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STEWARDSHIP POLICIES INCLUDE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR ACCESSION OF ART, DEACCESSION OF ART, ART ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM, AND ART ON LOAN FROM THE MUSEUM. THE POLICIES ALSO INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR THE CARE OF THE COLLECTION, SUCH AS PRESERVATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY, INSTALLATION, AND PACKAGING AND SHIPPING. THE POLICIES DETAIL THE PROCEDURES FOR INVENTORYING THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING LABELING, MONITORING, RECORDKEEPING AND RECORD RECONCILIATION, ACCESS REPRODUCTION, AND INSURANCE. THE MUSEUM TRACKS THE COLLECTION AT ORIGINAL PURCHASED OR DONATED VALUE AND USES A MUTUALLY AGREED-UPON VALUE FOR LOANED ITEMS AS A WHOLE FOR PURPOSES OF ADEQUATE INSURANCE COVERAGE. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM'S FACILITY IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE COLLECTION FROM DAMAGE. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION CONTAINS OVER 5000 CATALOGUES ITEMS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, PRINTS, SKETCHES, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIAL RELATED TO WILDLIFE AND HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. THE COLLECTION IS USED TO EDUCATE EVERYONE FROM GENERAL MUSEUM VISITORS TO RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN SPECIFIC TOPICS RELATED TO WILDLIFE AND NATURE. PART III, LINE 5: THE MUSEUM DID SOLICIT GIFTS FOR ARTWORK TO BE SOLD. THE SOLICITATIONS WERE MADE ONLY TO ARTISTS FOR DONATIONS OF THEIR OWN ARTWORK. PART V, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM HAS AN ENDOWMENT PORTFOLIO WHOSE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A LONG-TERM SOURCE OF INCOME (DEFINED AS APPRECIATION AND/OR INCOME) TO BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION AND GOALS. AS A SECONDARY OBJECTIVE, THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT ASSETS AND/OR RESERVE FUNDS. AS REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE "BOARD") TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE MUSEUM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE IRC, BUT IT IS A PUBLIC CHARITY. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE MUSEUM AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE MUSEUM HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE MUSEUM AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF APRIL 30, 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 82,726. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 50,612. COST OF GOODS SOLD 919,943. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 919,943. RENTAL EXPENSES 82,726. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 50,612. 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PART I, LINE 33: DONATED ART IS FOR THE PUBLIC EXHIBIT, RESEARCH AND PRESERVATION AND NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE UNDER SFAS 116. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 OUR MISSION: IMPART KNOWLEDGE AND GENERATE WONDER THROUGH ART AND EDUCATION. OUR VISION: INSPIRE CONNECTIONS WITH WILDLIFE AND NATURE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP WAS 975 AND ANNUAL VISITATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,371. THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 5,000 CATALOGUED WORKS BY APPROXIMATELY 600 ARTISTS. THE WORK OF THESE ARTISTS REPRESENTS HISTORIC IMAGES AND STYLES WHICH HAVE SHAPED PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF WILDERNESS, WILDLIFE AND THE AMERICAN WEST. ARTISTS REPRESENTED INCLUDE CARL RUNGIUS, GEORGE CATLIN, ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT, C.M. RUSSELL, ALBERT BIERSTADT, CONRAD SCHWIERING, JOHN CLYMER, BOB KUHN, JOHN JAMES AUDUBON AND GEORGIA O'KEEFE. CAPITALIZING ON THE MUSEUM'S SETTING NEAR THE BIG GAME HABITATS OF GRAND TETON AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS, THE NMWA COLLECTION IS UTILIZED IN A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. OVER 47 VOLUNTEERS, RANGING IN AGE FROM TEENS TO SENIOR CITIZENS, ASSIST THE MUSEUM STAFF IN ALL FACETS OF THE MUSEUM'S OPERATION. THE "FIRST SUNDAYS" PROGRAM OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO LOCALS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, A FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE SERIES IS OFFERED ON THESE DAYS, AS WELL AS HANDS-ON ART PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE MUSEUM CLASSROOMS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: ENVISIONING WILDLIFE AND WILDERNESS WITH THE BIG FOUR MAY 27 AUGUST 20, 2023 FOR THE LOVE OF CANINES OCTOBER 22, 2022 AUGUST 27, 2023 WESTERN VISIONS SEPTEMBER 9 OCTOBER 1, 2023 BENJAMAN MAKAPA AFRICAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS NOVEMBER 4, 2023 APRIL 23, 2024 TRANSFORMATIONS: WILDLIFE IN INUIT ART AND CULTURE OCTOBER 21, 2023 MAY 5, 2024 NMWA OPENED THE 2023-2024 SEASON WITH SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: ENVISIONING WILDLIFE AND WILDERNESS WITH THE BIG FOUR WHICH FEATURED THE ARTWORKS OF FOUR PROMINENT WILDLIFE ARTISTS, CARL RUNGIUS, WILHELM KUHNERT, BRUNO LILJEFORS, AND RICHARD FRIESE, WHO ARE SIGNIFICANT TO OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION. TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE 46 PAINTINGS WERE DRAWN FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION, WHILE EIGHTEEN PAINTINGS WERE SENT FROM THE RIJKSMUSEUM TWENTHE IN ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS. THIS EXHIBITION IS CURRENTLY ON TOUR ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WITH FIVE VENUES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, SEPTEMBER 2023 JANUARY, 2024; THE JAMES MUSEUM OF WESTERN AND WILDLIFE ART, FEBRUARY MAY 2024; THE BRISCO MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART, JUNE SEPTEMBER 2024: THE LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM, DECEMBER 2024 FEBRUARY 2025; AND THE NELSON ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART, MARCH SEPTEMBER 2025. FOR THE LOVE OF CANINES WAS A COMPANION PIECE FOR WOLVES DRAWN FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION. SINCE WE HAVE A GREAT NUMBER OF ARTWORKS FEATURING WOLVES, FOXES, AND COYOTES, THIS EXHIBIT SERVED AS A GREAT WAY TO BRING OUT SOME OF OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION THAT HAD NOT BEEN SEEN FOR A WHILE, A FEW HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN FEATURED IN AN EXHIBIT. IT WAS A GREAT COMPANION EXHIBIT FOR WOLVES AND, SINCE WE HAVE A DIFFERENT AUDIENCE IN THE SUMMER, I KEPT THIS EXHIBITION UP THROUGH AUGUST, WHEN WE HAD TO BRING IN THE AUCTION PIECES FOR WESTERN VISIONS. WESTERN VISIONS SALE AND EXHIBIT OPENED IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS WELL ATTENDED. THE AUCTION PORTION WAS CONTINUED THIS YEAR. TRANSFORMATIONS: WILDLIFE IN INUIT ART AND CULTURE OPENED ON OCTOBER 21, AND FEATURED ARTWORKS MOSTLY FROM THE DALE AND JAY KAPLAN COLLECTION, A PART OF WHICH HAS BEEN ACQUIRED INTO NMWA'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. SIX PRINTS AND DRAWINGS, AND TWO INUIT WALL-HANGINGS WERE BORROWED FROM FEHLEY GALLERY IN TORONTO, CANADA. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE GALLERY WAS ABLE TO SHIP US THE WORKS AND WE HAD THEM FRAMED HERE. THIS SAVED US A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT ON SHIPPING. HAVING AN OVERALL NEED FOR PEDESTALS, WE ALSO PURCHASED TWO NEW PEDESTALS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PAINT AND MATCH TO THE PEDESTALS WE ALREADY OWN. WE ALSO PURCHASED TWO NEW COVERS THAT WERE HELPFUL IN THE EXHIBITION, AND WE WILL HAVE GOOD USE FOR THEM IN FUTURE EXHIBITIONS. THE INUIT WORKS WERE FAVORABLY RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS BY JAY AND DALE. JAY AND DALE ARE DONATING THEIR ENTIRE COLLECTION TO THE MUSEUM, WHICH ADDS TO OUR GOALS OF BECOMING MORE INCLUSIVE OF MARGINALIZED VOICES. ON NOVEMBER 4TH WE OPENED THE BENJAMIN MAKAPA AFRICAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, WHICH WAS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION AND NATURE'S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY. KADDU SEBUNYA PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION AND OTHER MEMBERS ATTENDED THE OPENING EVENT HELD ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. STEVE FRELIGH, FROM NATURE'S BEST PHOTOGRAPHY WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE. THE SUBJECT MATTER, AFRICAN WILDLIFE, WAS TAKEN BY PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT WAS THE MOST DIVERSE GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD INCLUDED IN AN EXHIBIT. ONE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS LIVES IN JACKSON, WYOMING AND HE ATTENDED THE SNEAK PEEK ON FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 3RD. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN - NMWA TYPICALLY SERVES CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE REGION ANNUALLY, RANGING IN AGE FROM PRE-K TO GRADE 12. THIS YEAR WE SERVED 3,301 CHILDREN IN PERSON AND ANOTHER 437 OFF SITE DURING THE '23-'24 FISCAL YEAR. ONLINE OFFERINGS HAVE INCLUDED VIRTUAL GALLERY VISITS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE USE OUR COLLECTION OF FINE ART TO TEACH A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT AREAS COMPATIBLE WITH SCHOOL CURRICULA. PROGRAMS FOR PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ARE FREE, OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND ARE ADVERTISED ON OUR WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.WILDLIFEART.ORG/LEARN/SCHOOL-PROGRAMS/ OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE ART: STUDENT ART SHOW IN HONOR OF MARION BUCHENROTH CONTINUED AS AN ANNUAL ON-SITE EVENT, FEB. 24, 2024 MAY 25, 2024. APPROXIMATELY 450 LOCAL CHILDREN GRADES K-12 CONTRIBUTED TO EXHIBITED ARTWORKS. FOR A SEVENTH YEAR, LOCAL JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR "STUDENT CURATED EXHIBITION", NOV. 24 FEB. 23. THE SELECTED THEME THIS YEAR WAS SUCCESSION. THE STUDENTS OF JACKSON HOLE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH STUDENTS FROM MAUI PREP (MANY FORMERLY AT LAHAINALUNA HIGH SCHOOL). THE STUDENTS FROM HAWAII WERE PAINFULLY IMPACTED IN AUGUST 2023 BY A HISTORIC WILDFIRE. THE EXHIBIT FEATURED CERAMICS, DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS, AND MIXED MEDIA ARTWORKS INSPIRED BY POEMS WRITTEN BY THE STUDENTS IN LAHAINA. THE POWERFUL JUXTAPOSITION OF ART AND POETRY EXPLORED THE DEEP EMOTIONS OF LOSS, GROWTH, CHANGE, AND ULTIMATELY REGENERATION. STUDENT CURATORS LEARNED THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EXHIBIT CURATION INCLUDING SELECTING A THEME, REQUESTING ARTWORK FROM FELLOW STUDENTS, WRITING LABEL TEXT, AND HANGING THE EXHIBIT. FABLES, FEATHERS, AND FUR (FFF) IS OUR PROGRAM FOR PRE-K CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT CONTINUES TO DRAW APPROXIMATELY 15 PEOPLE PER SESSION. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES AGE-APPROPRIATE STORYTELLING AND ART MAKING. IN-PERSON COLLABORATIONS WITH TETON SCIENCE SCHOOL (TSS) DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR PROVIDE "ART AND SCIENCE" THEMATIC TOURS. PERFORMANCES AND ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN CONTINUED ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH. OUTREACH PROGRAMS CONTINUED BOTH IN PERSON AND VIA ONLINE PLATFORMS. OUR ONLINE VIDEO OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED BISONCAST FOR TEENS THROUGH ADULTS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE REMOTE ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION AND SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. THREE NEW EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS (THE LOST PAINTING: CARL RUNGIUS RAISONNE, PART 1, THE RUNGIUS LEGACY: CARL RUNGIUS RAISONNE, PART 2, AND WHY ALL THE ANTLERS?) WERE PRODUCED DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR AND PRODUCED 1,869 WATCHES. THESE EPISODES FEATURED CARL RUNGIUS ARTWORKS, LOCAL GUESTS, AND ELK PAINTINGS AND SUCLPTURES. THE ART EXPLORATION FOOTAGE IS ALWAYS PAIRED WITH RELEVANT EXPLORATIONS INTO THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, INCLUDING GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK AND THE NATIONAL ELK REFUGE. OUR ON-SITE CHILDREN'S GALLERY PROVIDES HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS FOR CHILDREN. A RANGE OF IN-GALLERY TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN INTERACTIVES ARE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE GALLERIES INCLUDING A 3D TACTILE DISPLAY INFORMING VISITORS (ESPECIALLY BLIND AND LOW VISION VISITORS) ABOUT ROBERT BATEMAN'S POPULAR PAINTING OF A BISON, "CHIEF". ANOTHER INTERACTIVE TOUCHSCREEN ALLOWS VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT THE OBJECTS IN THE CLYMER STUDIO. VISITORS CAN VIRTUALLY TOUCH AN OBJECT SEEN IN THE STUDIO AND READ ABOUT ITS SIGNIFICANCE. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WE TYPICALLY SERVE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 ADULTS ANNUALLY WITH OUR "SNEAK PEEK" GALLERY TALKS FOR NEW EXHIBITS, OUR FILMS, LECTURES, AND "MAKE IT WILD" STUDIO CLASSES. WE ALSO HAVE A RICH ROSTER OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON THE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE TRAIL SUCH AS YOGA ON THE TRAIL AND SUMMER ART MAKING SUCH AS BOTANICAL SKETCHING AND WATERCOLOR PAINTING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE SIX FREE MOBILE TOURS AVAILABLE INCLUDING EXPLORING WILDLIFE ART, RUNGIUS LETTERS, SAVING A SPECIES, SCULPTURE TRAIL, THROUGH HER EYES, AND THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE BOTANICAL TOUR. ALL AUDIO TOURS INCLUDE SPANISH LANGUAGE OPTIONS. FOR THE FOURTH YEAR, WE CONTINUED OUR ONLINE ART-MAKING SERIES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS CALLED MAKE IT WILD. WE HOSTED THREE MAKE IT WILD CLASSES IN THE WINTER AND TWO CLASSES IN THE SUMMER. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION EMBODIES THE BEST EFFORTS OF HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS TO DEPICT WILDLIFE, INCLUDING OVER 5,000- 6,000 CATALOGED ITEMS SPANNING 4,000 YEARS BY APPROXIMATELY 600 ARTISTS. AS A NATIONAL COLLECTION, IT EMPHASIZES PRIME EXAMPLES OF WORK PRODUCED BY ARTISTS FROM THE NATION ITSELF, WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION OF SUBJECTS, FORMS, STYLES, MATERIALS, AND MEDIA, SPANNING THE DIVERSITY OF THE NATION'S ARTISTS, THEIR ANTECEDENTS, AND THE TIMES AND PLACES IMPORTANT TO THEIR WORK. THE PRIMARY COLLECTING GOAL FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS RANGING FROM MAJOR ARTWORKS TO SUPPLEMENTAL PIECES, WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY AS WELL AS DIVERSITY OF THE COLLECTION WHILE ADDING THEMATIC DEPTH AND BREADTH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR, CHAIR EMERITUS, VICE-CHAIR, TREASURER & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT CHAIR, COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR, FACILITY & GROUNDS COMMITTEE CHAIR, NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIR. ALL ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED TO ACT WHEN THE FULL BOARD HAS NOT CONVENED. IF EITHER THE BOARD DELEGATES AN ITEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OR THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR BRINGS AN ITEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH NEEDS ACTION, THEY CAN ACT. IF THEY DO ACT, THE FULL BOARD STILL HEARS THE ISSUE AND COULD OVERTURN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THOUGH THAT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE DETAIL REVIEW HAS BEEN DELEGATED BY THE GOVERNING BODY TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE IS SENT TO EACH TRUSTEE. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE RESPONSES TO DETERMINE IF ANY CONFLICTS EXIST. NO CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN NOTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN ASSESS IN WRITING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR IN LIGHT OF STATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. IN KEEPING WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, A RECOMMENDATION IS THEN MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, WHICH REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. AN INDEPENDENT SALARY REVIEW IS PERFORMED EVERY THREE YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 315,486. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 76,569. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 148,644. TOTAL EXPENSES 540,699. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 211,768. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 211,768. DONATION/MEMBERSHIP DATA ENTRY & REPORT/LETTER CREATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,500. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,500. HUMAN RESOURCES - THE HAYS APPROACH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 35,358. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,358. ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT - ALEXANDRA WILKINSON-DUDA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 59,335. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,335.