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BY STREAMLINING AND SIMPLIFYING ACTIVISM, WE SUPPORT AND CHAMPION AMERICAN CITIZENS WHO WANT TO STAND UP FOR THEIR INDEPENDENCE. 0 0 1458240 0 0 CITIZENS DEFENDING FREEDOM USA (CDF-USA) IS A NOT-FOR PROFIT, NONPARTISAN SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. CDF-USA EMPOWERS AND EQUIPS AMERICAN CITIZENS TO DEFEND THEIR FREEDOMS AND LIBERTIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THE CDF-USA MISSION FOCUSES ON SHINING THE LIGHT ON ALL ACTIVITIES, DECISIONS, AND ACTIONS OF ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, CITY COUNCILS, SCHOOL BOARDS, COUNTY COMMISSIONS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SUPERINTENDENTS IN THE THREE STATES IN WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED: FLORIDA, TEXAS, AND GEORGIA. OUR MISSION ALSO IS TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ON THE VALUES OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE FOUNDING OF OUR COUNTRY. ESTABLISHED IN 2021, CDF-USA IS A RESOURCE FOR CITIZENS TO COME TO WHEN THEIR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS HAVE BEEN THREATENED, DISREGARDED, OR IGNORED. OUR MORAL STANDARD IS BASED ON THE LAWS OF NATURE AND OF GOD FOUND IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 1458240 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 18 0 1 38 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X CHERIA VANDER GALIEN 9563679599 590 NW 3RD STREET MULBERRY FL 33860 STEVE MAXWELL PRESIDENT / EXEC. 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THE REVIEWED FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THE INDEPENDENT CONTROLLER AND CFO, ALONG WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS, REVIEW THE SIGNED STATEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT INTERESTED PERSONS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. SHOULD ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BE DISCLOSED, THE BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER WOULD BE ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION WITH REGARD TO MATTERS AFFECTED BY THE RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT COMPENSATE THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. THEREFORE, LINE 15A WAS NO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE PRESIDENT INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINED REASONABLE COMPENSATION. 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