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SCHEDULE J, PART III PART I, LINE 3 - RELATED ORG METHODS USED FOR COMPENSATION EXPLANATION: COMPENSATION IS APPORTIONED BETWEEN CITIZENS UNITED AND ITS SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, CITIZENS UNITED FOUNDATION, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL COALITION BASED ON TIME EXPENDED BY EACH EMPLOYEE, TO THE SEPARATE ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990, PART I AND PART III, LINE 1 CITIZENS UNITED IS DEDICATED TO RESTORING OUR GOVERNMENT TO CITIZEN CONTROL. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO REASSERT THE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT, FREEDOM OF ENTERPRISE, STRONG FAMILIES, AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND SECURITY. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO RESTORE THE FOUNDING FATHERS' VISION OF A FREE NATION, GUIDED BY HONESTY, COMMON SENSE, AND THE GOODWILL OF ITS CITIZENS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS TWO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, CITIZENS UNITED FOUNDATION AND THE PRESIDENTIAL COALITION, LLC, USE A COMMON PAYMASTER TO PAY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION IS APPORTIONED AMONG THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON THE TIME EXPENDED BY EACH EMPLOYEE TO THE SEPARATE ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMON PAYMASTER PREPARES AND FILES WITH THE IRS ALL NECESSARY FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAX RETURNS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE: CITIZENS UNITED PRODUCTIONS, WHICH PRODUCES DOCUMENTARY FILMS ON CONTEMPORARY DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES; AND CITIZENS UNITED FOR A SECURE AMERICA, WHICH ENGAGES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ON IMMIGRATION AND BORDER SECURITY ISSUES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 CITIZENS UNITED HAS ONLY ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL COUNSEL, AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL REVIEWED THE 2014 FORM 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CITIZENS UNITED FOLLOWS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE VIRGINIA NON-STOCK CORPORATION ACT WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION'S IN-HOUSE COUNSEL MONITORS TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY INVOLVE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DIRECTORS ARE REMINDED DURING BOARD MEETINGS OF THEIR DUTY (A) TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, AND (B) TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM MATTERS INVOLVING THEIR PERSONAL INTERESTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP OFFICIAL IS DETERMINED EACH YEAR BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE PROCESS INVOLVES THE USE OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND OTHER INFORMATION, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE'S MEETINGS. THIS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN DECEMBER 2014. 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