BISHOPACCOUNTABILITY ORG INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
BISHOPACCOUNTABILITY ORG INC (EIN 34-2019007)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-14
IRS object ID
201333189349305298
Schema version
2012v2.3
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)
Timestamp2013-11-14T14:22:44-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GONZALEZ AND ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 PAGE TERRACEAddressLine1
CitySTOUGHTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02072ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN342019007EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BISHOPACCOUNTABILITYORGBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBISHNameControl
Phone5084799304Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 541375AddressLine1
CityWALTHAMCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02454ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameTERENCE MCKIERNANName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone5084799304Phone
Date Signed2013-11-11DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLILLIAN GONZALEZ CPA MST CSEP CSRPName
Phone7813441040Phone
Date Prepared2013-11-14DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonTERENCE MCKIERNANNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 541375AddressLine1
CityWALTHAMCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02454ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts724598GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.BISHOP-ACCOUNTABILITY.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2004YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO GATHER AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC ABUSE CRISIS AND THE BISHOPS' ROLE IN IT.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body5NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members3NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees6TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year351026ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year724564ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year16InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year34InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year351042TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year724598TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year249283SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year251219SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year14409TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year118754OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year145504OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year368037TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year396723TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-16995RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY327875RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY158045TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY488856TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY4333TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY7060TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY153712NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY481796NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTO GATHER AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE CATHOLIC ABUSE CRISIS AND THE BISHOPS' ROLE IN IT.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense343164Expense
DescriptionBISHOPACCOUNTABILITY.ORG DOCUMENTS THE ABUSE CRISIS IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. IT IS A UNIQUE INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR CATHOLICS, SURVIVORS, CHURCH OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOLARS AND JOURNALISTS. IT GATHERS AND POSTS CHURCH DOCUMENTS, PERTINENT COURT FILINGS, AND REPORTS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHURCH OFFICIALS AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2012, OUR WEBSITE HOSTED MORE THAN ONE MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS AND CONTAINED BY THE END OF THE YEAR MORE THAN 190,000 PAGES OF DOCUMENTS, NEWS ARTICLES AND REPORTS. NEARLY ONE MILLION PAGES ARE PRESERVED IN OUR HARDCOPY LIBRARY.Description
Total Program Service Expense343164TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmttrueIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit TransactionfalseExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
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Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10962NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees6NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members3NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonstrueAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OthertrueCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other WebsiteXOtherWebsite
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number5084799304TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1PO BOX 541375AddressLine1
CityWALTHAMCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02454ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
TERENCE W MCKIERNAN
PRESIDENT/DI40.00XX12000000
ANNE B DOYLE
CLERK/DIRECT20.00XX5607500
CHARLES T O'NEILL
TREASURER/DI5.00XX000
SYLVIA DEMAREST
DIRECTOR2.00X000
LEON PODLES
DIRECTOR2.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org176075TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K1NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions724564AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions724564TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column34TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$34ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column724598TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$34ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total176075Total
Program Services146860ProgramServices
Management And General17608ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising11607Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total55560Total
Program Services52254ProgramServices
Management And General3306ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total19584Total
Program Services17038ProgramServices
Management And General1567ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising979Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

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Total26703Total
Program Services26703ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total8330Total
Management And General8330ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total2665Total
Program Services1475ProgramServices
Management And General1190ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

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Total5977Total
Program Services5977ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total12542Total
Program Services11715ProgramServices
Management And General509ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising318Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Total3400Total
Program Services3400ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total17700Total
Program Services15399ProgramServices
Management And General1416ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising885Fundraising

Travel Travel

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Total16644Total
Program Services16644ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1809Total
Program Services1809ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total2239Total
Program Services1948ProgramServices
Management And General179ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising112Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

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Total3102Total
Program Services2699ProgramServices
Management And General248ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising155Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralFundraisingFundraising
ARCHIVE EXPENSES2913229132
TELEPHONE42743718342214
SOFTWARE27752414222139
RESEARCH27642764

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total5448Total
Program Services1215ProgramServices
Management And General4233ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Management And General39150ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising14409Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY152046BOY
EOY484853EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis19651LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec17088LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4802BOY
EOY2563EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

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BOY1097BOY
EOY1340EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

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BOY100BOY
EOY100EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY158045BOY
EOY488856EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY4333BOY
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY4333BOY
EOY7060EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY153712BOY
EOY481796EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY153712BOY
EOY481796EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY158045BOY
EOY488856EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses327875ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest209ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

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Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years403777CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years301682CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years280813CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year351026CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year724564CurrentTaxYear
Total2061862Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years301682CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years280813CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year351026CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year724564CurrentTaxYear
Total2061862Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total920020AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total1701141842PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years61CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years6CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year14CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year34CurrentTaxYear
Total118Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support2061980TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.55380PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.38850PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis19651OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation17088Depreciation
Book Value2563BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings2563TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt724807TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments209NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990209RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal724598RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990724598TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt396723TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal396723ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990396723TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BBOARD PRESIDENT AND CLERK REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANNUAL DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BCOMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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