PROGRAM BELIEVE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PROGRAM BELIEVE (EIN 87-1134200)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202513189349304301
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-14T09:43:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN640767137PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PILTZ WILLIAMS LAROSA & COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 231AddressLine1Txt
CityBILOXICityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39533ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN871134200EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PROGRAM BELIEVEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPROGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2282225593PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 644AddressLine1Txt
CityBILOXICityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39533ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAY HORNEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2282225593PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIC B BLAND CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00746285PTIN
Phone2283744141PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKAY HORNEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 644AddressLine1Txt
CityBILOXICityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39533ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$419,089GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressPROGRAM-BELIEVE.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2021FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMSLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST THE MOST UNDER-SERVED, VULNERABLE AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AND IMPACTFUL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$326,065PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$419,008CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$81CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$326,065PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$419,089CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$107,268PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$136,040CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$184,170PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$202,470CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$291,438PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$338,510CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$34,627PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$80,579CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$156,107TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$236,868TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$324TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$506TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$155,783NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$236,362NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST THE MOST UNDER-SERVED, VULNERABLE AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AND IMPACTFUL.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,099ExpenseAmt
DescSUMMER ENRICHMENT - THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IS HELD FOR 6 WEEKS FROM JUNE TO JULY. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR UNDER-SERVED, DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO HELP PREVENT LEARNING LOSS IN READING, WRITING AND MATH SKILLS DURING THE SUMMER BREAK. DAILY INSTRUCTION INCLUDES LESSONS IN PHONICS, VOCABULARY BUILDING, ORAL READING, SPELLING, BASIC MATHEMATICS, KEYBOARDING AND WORD PROCESSING. READING STRATEGIES ARE PRACTICED EACH DAY TO IMPROVE PROFICIENCY IN READING COMPREHENSION AND WRITING SKILLS. SKILLFUL EXERCISES WHICH FOCUS ON RECALLING INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM THE TEXT, PREDICTION, INFERENCE AND CHARACTER TRAITS ARE ALSO PRACTICED. STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO VARIOUS FUN ACTIVITIES FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COAST THAT WILL HELP THEM TO ACQUIRE BASIC SKILLS FOR LIFE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$4,947ExpenseAmt
DescIMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES - PROGRAM BELIEVE PROVIDES LOW-COST IMMIGRATION SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO CONTRACT THE SERVICES OF A PRIVATE ATTORNEY AND PROVIDES THESE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, SEX, OR ETHNIC ORIGIN.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$12,046TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKAY HORNEPersonNm
Phone2282225593PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBILOXICityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39530ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
JENNIE SEARCY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM BRISCOE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY DICK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELANIE NELSON
CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
VERA ROBERTSON
VICE-CHAIR1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MEAGAN PARKER
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANGEL GREER
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$419,008AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$419,008TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$81TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$81ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$419,089TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$81ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,154TotalAmt
Management And General$127,154ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,886TotalAmt
Management And General$8,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,440TotalAmt
Program Services$3,440ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,871TotalAmt
Management And General$6,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,973TotalAmt
Management And General$8,973ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,474TotalAmt
Management And General$45,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$559TotalAmt
Management And General$559ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CONTRACT LABOR$85,950$85,950
SUPPLIES$21,493$21,493
AWARDS & GRANTS$20,000$20,000
FIELD TRIP$7,099$7,099

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,611TotalAmt
Program Services$1,507ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,104ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$338,510TotalAmt
Program Services$12,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$326,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,107BOYAmt
EOY$220,287EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$15,081EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,500EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,107BOYAmt
EOY$236,868EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$324BOYAmt
EOY$506EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$324BOYAmt
EOY$506EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,783BOYAmt
EOY$236,362EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,783BOYAmt
EOY$236,362EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,107BOYAmt
EOY$236,868EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$80,579ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$127,387CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$323,587CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$326,065CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$419,008CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,196,047TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$127,387CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$323,587CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$326,065CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$419,008CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,196,047TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$1,196,047PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$81CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$81TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,196,128TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99990PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYROLL LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$506Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$506TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FULL BOARD NORMALLY REVIEWS THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING BYLAWS' MINUTES, AGREEMENTS, POLICIES, PROCEDURES, FINANCIAL REPORTS, TAX RETURNS, ETC ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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