SMART ELECTRIC POWER ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SMART ELECTRIC POWER ALLIANCE (EIN 52-1794095)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-07-11
IRS object ID
201411929349300201
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2014-07-11T03:50:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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StateDCState
ZIP Code20036ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN521794095EIN

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Phone2028570898PhoneNum

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Address Line11220 19th Street NW No 800AddressLine1
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ZIP Code200362405ZIPCode

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Phone2028570898PhoneNum
Signature2014-07-11SignatureDt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Matt Cheney
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Jon Bertolino
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Dougherty
Director - until 9/20131.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Eugster
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matt Fergusen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph Forline
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa Frantzis
Director - until 9/20131.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Herrmann
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Hewa
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bobby Hollis
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alex Kim
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jurgen Krehnke
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Malnight
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Morgan
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Micah Myers
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Pamela Newell
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Mark Nielson
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Tim Rebhorn
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Luis Reyes
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Lori Singleton
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Owen Smith
Director - until 7/20131.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judy Staley
Director - until 9/20131.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Starrs
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Jennifer Szaro
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Theresa Williams
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julia Hamm
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Mark C Kimble
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Eran Mahrer
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Robert Gibson
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Mike Taylor
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John Sterling
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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EOY$363,235EOYAmt

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EOY$468,024EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$186,467NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$417,889CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$299,423CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$203,025CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$927,837TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,525,622CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,246,623CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,125,572CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,141,322CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,090,127CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,129,266TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$382,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$230,100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$612,100TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,943,511CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,546,046CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,328,597CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,530,822CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,320,227CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,669,203TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$36,669,203PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,497CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,493CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$86,796CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,740CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$72,227CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$321,753TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,497CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,493CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$86,796CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,740CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$72,227CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$321,753TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,920CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$5,920TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,353CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,075CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,580CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,008TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,027,928CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,570,539CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,426,746CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,595,637CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,396,034CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,016,884TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99060PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99030PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00870InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00920InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 12, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCA tax refund - 2011 Amount: $ 7,519. Retained wire fees - 2011 Amount: $ 3,834. 2012 Amount: $ 5,075. Miscellaneous income - 2013 Amount: $ 3,580.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$838,913OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$366,171DepreciationAmt
Book Value$472,742BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$847,788OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$492,009DepreciationAmt
Book Value$355,779BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$828,521TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Deposits$47,711
Due from Solar Energy Trade Shows, LLC$610,853
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$658,564TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent$458,894
Refundable deposit$9,130
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$468,024TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,512,606TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$186,467NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$186,467RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,326,139RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$15,060OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$15,060RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,341,199TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,638,980TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,638,980ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$15,060OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$15,060ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,654,040TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, there were no accruals for uncertain tax positions.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Discounts reclassified to expenses 15,060.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Discounts reclassified to expenses 15,060.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient51RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$41,871CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$15,060NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceComplementary conference registrationsNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationScholarships are made available to assist utility and solar industry members in participating in conferences, workshops, and training. These include travel reimbursements and complimentary registrations. Recipients are required to substantiate expenses before receiving the award. Expenses are reviewed by management prior to disbursing the funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Julia Hamm
President and CEO$256,599$0$0$0$0$0$8,858$0$19,701$0$285,158$0$0$0
Mark C Kimble
EVP Finance and Operations$185,269$0$0$0$0$0$7,530$0$8,463$0$201,262$0$0$0
Eran Mahrer
EVP Strategy and Research$204,561$0$0$0$0$0$8,872$0$8,497$0$221,930$0$0$0
Robert Gibson
VP, Education and Research$152,643$0$0$0$0$0$6,571$0$9,448$0$168,662$0$0$0
Mike Taylor
Director of Research$146,633$0$0$0$0$0$5,587$0$5,674$0$157,894$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, line 3During 2013 SEPA realigned our programs based on our strategic plan and regrouped some of our individual projects. In the process, we have renamed the divisions based on logic, and of course, in alignment with our strategic plan.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6SEPA shall have seven (7) membership classes: Of the 7 membership classes, the six membership classes listed below have the authority to appoint the Board of Directors. [a] Utilities; [b] Generation and Transmission Cooperatives/Regional Transmission Organizations/Joint Action Agencies/Federal Power Authorities/Wholesale Marketers operating in a non-competitive environment; [c] Independent Power Producers/Wholesale Marketers operating in a competitive environment; [dl Manufacturers; [el Project Developers/Integrators/Installers/Distributers; [fl Business and Professional Services. Of the 7 membership classes, the six membership classes listed above have the authority to appoint the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aPlease refer to the response for Part VI, line 6 for the explanation of the membership classes with these rights and the description of their rights.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Review of federal Form 990: The federal Form 990 is initially reviewed by the Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations, the President and CEO, and the Board Secretary/Treasurer. It is then provided to the entire Board of Directors. Any comments arising from the reviews are addressed and resolved prior to filing with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cConflict of Interest Policy: Officers, Directors, Key Employees and Trustees are required to provide an annual disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest. Any conflicts that come to the attention of the Board of Directors are discussed and resolved according to SEPA's Bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation: The Board of Directors reviews and approved the compensation for the President and CEO annually. During this process, the Board of Directors may engage an independent consultant to provide current comparative market data. The Board of Directors considers SEPA's financial position as well as additional external market data using published compensation studies. The compensation decisions of the Board of Directors is documented in the minutes. The President and CEO annually considers SEPA's financial position as well as external market data from an independent compensation research study to establish compensation levels for officers and key employees. SEPA's compensation program and market analysis is reviewed every three years for compliance purposes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Disclosure of governing documents: SEPA's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available for viewing upon reasonable request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Solar Energy Trade Shows LLCBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11530 Wilson Blvd Suite 120AddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22209ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN271527552EIN
Primary ActivitiesConferencesPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Predominant Income TypeRelatedPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$5,324,450ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$1,062,859ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner0GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.50000OwnershipPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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