ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC (EIN 13-3398151)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-27
IRS object ID
202612399349301821
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-08-27T19:53:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1CBIZ ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1685 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN133398151EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlELIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2124907788PhoneNum

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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLIZANN EISENPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2124907788PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAARON FOXPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01365820PTIN
Phone2125038800PhoneNum
Preparation2026-08-24PreparationDt
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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,217,285GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressELIEWIESELFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROMOTING HUMAN DIGNITY, DEFENDING PERSECUTED COMMUNITIES, AND FOSTERING ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS GENERATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Other Revenue$44,753PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$479,814PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,161,480CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,304,549NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionELIE AND MARION WIESEL FOUNDED THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION IN 1987, SHORTLY AFTER ELIE WON THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. THEY LAUNCHED EDUCATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH THEIR MORAL VISION FOR A MORE HUMANE AND ETHICAL WORLD. TODAY, THE FOUNDATION CARRIES THAT MISSION FORWARD BY PROMOTING HUMAN DIGNITY, DEFENDING PERSECUTED COMMUNITIES, AND FOSTERING ETHICAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS GENERATIONS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$769,076ExpenseAmt
Grant$550,000GrantAmt
DescPROGRAMS / SPECIAL PROJECTS:BEIT TZIPORA CENTERS - THE CENTERS IN ASHKELON AND KIRYAT MALACHI SERVE 600 ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY WITH A HOLISTIC, FAMILY-CENTERED MODEL. WHILE 1 IN 3 ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI STUDENTS NATIONALLY DO NOT FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, 4 IN 5 BEIT TZIPORA PARTICIPANTS GRADUATE.THE MARK PODWAL PRIZE - INVITES ARTISTS NATIONWIDE TO EXPLORE HERITAGE, MEMORY, AND RESILIENCE, WITH WINNERS EXHIBITED AT THE HELLER MUSEUM IN NYC. IMMIGRATION & REFUGEES - THE FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR SAFE, LAWFUL PATHWAYS TO REFUGE FOR THOSE FLEEING PERSECUTION AND MASS ATROCITIES, PLACING HUMAN DIGNITY AT THE CENTER OF POLICY.ATROCITY PREVENTIONIN COLLABORATION WITH THE AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES, THE FOUNDATION STRENGTHENS THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO IDENTIFY WARNING SIGNS AND BUILD RESILIENT INSTITUTIONS.Desc

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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOV SEIDMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELISHA WIESEL
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MARC WINKELMAN
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MARION WIESEL
VICE PRESIDENT (OUTGOING)10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TAMI ROSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZANN EISEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$147,025$0$3,408Yes (X)
MARISSA DANIEL
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Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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MISCELLANEOUS$12,654$12,654
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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EOY$9,522,893EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year$662,551CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year$662,551CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,876,336TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$85,172CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$355,185TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$4,497,436TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$79,099GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.60960PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.55260PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINVESTMENT RECOVERY - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 28,304. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 44,753. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 43,792. OTHER INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 132,443. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 64,513. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 41,380.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$49,444OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$41,724DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,720BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,371OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$55,000DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,371BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,091TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,867,963TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$715,672NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$715,672RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,152,291RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$9,189InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,189RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,161,480TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,938,274TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,938,274ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$9,189InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,189ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,947,463TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES," WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedINVESTMENTSSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$301,612RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$301,612SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$301,612TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
WITNESS INSTITUTE
11701 FULHAM STSILVER SPRINGMD20902873123859501(C)(3)$290,000$10,000FMVSOCIAL MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORTGRANT RECIPIENT TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
WIZO
950 3RD AVE SUITE 2803NEW YORKNY10022133041381501(C)(3)$250,000$0IN SUPPORT OF BEIT TZIPORA
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeETHICS PRIZEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient4RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$19,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSINCE 1989, THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION HAS SPONSORED THE PRIZE IN ETHICS ESSAY CONTEST. THIS COMPETITION IS DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE COLLEGE STUDENTS TO ANALYZE URGENT ETHICAL ISSUES CONFRONTING THEM IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD. THE SCHOLARSHIPS RANGE FROM $1,500 TO $12,500. THE ESSAYS ARE READ BY A COMMITTEE OF DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONALS AND THE FELLOWS ARE SELECTED BY A JURY AFTER ASSESSMENT BY THE READERS' COMMITTEE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLIZANN EISENPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$147,025BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$654DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,754NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$150,433TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MARION WIESEL, VICE PRESIDENT, AND ELISHA WIESEL, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION HAS AMENDED ITS BY-LAWS TO INCLUDE ITS MEMBERS, AS WELL AS ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MEMBERS OF THE THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION, INC. SHALL BE S. ELISHA WIESEL AND TWO PERSONS DESIGNATED BY S. ELISHA WIESEL WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS OF THE THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION, INC. SHALL BE S. ELISHA WIESEL AND TWO PERSONS DESIGNATED BY S. ELISHA WIESEL WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE SERVING AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME. ANY MEMBER SHALL CEASE TO BE A MEMBER UPON SUCH MEMBER'S DEATH OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY AS DETERMINED IN GOOD FAITH BY THE OTHER MEMBERS AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE DIRECTORS WILL BE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. ANY DIRECTOR MAY BE REMOVED, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, BY THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE FIRST REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETED ITS REVIEW, THE DRAFTS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT TEAM, AND ANY NECESSARY REVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED. AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND AUDIT TEAM HAVE FINALIZED THE DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990, THEY ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT A DULY CONVENED BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE DOCUMENTS, AND UPON SATISFACTION, FORMALLY VOTES TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990. FOLLOWING BOARD APPROVAL, THE APPROPRIATE OFFICERS EXECUTE THE REQUIRED SIGN-OFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCOMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY DURING THE YEAR-END BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, TYPICALLY HELD IN JANUARY OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR (E.G., THE 2025 REVIEW IS CONDUCTED IN JANUARY 2026). BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, AND ANY NECESSARY ACTIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A2025 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE ORGANIZATION HIRED AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO BEGAN DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR. COMPENSATION WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, USING COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED DURING THE SEARCH AND HIRING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND ARE ALSO PUBLICLY REPORTED THROUGH THE CHAR500 FILING AND CANDID. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 92,732. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 359,485. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 452,217.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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