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TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, THE ORGANIZATION ATTENDED EVENTS, CONDUCTED EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, AND COLLABORATED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO TRAIN STAFF ON SPECIFIC UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, SUCH AS UNINSURED TRANSGENDER CALIFORNIANS AND LGBT LATINOS.IN CONTINUING WITH THE EXPANSION OF ITS HEALTHCARE OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A GRANT TO PROVIDE LGBT CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING TO STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK WITH SENIORS TO COMBAT MEDICARE FRAUD. 10806 10904 AFTER YEARS OF DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, THE ORGANIZATION, INCOLLABORATION WITH MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,PUBLISHED A REPORT TITLED "FIRST DO NO HARM: REDUCING DISPARITIESFOR LGBT POPULATIONS IN CALIFORNIA", CATALOGING THE MANY WAYS INWHICH THE CURRENT PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LEAD TO INADEQUATETREATMENT FOR LGBT CALIFORNIANS, AND INCLUDING CONCRETE POLICYRECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS THOSE DISPARITIES. THE ORGANIZATIONCONDUCTED A SERIES OF TOWN HALLS AROUND CALIFORNIA, RETURNING TOCOMMUNITIES THAT HAD PARTICIPATED IN THE INITIAL DATA-GATHERINGSESSIONS.AFTER YEARS OF DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, THEORGANIZATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OFNORTHERN CALIFORNIA, PUBLISHED A REPORT TITLED "FIRST DO NO HARM:REDUCING DISPARITIES FOR LGBT POPULATIONS IN CALIFORNIA",CATALOGING THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH THE CURRENT PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTHSERVICES LEAD TO INADEQUATE TREATMENT FOR LGBT CALIFORNIANS, ANDINCLUDING CONCRETE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS THOSEDISPARITIES. 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ACCORDINGLY, THE INSTITUTE ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BY RECORDING A LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS RESULTING FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN ITS TAX RETURNS. THE INSTITUTE RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE INSTITUTE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND ACCORDINGLY, HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DINNER 213929 113486 100443 59843 2879 37721 213929 113486 100443 59843 2879 37721 100443 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT PRIOR TO ITS FILLING. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL CAREFULLY REVIEW THE FORM 990 AFTER THE FORM HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND WILL AMEND THE RETURN IF THERE ARE ANY MATERIAL ERRORS OR CORRECTIONS NEEDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SUBMITS A WRITTEN STATEMENT IDENTIFYING CONFLICTS, IF ANY. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE SUBMITTED TO AND CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND FILED WITH THE CORPORATE DOCUMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FINANCE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED BY A BOARD COMMISSIONED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARASIONS TO OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PERFORMANCE INDUCATORS ARE USED IN DETERMINING THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL & OUTSIDE SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 126,900. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,470. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,904. TOTAL EXPENSES 140,274. EQUALITY CALIFORNIA 202 W 1ST ST SUITE 3-0130 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 954708781 EQUALITY CA 501(C)(4) N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 EQUALITY CALIFORNIA N 40608 CASH VALUE EQUALITY CALIFORNIA O 788331 CASH VALUE EQUALITY CALIFORNIA P 240078 CASH VALUE