2025-10-23T15:05:08-05:00 2024-12-31 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 2950 E HARMONY RD STE 290 FORT COLLINS CO 805283429 990 2024-01-01 830432560 FOUNDATION FOR HIVAIDS RELIEF IN SOUTH AFRICA FOUN 3035071167 2142 FLAGSHIP COURT FRISCO TX 75036 DEBRA J LOWERY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - PRESIDENT 3035071167 2025-10-23 1 1 KYLE FRITCH CPA P01313374 9702238825 2025-10-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X HAND IN HAND IN AFRICA DEBRA J LOWERY 2142 FLAGSHIP COURT FRISCO TX 75036 276499 0 X HTTP://HANDINHANDINAFRICA.COM X 2006 TX ASSEMBLE A NETWORK OF TRUSTWORTHY NATIONAL PARTNERS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE MOST VULNERABLE NATIONS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT WHO SHARE A PASSION OF THE TIRELESS WORK OF COMBATING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC AND ITS ERADICATION. 9 9 0 439 0 0 239527 271699 0 0 1932 4800 -1425 -680 240034 275819 189396 311180 0 0 0 0 0 0 12602 55746 33994 245142 345174 -5108 -69355 293872 224517 0 0 293872 224517 X TO ASSEMBLE A NETWORK OF TRUSTWORTHY NATIONAL PARTNERS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE MOST VULNERABLE NATIONS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT WHO SHARE A PASSION OF THE TIRELESS WORK OF COMBATING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC AND ITS ERADICATION. 0 0 240716 230465 NAPELO COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION (NALEPO) RIFT VALLEY PROVINCE, NAROK & KAJIADO, MAASAI MARA, KENYA ESTABLISHED IN 2022, NALEPO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION IS A KENYA-BASED NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ERADICATING HIV/AIDS ACROSS SOUTHERN KENYA. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES AND EXPANDS THE VISION INITIALLY CHAMPIONED BY OSECBO (OCHORRO SIDAI ENKARE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION), ITS EARLIER SISTER ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2015. WHILE HIHIA CONCLUDED ITS FUNDING OF OSECBO AT THE END OF 2024, MANY OF ITS DEDICATED LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE SINCE TRANSITIONED TO SERVE WITH NALEPO, BRINGING WITH THEM INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND DEEP COMMUNITY TRUST.NALEPO FOCUSES ON AREAS OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL MAASAI MARA REGION, WITH TEACHING CENTERS NOW EXTENDING FROM AMBOSELI TO THE TRANS-MARA, REACHING DEEPLY INTO UNDERSERVED MAASAI COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN MAA, SWAHILI, AND ENGLISH, USING INTERACTIVE METHODS THAT ADDRESS THE CULTURAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS. KEY MESSAGES FOCUS ON ABSTINENCE BEFORE MARRIAGE, FAITHFULNESS WITHIN MARRIAGE, AND MAKING SAFE, INFORMED LIFE CHOICES.TRAINED LEADERS TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES ACROSS VAST AND RUGGED TERRAIN USING MOTORBIKES AND SAFARI VEHICLES TO REACH SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND VILLAGES. WITH CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, LEADERSHIP MENTORING, AND ANNUAL OVERSIGHT FROM HIHIA, NALEPO HAS BECOME A REGIONAL FORCE FOR HEALTH TRANSFORMATION.THE LOCAL POPULATION HAS EMBRACED THE MESSAGE ENTHUSIASTICALLY, AND EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE ARE CONTRIBUTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TEACHING CENTERS HAVE NOW BEEN ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE MAASAI MARA, RIFT VALLEY, NAROK, TRANS-MARA, AND AMBOSELI, HELPING NALEPO REACH A GROWING POPULATION OF MAASAI YOUTH AND FAMILIES WITH CULTURALLY RESONANT, LIFE-SAVING EDUCATION. 59611 57073 OCHORRO SIDAI ENKARE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION (OSECBO) - MAASAI MARA AND SW KENYA: THIS KENYA-BASED NON-PROFIT, ESTABLISHED IN 2015, AIMS TO ERADICATE HIV/AIDS AMONG THE MAASAI, A COMMUNITY OF AROUND 1,000,000 PEOPLE. OSECBO HAS BECOME A LEADING FORCE IN EDUCATING AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT HIV/AIDS. THEY ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS CONTRIBUTING TO THE VIRUS THROUGH INTERACTIVE RALLIES AND CLASSES CONDUCTED IN MAA, PROMOTING SAFE LIFE CHOICES. THEIR EFFORTS INVOLVE MAASAI LEADERS TRAVELING ACROSS THE MAASAI MARA ON MOTORBIKES AND SAFARI VEHICLES TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMED CHOICES AND THE RAPID SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS. KEY MESSAGES INCLUDE ABSTINENCE BEFORE MARRIAGE AND FAITHFULNESS TO ONE PARTNER. AS THEIR WORK EXPANDS THROUGHOUT THE MAASAI MARA AND NEAR THE TANZANIA BORDER, NEW TEACHING CENTERS ARE ESTABLISHED ACROSS MAASAI LANDS. DUE TO THIS RAPID GROWTH, A SECOND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION, NALEPO, WAS LAUNCHED IN 2022. HIHIA SUPPORTS OSECBO WITH FINANCIAL AID AND LEADERSHIP MENTORING, AND BOARD MEMBERS VISIT ANNUALLY. THE COMMUNITY IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE MESSAGE, WITH MANY VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTING THOUSANDS OF HOURS EACH YEAR. 24694 23643 MAASAI EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION OF TANZANIA (MEAT), REGIONS ARUSHA, KILIMANJARO, MANYARA, & TANGAFOUNDED THE END OF 2023 AND LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2024, THE MAASAI EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION OF TANZANIA (MEAT) BEGAN WITH A SINGLE TEACHING CENTER IN NANJA VILLAGE, MONDULI DISTRICT, ARUSHA REGIONFUELED BY A BOLD VISION TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS ACROSS THE MAASAI COMMUNITIES OF TANZANIA. IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR, THIS GRASSROOTS INITIATIVE EXPERIENCED EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH: BY THE END OF 2024, 32 FULLY OPERATIONAL TEACHING CENTERS HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED ACROSS FOUR TANZANIAN REGIONS, SUPPORTED BY A DEDICATED TEAM OF 33 VOLUNTEER TRAINERS (11 FEMALES & 22 MALES).TOGETHER, THESE LEADERS REACHED OVER 27,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING LARGE NUMBERS OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. MEAT'S PROGRAMS CONFRONT THE CULTURAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO HIV/AIDS BY OFFERING INTERACTIVE EDUCATION IN SWAHILI (DOMINANT), MAA, AND ENGLISH, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE INFORMED AND LIFE-AFFIRMING CHOICES.TRAINERSMOST LOCAL MAASAITRAVEL VAST DISTANCES BY SHARED MINIBUSES, MOTORCYCLE TAXIS, WALKING & LONG-DISTANCE COACHES. SHARING VITAL HEALTH MESSAGES FOCUSED ON ABSTINENCE BEFORE MARRIAGE AND FAITHFULNESS WITHIN MARRIAGE. THESE TEACHINGS ARE DELIVERED WITH CULTURAL SENSITIVITY AND SPIRITUAL COMPASSION, DEEPLY RESONATING WITH THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.HIHIA PROUDLY SUPPORTS MEAT THROUGH FINANCIAL RESOURCES, LEADERSHIP MENTORING, AND ANNUAL OVERSIGHT VISITS. THE PASSION OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, WHO CONTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF HOURS IN 2024 ALONE, REFLECTS THE OVERWHELMING GRASSROOTS EMBRACE OF MEAT'S LIFE-SAVING MESSAGE. WHAT BEGAN AS ONE HUMBLE CENTER HAS QUICKLY BECOME A REGIONAL MOVEMENT, BRINGING HOPE, EDUCATION, AND TRANSFORMATION TO SOME OF TANZANIA'S MOST UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 1942 SHIELDS FOR LIFE PROGRAMTHE SHIELDS FOR LIFE INITIATIVE PROVIDES REUSABLE HYGIENE KITS AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. MODELED AFTER THE DAYS FOR GIRLS NONPROFIT PROGRAM, THESE KITS ARE DISTRIBUTED ALONGSIDE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOCUSED ON MENSTRUAL HEALTH, HYGIENE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, AND PREVENTION OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. THE HYGIENE KITS ARE EITHER DONATED BY U.S.-BASED PARTNERS AND HAND-CARRIED DURING ANNUAL OVERSIGHT VISITS OR LOCALLY PRODUCED BY AFRICAN PARTNERS. HIHIA CURRENTLY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL SEWING INITIATIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA AND KENYA, SUPPORTING SMALL-SCALE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE LOCAL SUPPLY CHAIN.THE PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES TO HIGHER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AMONG GIRLS BY ENSURING THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE TO MANAGE MENSTRUATION WITH DIGNITY. STAYING IN SCHOOL ALLOWS GIRLS TO ACCESS REGULAR MEALS, AVOID EXPLOITATION, AND MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND FUTURE. SHIELDS FOR LIFE DIRECTLY SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL CONTINUITY AND GENDER EQUALITY, WITH LONG-TERM BENEFITS IN POVERTY REDUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.TRUE LOVE WAITS (TLW)TRUE LOVE WAITS IS A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, ABSTINENCE-CENTERED HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL FACTORS FUELING THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. IT ENCOURAGES YOUTH TO VALUE THEMSELVES AND MAKE INFORMED CHOICES BY WAITING FOR SEXUAL INTIMACY UNTIL WITHIN A FAITHFUL MARRIAGE. TLW USES PARTICIPATORY LEARNING TO EXPLORE HOW CULTURAL NORMSSUCH AS HAVING MULTIPLE SEXUAL PARTNERSCONTRIBUTE TO HIV TRANSMISSION. HIHIA SUPPORTS TLW THROUGH PROGRAM DELIVERY, FUNDING, AND TRAINING FOR FACILITATORS IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.ONE LOVE PROGRAMTHE ONE LOVE CURRICULUM, DEVELOPED BY SAMARITAN'S PURSE AND SUPPORTED BY USAID, IS A MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT INITIATIVE AIMED AT REDUCING HIV TRANSMISSION BY PROMOTING FAITHFULNESS AND MUTUAL RESPECT AMONG COUPLES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING MARRIAGES THROUGH PRINCIPLES OF COMPASSION, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPROMISE. PARTICIPANTS ARE EMPOWERED TO MODEL AND TEACH THESE VALUES TO OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. HIHIA FUNDS AND FACILITATES ONE LOVE SESSIONS AS PART OF ITS BROADER HIV/AIDS PREVENTION STRATEGY.EDUCATION AND TRAINING: HIV/AIDS PREVENTIONHIHIA PROVIDES TARGETED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AIMED AT PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS. THESE INCLUDE "BASICS OF HIV/AIDS," "TRUE LOVE WAITS," "ONE LOVE," "THERE IS HOPE, AND HEALTH EDUCATION INTEGRATED INTO THE SHIELDS FOR LIFE SESSIONS. EACH PROGRAM IS TAILORED TO EQUIP LOCAL LEADERS, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT HIV PREVENTION, BEHAVIORAL RISKS, AND HEALTHY DECISION-MAKING. OUR APPROACH EMPHASIZES TRAINING COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS WHO CAN EDUCATE OTHERS, EXPANDING THE REACH AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR WORK.ORPHAN AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC) PROGRAMHIHIA SERVES ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVCS) IN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY OFFERING AFTER-SCHOOL SUPPORT IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. SERVICES INCLUDE DAILY NUTRITIOUS MEALS, HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, SCHOOL FOLLOW-UP, AND LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING SUCH AS HYGIENE AND SELF-CARE. THESE INTERVENTIONS HELP CHILDREN REMAIN IN SCHOOL, IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND BUILD RESILIENCE. THE PROGRAM OFFERS EMOTIONAL STABILITY AND EDUCATIONAL CONTINUITY TO CHILDREN WHO MAY OTHERWISE FACE NEGLECT OR DROP OUT OF SCHOOL DUE TO POVERTY OR LACK OF PARENTAL SUPPORT. 1942 326963 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X DEBRA J LOWERYJOHN MOORE 3035071167 6661 SOUTH HILL WAY LITTLETON CO 80120 X DEBRA J LOWERY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - PRESIDENT 15.80 X X 0 0 0 BERT A WILKINSON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - VICE PRESIDENT 40.80 X X 0 0 0 JOHN MOORE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - TREASURER 3.10 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS LOTT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - SECRETARY 13.70 X X 0 0 0 REGINA DUNCAN DIRECTOR 8.20 X 0 0 0 DIANA KELLY DIRECTOR 4.10 X 0 0 0 JOAN LOTT DIRECTOR 13.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH G WILKINSON DIRECTOR 37.80 X 0 0 0 DANIEL R LOWERY DIRECTOR 7.90 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13289 258410 271699 4800 4800 0 13289 680 -680 -680 275819 0 0 4120 311180 311180 5459 5459 150 150 2966 2966 15783 15783 MAGAZINES/NEWSLETTERS/U 8441 0 8441 1195 1195 345174 326963 5609 12602 293487 205734 385 385 0 18398 293872 224517 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 293872 224517 293872 224517 293872 224517 -69355 0 X 0 0 0 X 163629 187012 210253 239527 271699 1072120 163629 187012 210253 239527 271699 1072120 552160 519960 5 4 10 1932 4800 6751 94 94 1078965 0.48190 0.46810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 VEHICLE LOAN 18398 18398 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 311180 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES OVERSIGHT TRIP EXPENSES FOR GRANT FUNDS PROVIDED 13842 0 0 0 0 0 0 325022 0 325022 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT HIV/AIDS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP MENTORING. 57073 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT HIV/AIDS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP MENTORING. 230465 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT HIV/AIDS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP MENTORING. 23643 WIRE 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION FOR HIV/AIDS RELIEF IN SOUTH AFRICA DBA HAND IN HAND IN AFRICA (HEREAFTER HIHIA) WAS FORMED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF SEEING THE HIV/AIDS PREVALENCE RATE DECREASE IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED TO AFRICA. REQUESTS FOR FUNDS, IN THE FORM OF A COMPLETED SHORT OR LONG FORM PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST (HEREAFTER PFR), IN ITS ENTIRETY, MUST SHOW THAT THE AWARDING OF FUNDS WILL WORK TOWARDS THIS OBJECTIVE. PFR MUST DESCRIBE THE NEED AND CONTAIN A DETAILED BUDGET WITH COST ESTIMATES SUPPORTING THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUEST. UPON RECEIPT OF A PFR, A HIHIA PROJECT CHAMPION (HEREAFTER CHAMPION) ASSIGNED WILL REVIEW PFR PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO HIHIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (HEREAFTER COMMITTEE). IF APPROVED BY CHAMPION, PFR IS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND MAKES FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER THE REQUEST DOES IN FACT MOVE AFRICA TOWARDS A LOWER PREVALENCE RATE. IF APPROVED, A COMMITTEE MEMBER MAKES A SUBMISSION TO HIHIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS (HEREAFTER DIRECTORS) TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION BASED ON MERITS, RECOMMENDATION OF CHAMPION & COMMITTEE, ANY PRIOR PERFORMANCE AND CURRENT STANDING OF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION REQUESTING FUNDS. HIHIA WILL MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL OVER DONATED FUNDS. AWARDED FUNDS MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR UTILIZING EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY REPORTING MEANING THAT HIHIA EXERTS ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS AND ESTABLISHES ADEQUATE PROCEDURES TO SEE THAT THE GRANT IS SPENT ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS MADE, TO OBTAIN FULL AND COMPLETE REPORTS FROM THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION ON HOW THE FUNDS ARE SPENT, AND TO MAKE FULL AND DETAILED REPORTS ON THE EXPENDITURES TO THE IRS AS REQUIRED. FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED IN PRE-ARRANGED STAGES TO ALLOW FOR "JUST ON TIME" TRANSFER OF FUNDS. THE PRIOR TRANSFER MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION ENTITY DOCUMENTING THAT FUNDS WERE USED AS INTENDED BEFORE THE NEXT STAGE IS FUNDED. ANY VARIANCE FROM THE APPROVED USE OF FUNDS WILL RESULT IN FORFEITURE OF FUNDING. HIHIA WILL MAKE AT LEAST ANNUAL FIELD INVESTIGATIONS TO ENSURE THAT FUNDS ARE BEING USED PROPERLY. ACCORDINGLY, HIHIA DIRECTORS, CHAMPIONS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES MUST BE GRANTED FULL ACCESS TO ALL FACILITIES, EMPLOYEES OF FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS AND FINANCIAL RECORDS TO PERFORM AN AUDIT. ANY VARIANCES MUST BE CORRECTED TO AVOID PERMANENT LOSS OF FUTURE AWARDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS DEBRA J. LOWERY AND DANIEL R. LOWERY HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BOARD MEMBERS CHRIS LOTT AND JOAN LOTT HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BOARD MEMBERS BRET ANDREW WILKINSON AND JUDITH GAYLE WILKINSON HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF HAND IN HAND IN AFRICA PERFORMS AN INITIAL DETAIL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. ONCE THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BODY FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WHO ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SHALL BE DISCLOSED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXIST AND IS MATERIAL, AND IF THE MATTER IS MATERIAL, BRINGS IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT IS EXCLUDED FROM DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING IN REGARD TO THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.