2025-05-15T17:17:40-05:00 2024-06-30 330850406 REDWITZ INC 3 PARK PLAZA SUITE 1700 IRVINE CA 92614 990 2023-07-01 311760082 ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY ALLI 2132672144 201 S FIGUEROA STREET 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 VANESSA ARAMAYO CEO AND PRESIDENT 2132672144 2025-05-15 1 0 ROB REDWITZ P02365689 9497531514 2025-05-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X VANESSA ARAMAYO 201 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 2294384 0 X AFABC.ORG X 2000 CA ADVANCING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR THE LATINO / A COMMUNITY AND THE LOS ANGELES REGION THROUGH POWER BUILDING AND POLICY ADVOCACY. 9 9 13 20 0 0 1785933 2244369 0 48195 87 -2186 2882 1685 1788902 2292063 47500 260000 0 0 703947 1065397 0 21000 236126 440202 907004 1191649 2253401 597253 38662 1246532 2020272 84797 222127 1161735 1798145 X ADVANCING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR THE LATINO / A COMMUNITY AND THE LOS ANGELES REGION THROUGH POWER BUILDING AND POLICY ADVOCACY. 0 0 1671499 260000 48195 (SEE SCHEDULE O)1. LATINO/A SCORECARD RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTIN 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR, ABC DELIVERED MULTIPLE PUBLIC POLICY WINS AND ADVANCED VARIOUS POLICY AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS STEMMING FROM RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED IN THE ABC 2021 LATINO/A SCORECARD REPORT: A POLICY ROADMAP FOR TRANSFORMING LOS ANGELES, WHICH ANSWERED A SERIES OF CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING LATINA/OS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ESTABLISHED A GRADE/SCORE IN FIVE DIFFERENT FOCUS AREAS. THE SCORECARD REPORT UPLIFTED THE ASSETS THAT LATINA/OS BRING TO THE COUNTY AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITY GAPS THAT HAVE ACTED AS BARRIERS THAT PREVENT LATINA/O COMMUNITIES FROM FULLY THRIVING. THE SCORECARD CULMINATED INTO A REPORT WITH SECONDARY RESEARCH ANALYSES AND PUBLIC POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS - INFORMED BY ISSUE EXPERTS AND THE COMMUNITY - ACROSS VARIOUS AREAS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEING MOVED FORWARD IN ADVOCACY, ORGANIZING, POWER BUILDING AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS ACROSS SPECIFIC AREAS.2. K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATIONMULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESS NOW IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR, ABC CONTINUES TO CO-CHAIR THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESS, FORMERLY THE CONSORTIUM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, ABC HAS EMBARKED ON EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE A VALUES-BASED POLICY AGENDA FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS (ELS) AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS (MLLS) TO HAVE GREATER SUCCESS IN LOS ANGELES. THIS INITIATIVE COORDINATES DATA, RESEARCH, OUTREACH, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS HAVE A HIGH QUALITY, WELL-ROUNDED, EDUCATION. TWO WORKGROUPS WERE LAUNCHED; ONE FOCUSING ON POLICY AND A SECOND FOCUSING ON GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING. BOTH WERE DEVELOPED TO BETTER ENGAGE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFER MORE WELL-SUITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT THAT ALIGN WITH THEIR AREAS OF WORK. THE GRASSROOTS WORKGROUP CENTERS COMMUNITY VOICES IN GUIDING AND INFORMING THE LOCAL AND STATEWIDE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE CONSORTIUM AND CREATES AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES THAT LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES FACE. SINCE 2022, ABC HAS CONVENED A GROWING LIST OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS ENGAGING A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND RESEARCH FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2025, ABC CHAMPIONED THE NEEDS OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS BY ACTIVELY SUPPORTING STATE BILLS SUCH AS AB 48, AB 49, SB 98, AB 419, AND AB 148.ALSO IN 2024 AND 2025, ABC CONTINUED ITS WORK ON A NARRATIVE SHIFT PROJECT FOCUSED ON ENGLISH LEARNERS. NARRATIVE SHIFT INVOLVES SHIFTING, CHALLENGING, AND CHANGING PREVAILING MINDSETS THAT INFLUENCE OUR SOCIETY AND POLICY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SHIFT PREVAILING NEGATIVE MINDSETS ABOUT ENGLISH LEARNERS SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE CAN RECOGNIZE THE ASSETS THAT ENGLISH LEARNERS AND MULTILINGUALISM BRING TO OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. PHASE 2 IF THE PROJECT WITH IMPLEMENTED IN 2024 AND 2025 INVOLVED TESTING MESSAGES WITHIN A WIDE LA COUNTY AUDIENCE TO IDENTIFY KEY PERSUASIVE MESSAGES. ABC DEVELOPED A VIDEO FEATURING MULTILINGUAL INDIVIDUALS FROM DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AND PROFESSIONS TO SPOTLIGHT THEIR EXPERIENCE AS MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND ADVANCE THE PERSUASIVE MESSAGES. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO DEVELOPED A NARRATIVE CHANGE TOOLKIT TO DISSEMINATE THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH KEY CONTENT TO PROMOTE THE PERSUASIVE MESSAGES AND THE VIDEO. IN 2025, THE CONSORTIUM FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUCCESS LAUNCHED THE MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE EXEMPLARY SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ADVANCING MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS THROUGH THE STATE SEAL OF BILITERACY AND THE BILITERACY PATHWAY RECOGNITIONS AWARDS. THE CONSORTIUM INTRODUCED THE AWARDS AT IS INAUGURAL VOICES OF HOPE CELEBRATION BY RECOGNIZING LA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS AND ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT. COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES (CASS) POLICY FRAMEWORK AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS NETWORK (CECSN)WITHIN ABC'S COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN THE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES (CASS) POLICY FRAMEWORK, THE SELA GOES TO COLLEGE INITIATIVE WAS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CROSS-SECTORAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTHEAST EAST LOS ANGELES. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO INCREASE COLLEGE PREPAREDNESS SUPPORT OPTIONS IN HIGH SCHOOLS BY EXPANDING THE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN K-12 SCHOOLS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES. ABC ALSO SERVED AS THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL LEAD FOR THE STATEWIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS NETWORK (CECSN) MADE UP OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL VALLEY, INLAND EMPIRE AND LOS ANGELES. IN THIS ROLE, ABC LED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COLLEGE ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, COORDINATE ALIGNED EFFORTS, AND STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY. PLATICAS"PLATICAS CON ABC" ARE MONTHLY VIRTUAL CONVENINGS FOR ABC'S PARENT NETWORK. THE PLATICAS SERVE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME AND VALUABLE INFORMATION TO OUR PARENT NETWORK BY INVITING EXPERTS TO TALK ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS AIMED AT THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PLATICAS SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR THE PARENTS TO BE HEARD AND HAVE OPEN CONVERSATIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER, SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ASK QUESTIONS. AS PART OF OUR VISION TO BUILD UP COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY-CENTERED POLICY SOLUTIONS, WE NEED TO GIVE PARENTS THE PROPER RESOURCES TO DEVELOP THEIR VOICE AND LEADERSHIP. A NEW TOPIC IS INCLUDED EACH MONTH AND CONNECTIONS ARE MADE ON WORKING TO ACHIEVE THE BROADER GOAL OF IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WE CHOOSE OUR TOPIC BASED ON CURRENT EVENTS AND NEEDS IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT TIME OF YEAR. WE COLLABORATE WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SO THEY CAN SHARE THEIR ISSUE/CONTENT EXPERTISE WITH OUR PARENT NETWORK. THE PLATICAS ALLOW FOR PARENTS TO CREATE A BETTER SHARED IDENTITY WITH OTHER PARENT LEADERS IN OUR NETWORK AND HELP THEM BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER. AS A RESULT PARENTS THEN CREATE MORE AWARENESS ABOUT THE "PLATICAS CON ABC." ADDITIONALLY, THE PLATICAS HELP ABC IDENTIFY POLICY ADVOCACY PRIORITIES, COLLECT QUALITATIVE AND ANECDOTAL DATA, AND CAPTURE STORYTELLING TO SUPPORT HUMANIZING THE DATA. CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDEABC HAS CONTINUED LEADING EFFORTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXTREME INEQUITIES THAT EXIST IN THE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES (SELA) COUNTY REGION WITH REGARDS TO THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. DURING THE PANDEMIC, A LACK OF ACCESS TO RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE INTERNET PREVENTED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH MAJORITY LATINA/O RESIDENTS ACCESSING SERVICES.ABC LAUNCHED A REVISED PARENT ACADEMY, A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AMONG LATINA/O PARENTS OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) STUDENTS, WHO ARE TOO OFTEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN CIVIC LEADERSHIP. THE DIGITAL EQUITY ADVOCACY TRAINING SESSIONS TAKE PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST L.A., INCLUDING BELL GARDENS, CUDAHY, HUNTINGTON PARK, WALNUT PARK, AND SOUTH GATE. THIS EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM DEVELOPS DIGITAL EQUITY CHAMPIONS THROUGH POWER-BUILDING AND ADVOCACY SKILLS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY, ABC ALSO CONDUCTED DIGITAL EQUITY TRAININGS AT THREE SELA SCHOOLS, LIBERTY BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY, MAYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, AND WALNUT PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, REACHING OVER 233 PARENTS IN 2024 SO FAR. THESE BILINGUAL SESSIONS, OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, COVERED CRUCIAL TOPICS SUCH AS EQUITY VS. EQUALITY, THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNET ACCESS FOR EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTANDING ADVOCACY AND THE ROLE OF ADVOCATES, AND THE LATEST POLICY UPDATES ON DIGITAL EQUITY. THE PARENT ACADEMY HAS ENGAGED COMMUNITY LEADERS IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDING LAUSD PUBLIC COMMENT, STATE LEGISLATIVE VISITS IN SACRAMENTO, AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA INTERVIEWS. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND GREEN SCHOOLSIN JANUARY 2024 ABC PUBLISHED THE, "PROTECTING STUDENTS FROM OUR CHANGING CLIMATE" REPORT THAT UPLIFTED THE NEED FOR TARGETED INVESTMENT IN COMPOUNDLY IMPACTED REGIONS OF EXTREME HEAT. THE REGIONS THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED TO BE HIGHEST NEEDS WERE LOW-INCOME, LATINA/O COMMUNITIES WITH LITTLE ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE. THE REPORT WENT ON TO PROVIDE FIVE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY LA UNIFIED TO SOME EXTENT. BUILDING ON THE REPORT'S MOMENTUM, ABC ESTABLISHED A NEW COHORT OF PARENT LEADERS IN THE EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PADRES ORGANIZADOS POR LA SALUD AMBIENTAL (POSA), OR PARENTS ORGANIZED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. THIS SIX-SESSION PROGRAM TRAINS PARENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH JUSTICE ADVOCACY, AIR QUALITY, STORMWATER CAPTURE, EXTREME HEAT, AND ADVOCACY METHODS. UPON COMPLETION, THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST POSA PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN ASPHALT TEMPERATURE RECORDINGS ON THEIR SCHOOL CAMPUSES. THE DATA COLLECTION IDENTIFIED THE RANGES OF EXTREME HEAT AT THE SCHOOLS AND ILLUSTRATED THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN SCHOOLS. THESE TRAINING WORKSHOPS CULTIVATE PARENT LEADERS AND GROW THE NUMBE 1671499 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 59 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X VANESSA ARAMAYO 2132672144 201 S FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 200 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 AUDREY DOW CHAIRMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSIE ARROYO VICE CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN DE LA CRUZ VICE CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MENDEZ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REFUGIO LOPEZ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 VERONICA CARRIZALES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MERCEDES CRUZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT M SAINZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LIZETTE CARBAJAL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA ARAMAYO CEO/ PRESIDENT 40.00 X 164844 0 22845 164844 0 22845 1 0 1 0 0 240000 2004369 2244369 OTHER PROGRAM INCOME 900099 27705 27705 PROGRAM FEES 900099 20490 20490 48195 135 135 2321 -2321 -2321 -2321 OTHER INCOME 900099 1685 1685 1685 2292063 48195 0 -501 260000 260000 192232 125720 33256 33256 686304 448842 118731 118731 118186 77294 20446 20446 68675 44913 11881 11881 98492 98492 21000 21000 17536 11407 3112 3017 10000 10000 19501 12753 3374 3374 38490 25172 6659 6659 38539 25205 6667 6667 82424 82424 11480 7508 1986 1986 PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 368077 368077 OUTREACH 128277 128277 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 27504 27504 BOARD EXPENSES 15767 15767 50917 28140 13668 9109 2253401 1671499 345776 236126 1224353 1291747 12500 709500 7358 14134 0 0 2321 0 0 4891 1246532 2020272 84797 217137 0 4990 84797 222127 X 133031 262422 1028704 1535723 1161735 1798145 1246532 2020272 38662 597748 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 702463 1718372 1143316 1785933 2244369 7594453 702463 1718372 1143316 1785933 2244369 7594453 170556 7423897 29 58 75 87 135 384 11618 83 2882 1685 16268 7611105 0.97540 0.99310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS 4990 4990 2297334 2950 2950 2294384 -2321 -2321 2292063 2258672 2950 2321 5271 2253401 0 2253401 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT -2,321. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 2,321. X X X X 1 COMMUNITY WORKS CONSULTING 375 REDONDO AVENUE 318 LONG BEACH CA 90814 RESEARCH AND GRANTWRITING 0 370500 21000 349500 370500 21000 349500 1 CENTER FOR EQUITY FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS (CEEL) 1 LMU DR UNIVERSITY HALL STE 3000 LOS ANGELES CA 90045 951643334 15000 0 CONSORTIUM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER CITY YEAR 287 COLUMBUS AVENUE BOSTON MA 02116 222882549 10000 0 NARRATIVE CHANGE PROJECT TO MOBILIZE AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS IN LA COUNTY. COMMUNITY PARTNERS (SOCAL CAN) 1000 NORTH ALAMEDA ST SUITE 240 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 954302067 15000 0 SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS NETWORK (CECSN) LOS ANGELES REGION WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT. COMMUNITY PARTNERS (PARENT ORGANIZING NETWORK (PON)) 1000 NORTH ALAMEDA ST SUITE 240 LOS ANGELES CA 90012 954302067 60000 0 CONSORTIUM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER. / NARRATIVE CHANGE PROJECT TO MOBILIZE AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS IN LA COUNTY. COUNCIL OF MEXICAN FEDERATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA (COFEM) 125 PASEO DE LA PLAZA 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES CA 90012 320154043 15000 0 DIGITAL EQUITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY INTO THE SUBGRANTEE'S EXISTING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES REGION. INNERCITY STRUGGLE 3467 WHITTIER BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES CA 90023 272133211 10000 0 DIGITAL EQUITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY INTO THE SUBGRANTEE'S EXISTING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES REGION. INNOVATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 101 JEFFERSON DRIVE MENLO PARK CA 94025 462155826 10000 0 NARRATIVE CHANGE PROJECT TO MOBILIZE AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS IN LA COUNTY. PARENT ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY (PEA) P O BOX 6176 WHITTIER CA 90609 822352048 45000 0 SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL EQUITY ISSUES IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ADVOCATES TO ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO LOCAL AND STATE-LEVEL DIGITAL EQUITY INITIATIVES./ CONSORTIUM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER. PARTNERSHIP FOR LA SCHOOLS 1055 WILSHIRE BLVD STE - 1850 LOS ANGELES CA 90017 261759681 10000 0 NARRATIVE CHANGE PROJECT TO MOBILIZE AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS IN LA COUNTY. PROMESA BOYLE HEIGHTS AT PROYECTO PASTORAL 135 NORTH MISSION RD LOS ANGELES CA 90033 953213958 60000 0 CONSORTIUM FOR ENGLISH LEARNER SUCCESS ADVISORY ORGANIZATION/ NARRATIVE CHANGE PROJECT TO MOBILIZE AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS IN LA COUNTY. TEACHPLUS INCORPORATED 1 BEACON STREET 15TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02108 263849472 10000 0 NARRATIVE CHANGE PROJECT TO MOBILIZE AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS IN LA COUNTY. 12 PART I, LINE 2: ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY (ABC) CREATES A CONTRACT WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL RECEIVE SUBGRANTS FROM ABC. THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE AUTHORIZED SIGNERS EACH ORGANIZATION, THE AMOUNT OF THE SUBGRANT AND THE LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES, TASKS, DESCRIPTION THAT WILL BE CARRIED OUT OVER THE AGREED PERIOD OF TIME. THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES A SECTION THAT REQUIRES THE SUBGRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE PROGRAM UPDATES AND FINAL REPORTS UPON CLOSING OF THE SUBGRANTS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VANESSA ARAMAYO CEO/ PRESIDENT 164844 0 0 0 0 0 10247 0 12598 0 187689 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AFTER THE 990 IS PREPARED, THE CEO AND PRESIDENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW THE RETURN. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS A COMPLETE COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT COVERS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES. UNDER THE POLICY NO OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF ABC OR ANY OTHER CORPORATION, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITIY IN WHICH ONE OR MORE OF ABC'S OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS ARE OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS OR HAVE MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST, SHALL BE INTERESTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY , IN ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, UNLESS:A) THE MATERIAL FACTS REGARDING THAT OFFICER'S OR DIRECTOR'S FINANCIAL INTEREST IN SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION OR REGARDING SUCH COMMON DIRECTORSHIP, OFFICER'S POSITION, OR FINANCIAL INTEREST ARE FULLY DISCLOSED IN GOOD FAITH AND NOTED IN THIS CORPORATION'S MINUTES, OR SUCH FACTS ARE KNOWN TO ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION AND PERFORMS A YEARLY EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TAKES A VOTE TO APPROVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. I. REVIEWS THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER OFFICIAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC. II. OVERSEES THE ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT PROCESS, INCLUDING ENGAGING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND RECEIVING ALL REPORTS AND MANAGEMENT LETTERS FROM THE AUDITOR. III. REVIEWS THE ANNUAL INFORMATION RETURNS (IRS FORM 990, RELATED SCHEDULES, AND FORMS) AND RECOMMENDS IT FOR APPROVAL, SIGNATURE, AND SUBMISSION BY THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ALSO TRANSMITS THE RETURNS TO THE BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW BEFORE SIGNING AND SUBMITTING IT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ENGAGES (ON THE BOARD'S BEHALF) AND INTERACTS WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR OR AUDITING FIRM. MANY AUDIT FIRMS ALSO PREPARE THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS FOR THEIR NONPROFIT AUDIT CLIENTS.