LUCY BURNS INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
LUCY BURNS INSTITUTE INC (EIN 20-8036372)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-08-01
IRS object ID
201232149349300103
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)
Timestamp2012-08-01T04:50:21-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CETERUS INCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 19366AddressLine1
CityKALAMAZOOCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code49019ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208036372EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUCY BURNS INSTITUTE INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlLUCYNameControl
Phone6082550688Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 S BEDFORD STAddressLine1
CityMADISONCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53703ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLESLIE GRAVESName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone6082550688Phone
Date Signed2012-06-28DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLISA M LALLYName
Phone2695440322Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonLESLIE GRAVESNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 279AddressLine1
CitySPRING GREENCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53588ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts1188937GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web Sitewww.LBurnsInstitute.orgWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2006YearFormation
State Legal DomicileWIStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionThrough online communications, help all U.S. citizens understand their rights to know and obtain information about their federal, state and local government operations.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body4NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members4NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees35TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year702413ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year1186148ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year284InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year289InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year2500OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year702697TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year1188937TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year5000GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY1000GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year677594SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year770230SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year4986TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year123736OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year141579OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year806330TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year912809TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-103633RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY276128RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY140613TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY409770TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY37841TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY30870TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY102772NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY378900NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionThrough online communications,MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense491434Expense
Grants1000Grants
Revenue615885Revenue
DescriptionCREATED ONLINE ARTICLES TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION ABOUT STATE AND LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES, RECALL CAMPAIGNS, STATE LEGISLATURES, AND FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS AND JUDGES.Description

Activity2 Activity2

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Expense207199Expense
Revenue200000Revenue
DescriptionDEVELOPED ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS TO ENABLE INTERESTED PERSONS TO PROMOTE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY.Description

Activity3 Activity3

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense55378Expense
DescriptionCREATED ONLINE ARTICLES ON SUNSHINE REVIEW ABOUT THE SUNSHINE LAWS IN EACH OF THE FIFTY STATES.Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

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Expense42055Expense
Revenue60000Revenue
DescriptionCreated online articles to organize information about ballot measures, recall campaigns, legislatures, courts, ballot measures, recall campaigns, legislatures, courts, ballot measures, recall campaigns, legislatures, courts,Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Of Other Program Service Rev60000TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense796066TotalProgramServiceExpense
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
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SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
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GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit TransactionfalseExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
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Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10964NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees35NumberOfEmployees
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 Members4NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members4NumberIndependentVotingMembers
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 PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OthertrueCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CETERUS INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number2695440322TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1PO BOX 19366AddressLine1
CityKALAMAZOOCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code49019ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
LESLIE GRAVES
President40.00XX000
CAROLYN KENNING
Vice President1.00XX000
JACK MCHUGH
Secretary/Treas1.00XX000
TIM DUNN
Board Member1.00X000
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions1186148AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions1186148TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column289TotalRevenueColumn

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

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Total Revenue Column2500TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income2500RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue2500TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column1188937TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income2789RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

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Total1000Total
Program Services1000ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total694554Total
Program Services632446ProgramServices
Management And General62108ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total9849Total
Program Services9239ProgramServices
Management And General610ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total65827Total
Program Services57369ProgramServices
Management And General8458ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total14196Total
Program Services4386ProgramServices
Management And General9810ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total1868Total
Program Services1868ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total11682Total
Program Services8241ProgramServices
Management And General2455ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising986Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Total56503Total
Program Services56503ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total20880Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General20880ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Travel Travel

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Total30405Total
Program Services24586ProgramServices
Management And General1819ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising4000Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total3373Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General3373ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

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Total2049Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General2049ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralFundraisingFundraising
Staff Development12512500
Business Registrations4983031950

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total912809Total
Program Services796066ProgramServices
Management And General111757ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising4986Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY20278BOY
EOY137650EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY83091BOY
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

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BOY4929BOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY12712BOY
EOY9215EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis16576LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec8759LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY10508BOY
EOY7817EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

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BOY9095BOY
EOY8413EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

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EOY1575EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY140613BOY
EOY409770EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY37841BOY
EOY30870EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY37841BOY
EOY30870EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY102772BOY
EOY378900EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY102772BOY
EOY378900EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY140613BOY
EOY409770EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses276128ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
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 Years243800CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years20116CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years487278CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year702413CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1188648CurrentTaxYear
Total2642255Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years243800CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years20116CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years487278CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year702413CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1188648CurrentTaxYear
Total2642255Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total1440645AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total1701201610PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years489CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years230CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year284CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year289CurrentTaxYear
Total1293Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support2643548TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.45450PublicSupportPertcentage170
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
Public Support Total5090PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage5090PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage0InvestmentIncomePercentage

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis16576OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation8759Depreciation
Book Value7817BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings7817TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue1188937TotalRevenue
Total Expenses912809TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year276128ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS276128ExcessOrDeficitPerFS

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonSARA KEYNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipFamily Member of L GravesRelationship
Amount Of Transaction51000AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionEmploymentDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (18 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 15The process for determining compensation for the one core employee
Pt VI, Line 15includes: 1. Annual review of compensation by independent board members.
Pt VI, Line 152. Board members review comparability data based on information
Pt VI, Line 15about compensation at unrelated non-profits who have employees with
Pt VI, Line 15similar roles, responsibilities and duties.
Pt VI, Line 19The articles of incorporation are publicly available through the
Pt VI, Line 19Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing and the Wisconsin
Pt VI, Line 19Department of Financial Institutions. The governing documents, Form 1023
Pt VI, Line 19and Form 990's are available in the office upon request during
Pt VI, Line 19normal business hours.
Pt VI, Line 11aThe form 990 is prepared jointly by the board president and Ceterus.
Pt VI, Line 11aAfter the board president's review and approval of the completed
Pt VI, Line 11aform 990, copies are electronically sent to each member of the
Pt VI, Line 11aboard of directors for their review and reference.
Pt VI, Line 12cAn annual review is conducted to ascertain that persons to whom the
Pt VI, Line 12cconflict of interest policy applies, have disclosed interests
Pt VI, Line 12cthat could give rise to conflicts.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dCREATED ONLINE ARTICLES TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION ABOUT 42055. 0. 60000.

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