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VISION OF CHILDREN: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
VISION OF CHILDREN (EIN 95-4271785)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-12
IRS object ID
201612259349302581
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-08-12T13:04:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN953159181PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEVITZACKSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 B STREET SUITE 1300AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN954271785EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE VISION OF CHILDRENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVISIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8583147910PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line112555 HIGH BLUFF DR NO 330AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92130ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMR SAMUEL A HARDAGEPersonNm
Person TitleCEO & CHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone8583147910PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHERESA M DROUILLARDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00022542PTIN
Phone6192381077PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMR SAMUEL A HARDAGEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92130ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$388,759GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.VISIONOFCHILDREN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE VISION OF CHILDREN SEEKS TO FIND A CURE FOR INHERITED EYE DISEASES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$269,594TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$269,225TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$739,364NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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MissionOUR MISSION IS TO CURE HEREDITARY CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS AND OTHER VISION DISORDERS AND TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$236,087ExpenseAmt
Grant$236,087GrantAmt
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Expense$5,745ExpenseAmt
DescTHE VISION OF CHILDREN PROVIDES ADAPTIVE VISION AIDS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THESE COMPUTER MONITORS AND HANDHELD MAGNIFIERS ALLEVIATE THE STRESS AND STRAIN THAT STUDENTS WITH LOW VISION MAY FACE WHEN THEY ARE AT SCHOOL.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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VIVIAN L HARDAGE
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE JOHNSON PHD
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD A SCHATZ MD
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN WIDDER MD
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ELIZABETH DOLE
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GREG OSTROW MD
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT GLENN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH CHANEY
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$55TotalAmt
Program Services$55ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,246TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$815,347BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$42,413BOYAmt
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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$6,027BOYAmt
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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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EOY$275,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$75,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,008,958BOYAmt
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BOY$33,191BOYAmt
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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BOY$236,403BOYAmt
EOY$238,820EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$269,594BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$686,789BOYAmt
EOY$529,618EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$52,575BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$739,364BOYAmt
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BOY$1,008,958BOYAmt
EOY$840,958EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$404,653CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$969,365CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$305,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$388,102CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,319,899TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$404,653CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$969,365CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$305,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$388,102CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,319,899TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$912,578SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,407,321PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,582CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$954CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$748CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$657CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,877TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,439CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,439TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,330,215TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.60390PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.68980PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN SYDNEXIS, INC.Desc
Book Value$275,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$275,000TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$388,759TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$388,759RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$388,759TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$556,390TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$556,390ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$556,390TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFITS OF AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITONS TAKEN TO DATE ON TAX RETURNS STILL SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION WOULD BE SUSTAINED BY THE RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITIES. FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR 2012 TO 2015 AND CALIFORNIA TAX RETURNS FOR 2011 TO 2015 WERE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionITALYRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantRESEARCH FOR A CURE TO CHILDHOOD BLINDNESSPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$28,062CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Valuation Method UsedBOOKValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE F, PART II:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION REPORTS GRANTS ON SCHEDULE F ON A CASH BASIS. THEREFORE, THE DETAILS OF GRANT EXPENSES ARE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE F AS THEY ARE PAID NOT AS THEY ARE ACCRUED. GRANT EXPENSES ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 3 ARE REPORTED ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CA
100 STEIN PLAZALOS ANGELESCA90095956006143501(C)(3)$200,247CASH VALUERESEARCH FOR A CURE TO CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
622 WEST 113TH STREETNEW YORKNY10025135598093501(C)(3)$5,362CASH VALUERESEARCH FOR A CURE TO CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RESEARCH GRANTS TO PHD'S WHO ARE DEDICATED TO FINDING CURES FOR BLINDNESS AND OTHER VISION DISORDERS. A GRANTEE'S ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD BEFORE A GRANT IS APPROVED. GRANTS ARE PAID QUARTERLY AND ARE USED TO FUND SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXPENSES AS ENUMERATED IN THE GRANT PROPOSAL. IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE GRANT THAT THE GRANTEE PROVIDE THE ORGANIZATION WITH QUARTERLY REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS IN ORDER FOR THE GRANTEE TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FUNDING.
SCHEDULE I:THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS GRANTS ON SCHEDULE I ON A CASH BASIS. THEREFORE, THE DETAILS OF GRANT EXPENSES ARE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE I AS THEY ARE PAID NOT AS THEY ARE ACCRUED. GRANT EXPENSES ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 1 ARE REPORTED ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
HARDAGE HOSPITALITY LLC (HH LLC)
OWNED BY BOARD MEMBER$97,579HH LLC FINANCES CERTAIN EXPENSES AND IS SUBSEQUENTLY REIMBURSED BY VOC. HH LLC FINANCED EXPENSES OF $97,579 IN 2015. THE UNREIMBURSED BALANCE AT 12/31/15 WAS $418. THIS ENTITY ALSO PROVIDED OFFICE FACILITIES TO VOC AT NO CHARGE.0
SYDNEXIS INC
OWNED BY BOARD MEMBERS$275,000VOC HAS EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT TO HELP FUND RESEARCH CONCERNING TREATMENTS FOR CHILDHOOD MYOPIA. IN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING THIS FUNDING, VOC WILL BE ISSUED COMMON STOCK IN SYDNEXIS, INC. AND A ROYALTY INTEREST BASED ON NET SALES.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2KEN WIDDER AND JACKI JOHNSON ARE MARRIED. SAM & VIVIAN HARDAGE ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS DRAFTED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE DRAFT IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND HIS ACCOUNTING STAFF FOR REVIEW. THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAT EACH BOARD MEETING, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED. THE POLICY IS ALSO REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH EACH EMPLOYEE, AS PART OF THEIR REVIEW, COMPLETED EVERY SIX MONTHS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BCOMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED OR REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED WITH REGARD TO COMPENSATION PAID TO SIMILAR EXECUTIVES OF COMPARABLE NON-PROFITS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AS WELL AS VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE ACCOUNTING STAFF ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2015, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS.

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