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RAFIKIS VISION: RAFIKIS VISION IS TO HELP AFRICANS IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES KNOW GOD THROUGH BIBLE STUDY, AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING THROUGH ORPHAN CARE, EDUCATION, AND BY PROVIDING A MARKET FOR THE SALE OF HANDCRAFTS MADE BY WIDOWS. RAFIKIS STRATEGY: RAFIKI HAS ESTABLISHED ONE MODEL RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHERE ORPHANS ARE CARED FOR AND EDUCATED WITH CHRISTIAN, CLASSICAL CURRICULUM, LEADING TO A VOCATION OR COLLEGE. RAFIKI'S WORK IS LOCATED IN ETHIOPIA, GHANA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, NIGERIA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, AND ZAMBIA. THESE COUNTRIES HAVE INVITED RAFIKI TO COME THERE AND 10 8 72 280 0 8284644 8097771 0 243003 102712 -80571 112718 8447076 8313201 0 0 2600290 2158681 0 198629 5969333 6357345 8569623 8516026 -122547 -202825 26672615 26227828 732635 392542 25939980 25835286 X RAFIKIS MISSION: THE MISSION OF THE RAFIKI FOUNDATION IS TO HELP AFRICANS KNOW GOD AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING. RAFIKI IS A CHRISTIAN, INTERDENOMINATIONAL MISSION ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED STATES WITH ITS HOME OFFICE IN EUSTIS, FLORIDA. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES ONE RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. RAFIKIS VISION: RAFIKIS VISION IS TO HELP AFRICANS IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES KNOW GOD THROUGH BIBLE STUDY, AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING THROUGH ORPHAN CARE, EDUCATION, AND BY PROVIDING A MARKET FOR THE SALE OF HANDCRAFTS MADE BY WIDOWS. RAFIKIS STRATEGY: RAFIKI HAS ESTABLISHED ONE MODEL RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHERE ORPHANS ARE CARED FOR AND EDUCATED WITH CHRISTIAN, CLASSICAL CURRICULUM, LEADING TO A VOCATION OR COLLEGE. RAFIKI'S WORK IS LOCATED IN ETHIOPIA, GHANA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, NIGERIA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, AND ZAMBIA. THESE COUNTRIES HAVE INVITED RAFIKI TO COME THERE AND false false 7744607 THE RAFIKI FOUNDATION IS A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION WHOSE GOAL IS TO HELP AFRICANS KNOW GOD AND TO RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING THROUGH THE FOLLOWING FIVE PROGRAMS: CHILDCARE, EDUCATION, WIDOWS, BIBLE STUDY, AND ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A COMPLETE STATEMENT. THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM PROVIDES A PERMANENT HOME FOR ORPHANS WITHIN EACH OF THE TEN RAFIKI VILLAGES. EACH VILLAGE IS EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE CARE FOR UP TO 100 CHILDREN, INCLUDING HOUSING, CLOTHING, MEALS, EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND MEDICAL CARE. AT JULY 2014 RAFIKI IS HOME TO A TOTAL OF 846 CHILDREN, RANGING IN AGE FROM TWO TO TWENTY, WHO LIVE AT OUR TEN VILLAGES. THESE CHILDREN ARE RAISED IN A FAMILY-LIKE SETTING WITH TEN CHILDREN LIVING IN A COTTAGE WITH A TRAINED AFRICAN WOMAN WHO SERVES AS THEIR MOTHER. THE RAFIKI MOTHERS ARE TRAINED AND SUPERVISED BY A QUALIFIED CHILDCARE ADMINISTRATOR WHO OVERSEES THEIR WORK. RAFIKI PROVIDES A CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL EDUCATION TO THESE CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12. WHEN THE CHILDREN GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL THEY ARE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND BECOME GODLY CONTRIBUTORS IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. THE PROGRAM WILL GROW TO A TOTAL OF 1,000 CHILDREN. RAFIKI EDUCATION PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING TEN ACCREDITED, REGISTERED K-12 CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL SCHOOLS - ONE K-12 SCHOOL AT EACH OF ITS TEN VILLAGES. THESE SCHOOLS PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR BOTH RESIDENT CHILDREN AND DAY STUDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE RAFIKI SCHOOLS CURRENTLY EDUCATE MORE THAN 1,300 STUDENTS. THE CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT USING RAFIKI'S CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL CURRICULUM WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR AFRICA. THIS CURRICULUM PROVIDES BOTH TEXTBOOKS AND LESSON PLANS AND HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INCORPORATING AFRICAN NATIONAL SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS. ALL COURSES ARE WRITTEN FROM A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW AND ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT TO AFRICA. THE SCHOOLS NOT ONLY PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION IN CORE COURSES IN MATHS, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND SCIENCES, BUT ALSO IN ATHLETICS, ART, MUSIC, AND VOCATIONAL COURSES. STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND TOOLS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. THE RAFIKI WIDOWS PROGRAM PRESENTLY HELPS MORE THAN 2,500 POOR WOMEN IN EIGHT OF RAFIKI'S TEN COUNTRIES. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES, RAFIKI PROVIDES DESIGN GUIDANCE AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR HANDCRAFTS WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF CRAFTS PRODUCED IN THEIR LOCAL ECONOMY. RAFIKI MARKETS THESE PRODUCTS IN THE U.S. TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN AND COVER THE COST OF SHIPPING AND MARKETING. THE RAFIKI BIBLE STUDY PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLE STUDY (600 WEEKS OF LESSONS COVERING ALL SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE BIBLE), PRIMARILY FOR RAFIKI'S K-12 SCHOOLS AND PARTNER CHURCH SCHOOLS. THE BIBLE STUDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THEOLOGIANS IN THE U.S. AND AFRICA AND IS WRITTEN AT VARIOUS AGE-COMPREHENSION LEVELS BY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCED IN TEACHING CHILDREN. THIS MATERIAL IS BEING USED BY ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN RAFIKIS CHILDCARE, EDUCATION, WIDOWS, AND ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE PROGRAMS. PRESENTLY IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 130,000 CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO THE RAFIKI BIBLE STUDY MATERIALS THROUGH THE PARTNER CHURCH SCHOOLS IN THE TEN COUNTRIES IN AFRICA. THE ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE PROGRAM, CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT, WILL BE THE CAPSTONE OF RAFIKIS EDUCATION PROGRAM, PROVIDING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR ADULTS IN TEACHER TRAINING, BUSINESS, MUSIC, AND ART. THE FIRST PART OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE LAUNCHED IN 2013 AND WILL TRAIN WOMEN IN THE START-UP OF PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN, CLASSICAL PRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTENS IN RAFIKI'S TEN COUNTRIES. THIS TEN-WEEK COURSE (MINIMUM) WILL BE SELF-STUDY DISTANCE LEARNING WITH COURSES IN COMPUTER, KEYBOARD, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, RECORD KEEPING, AND HOW TO START A SCHOOL. WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RUNNING AS HIGH AS 70% IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES, AND WITH THE GREAT NEED FOR BETTER EDUCATION, THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPLY TWO MAJOR NEEDS: JOBS AND QUALITY SCHOOLS. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT ONLY BE EDUCATED THROUGH THE CLASSROOM MATERIALS BUT WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A PRACTICUM AT RAFIKI'S SCHOOL. UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE THEY RECEIVE A COMPLETE SET OF RAFIKI'S CURRICULUM AND GUIDANCE IN HOW TO START THEIR SCHOOL. FINANCIAL NOTES: RAFIKI IS A MEMBER OF THE ECFA AND MAINTAINS HIGH STANDARDS IN TERMS OF MANAGING ITS FINANCIAL RESOURCES. RAFIKIS FUNDRAISING DEPENDS HEAVILY UPON PRAYER. IN ADDITION TO BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER EACH DAY AT ALL RAFIKI VILLAGES IN AFRICA, THE RAFIKI STAFF MEMBERS AT THE RAFIKI HOME OFFICE IN EUSTIS, FL START EACH WORKDAY WITH PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY. 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AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, INCOME EARNED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOUNDATIONS TAX- EXEMPT PURPOSE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES AND, THEREFORE, THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES. THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AS DEFINED IN FASB ASC 740. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013, THE FOUNDATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GENERALLY, THE IRS MAY REVIEW THE RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. false SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 10 54 PROGRAM SERVICES CHILDREN'S CENTERS 2638087 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 10 54 PROGRAM SERVICES MEDICAL CENTERS OPER 81331 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 10 54 PROGRAM SERVICES MINI-MISSION 370476 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 10 54 PROGRAM SERVICES OUTREACH 663830 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 10 54 PROGRAM SERVICES PROJECTS 41477 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 10 54 PROGRAM SERVICES RICE PROGRAM 111535 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 10 54 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION 483471 70 378 70 378 4390207 4390207 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 2,638,087 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 81,331 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 370,476 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 663,830 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 41,477 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 111,535 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 483,471 0 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION RAFIKIS MISSION: THE MISSION OF THE RAFIKI FOUNDATION IS TO HELP AFRICANS KNOW GOD AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING. RAFIKI IS A CHRISTIAN, INTERDENOMINATIONAL MISSION ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED STATES WITH ITS HOME OFFICE IN EUSTIS, FLORIDA. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES ONE RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. RAFIKIS VISION: RAFIKIS VISION IS TO HELP AFRICANS IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES KNOW GOD THROUGH BIBLE STUDY, AND TO HELP THEM RAISE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING THROUGH ORPHAN CARE, EDUCATION, AND BY PROVIDING A MARKET FOR THE SALE OF HANDCRAFTS MADE BY WIDOWS. RAFIKIS STRATEGY: RAFIKI HAS ESTABLISHED ONE MODEL RAFIKI TRAINING VILLAGE IN EACH OF TEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHERE ORPHANS ARE CARED FOR AND EDUCATED WITH CHRISTIAN, CLASSICAL CURRICULUM, LEADING TO A VOCATION OR COLLEGE. RAFIKI'S WORK IS LOCATED IN ETHIOPIA, GHANA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, NIGERIA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, AND ZAMBIA. THESE COUNTRIES HAVE INVITED RAFIKI TO COME THERE AND HAVE OFFICIALLY REGISTERED THE FOUNDATION AS AN NGO. EACH VILLAGE WILL HAVE A MINIMUM OF SEVEN COTTAGES, FOUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, A DINING HALL, FOUR MISSIONARY RESIDENCES, TWO RESIDENCE HALLS, THE ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE COMPLEX (THREE BUILDINGS), AND GUEST HOUSE FOR A TOTAL OF TWENTY-TWO BUILDINGS MINIMUM. EACH VILLAGE IS BUILT ON APPROXIMATELY FIFTY ACRES AND HAS A GARDEN, PLAYING FIELD, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE BUILDINGS. THE VILLAGES ARE SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH THEIR OWN GENERATORS AND BORE-HOLE WATER SUPPLY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CHILDREN LIVING IN A COTTAGE WITH A TRAINED AFRICAN WOMAN WHO SERVES AS THEIR MOTHER. THE RAFIKI MOTHERS ARE TRAINED AND SUPERVISED BY A QUALIFIED CHILDCARE ADMINISTRATOR WHO OVERSEES THEIR WORK. RAFIKI PROVIDES A CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL EDUCATION TO THESE CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12. WHEN THE CHILDREN GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL THEY ARE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND BECOME GODLY CONTRIBUTORS IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. THE PROGRAM WILL GROW TO A TOTAL OF 1,000 CHILDREN. RAFIKI EDUCATION PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING TEN ACCREDITED, REGISTERED K-12 CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL SCHOOLS - ONE K-12 SCHOOL AT EACH OF ITS TEN VILLAGES. THESE SCHOOLS PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR BOTH RESIDENT CHILDREN AND DAY STUDENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE RAFIKI SCHOOLS CURRENTLY EDUCATE MORE THAN 1,300 STUDENTS. THE CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT USING RAFIKI'S CHRISTIAN CLASSICAL CURRICULUM WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR AFRICA. THIS CURRICULUM PROVIDES BOTH TEXTBOOKS AND LESSON PLANS AND HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INCORPORATING AFRICAN NATIONAL SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS. ALL COURSES ARE WRITTEN FROM A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW AND ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT TO AFRICA. THE SCHOOLS NOT ONLY PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION IN CORE COURSES IN MATHS, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND SCIENCES, BUT ALSO IN ATHLETICS, ART, MUSIC, AND VOCATIONAL COURSES. STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND TOOLS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. THE RAFIKI WIDOWS PROGRAM PRESENTLY HELPS MORE THAN 2,500 POOR WOMEN IN EIGHT OF RAFIKI'S TEN COUNTRIES. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES, RAFIKI PROVIDES DESIGN GUIDANCE AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR HANDCRAFTS WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF CRAFTS PRODUCED IN THEIR LOCAL ECONOMY. RAFIKI MARKETS THESE PRODUCTS IN THE U.S. TO SUPPORT THE WOMEN AND COVER THE COST OF SHIPPING AND MARKETING. THE RAFIKI BIBLE STUDY PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLE STUDY (600 WEEKS OF LESSONS COVERING ALL SIXTY-SIX BOOKS OF THE BIBLE), PRIMARILY FOR RAFIKI'S K-12 SCHOOLS AND PARTNER CHURCH SCHOOLS. THE BIBLE STUDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THEOLOGIANS IN THE U.S. AND AFRICA AND IS WRITTEN AT VARIOUS AGE-COMPREHENSION LEVELS BY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCED IN TEACHING CHILDREN. THIS MATERIAL IS BEING USED BY ALL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN RAFIKIS CHILDCARE, EDUCATION, WIDOWS, AND ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE PROGRAMS. PRESENTLY IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 130,000 CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO THE RAFIKI BIBLE STUDY MATERIALS THROUGH THE PARTNER CHURCH SCHOOLS IN THE TEN COUNTRIES IN AFRICA. THE ADVANCED LEARNING INSTITUTE PROGRAM, CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT, WILL BE THE CAPSTONE OF RAFIKIS EDUCATION PROGRAM, PROVIDING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR ADULTS IN TEACHER TRAINING, BUSINESS, MUSIC, AND ART. THE FIRST PART OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE LAUNCHED IN 2013 AND WILL TRAIN WOMEN IN THE START-UP OF PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN, CLASSICAL PRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTENS IN RAFIKI'S TEN COUNTRIES. THIS TEN-WEEK COURSE (MINIMUM) WILL BE SELF-STUDY DISTANCE LEARNING WITH COURSES IN COMPUTER, KEYBOARD, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, RECORD KEEPING, AND HOW TO START A SCHOOL. WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RUNNING AS HIGH AS 70% IN THESE TEN COUNTRIES, AND WITH THE GREAT NEED FOR BETTER EDUCATION, THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPLY TWO MAJOR NEEDS: JOBS AND QUALITY SCHOOLS. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT ONLY BE EDUCATED THROUGH THE CLASSROOM MATERIALS BUT WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A PRACTICUM AT RAFIKI'S SCHOOL. UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE THEY RECEIVE A COMPLETE SET OF RAFIKI'S CURRICULUM AND GUIDANCE IN HOW TO START THEIR SCHOOL. FINANCIAL NOTES: RAFIKI IS A MEMBER OF THE ECFA AND MAINTAINS HIGH STANDARDS IN TERMS OF MANAGING ITS FINANCIAL RESOURCES. RAFIKIS FUNDRAISING DEPENDS HEAVILY UPON PRAYER. IN ADDITION TO BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER EACH DAY AT ALL RAFIKI VILLAGES IN AFRICA, THE RAFIKI STAFF MEMBERS AT THE RAFIKI HOME OFFICE IN EUSTIS, FL START EACH WORKDAY WITH PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 350 RAFIKI PRAYER GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD PRAYING REGULARLY FOR THE WORK OF RAFIKI. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B ETHIOPIA, GHANA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, NIGERIA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 ROSEMARY JENSEN CECIL YOUNG SISTER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD COLLECTIVELY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND MAKES INQUIRY TO THEIR ACCOUNTANT REGARDING ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE TO BE DISCLOSED IMMEDIATELY. THE BOARD REVIEWS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS AND VENDORS FOR ANY CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION RESEARCHES AND REVIEWS EXECUTIVE AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER COMPARABLE NOT-FOR-PROFITS AND THE BOARD MAKES FINAL APPROVAL. COMPENSATION REASONABLENESS IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION RESEARCHES AND REVIEWS EXECUTIVE AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER COMPARABLE NOT-FOR-PROFITS AND THE BOARD MAKES FINAL APPROVAL. COMPENSATION REASONABLENESS IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS FORM 990 WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.