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269,190. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,684,779. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 3,126,596. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 3,787,160. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 6,620,659. GAMING GROSS RECEIPTS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 14,743. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 310,242. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 260,115. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 57,205. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 0. REALIZED FX GAIN/LOSS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ -156,815. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 116,611. 2022 AMOUNT: $ -19,322. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 117,251. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 240,048. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15184284 335259 1457346 547783 16429106 11529032 1569390 2685346 599484 15184284 14778011 73500 -3249479 73000 11529032 12878837 606005 1721549 428380 14778011 11788342 163331 1552126 624962 12878837 0.26460 0.73540 0 0 776699 442893 333806 386853 282652 104201 208850 161527 47323 485330 GOVT. GUARANTEED OBLIG. 147736965 F COMMON TRUST FUNDS 9761938 F STATE OF ISRAEL BONDS 367026 F CORPORATE BONDS 48919833 F 206785762 ANNUITY PAYABLE 8141760 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 6913687 15055447 X 193664284 3350168 249998 2525595 6125761 187538523 0 187538523 176482056 249998 34841710 35091708 141390348 0 141390348 PART V, LINE 4: INTENDED USES OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES PROGRAM SERVICES. PART X, LINE 2: FIN 48 DISCLOSURE FIDF FOLLOWS GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. FIDF IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3), THOUGH IT IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE CODE. FIDF HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS A NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. FIDF HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, FIDF HAS NOT RECORDED A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES AS IT HAS NO MATERIAL TAX LIABILITY FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME ACTIVITIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: UNREALIZED LOSS ON FOREIGN CURRENCY -29,210. ACTUARIAL CHANGE IN ANNUITY OBLIGATION 2,554,805. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: BAD DEBT EXPENSE 2,455,480. CHANGE IN GRANT PAYABLE 32,386,230. 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 24 PROGRAM SERVICES WELL-BEING PROGRAMS 13537 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 107397808 1 24 0 0 1 24 107411345 0 107411345 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 65856812 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 12569146 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 3150000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 1548306 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 1061274 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 872901 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 583345 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 580000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 394676 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 320685 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 261000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 215800 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 210000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 120683 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 85808 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 53783 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 50000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 43113 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 26000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 20619 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 10000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA GENERAL SUPPORT 7379 WIRE TRANSFER 0 26 0 COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA 3431 14226543 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE: GRANTS FOR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS ARE MADE PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT OR MEMORANDUM WHICH DELINEATES THE INTENDED USE OF THE FUNDS BY THE GRANTEE AND THE TIMETABLE OF GRANT PAYMENTS. FUNDS ARE DISBURSED ON A VERY DISCIPLINED AND CONTROLLED BASIS AND ONLY UPON RECEIPT OF A TRANSFER REQUISITION FROM THE GRANTEE ACCOMPANIED BY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION OF THE EXPENSES TO BE PAID, WHERE APPLICABLE. SUCH DOCUMENTATION INCLUDES INVOICES, CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS REPORTS, PHOTOS AND/OR VIDEOS, REPORTS OF PROGRAM SERVICES RENDERED AND SIMILAR EVIDENCE, DEPENDING ON THE MATTER ON HAND. FIDF STAFF REVIEWS THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED AND, WHEN SATISFIED WITH ITS COMPLETENESS, AUTHORIZES RELEASE OF THE FUNDS. FUNDS SO RELEASED MUST BE USED BY THE GRANTEE ONLY FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. FIDF MAINTAINS DETAILED RECORDS OF WHAT IT HAS PAID FOR AND THE BALANCE OF ITS COMMITMENT REMAINING TO BE PAID AT ANY POINT IN TIME. IN ADDITION, FIDF PERSONNEL AND ITS ISRAEL BASED REPRESENTATIVES PERIODICALLY VISIT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN PROGRESS FOR A FIRST HAND ASSESSMENT THAT THE FUNDS ARE BEING USED AS INTENDED. FIDF IMPACT! SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM GRANTS FULL 4-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS TO ISRAELI SOLDIERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. TO BE ELIGIBLE, VETERANS MUST, AMONG OTHER CRITERIA, COME FROM A COMBAT OR COMBAT-SUPPORT UNIT AND A DISADVANTAGED SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVENT THEM FROM PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. APPLICANTS' ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY FIDF IMPACT! STAFF THROUGH REVIEW OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY, EACH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT IS FURTHER REQUIRED TO COMPLETE 130 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EVERY YEAR DURING THE FULL TERM OF THE SCHOLARSHIP AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE ACADEMIC STANDARDS. THIS IS MONITORED BY THE FIDF IMPACT! STAFF THROUGH COMMUNICATION WITH THE VARIOUS ACADEMIC INSTITUTES AND THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THE STUDENTS VOLUNTEER. TRANSFERS TO SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE MADE 3-TIMES A YEAR AFTER VERIFICATION OF CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY. 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THIS WAS TREATED AS A TAXABLE BENEFIT. PART I, LINE 7 NON-FIXED PAYMENTS BONUSES ARE PAID BASED ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL WIDE STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL GOALS. ALL NON-FIXED PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN PART VII AND SCHEDULE J COMPENSATION REPORTING. X 388 5644546 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS REPORTED ON COLUMN B. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A WELL-BEING PROGRAMS FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS FIDF AIMS TO ALLEVIATE SOLDIERS' FINANCIAL STRESS, ECONOMIC INSECURITY, OR ANXIETY REGARDING FINANCIAL MATTERS. AMONG THESE PROGRAMS: 1) GENERAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT INCLUDES PROVISION OF CASH SUBSIDIES, HOLIDAY GIFT PACKAGES, FOOD VOUCHERS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SOLDIERS AND RESERVISTS' FAMILIES. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $5.8 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 10,000 SOLDIERS. 2) THE ADOPT A BRIGADE PROGRAM CONNECTS A DONOR TO A BRIGADE OF CHOICE TO PROVIDE ITS SOLDIERS WITH MULTI-FACETED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO BENEFIT THEIR WELFARE AND WELL-BEING. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO LONE SOLDIERS, WHO SERVE WITH NO IMMEDIATE FAMILY IN ISRAEL TO RELY UPON, AND TO SOLDIERS FROM LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $6.6 MILLION TO SPONSOR SOLDIER NEEDS IN THE 27 BRIGADES ADOPTED BY FIDF, AMOUNTING TO OVER 80,000 SOLDIERS BENEFITING FROM OUR SUPPORT. 3) THE ADOPT A BATTALION PROGRAM PROVIDES YEAR-LONG RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR DESIGNATED BATTALIONS THAT ARE PAIRED WITH DONORS. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $2.2 MILLION TO SPONSOR WELL-BEING ACTIVITIES FOR THE 93 BATTALIONS ADOPTED BY FIDF (OVER 40,000 SOLDIERS). SPIRITUAL AND HERITAGE PROGRAMS THESE INITIATIVES BRING ISRAEL'S HISTORIC JUDAIC ROOTS, CULTURE, AND TRADITIONS TO ISRAEL'S DEFENDERS. WE OFFER COMFORTING SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO SEEK IT, RANGING FROM TANGIBLE MATERIALS TO MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES AND COURSES. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $0.9 MILLION TO SPONSOR SUCH ARTICLES AND ACTIVITIES AND TOUCHED THE LIVES OF OVER 24,000 SOLDIERS. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ADDITION TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DEDICATED TO PTSD AND MENTAL HEALTH (SEE ABOVE), FIDF HELPS PROVIDE A "HOME AWAY FROM HOME" FOR SOLDIERS BY SPONSORING THE CONSTRUCTION, REFURBISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF RECREATION AND SPORTS CENTERS, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, SYNAGOGUES, MEMORIAL ROOMS, AUDITORIUMS, AND SOLDIER RECREATIONAL HOMES THROUGHOUT ISRAEL. THESE FACILITIES RANGE FROM INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURES TO LARGE WELL-BEING COMPLEXES. FIDF ALSO SPONSORS THE CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF SMALLER PROJECTS AND SEMI-PERMANENT FACILITIES, SUCH AS SOCIAL CLUBS AND SYNAGOGUES. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $23.1 MILLION FOR THESE PROJECTS, WHICH INCLUDED A $1.2 MILLION DECREASE IN GRANTS PAYABLE FROM 2023. SUPPORT FOR LONE SOLDIERS FIDF'S LONE SOLDIER PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORT TO THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ACTIVELY SERVING IN THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES WITH NO IMMEDIATE FAMILY IN ISRAEL TO RELY UPON DURING THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. IN ADDITION TO A RANGE OF SERVICES THAT PROVIDE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, FIDF SPONSORS FLIGHTS HOME, ENABLING THEM TO VISIT THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES DURING THEIR PERIOD OF SERVICE. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $5.7 MILLION TO ASSIST OVER 4,000 LONE SOLDIERS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B HEALTH PROGRAMS PTSD AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH ITS DIRECT FUNDING AND PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS, FIDF IS DRIVING THE CREATION OF AN INTEGRATED NEW SYSTEM OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR SOLDIERS, RESERVISTS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS ISRAEL. 1) CONSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH IS PROVIDED FOR FACILITIES DEDICATED TO TREATMENT FOR PTSD AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR SOLDIERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $41.5 MILLION FOR SUCH PROJECTS, WHICH INCLUDED A $33.6 MILLION INCREASE IN GRANTS PAYABLE FROM 2023. 2) PTSD THERAPY INCLUDES CARE AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO SOLDIERS SUCH AS SCREENING, THERAPY AND OTHER TREATMENTS. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $11.3 MILLION FOR THESE SERVICES. 3) RECHARGE WEEKS IS A WEEK-LONG PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SOLDIERS WITH BADLY NEEDED REST AND RELAXATION AND THE CHANCE TO PROCESS THEIR EXPERIENCES, GET ESSENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDING EARLY DETECTION SCREENING FOR PTSD, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND DENTAL AND GROOMING SERVICES. THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE AT THE RECREATION VILLAGE IN ASHKELON, WHICH IS FULLY EQUIPPED WITH LODGING AND DINING FACILITIES, SWIMMING POOL, FITNESS ROOM, AND OTHER AMENITIES. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $3.0 MILLION FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES, SPONSORING 45 WEEKS OF SUCH PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 41,000 SOLDIERS. WOUNDED SOLDIER AND BEREAVED FAMILY PROGRAMS FIDF PROVIDES GRANTS, SUPPLIES, AND GIFT CARDS, AS WELL AS SPONSORS EVENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS. THESE GRANTS AND PROGRAMS ALLOW FOR THESE BRAVE WOUNDED WARRIORS TO CONCENTRATE MORE FULLY ON THEIR PHYSICAL REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE BEREAVED FAMILIES OF FALLEN SOLDIERS, GIVING SOLDIERS PEACE OF MIND TO KNOW THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE CARED FOR SHOULD SOMETHING ULTIMATELY HAPPEN TO THEM. THIS ALLOWS THESE SOLDIERS TO BETTER FOCUS ON THEMSELVES AS WELL AS ON THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS DURING THEIR SERVICE. IN 2024, FIDF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $8.7 MILLION FOR THESE VARIOUS SERVICES AND EVENTS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IMPACT! SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FIDF'S IMPACT! SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM GRANTS FULL FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO ISRAELI COMBAT OR COMBAT-SUPPORT SOLDIERS FROM DISADVANTAGED SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. DONORS ARE PAIRED WITH PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, ENABLING THEM TO BUILD PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WHICH OFTEN LAST BEYOND THE COMPLETION OF THE RECIPIENT'S STUDIES. EACH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE 130 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EVERY YEAR DURING THE FULL TERM OF THE SCHOLARSHIP, CHOOSING FROM ONE OF THE 24 ORGANIZATIONS THAT FIDF PARTNERS WITH, EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, FIDF FUNDED 3,431 SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2024, FIDF GRANTED APPROXIMATELY $17.2 MILLION IN TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR PORTIONS OF THE 2023-2024 AND 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEARS. EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN 2024, FIDF SPONSORED APPROXIMATELY $3.9 MILLION FOR A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SOLDIERS AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE INITIATIVES HELP ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO HIGHER EDUCATION OR DIRECTLY INTO THE WORKFORCE. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSION GROUPS, AND FIELD TRIPS THAT ASSIST NEW IMMIGRANT SOLDIERS IN THEIR ASSIMILATION PROCESS TO LIFE IN ISRAEL, MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT SOLDIERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND OTHER ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE LEARNING, GROWTH, AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS. APPROXIMATELY 33,000 SOLDIERS PARTICIPATED IN SUCH ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE CONTROLLER AND REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. A REVIEW IS ALSO PERFORMED BY FIDF'S OUTSIDE TAX ADVISORS. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL, FOLLOWED BY DISTRIBUTION OF THE FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE REQUIRED FROM ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND ALL EMPLOYEES. THE FORMS ARE RECEIVED BY FIDF'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, WHO PREPARES A SPREADSHEET LISTING CONFLICTS DISCLOSED, IF ANY. THE SPREADSHEET IS SHARED WITH FIDF'S LEGAL COUNSEL FOR HIS REVIEW. ANY CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED TO AND DISCUSSED AT A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. IN THE EVENT OF A DISCLOSURE OF A CONFLICT, THE INTERESTED PERSON LEAVES THE MEETING WHERE THE CONFLICT IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. IN CASES OF FAILURE TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TAKEN, IF NEEDED, FOLLOWING DUE PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR ALL OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, HEADS OF DEPARTMENT AND ANY OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. THE COMMITTEE TYPICALLY MEETS IN MARCH TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. COMPENSATION SURVEYS AS WELL AS FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SIMILAR IN SIZE AND CHARACTER, ARE USED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: UNREALIZED GAIN ON FOREIGN CURRENCY -29,211. ACTUARIAL CHANGE IN ANNUITY OBLIGATION 2,554,805. BAD DEBT EXPENSE FROM UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -2,455,480. CHANGE IN GRANT PAYABLE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS -32,386,229.