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THE NATIONAL HOME OFFICE USES ONE OF ITS CHARTERED DIVISIONS TO PERFORM THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE CARS FOR A CURE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT, FORMS 8282, 8283 AND 1098-C, WHICH ARE ALL REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE IRS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECEIPT AND SALE OF THESE NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS, ARE FILLED USING THE CHARTERED DIVISION'S EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER RATHER THAN THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D PUBLIC SUPPORT, WHICH IS ALLOCABLE TO AFFILIATES FOR NATIONALLY MANAGED PROGRAMS. THESE NATIONALLY MANAGED PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE RESEARCH AND THE NATIONAL CANCER INFORMATION CENTER (1-800-227-2345), DIRECTLY BENEFIT CONSTITUENTS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS OTHER AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. CARS FOR A CURE FORM 990, PART V, LINE 7C, 7D, 7H THE CARS FOR A CURE PROGRAM IS MANAGED CENTRALLY BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. (NATIONAL HOME OFFICE). THE NATIONAL HOME OFFICE USES ONE OF ITS CHARTERED DIVISIONS TO PERFORM THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE CARS FOR A CURE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT, FORMS 8282, 8283 AND 1098-C, WHICH ARE ALL REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE IRS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECEIPT AND SALE OF THESE NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS, ARE FILED USING THE CHARTERED DIVISION'S EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER RATHER THAN THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT &/OR GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11A MANAGEMENT PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990. THEN, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT & FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE. THE CFO THEN CONDUCTS A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AN ELECTRONIC (OR HARD) COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FORM BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY MAINTAINS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST (COI) POLICY, WHICH IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT COMMITTEE AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND MODIFIED AS REQUIRED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY ANNUALLY THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE COI POLICY AND SUBMIT A WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR DISCLOSING ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. THE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT ALSO MONITORS ALL TRANSACTIONS DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS TO IDENTIFY OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY ACTUAL CONFLICTS EXIST. INDIVIDUALS WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE IN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY USES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("THE COMMITTEE") TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ("CEO") AND ALL DISQUALIFIED PERSONS (DEFINED BELOW), WHICH INCLUDES OTHER OFFICERS AND ALL KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMMITTEE DISCHARGES THE DUTY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (THE "BOARD") IN FULFILLING THE BOARD'S OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DETERMINING THE ADEQUACY AND REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PAID TO THE CEO. THIS COMMITTEE FULFILLS THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING OTHER EMPLOYEES OR INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WHO THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES TO BE OR TO HAVE BEEN AT ANY TIME DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS IN A POSITION TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE AFFAIRS OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER ("DISQUALIFIED PERSONS"). THE COMMITTEE OPERATES UNDER A CHARTER, WHICH PROVIDES THAT IN THE DISCHARGE OF ITS DUTIES THE COMMITTEE WILL: (A)CONDUCT AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF AND COMMENT ON THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST DEFINED GOALS; (B)REVIEW ANNUALLY THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS IN RELATION TO THE MARKETPLACE AND RELEVANT INDEPENDENT DATA; (C)REVISE IF NECESSARY THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE GOALS; (D) DECIDE ON ANY CHANGES IN THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND/OR BENEFITS (INCLUDING RETIREMENT BENEFITS OR ISSUES RELATING TO RETIREMENT) OR IN HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT; (E) IDENTIFY THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S OTHER DISQUALIFIED PERSONS AND ANNUALLY REPORT ON THE IDENTITY OF THOSE PERSONS TO THE BOARD; (F) REVIEW, COMMENT ON, AND APPROVE OR SEEK CLARIFICATION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CEO ON THE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND RANGE OF COMPENSATION, WHICH INCLUDES SALARY RANGE AND BENEFITS, OF ALL DISQUALIFIED PERSONS (IN ADDITION TO THE CEO) AFTER DETERMINING THAT SUCH TERMS ARE REASONABLE; (G) REVIEW, COMMENT ON, APPROVE OR SEEK CLARIFICATION ON THE SEVERANCE AND/OR RETENTION ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANY DISQUALIFIED PERSON; (H) CONSIDER ALL BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO THE CEO AND OTHER DISQUALIFIED PERSONS WHEN DETERMINING THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS; (I) DETERMINE WHETHER THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PLANS ARE APPROPRIATE RELATIVE TO THE MARKETPLACE FOR THE SKILLS EMPLOYED, BASED ADDITIONALLY ON RELEVANT INDEPENDENT DATA, AND IF NOT, MAKE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD; (J) REPORT ITS ACTIVITIES AND DECISIONS TO THE BOARD AT LEAST ANNUALLY AVAIL OF GOV DOCS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, & FIN STMTS TO GEN PUBLIC FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TAKES ITS MISSION TO SAVE LIVES SERIOUSLY AND THEREFORE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THE RESOURCES ENTRUSTED TO IT BY THE PUBLIC ARE USED TO FULFILL OUR MISSION AND OTHERWISE PROTECTED. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM DEPLOY THE PROPER CHECKS AND BALANCES, INCORPORATE THE INPUT OF APPROPRIATE EXPERTS ON DECISION MAKING, AND ASSERT DISCIPLINE OF STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT OVER BOTH THE OPERATIONS AND THE CONDUCT OF EMPLOYEES. THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES SECTION), AND COMBINED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION SECTION) ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY POSTING TO ITS WEB SITE AT WWW.CANCER.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. GENERAL DISCLOSURE REGARDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2B AND SCHEDULE D, PART XI, XII, XIII THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IS REQUIRED BY THE IRS TO SUBMIT FORM 990S FOR EACH OF ITS LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE EACH FORM 990 DOES REPRESENT THE OPERATIONS OF EACH AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY DIVISION, IT DOES NOT INDIVIDUALLY PRESENT A COMPREHENSIVE OR MEANINGFUL PICTURE OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AS A WHOLE. ADDITIONALLY, FORM 990 IS PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS WHICH IN SOME CASES ARE AT VARIANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THEREFORE, THE SOCIETY PROVIDES THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEB SITE, WWW.CANCER.ORG. THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PROVIDE THE ONLY MEANINGFUL FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE ENTIRE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ORGANIZATION SINCE THEY ARE PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND COMBINE ALL PARTS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ONE SET OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WHILE THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE NOT SEPARATELY AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT, THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH WERE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT ALSO INCLUDED ON THE SOCIETY'S WEB SITE IS A COPY OF THE SOCIETY'S MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH DISCUSSES THE ENTIRE SOCIETY'S MISSION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2B THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE REFERENCED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH ARE AUDITED ANNUALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. MAIL SOLICITATION PROGRAMS SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B(I) THE FILING ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN CERTAIN MAIL SOLICITATION PROGRAMS WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. (NATIONAL HOME OFFICE). THE NATIONAL HOME OFFICE MANAGES THESE PROGRAMS AND CONTRACTS DIRECTLY WITH VENDORS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THESE MAIL SOLICITATION PROGRAMS. THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S SHARE OF THE COSTS OF THESE PROGRAMS IS ALLOCATED TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION FROM THE NATIONAL HOME OFFICE. THE FILING ORGANIZATION HAS REPORTED THESE COSTS AS PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING COSTS ON LINE 11E OF PART IX OF THE CORE FORM 990. THE NATIONAL HOME OFFICE COMPLIES WITH ALL REQUIRED STATUTORY FILING REQUIREMENTS AS A RESULT OF ITS CONTRACTS WITH THE VENDORS FOR THESE PROGRAMS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REGARDING FUNDRAISING EVENTS SCHEDULE G, PART II AND FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A-4C MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER IS AN EVENT THAT RAISES AWARENESS FOR AND FIGHTS BACK AGAINST BREAST CANCER BY: - HELPING PEOPLE STAY WELL BY SHOWING WOMEN STEPS THEY CAN TAKE TO REDUCE THEIR BREAST CANCER RISK AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH. WE HELP WOMEN LEARN ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND WHICH SCREENING TESTS, LIKE MAMMOGRAMS, ARE RIGHT FOR THEM. - HELPING PEOPLE GET WELL BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, DAY-TO-DAY HELP, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. WHETHER IT'S HELPING PEOPLE MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR CARE OR CONNECTING THEM WITH BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, WE'RE HERE FOR THEM - SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON FEELING BETTER. - FINDING CURES THROUGH RESEARCH TO HELP FIND THE CAUSES OF BREAST CANCER AND BETTER WAYS TO TREAT IT SO THAT MORE PEOPLE CAN SURVIVE THE DISEASE. WE HAVE BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF NEARLY EVERY MAJOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH IN RECENT HISTORY, INCLUDING FUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAMOXIFEN AND HERCEPTIN AND USING MAMMOGRAMS TO SCREEN FOR BREAST CANCER. - FIGHTING BACK AGAINST BREAST CANCER BY WORKING WITH LAWMAKERS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT, AND BY BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER THROUGH OUR MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER EVENTS TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS TO FIGHT THE DISEASE. RELAY FOR LIFE IS AN EVENT THAT FOCUSES SUPPORT ON SURVIVORS WHO HAVE BATTLED AND ARE BATTLING THE DISEASE AND THE CAREGIVERS THAT GIVE THEIR SUPPORT TO THOSE FIGHTING CANCER. IT HONORS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LOST TO THE DISEASE TO AID IN HEALING AND HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF DEFEATING THE DISEASE. FINALLY, IT HELPS FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE DISEASE BY PARTICIPANTS MAKING A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SAVE LIVES BY TAKING UP THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER. THIS COMMITMENT INVOLVES DOING SOMETHING SUCH AS GETTING A SCREENING TEST, QUITTING SMOKING OR TALKING TO ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT CANCER. BY TAKING ACTION, PEOPLE ARE PERSONALLY TAKING STEPS TO SAVE LIVES AND FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE DISEASE. CARS FOR A CURE FORM 990, PART V, LINES 7C, 7D, & 7H THE CARS FOR A CURE PROGRAM IS MANAGED CENTRALLY BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. (NATIONAL HOME OFFICE). THE NATIONAL HOME OFFICE USES ONE OF ITS CHARTERED DIVISIONS TO PERFORM THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE CARS FOR A CURE PROGRAM. AS A RESULT, FORMS 8282, 8283 AND 1098-C, WHICH ARE ALL REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE IRS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECEIPT AND SALE OF THESE NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS, ARE FILED USING THE CHARTERED DIVISION'S EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER RATHER THAN THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REGARDING GRANTS TO AFFILIATES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24 LISTED BELOW ARE RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS TO AFFILIATES THAT RECEIVED $5,000 OR MORE: ORGANIZATION: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. NATIONAL HOME OFFICE EIN: 13-1788491 IRC SECTION: 501(C)(3) AMOUNT OF GRANT: $25,000 PURPOSE: HOPE LODGE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE