2024-01-19T16:13:53-05:00 2022-12-31 522212837 GREENE FINNEY CAULEY LLP 908 N MAIN ST ANDERSON SC 29621 990 2022-01-01 570807801 PALMETTO PROJECT INC PALM 8435774122 6296 RIVERS AVENUE STE 100 NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29406 STEPHEN SKARDON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8435774122 2023-12-28 true STEPHEN SKARDON 999009999 false CHRISTOPHER S CAULEY P00534004 8642258713 2023-12-28 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BRADY QUIRK-GARVAN 6296 RIVERS AVENUE STE 100 NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29406 2265031 false X WWW.PALMETTOPROJECT.ORG X 1985 SC OUR MISSION IS TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING OUR STATE, AND PUT THEM INTO ACTION. WE HAVE BEEN THE CATALYST FOR OVER 240 INNOVATIVE PROJECTS SINCE INCEPTION. 17 17 18 904 0 1035115 1386410 546885 877448 1346 1173 0 1583346 2265031 703196 0 716744 940190 0 37165 640316 430610 1357060 2073996 226286 191035 1116056 1540825 327687 511422 788369 1029403 X TO SEEK CREATIVE IDEAS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS FACED BY THE CITIZENS OF SC. KEY AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE: ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE; COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT; YOUTH, FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS; AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION. false false 957169 12902 877448 HEALTH: FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE PALMETTO PROJECT HAS BEEN A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF HEALTHCARE FOR SOUTH CAROLINIANS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, RACE, OR RESIDENCY. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: INSURE SC, CHILDREN'S HEALTH SC, HEART & SOUL, THE CAROLINA HEARING AID BANK, AND MYVAX SC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE ON SCHEDULE O AND ON OUR WEBSITE AT PALMETTOPROJECT.ORG/HEALTH/. 641621 424906 FAMILIES, YOUTH & SCHOOLS: PALMETTO PROJECT SEES HEALTHY FAMILIES, ENGAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, AND VIBRANT SCHOOLS AS THE CORNERSTONE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNITIES. OUR INITIATIVES PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITH CONNECTIONS TO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, SUPPORT SERVICES, FOOD AND EVEN CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. CURRENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE: MY FIRST BOOKS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEGIN WITH BOOKS, FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES, AND CHALLENGE DAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE ON SCHEDULE O AND ON OUR WEBSITE AT PALMETTOPROJECT.ORG/FAMILY-YOUTH-SCHOOLS/. 265388 265388 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION: PALMETTO PROJECT HAS BECOME A LEADER IN EQUIPPING COMMUNITIES WITH NEW TOOLS TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATIONS, CREATE TRUST, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. IT ALSO ENCOURAGES CIVIC PARTICIPATION THROUGH THE PALMETTO VOTER PROJECT. SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 1994, SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS HAVE SET RECORDS FOR TURNOUT IN EVERY ELECTION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THESE PROGRAMS IS AVAILABLE IN SCHEDULE O AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT PALMETTOPROJECT.ORG/COMMUNITY-ENGAGEMENT/. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS: INSURE SC: PALMETTO PROJECT CONTINUED ITS ENROLLMENT ASSISTER WORK THROUGHOUT 2022 AS LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS WHO PROVIDED ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND MEDIGAP/MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLANS, MARKETPLACE PLANS, AND SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID. ALL LICENSED AGENTS ARE SALARIED, WITH COMMISSION REVENUE DIRECTED TO PALMETTO PROJECT, SO THEIR FOCUS IS ON FINDING THE BEST HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR THE CONSUMER. THIS ALSO INCLUDED REFERRALS TO PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, FREE CLINICS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. AGENTS PROVIDED DIRECT ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE TO 1,713 MEDICARE AND MARKETPLACE CONSUMERS. 74 VERY LOW INCOME MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED WITH APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS. CHILDREN'S HEALTH SC: PALMETTO PROJECT CONTINUED WORKING WITH LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES IN SC TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID TO IDENTIFY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED CHILDREN. OUR TEAM OF LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS AND OUR AMERICORPS MEMBER WORKS WITH FAMILIES TO COMPLETE THE SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID INITIAL AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS, SUBMIT IT, AND FOLLOW IT THROUGH TO ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION. APPLICATION ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION ABOUT DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING PREVENTIVE CARE WAS DELIVERED TO 305 FAMILIES. CAROLINA HEARING AID BANK: THROUGH A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH STARKEY, A NATIONAL HEARING AID MANUFACTURER, THE PALMETTO PROJECT PROVIDED 16 HEARING AIDS IN 2022 TO LOW-INCOME SOUTH CAROLINIANS. MY VAX SC: PALMETTO PROJECT HAS CONTINUED ITS PREVIOUS WORK OF PROVIDING VACCINATION RESOURCES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE MY VAX SC PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE VACCINE LITERACY IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF BERKELEY, DORCHESTER, AND COLLETON COUNTIES, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF VACCINATIONS IN THESE COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING VACCINE HESITANCY. THIS EFFORT SUPPORTS FLU, COVID, AND VACCINES FOR OLDER ADULTS SUCH AS SHINGLES AND PNEUMONIA. PALMETTO PROJECT HAS PARTNERED WITH 12 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE VACCINE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. 20 COMMUNITY EVENTS HAVE BEEN TABLED BY PALMETTO PROJECT STAFF, IN ADDITION TO 3 LARGE SCALE EVENTS: BLACK EXPO, TASTE OF BLACK CHARLESTON, AND CHARLESTON PRIDE. 2500 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN REACHED DIRECTLY FROM IN PERSON EVENTS PALMETTO PROJECT HAS ATTENDED, 10,000+ INDIRECTLY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, RADIO ADS, TV ADS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, TOOLKIT DISTRIBUTIONS, AND THE FLAGSHIP WEBSITE WWW.MYVAXSC.ORG. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FAMILIES, YOUTH & SCHOOLS: DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY SC (DPIL-SC)/BEGIN WITH BOOKS: DPIL-SC IMPROVES EARLY LITERACY BY ENABLING YOUNG CHILDREN TO BUILD A HOME LIBRARY AND INCREASE THEIR SCHOOL READINESS. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY, PALMETTO PROJECT IS WORKING TO PROVIDE EACH SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD UNDER AGE FIVE A FREE, DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE BOOK EACH MONTH. BEGIN WITH BOOKS, OUR PROGRAM IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS PROGRAM CAN CHANGE CHILDREN'S LIVES. STATEWIDE, WE ARE SERVING MORE THAN 18,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES: FOR MORE THAN 28 YEARS, THE PALMETTO PROJECT HAS PROVIDED A LIFELINE TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE MIDLANDS REGION. MANY SOUTH CAROLINIANS KNOW FHF BECAUSE OF ITS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MORE THAN 3,700 FAMILIES (10,074 INDIVIDUALS) WITH URGENT AND EMERGENCY NEEDS. FOOD SECURITY: PALMETTO PROJECT WAS AWARDED AN AMERICORPS MEMBER WHO HELPED 58 FAMILIES SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS FOOD STAMPS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT: HOMELESS TO HOPE FUND: FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 2016, THE HOMELESS TO HOPE FUND IS THE NONPROFIT ARM OF A LARGER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES. TAX- DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS ARE USED TO ASSIST APPROVED LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTER AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL CENTER FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO LOCAL SERVICES AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. LOWCOUNTRY MINISTRIES FUND: THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN COORDINATION WITH AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE JUNE 2015 TRAGEDY AT EMANUEL AME CHURCH BY FURTHERING COMMUNITY CONCERNS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO THEM, ESPECIALLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN BEAUFORT, HAMPTON, ALLENDALE, COLLETON, JASPER, AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES. 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GRANTS/ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS: PALMETTO PROJECT PARTNERS WITH THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY TO DISTRIBUTE BOOKS TO CHILDREN UNDER AGE FIVE IN SC AS PART OF ITS LITERACY PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES MY FIRST BOOKS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND BEGIN WITH BOOKS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A BOOK EACH MONTH. FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES IS A HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WIS-NEWS 10 IN THE MIDLANDS OF SC. BEGINNING IN AUGUST EVERY YEAR, FAMILIES APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES WHO SCREEN FOR ELIGIBILITY. NEEDY FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED WITH FOOD, CLOTHING AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS. THE CAROLINA HEARING AID BANK PROVIDES LOW-INCOME SOUTH CAROLINIANS WITH FREE HEARING AIDS. PALMETTO PROJECT, THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH STARKEY, A NATIONAL HEARING AID MANUFACTURER, IS ABLE TO PURCHASE HEARING AIDS AT A FRACTION OF THEIR RETAIL VALUE. TO PARTICIPATE, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST BE REFERRED TO THE PALMETTO PROJECT BY A LICENSED AUDIOLOGIST OR HEARING PROFESSIONAL WHO TESTS THE INDIVIDUAL'S HEARING, ORDER THE APPROPRIATE DEVICE, AND FIT THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A HEARING AID. THE PARTICIPANT'S INCOME MUST BE BELOW 15,000 PER YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS: INSURE SC: PALMETTO PROJECT CONTINUED ITS ENROLLMENT ASSISTER WORK THROUGHOUT 2022 AS LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS WHO PROVIDED ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND MEDIGAP/MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLANS, MARKETPLACE PLANS, AND SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID. ALL LICENSED AGENTS ARE SALARIED, WITH COMMISSION REVENUE DIRECTED TO PALMETTO PROJECT, SO THEIR FOCUS IS ON FINDING THE BEST HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR THE CONSUMER. THIS ALSO INCLUDED REFERRALS TO PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, FREE CLINICS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. AGENTS PROVIDED DIRECT ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE TO 1,713 MEDICARE AND MARKETPLACE CONSUMERS. 74 VERY LOW INCOME MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED WITH APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS. CHILDREN'S HEALTH SC: PALMETTO PROJECT CONTINUED WORKING WITH LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES IN SC TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID TO IDENTIFY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED CHILDREN. OUR TEAM OF LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS AND OUR AMERICORPS MEMBER WORKS WITH FAMILIES TO COMPLETE THE SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID INITIAL AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS, SUBMIT IT, AND FOLLOW IT THROUGH TO ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION. APPLICATION ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION ABOUT DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING PREVENTIVE CARE WAS DELIVERED TO 305 FAMILIES. CAROLINA HEARING AID BANK: THROUGH A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH STARKEY, A NATIONAL HEARING AID MANUFACTURER, THE PALMETTO PROJECT PROVIDED 16 HEARING AIDS IN 2022 TO LOW-INCOME SOUTH CAROLINIANS. MY VAX SC: PALMETTO PROJECT HAS CONTINUED ITS PREVIOUS WORK OF PROVIDING VACCINATION RESOURCES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE MY VAX SC PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO PROMOTE VACCINE LITERACY IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF BERKELEY, DORCHESTER, AND COLLETON COUNTIES, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF VACCINATIONS IN THESE COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING VACCINE HESITANCY. THIS EFFORT SUPPORTS FLU, COVID, AND VACCINES FOR OLDER ADULTS SUCH AS SHINGLES AND PNEUMONIA. PALMETTO PROJECT HAS PARTNERED WITH 12 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE VACCINE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. 20 COMMUNITY EVENTS HAVE BEEN TABLED BY PALMETTO PROJECT STAFF, IN ADDITION TO 3 LARGE SCALE EVENTS: BLACK EXPO, TASTE OF BLACK CHARLESTON, AND CHARLESTON PRIDE. 2500 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN REACHED DIRECTLY FROM IN PERSON EVENTS PALMETTO PROJECT HAS ATTENDED, 10,000+ INDIRECTLY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, RADIO ADS, TV ADS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, TOOLKIT DISTRIBUTIONS, AND THE FLAGSHIP WEBSITE WWW.MYVAXSC.ORG. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FAMILIES, YOUTH & SCHOOLS: DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY SC (DPIL-SC)/BEGIN WITH BOOKS: DPIL-SC IMPROVES EARLY LITERACY BY ENABLING YOUNG CHILDREN TO BUILD A HOME LIBRARY AND INCREASE THEIR SCHOOL READINESS. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY, PALMETTO PROJECT IS WORKING TO PROVIDE EACH SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD UNDER AGE FIVE A FREE, DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE BOOK EACH MONTH. BEGIN WITH BOOKS, OUR PROGRAM IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS PROGRAM CAN CHANGE CHILDREN'S LIVES. STATEWIDE, WE ARE SERVING MORE THAN 18,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES: FOR MORE THAN 28 YEARS, THE PALMETTO PROJECT HAS PROVIDED A LIFELINE TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE MIDLANDS REGION. MANY SOUTH CAROLINIANS KNOW FHF BECAUSE OF ITS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MORE THAN 3,700 FAMILIES (10,074 INDIVIDUALS) WITH URGENT AND EMERGENCY NEEDS. FOOD SECURITY: PALMETTO PROJECT WAS AWARDED AN AMERICORPS MEMBER WHO HELPED 58 FAMILIES SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS FOOD STAMPS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT: HOMELESS TO HOPE FUND: FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 2016, THE HOMELESS TO HOPE FUND IS THE NONPROFIT ARM OF A LARGER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES. TAX- DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS ARE USED TO ASSIST APPROVED LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTER AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL CENTER FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO LOCAL SERVICES AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. LOWCOUNTRY MINISTRIES FUND: THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN COORDINATION WITH AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE JUNE 2015 TRAGEDY AT EMANUEL AME CHURCH BY FURTHERING COMMUNITY CONCERNS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO THEM, ESPECIALLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN BEAUFORT, HAMPTON, ALLENDALE, COLLETON, JASPER, AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES. IN ITS SECOND ROUND OF FUNDING, SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED GRANTS TOTALING 265,388. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND A COPY IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C PALMETTO PROJECT HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT COVERS ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS. THE POLICY REQUIRES ANY OF THE COVERED PERSONS TO DISCLOSE POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD CHAIR, WHO THEN APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THE INTERESTED PERSON MUST NOT BE PRESENT IN MEETINGS WHERE THE BOARD DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT TRANSACTION AND POSSIBLE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS. ANY COVERED PERSON WHO FAILS TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANALYZES COMPARABILITY DATA, PERFORMANCE, AND THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF PALMETTO PROJECT IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE PROCESS FOR SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DESCRIBED ABOVE IS ALSO USED FOR OTHER OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 PALMETTO PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT 49,999