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THE BENEFIT OF A TAX POSITION IS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE PERIOD DURING WHICH, BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE EVIDENCE, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION, INCLUDING THE RESOLUTION OF APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, IF ANY. TAX POSITIONS THAT MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD ARE MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS MORE THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT WITH THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR ASSOCIATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES. 1 CITIZENS FOR LEGAL REFORM INC 4532 CHERRY HILL RD 538 ARLINGTON VA 22207 921111317 501C(4) 100000 0 TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: ANY GRANTS ISSUED BY COMMON SENSE LEADERSHIP FUND (CSLF) ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A GRANT AGREEMENT. THE AGREEMENTS REQUIRE NOTIFICATION IF THE ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCES ANY CHANGE IN ITS TAX STATUS, THE GRANT IS NOT FULLY SPENT, OR THE GRANT IS UTILIZED IN ANY WAY OUTSIDE OF THE GRANTED PURPOSE. IT ALSO REQUIRES "REASONABLE ACCESS FOR EVALUATION" TO REVIEW ANY RECORDS SURROUNDING THE EXPENDITURE OF THE GRANT FUNDS. THE GRANTEE MUST KEEP ALL RECORDS OF EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE GRANT FOR FOUR YEARS. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANT TERMS, THE GRANTEE ISSUES A REPORT INDICATING HOW THE FULL FUNDING WAS UTILIZED. IN THE EVENT WE HAVE CONCERNS, THE GRANT AGREEMENT ALLOWS CSLF THE OPTION TO REQUIRE INTERIM REPORTING AND/OR FINANCIAL RECORDS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN 300000 0 0 0 0 0 12000 0 18089 0 330089 0 0 0 JOHN HALL DIGITAL DIRECTOR 250000 0 0 0 0 0 10000 0 24672 0 284672 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FOLLOWING AN INITIAL REVIEW BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL, THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND TREASURER, THE 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY EXPENDITURES REQUIRE AN EXECUTED CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT, ARE REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND SUBJECT TO BOARD REVIEW FOR ADHERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 OFFICER COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. INTERESTED PARTIES WERE RECUSED FROM THE VOTE AND ONLY INDEPENDENT PARTIES PARTICIPATED IN THE DISCUSSION. PRIOR TO VOTING THE BOARD REVIEWED COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED.