AUSTIN EXPLORE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
AUSTIN EXPLORE INC (EIN 20-5496495)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-12
IRS object ID
202631329349304198
Schema version
2025v4.1
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)
Return2026-05-12T11:11:54-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN462979080PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Allman & Associates IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19600 Great Hills Trail Suite 150WAddressLine1Txt
CityAustinCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78759ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN205496495EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AUSTIN EXPLORE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAUSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5123208899PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11211 W 6TH ST STE 600 PMB 184AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78703ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSCOTT PHILLIPSPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone5123208899PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPeter L Allman CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00648533PTIN
Phone5125023077PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EXPLORE AUSTINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKATHLEEN SCHNEEMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11211 W 6TH ST STE 600 PMB 184AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,896,876GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.EXPLOREAUSTIN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
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Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescEXPLORE AUSTIN ACCEPTS 6TH GRADE BOYS AND GIRLS, AND MAKES A SIX-YEAR COMMITMENT TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THE SKILLS, TOOLS, AND HABITS THEY WILL NEED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE LEADERS. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF MENTORING AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURES, EXPLORE AUSTIN HAS CREATED A SIX-YEAR CURRICULUM AROUND ITS ACES FRAMEWORK. OUR CURRICULUM IS BUILT UPON THE IDEA THAT BY TAKING ITS COMMITTED EXPLORES, PLACING THEM IN A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT, AND GIVING THEM PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS AND CHALLENGES, EXPLORERS WILL DEVELOP THE CHARACTER TRAITS NECESSARY TO BE EFFECTIVE LEADERS.Desc
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (true)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (true)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAUREN PRICEPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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LENAR CANTU
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BRYAN DAIGLE
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OLIVIA DEISINGER
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BRAD GARNER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLATUNDE GBOLANHAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH GOODMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL HIRSCH
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BRITTANY JUSTICE
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WAYLAND LUM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DRURY MORRIS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLINE NEWMAN PHILLIPS
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SUJAY REGMI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBALL SMITH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN SCHNEEMAN
CEO40.00Yes (X)$151,577$0$10,547
LAUREN ZURBRUGG
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.00$131,289$0$9,000Yes (X)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Fundraising$3,988FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$113,446ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$78,887BOYAmt
EOY$115,090EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$1,423,957BOYAmt
EOY$1,749,884EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$284,633BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,196BOYAmt
EOY$59,623EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,073,288BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,702BOYAmt
EOY$38,709EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,595BOYAmt
EOY$29,050EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$540,000BOYAmt
EOY$540,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,869BOYAmt
EOY$25,425EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,485,639BOYAmt
EOY$1,474,478EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$891,483BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$4,722,433CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,937,468TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$9,283,525PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$45,747CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$113,835TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,056CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,903CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,912CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,923TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support CY1700.76880PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91620PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
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Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt II Ln 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income Part II, Line 10 Description: MISCELLANEOUS 2021: 1260. 2022: 1441. 2023: 610. 2024: 521. 2025: 132. Description: REWARDS 2021: 1484. 2022: 2867. 2023: 2446. 2024: 2703. 2025: 2780. Description: INSURANCE PAYOUT 2024: 7679.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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,365BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$30,365EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,365BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$30,365EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,365BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$30,365EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,365BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$30,365EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,365BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$30,365EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,164,504OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,164,504BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$837,944OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$252,564DepreciationAmt
Book Value$585,380BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,749,884TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT$34,569
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$25,054
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$59,623TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$25,425Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$25,425TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,860,179TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$112,584DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$76,137OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$188,721RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,671,458RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,671,458TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,000,930TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$76,137OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$76,137ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,924,793ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,924,793TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt V, Line 4DURING 2016, EXPLORE AUSTIN CREATED A QUASI ENDOWED FUND (THE FUND) WITH AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH A CONTRIBUTION OF $200,000. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR EXPLORE AUSTIN. FUNDS MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME WITH NO RESTRICTION.
Pt X, Line 2THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS OF EXPLORE AUSTIN ARE ITS ASSERTION THAT IT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AND ITS DETERMINATION OF WHETHER ANY AMOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX (UBIT). EXPLORE AUSTIN HAS DETERMINED THAY HAVE NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025. ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY MANAGMENT AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT ALL TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.
Pt XI, Line 2dFUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES.
Pt XII, Line 2dFUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1QUEST FOR THE SUMMITTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$348,158GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$267,105CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$81,053GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$168,340OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$109,089GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$64,358CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$44,731GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$57,078OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$457,247GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$331,463CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$125,784GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$225,418OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$225,418DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$99,634NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATHLEEN SCHNEEMANPersonNm
Base Compensation Filing Org$138,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$13,577BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,140DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,000NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$161,717TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

DescDescNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
GIFT CARD$38,100FMV
AUCTION ITEMS$22,116FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bTHE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND TREASURER WITH THE PREPARING CPA. AFTER REVIEW, THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
Pt VI, Line 12cTHE ORGANIZATION DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY WITH ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND FOLLOWS UP IMMEDIATELY IF ANY ISSUES ARISE.
Pt VI, Line 15aTHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, MADE UP OF BOARD MEMBERS, REVIEWS SIMILAR NONPROFITS FORMS 990 FOR SALARIES AND CONSULTS WITH MISSION CAPITAL REGARDING SALARY SURVEYS.
Pt VI, Line 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. COPIES OF THE FORM 990 MAY BE FOUND ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE.

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