SITKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
SITKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 92-0074478)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2012-12-21
IRS object ID
201223569349300632
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-12-21T18:06:06-08:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUND TAX SERVICEBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1146AddressLine1
CitySITKACity
StateAKState
ZIP Code99835ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN920074478EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SITKA HISTORICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlSITKNameControl
Phone9077476455Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 HARBOR DRAddressLine1
CitySITKACity
StateAKState
ZIP Code99835ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJOHN STEINName
TitleSITKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESIDENTTitle
Phone9077476455Phone
Date Signed2012-12-21DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameTAMMY WHEELERName
Phone9077476045Phone
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonJOHN STEINNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 CEDAR BEACH RDAddressLine1
CitySITKACity
StateAKState
ZIP Code99835ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts257320GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteN/AWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation1978YearFormation
State Legal DomicileAKStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionHISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM To preserve and promote the events, stories and artifacts of the human history of the Sitka area for the inspiration, education and benefit of the public and future generations.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body9NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members229NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees10TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers8TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year151641ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year205611ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year16717ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY856ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year1961InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year1278InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year-4840OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year27800OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year165479TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year235545TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY4535GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year81022SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year156253SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year24363TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year82286OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year91629OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year163308TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year252417TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year2171RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-16872RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY219397TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY202525TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY219397NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY202525NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionHISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUMMissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense176914Expense
Grants4535Grants
Revenue235545Revenue
DescriptionPRESERVATION OF ALASKA HISTORY, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE CITY OF SITKA. EDUCATION ABOUT THIS HISTORY TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THROUGH PROGRAMS, LECTURES, A NEWSLETTER AND A SMALL MUSEUM. SERVES A COMMUNITY WITH A POPULATION AROUND 8900 PLUS OVER 48,000 VISITORS DURING EACH TOURIST SEASON.Description
Total Program Service Expense176914TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArttrueCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquipfalseReportLandBldgEquip
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Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
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SchoolfalseSchool
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Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
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Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArttrueDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
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Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingtrueComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees10NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionstrueQuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo DisclosuretrueQuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributions
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members9NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members229NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholderstrueMembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To ApprovaltrueDecisionsSubjectToApproval
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 PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonSITKA HISTORICAL SOCIETYNamePerson
Telephone Number9077476455TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 HARBOR DRAddressLine1
CitySITKACity
StateAKState
ZIP Code99835ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
JOHN STEIN
PRESIDENT3.00X000
DORIS BAILEY
BOARD MEMBER3.00X000
JERE CHRISTNER
SECRETARY3.00X000
JERRY DZUGAN
TREASURER3.00X000
SABRA JENKINS
BOARD MEMBER3.00X000
ERNESTINE MASSEY
SECRETARY3.00X000
JIM DAVIS
BOARD MEMBER3.00X000
CHRIS TODD
BOARD MEMBER3.00X000
PAT ALEXANDER
VICE PRESIDENT3.00X000
KAREN CHRISTNER
BOARD MEMBER3.00X000
LINDA TRIERSCHIELD
BOARD MEMBER3.00X000
RON MCCLAIN
BOARD MEMBER3.00X000
DORIS BAILEY
BOARD MEMBER3.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues3880MembershipDues
Fundraising Events7134FundraisingEvents
Government Grants122000GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions72597AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions205611TotalContributions

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

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Total Revenue Column856TotalRevenueColumn
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue856TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column1278TotalRevenueColumn
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events7134CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Gross Sales Of Inventory49575GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold21775CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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Total Revenue Column27800TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income27800RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column235545TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income29934RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

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Total4535Total
Program Services4535ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total141947Total
Program Services95957ProgramServices
Management And General30660ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising15330Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total842Total
Program Services477ProgramServices
Management And General274ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising91Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total13464Total
Program Services9021ProgramServices
Management And General2962ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising1481Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total520Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General520ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total979Total
Program Services500ProgramServices
Management And General179ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising300Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total19127Total
Program Services3703ProgramServices
Management And General14042ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising1382Fundraising

Travel Travel

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Total1820Total
Program Services909ProgramServices
Management And General911ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3997Total
Program Services2809ProgramServices
Management And General1188ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total559Total
Program Services559ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralFundraisingFundraising
WINE TASTING EXPENSE4798004798
TRAINING40404040
COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS574135741300
GIFT SHOP EXPENSE98100981

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1031Total
Program Services1031ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total252417Total
Program Services176914ProgramServices
Management And General51140ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising24363Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY205545BOY
EOY176942EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

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BOY13852BOY
EOY25583EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY219397BOY
EOY202525EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

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BOY219397BOY
EOY202525EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY219397BOY
EOY202525EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY219397BOY
EOY202525EOY
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Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-16872ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2
Public Support Total1700PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Pertcentage1700PublicSupportPertcentage170

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years72011CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years62352CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years150148CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year142436CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year198477CurrentTaxYear
Total625424Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years65943CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years99143CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years76949CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year216829CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year34934CurrentTaxYear
Total493798Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years30000CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years30000CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years30000CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year30000CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year30000CurrentTaxYear
Total150000Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years167954CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years191495CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years257097CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year389265CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year263411CurrentTaxYear
Total1269222Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total5091269222PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3655CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years33CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1961CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1278CurrentTaxYear
Total13482Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years6555CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3655CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years33CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1961CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1278CurrentTaxYear
Total13482Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1282704Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.98950PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.98500PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.01050InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.01500PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public ExhibitionXCollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar ResearchXCollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For PreservationXCollectUsedForPreservation
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPt III Line 4Identifier
ExplanationmuseumExplanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifacts

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions857NumberOfContributions
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPART VIII LINE 1GIdentifier
Return ReferenceForm 990ReturnReference
Explanation0 IS ENTERED BECAUSE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE IT'S COLLECTIONExplanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 8bMINUTES ARE TAKEN AT EACH MEETING
Pt VI, Line 11a990 IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING FOR MEMBERS
Pt VI, Line 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION DURING OFFICE HOURS
Pt VI, Line 6MEMBERS SERVE AS A GOVERNING BODY AND ARE NOT STOCKHOLDERS
Pt VI, Line 7aMEMBERSHIP ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS
Pt VI, Line 7bMEMBERSHIP HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MODIFY BYLAWS
Pt VI, Line 12cTHIS IS A SMALL ORGANIZATION WITHIN A SMALL COMMUNITY
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24fREIMBURSEMENT 1031. 1031. 0. 0.

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