2014-07-17T16:05:27-05:00 2013-12-31 200221868 BARNES BROCK CORNWELL & HEILMAN PLC 908 EDEN WAY N STE 201 CHESAPEAKE VA 233202640 990 2013-01-01 412277283 HONOR AND REMEMBER INC HONO 7575044722 PO BOX 16834 CHESAPEAKE VA 23328 GEORGE LUTZ CHAIRMAN 7575044722 2014-05-14 true KIMBERLY C PAINTER P00294115 7579615017 2014-07-17 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z GEORGE LUTZ PO BOX 16834 CHESAPEAKE VA 23328 335035 false X WWW.HONORANDREMEMBER.ORG X 2008 VA IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION AND PRIMARY GOALS, WE CONTINUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THIS NATION WITH THE MESSAGE OF PERPETUALLY RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY FALLEN HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR OBJECTIVES CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN FOUR WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT AND COMFORT. IN THIS REPORT YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. THE YEAR BEGAN WITH A CONTINUED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NASCAR ORGANIZATION, ENABLING US TO REACH INDIVIDUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF STATES. THIS YEAR WAS ALSO OUR THIRD INCLUSION INTO THE COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC), WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE OUR MESSAGE TO MILITARY AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. CONTINUING OUR BENEVOLENT GOAL OF PRESENTING PERSONALIZED FLAGS TO EVERY GOLD STAR FAMILY WHO HAS LOST A LOVED ONE IN MILITARY SERVICE, HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WERE HONORED THIS YEAR IN MANY STATES. WITH THE CONTINUED ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE CHAPTERS, WE ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IMPACT IN THOSE ARE 6 4 4 200 0 196337 131554 7127 53680 124 0 103469 104452 307057 289686 0 0 140944 131895 0 1564 189020 195170 329964 327065 -22907 -37379 105590 82898 61613 76300 43977 6598 X IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION AND PRIMARY GOALS, WE CONTINUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THIS NATION WITH THE MESSAGE OF PERPETUALLY RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY FALLEN HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR OBJECTIVES CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN FOUR WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT AND COMFORT. IN THIS REPORT YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. THE YEAR BEGAN WITH A CONTINUED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NASCAR ORGANIZATION, ENABLING US TO REACH INDIVIDUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF STATES. THIS YEAR WAS ALSO OUR THIRD INCLUSION INTO THE COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC), WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE OUR MESSAGE TO MILITARY AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. CONTINUING OUR BENEVOLENT GOAL OF PRESENTING PERSONALIZED FLAGS TO EVERY GOLD STAR FAMILY WHO HAS LOST A LOVED ONE IN MILITARY SERVICE, HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WERE HONORED THIS YEAR IN MANY STATES. WITH THE CONTINUED ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE CHAPTERS, WE ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IMPACT IN THOSE ARE false false 187197 IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION AND PRIMARY GOALS, WE CONTINUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THIS NATION WITH THE MESSAGE OF PERPETUALLY RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY FALLEN HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR OBJECTIVES CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN FOUR WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT, AND CONFORM. IN THIS REPORT YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. THE YEAR BEGAN WITH A CONTINUED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NASCAR ORGANIZATION, ENABLING US TO REACH INDIVIDUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF STATES. THIS YEAR WAS ALSO OUR THIRD INCLUSION INTO THE COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC), WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE OUR MESSAGE TO MILITARY AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. CONTINUING OUR BENEVOLENT GOAL OF PRESENTING PERSONALIZED FLAGS TO EVERY GOLD STAR FAMILY WHO HAS LOST A LOVED ONE IN MILITARY SERVICE, HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WERE HONORED THIS YEAR IN MANY STATES. WITH THE CONTINUED ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE CHAPTERS, WE ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IMPACT IN THOSE AREAS. THESE CHAPTERS ARE EXTENSIONS OF OUR ORGANIZATION, ACTING AS BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND STAFFED 100% BY VOLUNTEERS. WE NOW HAVE SEVENTEEN STATE FLAG ADOPTIONS WITH MANY MORE IN PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, EVERY U.S. STATE HAS A POINT OF CONTACT WHO CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ORGANIZATION WITH INCREASED AWARENESS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS. I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE SLOWLY, DELIBERATELY AND SUCCESSFULLY CHANGING THE MINDSET OF THIS NATION. ONLY A PORTION OF THE EXTENSIVE ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST YEAR IS MENTIONED HERE. 92321 FLAG PRESENTATIONS: MORE THAN 300 PERSONALIZED FLAGS WERE PRESENTED TO GOLD STAR FAMILIES ACROSS THE U.S. AT CHAPTER AND KEY EVENTS, INCLUDING NASCAR TRACKS, AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU TEXAS, AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS WEEKEND BANQUET, RUN FOR THE FALLEN EVENTS AND MANY OTHER VENUES. WE ARE PRESENTING PERSONALIZED FLAGS AT THE RATE OF ONE NEARLY EVERY DAY. HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH: WE DECIDED LATE IN 2012 THAT HR WOULD NAME MAY 2013 AS HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH, ASKING OUR NATION TO FOCUS ON RECOGNIZING LIVES LOST IN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, CULMINATING WITH REMEMBERING THE FALLEN ON MEMORIAL DAY. NATIONAL PRESS RELEASES WERE SENT AND WE BEGAN A CAMPAIGN TO SOLICIT SUPPORT FROM OUR CHAPTER BASE, STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND MEDIA PARTNERS. THIS WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH FOR HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH. WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THIS DESIGNATION YEAR AFTER YEAR. THIS INCLUDED A KICKOFF WITH THE FIRST VIRGINIA RUN FOR THE FALLEN ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF MAY. FIRST ANNUAL VIRGINIA RUN FOR THE FALLEN: FOLLOWING ITS ORGANIZATION IN 2008 OF A 4,000-MILE NATIONAL RUN FOR THE FALLEN, HONORING SERVICE MEMBERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, HONOR AND REMEMBER PARTNERED WITH THE FOUNDER TO CREATE THE VIRGINIA RUN FOR THE FALLEN. THIS EVENT, COINCIDING WITH THE HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH OF MAY, WAS COMPOSED OF A DEDICATED TEAM OF RUNNERS AND VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZED OVER FOUR DAYS AND COVERED 236 MILES STRETCHING FROM FORT STORY TO ARLINGTON CEMETERY. ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 15 CITIES AND COUNTIES, THIS TRIBUTE TRAIL PULLED COMMUNITIES AND GOLD STAR FAMILIES TOGETHER IN AN AMAZING DISPLAY OF HONOR AND PATRIOTISM. FOURTH ANNUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY EVENING: THIS IS A HOLIDAY BANQUET DESIGNED TO BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER FOR A NIGHT OF FELLOWSHIP AND ENTERTAINMENT. LAST YEAR WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 300 FAMILIES AND GUESTS. THIS YEAR, DECEMBER 8TH, WE HOSTED MORE THAN 200 GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND GUESTS ATTENDED FROM THE COMMUNITY. THERE WAS A DECREASE IN ATTENDANCE DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS EVENT IS INTENDED TO BE COMPLETELY SPONSORED WITH NO MONETARY OUTLAY FROM OUR RESOURCES AND USING VOLUNTEER LABOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE EVENT SHOULD GENERATE SOME MODEST ADDITIONAL OPERATING FUNDS. FINANCIALLY, OUR TABULATION INDICATES A BREAK EVEN. THREE PERSONALIZED FLAGS WERE PRESENTED, ONE TO EACH OF FAMILIES REPRESENTING IRAQ, THE BEIRUT BOMBING AND WWII. ONE FLAG WAS PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME VIA SKYPE. STATE FLAG ADOPTION UPDATE: CURRENTLY, SEVENTEEN STATES HAVE ADOPTED THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AS THEIR STATE SYMBOL OF REMEMBRANCE: VA, NC, MD, DE, PA, NJ, SC, AZ, KS, LA, MO, OR, UT, OK. STATES THAT PASSED ADOPTION LEGISLATION IN 2013 ARE INDIANA, TEXAS AND WISCONSIN. AT LEAST FIFTEEN OTHER STATES ARE WORKING ON ADOPTION LEGISLATION AND WE SHOULD SEE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN 2014. I BELIEVE OUR FIRST MILESTONE TO REACH MORE THAN HALF OF THE STATES IN THE NATION WILL BE REACHED NEXT YEAR. STATE CHAPTER STATUS: THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVEN OFFICIAL LLC HONOR AND REMEMBER STATE CHAPTERS: VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, ALASKA, OHIO, MINNESOTA, TEXAS AND KANSAS. SEVEN ADDITIONAL CHAPTERS ARE IN FORMING STATUS: NEW HAMPSHIRE, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, INDIANA, NEBRASKA AND ARIZONA. TWO HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO REORGANIZATION, FLORIDA AND MISSOURI. WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH SEVERAL OTHER STATES AND AWAITING FORMAL PAPERWORK. OUR NATIONAL CHAPTER DIRECTOR HAS MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THESE CHAPTERS WITH A GOAL OF INCREASING OUR EFFORTS IN 2014. 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INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE- LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS FILINGS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT ITS INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2013. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 FOR 2012, 2011, AND 2010 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. CHICK-FIL-A 11168 11168 OTHER FUNDRAISI 8962 8962 3580 20130 11168 8962 3580 3580 5382 X 4 36744 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION AND PRIMARY GOALS, WE CONTINUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THIS NATION WITH THE MESSAGE OF PERPETUALLY RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY FALLEN HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR OBJECTIVES CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN FOUR WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT AND COMFORT. IN THIS REPORT YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. THE YEAR BEGAN WITH A CONTINUED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NASCAR ORGANIZATION, ENABLING US TO REACH INDIVIDUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF STATES. THIS YEAR WAS ALSO OUR THIRD INCLUSION INTO THE COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC), WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE OUR MESSAGE TO MILITARY AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. CONTINUING OUR BENEVOLENT GOAL OF PRESENTING PERSONALIZED FLAGS TO EVERY GOLD STAR FAMILY WHO HAS LOST A LOVED ONE IN MILITARY SERVICE, HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WERE HONORED THIS YEAR IN MANY STATES. WITH THE CONTINUED ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE CHAPTERS, WE ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IMPACT IN THOSE AREAS. THESE CHAPTERS ARE EXTENSIONS OF OUR ORGANIZATION, ACTING AS BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND STAFFED 100% BY VOLUNTEERS. WE NOW HAVE SEVENTEEN STATE FLAG ADOPTIONS WITH MANY MORE IN PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, EVERY U.S. STATE HAS A POINT OF CONTACT WHO CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ORGANIZATION WITH INCREASED AWARENESS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS. I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE SLOWLY, DELIBERATELY AND SUCCESSFULLY CHANGING THE MINDSET OF THIS NATION. ONLY A PORTION OF THE EXTENSIVE ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST YEAR IS MENTIONED HERE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A GOAL OF PRESENTING PERSONALIZED FLAGS TO EVERY GOLD STAR FAMILY WHO HAS LOST A LOVED ONE IN MILITARY SERVICE, HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WERE HONORED THIS YEAR IN MANY STATES. WITH THE CONTINUED ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE CHAPTERS, WE ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IMPACT IN THOSE AREAS. THESE CHAPTERS ARE EXTENSIONS OF OUR ORGANIZATION, ACTING AS BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND STAFFED 100% BY VOLUNTEERS. WE NOW HAVE SEVENTEEN STATE FLAG ADOPTIONS WITH MANY MORE IN PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, EVERY U.S. STATE HAS A POINT OF CONTACT WHO CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ORGANIZATION WITH INCREASED AWARENESS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS. I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE SLOWLY, DELIBERATELY AND SUCCESSFULLY CHANGING THE MINDSET OF THIS NATION. ONLY A PORTION OF THE EXTENSIVE ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST YEAR IS MENTIONED HERE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D FLAG PRESENTATIONS: MORE THAN 300 PERSONALIZED FLAGS WERE PRESENTED TO GOLD STAR FAMILIES ACROSS THE U.S. AT CHAPTER AND KEY EVENTS, INCLUDING NASCAR TRACKS, AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU TEXAS, AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS WEEKEND BANQUET, RUN FOR THE FALLEN EVENTS AND MANY OTHER VENUES. WE ARE PRESENTING PERSONALIZED FLAGS AT THE RATE OF ONE NEARLY EVERY DAY. HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH: WE DECIDED LATE IN 2012 THAT HR WOULD NAME MAY 2013 AS HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH, ASKING OUR NATION TO FOCUS ON RECOGNIZING LIVES LOST IN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, CULMINATING WITH REMEMBERING THE FALLEN ON MEMORIAL DAY. NATIONAL PRESS RELEASES WERE SENT AND WE BEGAN A CAMPAIGN TO SOLICIT SUPPORT FROM OUR CHAPTER BASE, STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND MEDIA PARTNERS. THIS WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH FOR HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH. WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THIS DESIGNATION YEAR AFTER YEAR. THIS INCLUDED A KICKOFF WITH THE FIRST VIRGINIA RUN FOR THE FALLEN ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF MAY. FIRST ANNUAL VIRGINIA RUN FOR THE FALLEN: FOLLOWING ITS ORGANIZATION IN 2008 OF A 4,000-MILE NATIONAL RUN FOR THE FALLEN, HONORING SERVICE MEMBERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, HONOR AND REMEMBER PARTNERED WITH THE FOUNDER TO CREATE THE VIRGINIA RUN FOR THE FALLEN. THIS EVENT, COINCIDING WITH THE HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH OF MAY, WAS COMPOSED OF A DEDICATED TEAM OF RUNNERS AND VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZED OVER FOUR DAYS AND COVERED 236 MILES STRETCHING FROM FORT STORY TO ARLINGTON CEMETERY. ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 15 CITIES AND COUNTIES, THIS TRIBUTE TRAIL PULLED COMMUNITIES AND GOLD STAR FAMILIES TOGETHER IN AN AMAZING DISPLAY OF HONOR AND PATRIOTISM. FOURTH ANNUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY EVENING: THIS IS A HOLIDAY BANQUET DESIGNED TO BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER FOR A NIGHT OF FELLOWSHIP AND ENTERTAINMENT. LAST YEAR WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 300 FAMILIES AND GUESTS. THIS YEAR, DECEMBER 8TH, WE HOSTED MORE THAN 200 GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND GUESTS ATTENDED FROM THE COMMUNITY. THERE WAS A DECREASE IN ATTENDANCE DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS EVENT IS INTENDED TO BE COMPLETELY SPONSORED WITH NO MONETARY OUTLAY FROM OUR RESOURCES AND USING VOLUNTEER LABOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE EVENT SHOULD GENERATE SOME MODEST ADDITIONAL OPERATING FUNDS. FINANCIALLY, OUR TABULATION INDICATES A BREAK EVEN. THREE PERSONALIZED FLAGS WERE PRESENTED, ONE TO EACH OF FAMILIES REPRESENTING IRAQ, THE BEIRUT BOMBING AND WWII. ONE FLAG WAS PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME VIA SKYPE. STATE FLAG ADOPTION UPDATE: CURRENTLY, SEVENTEEN STATES HAVE ADOPTED THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AS THEIR STATE SYMBOL OF REMEMBRANCE: VA, NC, MD, DE, PA, NJ, SC, AZ, KS, LA, MO, OR, UT, OK. STATES THAT PASSED ADOPTION LEGISLATION IN 2013 ARE INDIANA, TEXAS AND WISCONSIN. AT LEAST FIFTEEN OTHER STATES ARE WORKING ON ADOPTION LEGISLATION AND WE SHOULD SEE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN 2014. I BELIEVE OUR FIRST MILESTONE TO REACH MORE THAN HALF OF THE STATES IN THE NATION WILL BE REACHED NEXT YEAR. STATE CHAPTER STATUS: THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVEN OFFICIAL LLC HONOR AND REMEMBER STATE CHAPTERS: VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, ALASKA, OHIO, MINNESOTA, TEXAS AND KANSAS. SEVEN ADDITIONAL CHAPTERS ARE IN FORMING STATUS: NEW HAMPSHIRE, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, INDIANA, NEBRASKA AND ARIZONA. TWO HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO REORGANIZATION, FLORIDA AND MISSOURI. WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH SEVERAL OTHER STATES AND AWAITING FORMAL PAPERWORK. OUR NATIONAL CHAPTER DIRECTOR HAS MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THESE CHAPTERS WITH A GOAL OF INCREASING OUR EFFORTS IN 2014. THESE CHAPTERS ARE KEY TO HELPING US FULFILL THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF FLAG REQUESTS STILL PENDING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 GEORGE LUTZ PATRICIA LUTZ CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR HUSBAND AND WIFE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S VICE CHAIRMAN. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUALLY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A IN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMPARABILITY DATA USED AND INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THE BYLAWS STATE HOW THE SALARIES ARE SET BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 7, PART VII PARENT ORGANIZATION HAS FILED A CONSOLIDATED RETURN