2016-05-12T11:04:40-07:00 2015-12-31 Paul Shishima & Co 901 Corporate Center Drive 503 Monterey Park CA 91754 990 2015-01-01 900447211 US-JAPAN COUNCIL US-J 2022236840 1819 L STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 Irene Hirano President 2016-05-12 true Paul N Shishima P00185358 3232652590 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z 13273740 false false X WWW.USJAPANCOUNCIL.ORG X 2008 DC See Form 990, Part III, Page 2, Line 1 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments. 24 23 25 24 0 478797 10413760 3997150 2896703 138 220 -170159 -36943 4305926 13273740 1721581 1168255 0 1095760 1117938 0 80332 1074470 768139 3891811 3054332 414115 10219408 4263407 14873360 329147 596068 3934260 14277292 THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. BY PROMOTING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN NETWORKING AND LEADERSHIP, THE USJC SERVES AS A CATALYST TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE JAPANESE AND AMERICANS OF ALL GENERATIONS. LED BY JAPANESE AMERICANS, USJC DEVELOPS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS COMMITTED TO A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP. false false 1627270 TOMODACHI INITIATIVETHE TOMODACHI INITIATIVE IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, BORN OUT OF SUPPORT FOR JAPANS RECOVERY FROM THE 2011 GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE. THE INITIATIVE INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAPANESE AND AMERICAN LEADERS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AS WELL AS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. THE TOMODACHI INITIATIVE IS LED BY THE USJC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. EMBASSY IN TOKYO AND SUPPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. TOMODACHI RAISES FUNDS FROM U.S. AND JAPANESE DONORS THAT WILL INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAPANESE AND AMERICANS IN WAYS THAT STRENGTHEN CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC TIES, AND DEEPENS THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN OVER THE LONG-TERM. THE USJC ADMINISTERS THE TOMODACHI INITIATIVE WHICH BEGAN IN LATE 2011 AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. THE INITIATIVE SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN 1) EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES, EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND STUDENT EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN; 2) YOUTH EXCHANGES IN ARTS, SPORTS AND CULTURE; AND 3) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. IN 2012, THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL (JAPAN) WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION OF TOMODACHI. THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL (JAPAN) IS A REGISTERED PUBLIC INTEREST CORPORATION (KOEKI ZAIDAN HOJIN) AND MAINTAINS OFFICES IN TOKYO, JAPAN. IN 2015, PROGRAM AND EVENT PARTICIPANTS TOTALED 1,192 YOUNG PEOPLE IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES. THERE WERE 49 PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED IN 43 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT JAPAN AND IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FROM THE TOHOKU REGION, THE AREA IMPACTED BY THE TRIPLE DISASTERS OF 2011. FROM INCEPTION TO THE END OF 2015, 24,192 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN TOMODACHI PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. 877012 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMSASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (AALD)THROUGH THE ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (AALD) PROGRAM, USJC WORKS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO BROADEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS AT THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL. THE 2015 PROGRAM SELECTED SIX ELECTED STATE OFFICIALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. FROM SEPT 25 TO OCT 3, THE DELEGATES TRAVELED TO TOKYO AND KYOTO TO MEET WITH JAPANESE POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND NON-PROFIT LEADERS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AS WELL AS CREATE NETWORKS THAT CAN MUTUALLY BENEFIT THE U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP. THE DELEGATES ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THEIR VARIED PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNEYS AT A PANEL DISCUSSION IN KYOTO TITLED DIVERSITY IN LEADERSHIP: THE JOURNEY OF ASIAN AMERICAN STATE LEGISLATORS. AALD IS FUNDED BY THE SASAKAWA PEACE FOUNDATION AND IMPLEMENTED BY USJC, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL ASIAN PAICIFC AMERICAN CAUCUS OF STATE LEGISLATORS AND THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS.JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION PROGRAM (JALD)THE JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (JALD) PROGRAM PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SELECT GROUP OF JAPANES AMERICAN LEADERS TO TRAVEL TO JAPAN TO ENGAGE WITH JAPANESE LEADERS IN THE BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIC, NON-PORFIT AND CULTURAL SECTORS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JAPANESE LEADERS TO GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MULTI-CULTURAL AMERICA THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF JAPANESE AMERICANS. EACH YEAR, THREE DELEGATES PARTICIPATE IN A SYMPOSIUM HOSTED BY THE JAPAN FOUNDATION CENTER FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AND THE USJC. THE 2015 JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION TRAVELED TO JAPAN FROM MARCH 6 TO 14. THEY VISITED HIROSHIMA, WHERE THEY MET WITH THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER OFFICIALS AND SPOKE IN A SEMINAR ABOUT AGING AND DEMENTIA THAT WAS CO-SPONSORED WITH THE JAPAN FOUNDATION CENTER FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP. THEY TRAVELED TO TOKYO TO MEET WITH SENIOR LEADERS IN THE BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS, INCLUDING PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE. JALD IS SPONSORED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGH AFFAIRS OF JAPAN. JALD WHICH HAS SO FAR SENT A TOTAL OF 176 DELEGATES TO JAPAN, CELEBRATED ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY AT A SPECIAL SESSION DURING THE 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE.AMBASSADOR, CONSULS GENERAL AND JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS MEETING (CG-JA)THE MEETING BRINGS TOGETHER JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS FROM SIXTEEN REGIONS IN THE U.S. WITH THE SIXTEEN JAPANESE CONSULS GENERAL, JAPANESE EMBASSY OFFICIALS, AND JAPANESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM TOKYO TO DISCUSS HOW TO COLLABORATIVELY WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE A STRONGER U.S. - JAPAN RELATIONSHIP AT THE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL.THE MEETING DEVELOPS RECOMMENDATIONS TO FURTHER REGIONAL EFFORTS TO ENGAGE GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS. THE ANNUAL CG-JA MEETING IS COORDINATED BY USJC AND THE EMBASSY OF JAPAN. AS PART OF THE 2015 MEETING, ON DECEMBER 1, PROMINENT JAPANESE AMERICANS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED SATES GATHERED IN WASHINGTON, DC FOR A DISCUSSION WITH JAPANESE DIPLOMATS. THE TALKS EXPLORED HOW THE U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHSIP PLAYS OUT LOCALLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND HOW BOTH THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES CAN RAISE THE PROFILE OF, AS WELL AS INCREASE, THE POSITIVE ACTIVITIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES. WOMENS LEADERSHIPTHE USJC HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPANS GOAL OF ADVANCING WOMEN IN JAPAN. IN 2015, SEVERAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS LED TO ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS AND BUILDING STRONGER NETWORKS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN. FROM JUNE THROUGH DECEMBER 2015, USJC HELD 25 NETWORKING EVENTS IN BOSTON, CHICAGO, HONOLULU, HOUSTON, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK CITY, SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE, SILICON VALLEY AND WASHINGTON, DC. A TOTAL OF 277 COMMUNITY LEADERS DISCUSSED JAPANS WOMENOMICS AGENDA, AS WELL AS WAYS THAT AMERICANS CAN SUPPORT JAPANS GOALS OF ADVANCING WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN ALL SECTORS. THIS RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF CONCRETE SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT AND WORKPLACE POLICIES. GOVERNORS CIRCLETHE USJC HAS WORKED WITH PREFECTURAL GOVERNORS IN JAPAN TO PROMOTE BILATERAL ECONOMIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN U.S. STATES/REGIONS AND JAPANESE PREFECTURES. IN 2015, THE GOVERNORS OF HIROSHIMA, NAGANO, AND SHIZUOKA PREFECTURES, AS WELL AS THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII, GATHERED DURING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION CALLED STRENGTHENING REGIONAL ECONOMIES: A DIALOGUE AMONG GOVERNORS. THE GOVERNORS DISCUSSED THEIR ACTIVITIES IN STIMULATING ECONOMIC GROWTH, INLCUDING CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS WOMEN,, ENCOURAGES INNOVATION, AND FOCUSES ON RENEWABLE ENERGY. REGIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. AND JAPANTHE USJC HOLDS REGIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JAPANESE AND AMERICANS TO COME TOGETHER TO HEAR SPEAKERS AND EXPLORE AREAS OF POTENTIAL COLLABORATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS. IN 2015, PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN BOSTON, HONOLULU, HOUSTON, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, AND WASHINGTON DC. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED A SPECIAL INITIATIVE ON REGIONAL CULINARY DIPLOMACY EVENTS WHICH WAS HELD THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. OTHER NETWORKING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIESTHE USJC HOLDS VARIOUS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BRINGING TOGETHER USJC MEMBERS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WITH REGIONAL LEADERS INVOLVED IN PROMOTING STRONG U.S. - JAPAN RELATIONS. THROUGH DEVELOPING REGIONAL NETWORKS OF BUSINESS, CIVIC, AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS, THE USJC ASSISTS IN THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON CURRENT TOPICS RELATED TO U.S. AND JAPAN AND FOSTERS DIALOGUE IN AREA OF MUTUAL INTERESTS. THE USJC ALSO FOSTERS BUSINESS NETWORKING IN KEY REGIONS IN THE U.S. INCLUDING WASHINGTON, D.C., LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO AND HONOLULU BY FOSTERING NETWORKS OF JAPANESE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN THE U.S. AND JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS IN THESE REGIONS. REGULAR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND NETWORKING EVENTS ARE HELD TO DEEPEN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE REGIONAL BUSINESS NETWORKS IS ALSO HELD AT THE TIME OF THE USJC ANNUAL MEETING.IN JAPAN, THE USJC BEGAN A BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH IS A GROUP OF BUSINESS LEADERS IN JAPAN WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE USJCS MISSION AND GOALS. IN NOVEMBER 2014, 70 BUSINESS LEADERS GATHERED TO LAUNCH THE ADVISORY BOARD WHICH CONVENES QUARTERLY TO HEAR FROM LEADING EXPERTS ON CURRENT TOPICS RELATED TO U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS AND TO ENABLE BOARD MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION ON CURRENT TOPICS WITH EACH OTHER. THE USJC'S MISSION OF BUILDING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE RELATIONSHIPS AT THE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL SECTOR INCLUDES BRINGING TOGETHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS FROM THE U.S. AND JAPAN TO WORK TOGETHER ON AREAS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.THE USJC HOSTS MEMBERS OF THE JAPANESE DIET WHO VISIT WASHINGTON, D.C. AND OTHER CITIES IN THE U.S. TO CONNECT THEM WITH KEY GOVERNMENTAL AND POLITICAL LEADERS. THE USJC ALSO MEETS WITH U.S. OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ISSUES AFFECTING U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS. 229481 ANNUAL CONFERENCETHE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS A FORWARD-THINKING PUBLIC EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE EACH FALL. LEADING PROFESSIONALS AND MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-JAPAN COMMUNITY CONVENE TO EXPLORE CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS THAT PROVIDE OPPOERTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. THE 2015 U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THEMED BEYOND 2020 VISION: GOING GLOBAL WITH THE U.S.-JAPAN PARTNERSHIP, WAS HELD FROM NOV 9 TO 10 IN TOKYO, JAPAN. IT BROUGHT TOGETHER REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, ACADEMIA AND THE NON-PROFIT SECTORS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF U.S.-JAPAN COLLABORATION LEADING UP TO AND AFTER 2020, A KEY YEAR FOR JAPAN. APPROXIMATELY 850 AMERICAN AND JAPANESE LEADERS FROM ALL SECTORS CONVENED IN TOKYO, JAPAN TO DISCUSS THE VALUE OF WORKING ACROSS SECTORS AND GENERATIONS TO ENVISION, PROMOTE AND DEVELOP A MORE VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC U.S.-JAPAN RELATINSHSHIP. THIS WAS USJCS FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN JAPAN, AND THE LARGEST ATTENDANCE TO DATE, WITH SPEAKERS BRINGING THEIR EXPERTISE IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, ART AND MORE TO DISCUSS INNOVATIVE WAYS THE TWO NATIONS CAN COLLABORATE.AS PART OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, USJC ORGANIZES A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, TOMODACHI EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM (ELP) FOR YOUNG JAPANESE AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS, UNDER THE AGE OF 35, WHO EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN BEING INVOLVED IN US-JAPAN RELATIONS IN THE FUTURE. THE ELP ARE CONVENED AT THE TIME OF THE USJC ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND RECEIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND NETWORK WITH SENIOR AMERICAN AND JAPANESE LEADERS. IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, THE 2015 PROGRAM BROUGHT 12 JAPANESE AMERICAN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO THE 2015 U.S.-JAPAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE EMERGING LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN A LEADERSHIP ORIENTATION PROGRAM, NETWORKED WITH HIGH-LEVEL LEADERS AND PARTICIPATED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE CONFERENCE. 2733763 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 false 25 true false false true OC false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 24 23 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X IRENE HIRANO 2022236840 1819 L STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 IRENE HIRANO President 32.00 0.00 X X 193600 0 0 Thomas Iino Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gary S Moriwaki Vice Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Henry Y Ota Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dennis Teranishi chairman 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Hirai vice chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Morita Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Phyllis Campbell Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Royanne K Doi vice chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tracey Doi Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Atsuko Fish Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ernest M Higa Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert K Ichikawa Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fredrick H Katayama Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dayne Kono Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Colbert M Matsumoto Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Higa Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Moni Miyashita Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Nishi Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Allen M Okamoto Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Fujimoto Cole Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Walace K Tsuha Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jan Yanehiro Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Yonamine Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Winthrop Abbot Exec Dir-Tomodachi 40.00 0.00 X 138000 0 0 Suzanne Basalla Exec VP & COO 40.00 0.00 X 163000 0 0 494600 3 false true false 0 137950 10275810 10413760 Conferences 852437 852437 Education/Program Revenue 469315 469315 Tomodachi Initiative 1574951 1574951 2896703 220 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Exchange Adjustment 900099 -16231 -16231 Foreign Currency -23688 -23688 other income 2976 2976 -36943 13273740 2859980 983904 983904 0 184351 184351 0 193598 147053 37208 9337 0 775082 588736 148963 37383 0 48879 37127 9394 2358 100379 76246 19292 4841 0 0 0 0 0 0 40788 29641 3225 7922 0 5207 2514 985 1708 0 0 68227 59119 4541 4567 89374 83909 3067 2398 0 0 0 0 13185 8227 4079 879 8905 7383 878 644 events and programs 421555 421555 TOMODACHI program services 28347 28347 telephone and internet 24382 21649 1458 1275 Bank/Payroll fees 21601 18465 1892 1244 46568 35537 5255 5776 3054332 2733763 240237 80332 1170535 2357392 285598 10485759 2199615 1473297 565238 492806 0 0 0 0 20825 14535 84323 34752 21596 49571 0 0 0 0 0 4263407 14873360 310147 171580 19000 424488 329147 596068 X 1258342 1502505 2675918 2774787 10000000 3934260 14277292 4263407 14873360 10219408 123624 X false true X true false X 4633706 7745895 4642193 4333247 13135790 34490831 0 0 0 0 4633706 7745895 4642193 4333247 13135790 34490831 0 0 34490831 2914 621 64 138 220 3957 0 2914 621 64 138 220 3957 0 25705 25705 4636620 7772221 4642257 4333385 13136010 34520493 0.99910 0.99870 0.00010 0.00020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10000000 10000000 1.00000 false false false 22326 13274 9052 48829 13264 35565 13168 8214 4954 49571 13273740 13273740 13273740 3054332 3054332 3054332 true East Asia and the Pacific 2 9 Program Services tomodachi initiative 184352 2 9 2 9 184352 184352 Asia & pacific Tomodachi 108463 Wire Trnsfr Asia & pacific Tomodachi 22605 wire trnsfr Asia & pacific Tomodachi 53283 wire trnsfr 3 false false false false false false false International Student Confere 1819 L STREET NW suite 800 Washington DC 20036 521155779 10000 0 TOMODACHI initiative Program Svcs Kizuna Across Cultures 1819 L STREET NW suite 800 Washington DC 20036 461576420 19130 0 TOMODACHI initiative Program Svcs Mercy Corps 1819 L STREET NW suite 800 Washington DC 20036 911148123 115079 0 TOMODACHI initiative Program Svcs Rice University 1819 L STREET NW suite 800 Washington DC 20036 741109620 67500 0 TOMODACHI initiative Program Svcs The Laurasian Institution 1819 L STREET NW suite 800 Washington DC 20036 752371999 624695 0 TOMODACHI initiative Program Svcs The Washington Center 1819 L STREET NW suite 800 Washington DC 20036 521019820 125000 0 TOMODACHI initiative Program Svcs US-Japan Bridging Foundatio 1819 L STREET NW suite 800 Washington DC 20036 522100673 22500 0 TOMODACHI initiative Program Svcs 7 0 X X false false false false false false false false false false IRENE HIRANO President 193600 193600 Suzanne Basalla Exec VP & COO 163000 163000 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Copies of the form 990 are distributed to all board members prior to filing. A detailed review and approval is conducted by a committee selected by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization has a conflict of interest policy that is signed annually by each board member. A summary report is submitted to the Board of Directors annually for review and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Compensation is determined by disinterested directors of the executive committee and is based on a review of reliable comparability data and a decision as the reasonableness of the compensation. A record of the deliberation, decision and persons involved are maintained in the organization's corporate minute book. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Compensation is determined by disinterested directors of the executive committee and is based on a review of reliable comparability data and a decision as the reasonableness of the compensation. A record of the deliberation, decision and persons involved are maintained in the organization's corporate minute book. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the general public upon request. They are also available at the organization's office during regular business hours. The audited financial statements are posted on the organizations website each year.