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BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC (EIN 75-2198196)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-11-13
IRS object ID
201213189349301491
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Timestamp2012-11-13T10:19:07-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN750807999EIN

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Business Name Line1SPROLES WOODARD LLPBusinessNameLine1

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StateTXState
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Return Type990ReturnType
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EIN752198196EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXASBusinessNameLine1
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Address Line11700 UNIVERSITY DRIVEAddressLine1
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StateTXState
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Officer Officer

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NameSEYMOUR SOHMERName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
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Mission DescriptionTHE BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC (BRIT) CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROVIDES EDUCATION IN ORDER TO CREATE AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PLANT WORLD AND INSPIRE THE PUBLIC INTO ACTION FOR A SUSTAINABLE PLANET. BRIT SERVES AS A THINK TANK AND CATALYST TO DEVELOP BOTANICAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS GLOBALLY CHALLENGING PROBLEMS. BRIT INSPIRES LEARNING AND FORMS INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS FOR CRITICAL RESEARCH WITHIN SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.MissionDescription
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DescriptionRESEARCH. BRIT'S RESEARCH PROGRAM IS THE FOUNDATIONAL ACTIVITY UPON WHICH THE INSTITUTE ACHIEVES ITS MISSION. BRIT ACTS AS A CATALYST WITHIN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS GLOBALLY CHALLENGING PROBLEMS BY USING VARIOUS BOTANICAL LENSES (TAXONOMY, ETHNOBOTANY, ECOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL, AND BIOMEMICRY). RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY BRIT MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, SOMETIMES DIRECTLY THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO LIFE, AND SOMETIMES INDIRECTLY THROUGH INCREASING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD WHICH ALLOWS US TO BECOME MORE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE PLANET.Description

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DescriptionEDUCATION. BRIT DEVELOPS AND PRESENTS NUMEROUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS COVERING VARIOUS TOPICS IN BOTANY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED TO VARIOUS GROUPS INCLUDING EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE BRIT SEED (SCIENCE-BASED EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION DESIGN) SCHOOL FOR EDUCATORS INSPIRES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATORS IN CONNECTING CHILDREN TO NATURE THROUGH THE USE OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, NATURE, AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. BRIT PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT COMBINE SCIENCE RESEARCH-BASED BEST PRACTICES WITH HANDS-ON, REAL-WORLD LEARNING THROUGH OUTDOOR INQUIRY, PLACE-BASED EDUCATION, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING.Description

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DescriptionCOLLECTIONS. THE CORNERSTONE OF THE BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS IS ITS HERBARIUM AND BOTANICAL LIBRARY. BRIT'S HERBARIUM, A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION DRIED PLANT SPECIMENS REPRESENTING MUCH OF EARTH'S PLANT DIVERSITY, IS AMONG THE LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES. BRIT'S COLLECTIONS-BASED RESEARCH PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES AND IS A RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PLANT ENTHUSIASTS, GARDENERS, HOSPITALS, AND MANY OTHERS. BRIT'S PLANT COLLECTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO HELP FULFILL OUR MISSION TO ACHIEVE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUE THAT PLANTS BRING TO LIFE.Description

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DescriptionIN ADDITION TO THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ON LINES 4A, 4B, AND 4C, BRIT PUBLISHES THE JOURNAL OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS, WHICH PRESENTS RESEARCH FROM BRIT RESEARCHERS AS WELL AS LEADING RESEARCHES FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. BRIT ALSO PRODUCES MONOGRAPHS WRITTEN BY VARIOUS BOTANICAL RESEARCHERS AND PRODUCED THE ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF NORTH TEXAS AND THE ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF EAST TEXAS WHICH ARE LEADING WORKS IN TEXAS BOTANICAL EDUCATION.Description
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Contribution By Related Party0ContributionByRelatedParty
Contrib By35 Controlled Entity0ContribBy35ControlledEntity

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformation

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN750800689EIN
Type Of Organization2TypeOfOrganization
Listed In Governing Doc1ListedInGoverningDoc
Supported Organization Notified1SupportedOrganizationNotified
Organized In US1OrganizedInUS
Amount$34,098Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Supported Orgs1TotalNumberOfSupportedOrgs
Sum Of Amounts34098SumOfAmounts

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Scholar ResearchXCollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For PreservationXCollectUsedForPreservation
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch PrgrmsXCollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For Sale0SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance13459473BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions5009618Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-82270InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures561543OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance17825278EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance12364183BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions324Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses1487773InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures392807OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance13459473EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance9941484BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions486Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses2767213InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures345000OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance12364183EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance12822368BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions1072040Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-3697924InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures255000OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance9941484EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance1.00000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis23614860OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation631068Depreciation
Book Value22983792BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis2837048OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation934399Depreciation
Book Value1902649BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings24886441TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionLONG TERM ASSETSDescription
Book Value17800926BookValue
Method Of ValuationFMethodOfValuation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities17800926TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Total Revenue8421214TotalRevenue
Total Expenses4867631TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year3553583ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-358920NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments-358920TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS3194663ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt8054702TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-358920NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990-358920RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal8413622RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included48445InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included-40853OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt7592RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9908421214TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt4860039TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included40853OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F99040853ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal4819186ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included248445InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt48445ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9904867631TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSE ITEMS RELATED TO RENTAL INCOME AND INVENTORY SALES -40,853.
PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSE ITEMS RELATED TO RENTAL INCOME AND INVENTORY SALES 40,853.
PART III, LINE 1: HERBARIA AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS: THE ORIGINAL COLLECTIONS FROM SMU ARE HELD UNDER THE TERMS OF A PERMANENT LOAN ARRANGEMENT FROM THAT UNIVERSITY, AND THE ORIGINAL COLLECTIONS FROM VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ARE AN OUTRIGHT GIFT AS STATED IN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THAT INSTITUTION. ALL COLLECTIONS ACCUMULATED ASIDE FROM THE ADDITIONS OF THOSE COLLECTIONS, AND DESIGNATED AS "BRIT", ARE GOVERNED ENTIRELY BY THE PROTOCOLS OF BRIT AS APPROVED BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH RATHER THAN FOR FINANCIAL GAIN. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE PROTECTED, CARED FOR, AND PRESERVED BY BRIT. AS THESE COLLECTIONS ARE CONSIDERED BOTANICAL TREASURES, A FAIR VALUE IS NOT READILY DETERMINABLE AND, THEREFORE, COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED AND ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ANY EXPENDITURES RELATED TO PURCHASES, SALES, OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE REPORTED SEPARATELY IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY OCCUR.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSOUTH AMERICARegion
Number Of Offices1NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees2NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services ProvidedBOTANICAL RESEARCHSpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures84327TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices1SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees2SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices1TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees2TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent84327SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent84327TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1AWARD EXCELLENCENameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1224666GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1162097CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event162569GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event19106RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event147661FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1650EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event13535OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2FETE AUCTIONNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2257633GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2114376CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2143257GrossRevenueEvent2
Non Cash Prizes Event279149NonCashPrizesEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event220358RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event238751FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event21400EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event29765OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Gross Receipts Total482299GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total276473CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events205826GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events79149NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events29464RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events86412FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events2050EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events13300OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events210375DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-4549NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonSEYMOUR SOHMERNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org173988BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org20000BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org7292DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org6346NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org207626TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions2NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99017000NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR VALUATIONSMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions2NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9901661NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET SALEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XPROFESSIONAL SERVICES285756INVOICE COST
XTRAVEL/ENTERTAINMENT GIFTS1724802MARKET RATES/COSTS
XFOOD/BEVERAGE GIFTS5832917MARKET RATES/COSTS
XGIFT CARDS,OTHER104430MARKET RATES/COSTS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used1ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierTHIRD PARTY USE:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHIRD PARTY STOCK BROKER USED TO SELL SECURITIES RECEIVED AS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BRIT'S FORM 990 AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULES ARE REVIEWED IN DETAIL AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBRIT ANNUALLY REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. ALL ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A STATEMENT EITHER AFFIRMING NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EXIST OR DETAILING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND THE LATTER ARE ALL INVESTIGATED AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TAKEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ANNUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR OFFICERS ARE REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. CURRENT COMPENSATION INFORMATION IS GATHERED FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE. PERIODICALLY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM IS ENGAGED TO REVIEW THE INSTITUTION'S SALARY STRUCTURE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -358,920.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: