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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF JUNE 30, 2024. TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAX JURISDICTIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SCHOLARSHIPS -18,632 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B SCHOLARSHIPS 18,632 true SCHOLARSHIPS 7 13268 FMV TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS 22 5364 FMV TUITION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE GAI IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO A BROADER WORLD THROUGH GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EDUCATION. THE GAI FOSTERS CONNECTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES TO SOLVE SHARED GLOBAL ISSUES AS IDENTIFIED IN THE UNITED NATIONS 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C CULTURAL PROGRAMMING & ADVOCACY - THE GAI OFFERS PUBLIC CULTURAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE FREE OR VERY AFFORDABLE. LARGER EVENTS INCLUDE THE DEUTSCHE TAGE CELEBRATION, ST. PAUL'S OLDEST ETHNIC FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS THE ST. PAUL OKTOBERFEST. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EVENTS SUCH AS ART AND HISTORY EXHIBITS, BOOK READINGS, DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS, CURRENT EVENT DISCUSSIONS, AND HOLIDAY CONCERTS AND MEALS. THE GAI'S ADVOCACY WORK FOCUSES ON GOALS 4, 7, AND 16 OF THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. GOAL 4 IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION, AND THE GAI IS WORKING WITH THE STATE OF MN TO DEVELOP EARN-AND-LEARN APPRENTICESHIPS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE COLLEGE-FOR-ALL MODEL. GOAL 7 IS FOR GERMANY AND THE US TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP BETTER GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. GOAL 16 IS TO FOSTER PEACE THROUGH COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ETHNIC ORGANIZATIONS TO CELEBRATE OUR JOINT HUMANITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE GAI HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY DUES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A GAI MEMBERS ELECT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO APPOINT A MINORITY OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON NEEDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ANNUALLY REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW IS PART OF THE PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES EVALUATING ACCOMPLISHMENTS RELATED TO MISSION AND BUILDING FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE PROPOSED WAGE IS BENCHMARKED AGAINST OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND MISSION VIA THE MINNESOTA NONPROFIT & BENEFITS SURVEY PRODUCED BY THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS KEY EMPLOYEE SALARIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. 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