2024-09-10T07:34:55-05:00 2023-12-31 341310124 REA & ASSOCIATES 5400 FRANTZ RD SUITE 200 DUBLIN OH 43016 990 2023-01-01 311620483 FOUNDATION FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO FOUN 7407531111 35 PUBLIC SQUARE PO BOX 456 NELSONVILLE OH 45764 CARA DINGUS BROOK PRESIDENT & CEO 7407531111 2024-09-10 1 1 MELISSA DUNKLE CPA P01380769 6148898725 2024-09-09 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z CARA DINGUS BROOK 35 PUBLIC SQUARE PO BOX 456 NELSONVILLE OH 45764 66323915 0 X WWW.APPALACHIANOHIO.ORG X 1998 OH FAO IS A REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING THE 32 COUNTIES OF APPALACHIAN OHIO WITH A MISSION TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO'S CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES BY INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING PHILANTHROPY. 15 15 24 235 0 0 20052764 26843877 865460 1188778 1497522 1013686 23038 -15286 22438784 29031055 1975071 9279958 0 0 1497066 1813416 0 0 652673 2053008 2674377 5525145 13767751 16913639 15263304 81090516 105544952 6470033 7443691 74620483 98101261 X THE FOUNDATION FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO (FAO) IS A REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING THE 32 COUNTIES OF APPALACHIAN OHIO. THE FOUNDATION CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO'S CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES BY INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING PHILANTHROPY. AT THE FOUNDATION FOR APPALACHIAN OHIO, WE ENVISION A REGION ABUNDANT IN POSSIBILITIES. WE WORK TOWARDS THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR DONORS, GRANTEES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY SHRINKING THE PHILANTHROPY GAP BETWEEN APPALACHIAN OHIO AND THE REST OF THE STATE; AWARDING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES; AND CONVENING PARTNERS TOGETHER MORE REGULARLY AROUND MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO OUR REGION. 0 0 1759370 1188778 IN A REGION WHERE THERE ARE FAR FEWER PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES AVAILABLE THAN IN THE REST OF THE STATE, FAO HAS PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITIES TO HELP THEM BUILD LOCALLY-FOCUSED ENDOWMENT AND RESOURCES TO REINVEST IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. LED BY LOCAL ON THE GROUND VOLUNTEERS, THESE COMMUNITY FUNDS ARE CREATING GRANTMAKING DOLLARS WHERE THEY HAVEN'T EXISTED BEFORE AND ARE CREATING NEW PATHS FOR CURRENT AND FORMER RESIDENTS TO GIVE BACK. WITH FAO'S SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP, THESE FUNDS HAVE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED OUTREACH STRATEGIES, HAVE BEEN FUNDRAISING, AND MANY HAVE EMBARKED ON THEIR FIRST GRANTMAKING INITIATIVES ACROSS THEIR COMMUNITIES. 8839176 8839176 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FAO'S FUNDS AWARD GRANTS THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THROUGH STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMITTEES AND DONOR SERVICES. GRANT DOLLARS MAKE INVESTMENTS ACROSS MANY FIELDS OF INTEREST, INCLUDING ARTS AND CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FAO'S GRANT FUNDS SUPPORT INITIATIVES BASED IN NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 440782 440782 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DONORS WHO HAVE CREATED FUNDS TO CELEBRATE AND MEMORIALIZE LOVED ONES WITH THE GIFT OF EDUCATION, FAO AWARDED 381 SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2023. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS SERVE TO INSPIRE APPALACHIAN OHIO'S STUDENTS TO PURSUE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING FINANCIAL BARRIERS THAT MIGHT STAND IN STUDENTS' WAY AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. 11039328 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 170 0 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OH X X KELLY AYERS 7407531111 35 PUBLIC SQUARE PO BOX 456 NELSONVILLE OH 45764 STRICKMAKER RONALD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CONGER TJ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHADDOCK JEFFERY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAHMERS NANCY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLS SARAH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BROOK CARA PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X X 231800 0 11547 CAMPBELL MARIANNE EMERITUS / TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MCLAUGHLIN ROBERT MICK EMERITUS / TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CREMEANS RON EMERITUS / TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MOONEY CHRISTOPHER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUSK ZIMPHER NANCY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TANNER KRISTI VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TAYLOR KEN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 COLEMAN TERA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEIGER TERI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KVAMME MEGAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHELTON HOLLY VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 139046 0 14000 REITTER MARC TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JO ELLEN DIEHL YEARY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 370846 0 25547 2 0 1 0 0 139610 26704267 26843877 OTHER FEES 541900 1188778 1188778 1188778 1974471 1974471 36316789 37277060 514 -960271 -514 -960785 -960785 0 139610 15286 -15286 -15286 29031055 1188778 0 998400 X 5655061 5655061 3624897 3624897 396395 186306 134774 75315 1198135 551142 419347 227646 4704 2211 1599 894 97385 45771 33111 18503 116797 53727 40879 22191 26300 26300 63878 63878 1711369 466158 1174831 70380 155730 155730 142462 59834 37040 45588 151679 63705 39437 48537 129234 54278 33601 41355 34658 12477 1386 20795 218148 90968 56718 70462 40919 17063 12849 11007 13767751 11039328 2075750 652673 15559969 3351714 2273652 115599 1616991 1548886 1137374 1853551 22794 29188 1224901 406478 832503 818423 59647233 97827591 81090516 105544952 81702 71581 47458 237911 6340873 7134199 6470033 7443691 X 14540621 33778134 60079862 64323127 74620483 98101261 81090516 105544952 15263304 8217474 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 11622074 5901983 22190351 20052762 26704268 86471438 11622074 5901983 22190351 20052762 26704268 86471438 86471438 856500 710215 784518 1115126 1974474 5440833 91912271 4033065 0.94080 0.90810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 117 473 3732954 2099934 1766007 714686 13896964 17879910 1 1 55971292 29463391 8002152 9225460 9048547 75162828 50072438 13810633 -6443278 741359 727142 55971292 33192964 16264421 4311606 832020 2864533 50072438 26503948 5744187 2128672 778417 405426 33192964 18140911 5781068 3728327 804492 341866 26503948 0 0 29950 29950 977487 232530 744957 217464 173948 43516 818423 AGENCY FUNDS 7096049 ACCRUED BENEFITS 38150 7134199 X 36134751 8217473 38646 8256119 27878632 1152423 1152423 29031055 12653973 514 38645 39159 12614814 1152937 1152937 13767751 PART X, LINE 2: FIN 48: FAO IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY FAO AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FAO'S MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY FAO, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FAO IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII LINE 8B 15,286. GRANT REFUNDS NETTED AGAINST GRANT EXPENSE 23,359. ROUNDING 1. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ADMIN FEES CHARGED TO FUNDS 1,089,059. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES 63,878. DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -514. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII LINE 8B 15,286. GRANT REFUNDS NETTED AGAINST GRANT EXPENSE 23,359. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ADMIN FEES CHARGED TO FUNDS 1,089,059. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES 63,878. GOLF OUTING 27525 27525 12687 GIVING TUESDAY 112085 112085 2599 139610 139610 15286 15286 -15286 1 APPALACHIA OHIO ALLIANCE PO BOX 1151 LOGAN OH 43138 320004421 10646 0 GENERAL SUPPORT APPALACHIAN CHILDREN COALITION 5 DEPOT ST ATHENS OH 45701 852549780 31125 0 GENERAL SUPPORT ATHENS CO PUBLIC LIBRARY 95 W WASHINGTON STREET NELSONVILLE OH 45764 316401663 10559 0 GENERAL SUPPORT ATHENS CONSERVANCY PO BOX 2281 ATHENS OH 45701 320035073 27625 0 GENERAL SUPPORT ATHENS COUNTY FOOD PANTRY 9 N COLLEGE ST ATHENS OH 45701 341313139 51915 0 GENERAL SUPPORT ATHENS PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT PO BOX 916 ATHENS OH 45701 274932848 12847 0 GENERAL SUPPORT BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 907 KINNEAR RD COLUMBUS OH 43212 314388520 6800 0 GENERAL SUPPORT BRIGHTEN YOUR FUTURE PO BOX 991 LOGAN OH 43138 311255015 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT CAMBRIDGE CITY SCHOOLS 518 S 8TH STREET CAMBRIDGE OH 43725 316400351 13489 0 GENERAL SUPPORT CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF GUERNSEY COUNTY 268 HIGHLAND AVENUE CAMBRIDGE OH 43725 260109515 5959 0 GENERAL SUPPORT DAIRY BARN ARTS CENTER 8000 DAIRY LANE ATHENS OH 45701 310945939 6222 0 GENERAL SUPPORT EAST GUERNSEY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PO BOX 128 OLD WASHINGTON OH 43768 310901560 7060 0 GENERAL SUPPORT EASTERN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 38850 SR 7 REEDSVILLE OH 45772 316402549 14100 0 GENERAL SUPPORT EASTERN OHIO EXTENSION CAMPS PO BOX 314 CARROLLTON OH 44615 340678178 12000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT EASTERSEALS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OHIO 38380 TRUEMAN COURT HILLIARD OH 43026 314379471 5735 0 GENERAL SUPPORT FIRST PO BOX 1067 LANSDALE PA 19446 942738019 15000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT FIRST BOOK 1319 F STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20004 521779606 42350 0 GENERAL SUPPORT FRENCH ART COLONY PO BOX 472 530 FIRST AVENUE GALLIPOLIS OH 45631 237076402 8931 0 GENERAL SUPPORT GO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 3703 STATION AVE ASHTABULA OH 44004 341956839 7500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT GOD'S HANDS AT WORK PO BOX 67 VINTON OH 45686 471069859 5500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT HAVEN OF HOPE 927 WHEELING AVE STE 102 CAMBRIDGE OH 43725 311168245 110000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT HERBERT WESCOAT MEMORIAL LIBRARY 120 N MARKET STREET MCARTHUR OH 45651 316401930 8459 0 GENERAL SUPPORT HOCKING COUNTY MRDD 1369 E FRONT ST LOGAN OH 43130 316400070 5500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT JACKSON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 59100 0 GENERAL SUPPORT LIFEWISE ACADEMY LOCKBOX 4327 COLUMBUS OH 43260 454002535 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT LOGAN HOCKING SCHOOL DISTRICT 2019 E FRONT STREET LOGAN OH 43138 316400666 48700 0 GENERAL SUPPORT LOGAN THEATER INC 86 EAST MAIN STREET LOGAN OH 43138 832876176 15000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MAHONING YOUNGSTOWN COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERS 1325 5TH AVE YOUNGSTOWN OH 44504 340969202 12500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MEIGS COUNTY DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY 216 W MAIN STREET POMEROY OH 45769 310718848 8459 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MONROE ARTS COUNCIL 118 S PAUL ST WOODSFIELD OH 43793 753097716 8370 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PO BOX 494 WOODSFIELD OH 43793 117023 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MORGAN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 65 WEST UNION AVENUE MCCONNELSVILLE OH 43756 316402662 6400 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH PRESERVATION SOCIET PO BOX 548 ATHENS OH 45701 813523668 20500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MUSKINGUM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 534 PUTNAM AVENUE ZANESVILLE OH 43701 311147022 10200 0 GENERAL SUPPORT NELSON T GANT FOUNDATION 1845 W MAIN STREET ZANESVILLE OH 43701 311736677 8000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT NELSONVILLE-YORK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 BUCKEYE DRIVE NELSONVILLE OH 45764 310726211 9735 0 GENERAL SUPPORT OH WOW CENTER FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 15 CENTRAL SQUARE YOUNGSTOWN OH 44503 043617085 6800 0 GENERAL SUPPORT OPEN ARMS PREGNANCY CENTER 141 S 11TH ST CAMBRIDGE OH 43725 043611979 44500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT PASSION WORKS 20 E STATE STREET ATHENS OH 45701 822288880 9750 0 GENERAL SUPPORT ROLLING HILLS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 60851 SOUTHGATE ROAD CAMBRIDGE OH 43725 316014835 36594 0 GENERAL SUPPORT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL OH 771 E LIVINGSTON AVENUE COLUMBUS OH 43205 310890152 14873 0 GENERAL SUPPORT SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF WOMEN 1510 MAIN AVE WARREN OH 44483 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT SOJOURNERS CARE NETWORK PO BOX 312 MCARTHUR OH 45651 341880636 18000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT STUART'S OPERA HOUSE PO BOX 217 NELSONVILLE OH 45764 310913307 13734 0 GENERAL SUPPORT SUNDAY CREEK ASSOCIATES PO BOX 109 SHAWNEE OH 43782 311317346 11875 0 GENERAL SUPPORT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 1480 WEST LANE AVE COLUMBUS OH 43221 311145986 105000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT TINY NEWS COLLECTIVE 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT YOUTH SYMPHONIES ORGANIZATION 408 SAINT PETER STREET SUITE 300 PAUL MN 55102 237272194 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 99265 0 GENERAL SUPPORT BAKER EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 7955 0 GENERAL SUPPORT BETTY MCELFRESH OGDEN FUND 25000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT BIG RED BOOSTER'S LEGENDS FUND 12500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT BRIAN J BLAIR APPALACHIAN 12397 0 GENERAL SUPPORT CADIZ HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT DR JOANELLE WARGO LEGACY 12500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT EVANSWHITE 15116 0 GENERAL SUPPORT GALLIA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 56286 0 GENERAL SUPPORT GALLOPLIS FREIGHT STATION MUSEUM 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT GOSHEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION 8750 0 GENERAL SUPPORT GUERNSEY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 337356 0 GENERAL SUPPORT HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 16158 0 GENERAL SUPPORT HARRISON COUNTY IMAGINATION 7000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT HIGHLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 23500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT HOCKING COUNTY COMMUNITY FUND 102526 0 GENERAL SUPPORT IBELIEVE FOUNDATION 8480 0 GENERAL SUPPORT INSPIHER GIRLS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION 6230 0 GENERAL SUPPORT JEFF & JANE SCHUMACHER COX 25000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT JOE BURROW HUNGER RELIEF FUND 5659 0 GENERAL SUPPORT KAY SHARKEY ARTS FUND 21 2 9000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT KEN AND ADELE MASON FAMILY FUND 6750 0 GENERAL SUPPORT KIWANIS COATS FOR KIDS 5500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT LAWRENCE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 21817 0 GENERAL SUPPORT LOGAN COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 6668 0 GENERAL SUPPORT LOGAN-HOCKING LOCAL SCHOOLS 6310 0 GENERAL SUPPORT LOIS J BAKER MEMORIAL FUND 55000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MACEDONIA MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 27000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MARY JEAN BRESTLE LOVEDAY LEGACY FUND 20000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MEIGS COUNTY DIST 7 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MEIGS COUNTY FOUNDATION 28712 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MORGAN COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 45895 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MORGAN COUNTY COMPANION ANIMAL SHELTER 25000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MUSKINGUM COUNTY SOCIAL JUSTICE COALITION 8500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT MUSKINGUM UNIVERSITY 48386 0 GENERAL SUPPORT NELSONVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 16058 0 GENERAL SUPPORT NICK AND ASHLEY SCHUMACHER FUND 12000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT NICOLOZAKES TRUCKING & CONS 55700 0 GENERAL SUPPORT NOBLE CIC FUND 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 119747 0 GENERAL SUPPORT OUTDOOR EXTRAVAGANZA 15000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT PAUL MITCHELL THE SCHOOL COLUMBUS 10783 0 GENERAL SUPPORT PERRY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 25000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT PLEASANT RIDGE CEMETERY ENDOWMENT 25000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT ROLLING HILLS FOUNDATION 37500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT RUTH JONES CHEERFUL GIVER FOUNDATION 34235 0 GENERAL SUPPORT SARAP FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP 50 25000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT SCENIC HILLS SE DISTRICT 5200 0 GENERAL SUPPORT SOUTHEASTERN OHIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 6808 0 GENERAL SUPPORT UNION FURNACE ELEMENTARY FUND 9999 0 GENERAL SUPPORT VINTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 93775 0 GENERAL SUPPORT VINTON COUNTY DIST 7 141000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT VINTON COUNTY PARK DISTRICT 5375 0 GENERAL SUPPORT VISION TO LEARN 820756 0 GENERAL SUPPORT WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 8295 0 GENERAL SUPPORT WOMEN HELPING WOMEN 7500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT YMCA OF YOUNGSTOWN 6000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT YMCA-JACKSON COUNTY 10000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT YWCA OF GREATER CINCINNATI 7500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS 381 3624897 PART I, LINE 2: MANY OF OUR COMPONENT FUNDS ARE SET UP TO AWARD FUNDS TO LOCAL DOCUMENTED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS, A GRANT-SEEKING ORGANIZATION PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION AS TO ITS CHARITABLE STATUS AND/OR THE CHARITABLE NATURE OF THE PROJECT. THE FUND'S GRANTS COMMITTEE MEETS, REVIEWS ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, AND RECOMMENDS WHICH PROGRAMS TO FUND, AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO PROVIDE TO EACH RECIPIENT. A YEAR-END REPORT IS REQUIRED FROM EACH GRANTEE TO DOCUMENT PROPER USE OF THE FUNDS AWARDED. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOLLOW SIMILAR PROCEDURES, USING THE APPROPRIATE SELECTION COMMITTEES. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BROOK CARA PRESIDENT/CEO 231800 0 0 0 0 0 11547 0 0 0 243347 0 0 0 SHELTON HOLLY VICE PRESIDENT 139046 0 0 0 0 0 14000 0 0 0 153046 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ARE A CRITICAL PIECE OF THE FOUNDATION'S WORK. THEY SERVE AS VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISERS, GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS, LEADERS OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY FUND COMMITTEES, AND PROGRAM-MATTER EXPERTS INFORMING OUR EFFORTS ACROSS ARTS AND CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE FOUNDATION'S AUDIT COMMITEE REVIEW THE FORM 990 OBSERVING THAT ALLOCATIONS AMONG EXPENSE AND REVENUE ACCOUNTS ARE REASONABLE. OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES ARE REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY. ANY CHANGES ARE MADE AND REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. CONFLICTS ARE NOTED AND ABSTAINED VOTING RECORDED IN MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPARABLE INDEPENDENT DATA IS REVIEWED TO HELP DETERMINE COMPENSATION RANGES AS OUTLINED IN FAO'S COMPENSATION POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AND INCLUDED WITH ALL NEW FUND AGREEMENTS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,781. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 85,772. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 70,380. TOTAL EXPENSES 219,933. FUND EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 402,377. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 402,377. ADMIN FEES CHARGED TO FUNDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,089,059. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,089,059. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FAO HOLDINGS LTD 35 PUBLIC SQUARE NELSONVILLE OH 45764 311620483 REAL ESTATE OH FAO