ON SALE OF SECURITIES 77,998.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	UNREALIZED LOSSES 143,977.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	GAIN ON SALE OF SECURITIES 77,998. DISCOUNTED GRANTS TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS 132,896.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SHARING AMERICAS MARROW
10211 WORTHINGTON LANE	PROSPECT	KY	40059	465647483	501(C)(3)	$50,000	SEE PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
292 ALUMNI AVENUE NO 305	BOWLING GREEN	KY	42101	611251555	501(C)(3)	$500,000	SEE PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
MISSION EDGE FOR SUMMIT FOR STEM CELLS
PO BOX 12319	SAN DIEGO	CA	92112	272938491	501(C)(3)	$250,000	SEE PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION FOR THE JAMES GRAHAM BROWN CANCER CENTE
529 SOUTH JACKSON STREET	LOUISVILLE	KY	40202	237078461	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION
1995 BROADWAY SUITE 600	NEW YORK	NY	10023	202905531	501(C)(3)	$302,000	SEE PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSONS RESEARCH
GRAND CENTRAL STATION PO BOX 4777	NEW YORK	NY	10163	134141945	501(C)(3)	$325,000	SEE PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
251 E HURON 541 N FAIRBANKS	CHICAGO	IL	60611	363152959	501(C)(3)	$50,000	SEE PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
733 THIRD AVENUE 3RD FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10017	135661935	501(C)(3)	$250,000	SEE PART IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	8	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 2:

THE ORGANIZATION MEETS REGULARLY WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GRANT RECIPIENT(S) AND RECEIVES UPDATES AND REPORTS REGARDING EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS.

PART II, LINE 1, COLUMN (H):

NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT: NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (H) FUNDING RESEARCH TO REGENERATE MYELIN TO RESCUE CHILDREN WITH RATE, FATAL GENETIC DISORDERS OF MYELIN PRODUCTION AND RESTORE FUNCTION LOST AS A RESULT OF MYELIN DAMAGE. NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT: SHARING AMERICAS MARROW (H) OPERATING SUPPORT TO ORGANIZE BONE MARROW REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN. NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (H)FUND THE NATIONAL STEM CELL FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT THE CAROL MARTIN GATTON ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE. NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT: MISSION EDGE FOR SUMMIT FOR STEM CELLS (H)RESEARCH AT SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO HALT AND POTENTIALLY REVERSE PARKINSON'S DISEASE. NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION FOR THE JAMES GRAHAM BROWN CANCER CENTER (H) SUPPORT OF THE HERZIG MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM AT THE JAMES GRAHAM BROWN CANCER CENTER. NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT: NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION (H) TO FUND CELL-CROSS TALK RESEARCH FOR THE TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS. NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT: MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSONS RESEARCH (H) RESEARCH TO HALT AND POTENTIALLY REVERSE PARKINSON'S DISEASE. NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (H) PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND TO HELP ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES PARTICIPATE IN FDA-APPROVED CLINICAL TRIALS OR THERAPIES. NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENT: NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY (H) FUNDING RESEARCH TO REGENERATE MYELIN TO RESCUE CHILDREN WITH RARE FATAL GENETIC DISORDERS OF MYELIN PRODUCTION AND RESTORE FUNCTION LOST AS A RESULT OF MYELIN DAMAGE IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAULA GRISANTI	PersonNm
Title	CHAIRMAN AND CEO (SEE SCHEDULE J)	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$197,692	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$100,000	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$1,260	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$298,952	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, COLUMN B & F, DR. PAULA GRISANTI	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	INCLUDED IN THE 2015 FORM W-2 FOR PAULA GRISANTI IS $100,000 FOR COMPENSATION EARNED IN 2014 BUT PAID IN 2015. TOTAL COMPENSATION EARNED IN 2015 IS $197,692. FROM 2002 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014, DR. GRISANTI DONATED HER SERVICES AS CEO TO THE ORGANIZATION	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$500,746	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	PAULA GRISANTI, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, AND MICHAEL GRISANTI, DIRECTOR, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONTRACTED ITS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT TO AN OUTSIDE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND ITS DAY TO DAY FINANCIAL DUTIES TO A CONTROLLER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY CONTRACT CFO, CONTRACT CONTROLLER AND BOARD CHAIR. A COPY WAS THEN SENT TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR THEIR REVIEW BEFORE THE FORM 990 WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	INTERESTED PERSONS WILL ANNUALLY DISCLOSE OR UPDATE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION THEIR INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, SUCH AS A LIST OF FAMILY MEMBERS, SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT HOLDINGS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS OR AFFILIATION WITH BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR THOSE OF FAMILY MEMBERS. FOR EACH INTEREST DISCLOSED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE CHAIRMAN WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO: (A) TAKE NO ACTION; (B) ASSURE FULL DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE POLICY; (C) ASK THE PERSON TO RECUSE FROM PARTICIPATION IN RELATED DISCUSSIONS OR DECISION WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION; OR (D) ASK THE PERSON TO RESIGN FROM HIS OR HER POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION OR, IF THE PERSON REFUSES TO RESIGN, BECOME SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REMOVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S REMOVAL PROCEDURES. THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EMPLOYED EXECUTIVE AND CHIEF EMPLOYED FINANCE EXECUTIVE WILL MONITOR PROPOSED OR ONGOING TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSE THEM TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS, WHETHER DISCOVERED BEFORE OR AFTER THE TRANSACTION HAS OCCURRED. TO DATE NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	POLICY HAS BEEN ADOPTED; DURING 2014 THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO PAY THE CHAIR/CEO A SALARY BEGINNING 7/1/2014. AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM IN 2015 DETERMINED AN APPROPRIATE SALARY RANGE FOR THE POSITION WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. SALARY WAS ACCRUED AS OF 12/31/2014 BUT WAS NOT PAID UNTIL MAY 2015. CONTRACTED CFO AND CONTRACTED CONTROLLER ARE PAID ON AN HOURLY BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	DISCOUNTED GRANTS TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS 132,896.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTINUE TO SELECT THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO MEET WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT.