2025-03-04T15:57:22-06:00 2023-12-31 570292726 MCGREGOR & COMPANY LLP PO BOX 1305 / 340 FULDNER ROAD BARNWELL SC 29812 990 2023-01-01 522452879 CENTER FOR HEIRS' PROPERTY PRESERVATION CENT 8437457055 8570 RIVERS AVE SUITE 170 NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29406 JENNIE L STEPHENS PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8437457055 2025-02-03 1 1 JAMES P MCGUIRE P01239654 8032591163 2025-02-03 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JENNIE L STEPHENS PHD 8570 RIVERS AVE SUITE 170 NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29406 6194033 0 X WWW.HEIRSPROPEETY.ORG X 2005 SC SEE SCHEDULE O 14 14 46 39 0 0 3756497 6088767 4800 7500 1412 26463 86258 39418 3848967 6162148 169415 330452 0 0 2321455 2956238 0 0 291279 562842 858817 3053712 4145507 795255 2016641 4843067 7068441 1833459 2042192 3009608 5026249 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 1315232 LEGAL SERVICES: CHPP PROVIDED LEGAL EDUCATION AND DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING: QUANTITATIVELY, CHPP CONDUCTED 12 (PROPOSED 12) EDUCATION SEMINARS ON HEIRS' PROPERTY ISSUES AND RESOLUTION AND FORESTLAND MANAGEMENT WHICH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AMONG 110 HULOS, RESULTING IN 625 (PROPOSED 800) HULOS COMING INTO CHPP FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HELP. CHPP ACCEPTED 76 FULL CLIENTS AND RESOLVED 56 TITLES ON LAND WITH A TAX-ASSESSED VALUE OF $7.1M. CHPP ATTORNEYS AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO DRAFTED 212 SIMPLE WILLS AT CLINICS, 159 WILLS AT CHPP'S OFFICES, AND 22 ADVANCED DIRECTIVES TO HELP PREVENT THE GROWTH OF HEIRS' PROPERTY.HEIRS' PROPERTY HULO STORY: RESOLVING PROPERTY TITLESMS. COLEMAN IS A WIDOW THAT HAD PROPERTY WILLED TO HER. SHE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROBATE PROCESS AND CHPP'S LEGAL TEAM CORRECTED A FEW CRITICAL ITEMS PREVIOUSLY FILED IN THE PROBATE COURT. WE ASSISTED IN FILING THE DEED. WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE TWO PROPERTY TITLES WERE CLEARED THIS YEAR FOR MS. COLEMAN. DURING THE PROCESS, MS. COLEMAN'S CHILDREN LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE PROBATE PROCESS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CHPP'S LEGAL TEAM LOOKS FORWARD TO ASSISTING ADDITIONAL FAMILIES WITH THEIR PROBATE AND WILL PREPARATION NEEDS. 1086758 SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY: CHPP PROVIDED HULOS WITH FORESTRY EDUCATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HELPED THEM ACCESS: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EXPERT PARTNERS, USDA PROGRAMS AND CONNECTED THEM TO MARKETS TO SELL THEIR TIMBER PRODUCTS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING: -23 OF THE PROPOSED 26 EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED AT WHICH 643 OF THE PROJECTED 410 INDIVIDUALS LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLY MANAGING THEIR FAMILY FORESTS FOR MAXIMUM PROFIT. -245 OF THE PROJECTED 150 HULOS RECEIVED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM FORESTRY EXPERTS. -OF THE 70 PROPOSED FORESTRY INTAKES, 48 WERE CONDUCTED. -38 HULOS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF $195,909 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (USDA/NRCS) COST-SHARE PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT THEIR FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS.FORESTRY LANDOWNER STORY FORESTERS WALTER WHETSTONE, DAVID BOURGEOIS, AND JAMES WILLIAMS MET WITH MS. CHISOLM, A DEDICATED LANDOWNER FROM COLLETON COUNTY WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH CHPP FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. WITH CHPP'S SUPPORT, MS. CHISOLM INITIALLY SECURED USDA FUNDING TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HER LAND. LAST YEAR, MS. CHISOLM COLLABORATED WITH CHPP TO HARVEST HER TIMBER AND SUBSEQUENTLY OBTAINED FUNDING FOR REPLANTING. CHPP FORESTER WALTER WHETSTONE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THIS PROCESS, HELPING MS. CHISOLM ACHIEVE DESIGNATION AS A CERTIFIED TREE FARMER WITH THE SC TREE FARM ORGANIZATION. CHPP'S SUPPORT AIMS TO EMPOWER HULOS LIKE MS. CHISOLM TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND BECOME SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON THEIR OWN LAND. BY PROVIDING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND TRAINING, CHPP HELPS HULOS GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO MANAGE THEIR LAND EFFECTIVELY, ENSURING THEY CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND DRIVE SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 558908 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (CE) DEPARTMENT WORKS TOGETHER WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, LANDOWNERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE OF HEIRS' PROPERTY AND HOW IT CAN BE PREVENTED AND RESOLVED TO ALLOW FAMILIES TO USE THEIR LAND. IN ADDITION TO THE SEMINARS MENTIONED UNDER THE LEGAL SECTIONS AND THE FORESTRY WORKSHOPS LISTED IN THE FORESTRY SECTION, CE STAFF COMPLETED 105 PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATION TABLES TO INFORM PARTICIPANTS ABOUT CHPP'S SERVICES REACHING 4,306 PEOPLE. ON AUGUST 11 -12, 2023, CHPP HELD ITS 8TH ANNUAL RURAL AND LIMITED RESOURCE LANDOWNER SYMPOSIUM AT THE FLORENCE CHPP IN FLORENCE, SC. 180 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS EVENT. THIS YEAR, THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS WAS DELIVERED BY DEPUTY REGIONAL FORESTER, SHERRY REAVES, REGION 8, U.S. FOREST SERVICE. PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THE FOREST SERVICE AND OTHER USA AGENCIES, SUCH AS THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY. INFORMATIVE PANELS FOCUSED ON CHPP'S EXPANSION, ESTATE PLANNING, MEETING THE FLORENCE COUNTY PROBATE JUDGE AND LANDOWNER AND PARTNER PERSPECTIVES ON THE SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT PROCESS. 366437 330452 7500 MOBILE BASIN HEIRS' PROPERTY SUPPORT INITIATIVE (MBHPSI) DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, CHPP EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF PARTNERS PARTICIPATING IN THE MBHPSI. IN ADDITION TO THE INITIAL PARTNER OF THE MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE (MCJ), CHPP SUPPORTED THE MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVES (MAC) AND WINSTON COUNTY SELF HELP COOPERATIVES (WCSHC) TO PROVIDE LAND USE SERVICES TO HEIRS' PROPERTY LANDOWNERS IN MISSISSIPPI. ADDITIONALLY, INTERNATIONAL PAPER JOINED THE MBHPSI FUNDERS OF WORLD WILDLIFE FUND AND KIMBERLY TO SUPPORT EXPANSION TO THE "ALABAMA SIDE" OF THE MOBILE BASIN. THIS FUNDING ALLOWED NONPROFIT PARTNERS IN ALABAMA TO BE ENGAGED TO DELIVER LEGAL SERVICES (LEGAL SERVICES ALABAMA) AND LAND USE SERVICES (LIMITED RESOURCES LANDOWNER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE NETWORK - LR LEAN) TO HELP HULOS RESOLVE HEIRS' PROPERTY ISSUES AND SUSTAINABLY MANAGE AND UTILIZE THEIR LAND.MORE THAN 8,000 LANDOWNERS BENEFITED FROM THE EDUCATION, LEGAL SERVICES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DELIVERED THROUGH THE MBHPSI. THE DETAILS OF THE SERVICES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACHIEVED BY THESE IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:MCJ:-33 LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINARS WERE COMPLETED WITH 5,855 OF THE INDIVIDUALS HAVING INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO HP-24 COMMUNITY OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS WITH 1,140 INDIVIDUALS HAVING INCREASED THEIR AWARENESS OF HP THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES -6 CLIENTS HAD POWERS OF ATTORNEY OR LIFE ESTATE DEEDS DRAFTED-4 WILLS CLINICS WERE CONDUCTED WITH 14 PERSONS HAVING WILLS DRAFTED AT WILLS CLINICS -19 ADDITIONAL WILLS WERE DRAFTED, WITH 14 OF THEM EXECUTED AND FINALIZED-231 INTAKES WERE CONDUCTED AT WHICH HP OWNERS RECEIVE ADVICE & COUNSEL WITH 44 APPLICANTS BEING ACCEPTED AS FULL CLIENTS-13 STATUS CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO DISCUSS CLIENTS' LEGAL ISSUES, THE RESULTS OF THE TITLE SEARCH, AND NEXT STEPS WITH A TOTAL OF 46 FAMILY MEMBERS PRESENT-98 CLIENTS RECEIVED EXTENDED LEGAL SERVICES MAC: MAC ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES.-5 EDUCATION WORKSHOPS WERE COMPLETED WITH 33 HULOS HAVING INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO OPERATE AND MANAGE FORESTRY ENTERPRISES-15 HULOS WITH HEIRS' PROPERTY AND/OR ESTATE PLANNING OR SUCCESSION ISSUES WERE REFERRED TO THE MISSISSIPPI CHPP FOR JUSTICE. -39 HULOS OBTAINED A FARM TRACT NUMBER. -73 OF HULOS WERE ASSISTED IN APPLYING FOR EQUIP FUNDS -96 HULOS RECEIVED DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INVOLVING ADVICE ABOUT LAND-USE AND/OR HOW TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION PRACTICES, ETC.-46 HULOS WERE ASSISTED WITH DEVELOPING FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS, MAPPING, AND/OR WITH FORESTRY INITIATIVE OR FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL CERTIFICATION. WCSHC:-19 HULOS WITH A TOTAL OF 484 ACRES WERE PROVIDED WITH LAND SURVEYS TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY BOUNDARIES-1 VIRTUAL PRESENTATION ATTENDED BY 115 HULOS WAS HOSTED BY WCSHC IN COLLABORATION WITH MCJ AND MID-SOUTH PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURAL GROUPLSA:-30 OUTREACH EVENTS AND A LEGAL SEMINAR WERE HELD, REACHING 115 PEOPLE-17 POWERS OF ATTORNEYS OR LIFE ESTATE DEEDS WERE DRAFTED-3 WILLS CLINICS WERE HELD, AT WHICH 11 WILLS WERE DRAFTED-62 INTAKES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED, WITH 25 ACCEPTED AS FULL CLIENTS TO RECEIVE EXTENDED LEGAL SERVICES-13 TITLES WERE CLEAREDLR LEAN:-1 REGIONAL OUTREACH SUMMIT WAS HELD-2 HULOS' PROPERTIES CERTIFIED AS TREE FARMS-8 FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED WITH MAPS AND OFFERED FOREST MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE-1 HULO ACQUIRED A FARM & TRACT NUMBER-1 HULO SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED FOR EQUIP FUNDS-3 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO LSA FOR HEIRS' PROPERTY SERVICES 366437 330452 7500 3327335 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 SC X CHERYL REID 8437457055 8570 RIVERS AVE SUITE 170 NORTH CHARLESON SC 29406 LEONARD A MCINTYRE PHD CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 KIRISTOPHER PICKLER JD VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JOHNATHAN P KRESKENJD TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DARLENE L BROUGHTON SECRETARY 0.50 X 0 0 0 LOUIS MANIGAULT GOVERNANCE COMM. CHAIR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY H AMUNDSON DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 SABRINA A BROWN DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 BRENDA HUGHES DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 FAITH RIVERS JAMES JD DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 TROY J LIFERIDGE DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JAMES D MYRICK DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JAMES B PORTER III DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER C RHUE DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ELLEN N ZISHOLTS DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JENNIE L STEPHENS PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 139000 0 0 DANYELLE M O'HARA CHIEF PROJECTS OFFICER 40.00 X 106333 0 0 CHIARALISTA D WALKER-REID CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 99493 0 0 JOSHUA F WALDEN CHIEF OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 97119 0 0 441945 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10000 1612252 4466515 6088767 CLIENT FEE INCOME / RE 541110 7500 7500 7500 26463 26463 71303 10000 31885 39418 39418 6162148 7500 0 65881 330452 330452 139000 34750 69500 34750 2258196 1837570 259527 161099 51008 39840 7001 4167 327405 255718 44938 26749 180629 141080 24792 14757 6944 5424 953 567 86 67 12 7 115143 50880 58941 5322 4956 3882 673 401 112929 92425 12853 7651 22147 19947 1379 821 154718 120842 21236 12640 126147 118702 4667 2778 40163 36211 2477 1475 1141 1141 39202 30618 5381 3203 27498 21477 3774 2247 PUBLIC AWARENESS 52055 52055 SEMINARS AND PRESENTATI 31645 31645 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 27604 21560 3789 2255 PROGRAM SUPPLIES/CLIENT 26181 26181 70258 54868 5000 10390 4145507 3327335 526893 291279 1984823 2496731 26038 569402 2210390 40703 64295 715607 120576 578436 595031 28861 1643665 1673133 4843067 7068441 65191 190442 35833 54848 33450 25733 1698985 1771169 1833459 2042192 X 2509108 4783364 500500 242885 3009608 5026249 4843067 7068441 2016641 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2210089 2345750 3846769 3847544 6086267 18336419 2210089 2345750 3846769 3847544 6086267 18336419 18336419 1132 2163 2224 1412 26463 33394 18369813 0.99820 0.99940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 26038 2823 28861 26038 26038 1.00000 1 0 363000 363000 68553 6862 61691 13424 10898 2526 270630 102816 167814 595031 RIGHT OF USE ASSET OPERATING LEASE 1673133 1673133 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1687325 ACCRUED VACATION 83844 1771169 6202972 8939 31885 40824 6162148 0 6162148 4186331 8939 31885 40824 4145507 0 4145507 PART IV, LINE 2B: PART IV, LINE 2B - ESCROW LIABILITY ARRANGEMENT EXPLANATION THE CENTER HOLDS DEPOSIT MONEY OF CLIENTS FOR COURT COSTS, PROBATE FEES, AND FILING FEES THAT WILL BE PAID. PART V, LINE 4: THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE DISTRIBUTIONS TO THE DONOR ORGANIZATION(CHPP) IN SUPPORT OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, TO BE USED FOR SUCH SPECIFIC PURPOSES AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHPP DEEMS APPROPRIATE TO ENHANCE THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF CHPP. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES NOT NETTED AGAINST FUNRAISING INCOME 31,885. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES NOT NETTED AGAINST FUNRAISING INCOME 31,885. COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE 48347 48347 125 14826 8091 LOWCOUNTRY OUTING & FEAST 22955 22955 33 4849 2465 1496 71302 71302 158 19675 2465 9587 31885 39417 1 MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE 5 OLD RIVER PLACE STE 203 JACKSON MS 39202 159673 0 INCREASE CAPACITY TO ASSIST MANY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN PROTECTING FAMILY LAND OWNERSHIP AND LEGACY AND INVOLVE OUTREACH TO COMMUNITIES AROUND MISSISSIPPI TO EXPLAIN WHAT HEIRS' PROPERTY IS AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO PROTECT IT. MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVES (MAC) 233 EAST HAMILTON ST JACKSON MS 39202 37500 0 CONDUCT OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COOPERATIVE MEMBERS AND EXISTING/NEWLY ENGAGED HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED LANDOWNERS (HULOS) LOOKING TO LEARN ABOUT AND OPERATE FORESTY ENTERPRISES. LEGAL SERVICES ALABAMAINC 2567 FAIRLANE DR 200 MONTGOMERY AL 36116 80000 0 CREATE A REGIONAL RESILIENCY IMPLEMENTATION WORKPLAN THAT WILL ENGAGE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS AND BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO PLAN AND EXECUTE FUTURE RESILIENCE STRATEGIES, PROJECTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE LOWER PEE DEE WATERSHED. PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIEZE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE FLOODING, STORM SURGE, SEA-LEVEL RISE RISKS, AND OTHER THREATS TO LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND COMMUNITIES. NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC 225 VARICK STREET 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10014 8138 0 CREATE A REGIONAL RESILIENCY IMPLEMENTATION WORKPLAN THAT WILL ENGAGE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS AND BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO PLAN AND EXECUTE FUTURE RESILIENCE STRATEGIES, PROJECTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE LOWER PEE DEE WATERSHED. PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIEZE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE FLOODING, STORM SURGE, SEA-LEVEL RISE RISKS, AND OTHER THREATS TO LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND COMMUNITIES. WINSTON COUNTY SELF HELP COOPERATIVE 2948 HIGHPOINT-WEIR RD LOUISVILLE MS 39339 45141 0 CREATE A REGIONAL RESILIENCY IMPLEMENTATION WORKPLAN THAT WILL ENGAGE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS AND BUILD THEIR CAPACITY TO PLAN AND EXECUTE FUTURE RESILIENCE STRATEGIES, PROJECTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE LOWER PEE DEE WATERSHED. PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIEZE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE FLOODING, STORM SURGE, SEA-LEVEL RISE RISKS, AND OTHER THREATS TO LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1: MISSION THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR HEIRS' PROPERTY PRESERVATION (CHPP) IS TO PROTECT HEIRS' PROPERTY AND PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF LAND TO PROVIDE INCREASED ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO HISTORICALLY UNDER-SERVED AND LOW-WEALTH FAMILIES THROUGH LEGAL AND FORESTRY EDUCATION AND SERVICES. HEIRS' PROPERTY (HP) IS LAND THAT IS OWNED IN COMMON BY MULTIPLE FAMILY MEMBERS. IN THE LOWCOUNTRY OF SC, MUCH OF THIS LAND IS THOUGHT TO BE OWNED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES, WHO PASSED DOWN THEIR LAND WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A WILL, SO IT BECAME HEIRS' PROPERTY. THIS IS AN UNSTABLE AND RISKY WAY TO OWN LAND BECAUSE IT IS EASILY LOST. THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE HP ISSUES IS THROUGH A LEGAL PROCESS, WHICH MANY HP FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD. THE CENTER HELPS PREVENT THE LOSS OF HEIRS' PROPERTY BY PROVIDING LEGAL EDUCATION AND DIRECT SERVICES AND PROMOTES THE WEALTH-BUILDING ASSET OF LAND OWNERSHIP THROUGH SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY EDUCATION AND SERVICES. FORESTRY IS A $23 BILLION INDUSTRY IN SC. RAMPANT DEVELOPMENT ACUTELY THREATENS HEIRS' PROPERTY (HP) ACROSS SC. TAXES AND LAND VALUES CONTINUE TO INCREASE. HP FAMILIES ARE MORE LIKELY, AND ABLE, TO KEEP THEIR FAMILY LAND AND PASS IT DOWN TO THE NEXT GENERATION IF IT IS ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE. THE SUCCESSFUL IMPACT OF THE CENTER'S WORK IN 2023 IS NOT ONLY MEASURED IN NUMBERS (QUANTITATIVELY) BUT QUALITATIVELY, AS WELL. QUALITATIVE IMPACT IS MEASURED IN CHANGES IN ATTITUDE, BEHAVIOR AND ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE FAMILIES WITH WHOM WE WORK. OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS PREDOMINANTLY RURAL, OFTEN LOW WEALTH, HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AFRICAN AMERICAN LANDOWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY LEFT OUT OF THE EDUCATION AND PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED THEM AS LANDOWNERS. IN SOME CASES, IT RESULTED IN THEM LOSING THEIR LAND. WHEN ONE OF OUR CLIENTS WAS ASKED WHY HIS FATHER DID NOT KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE FAMILY LAND - "MY FATHER WAS NOT WELCOME WHERE THEY MIGHT HAVE FOUND OUT." WHEN THESE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED LANDOWNERS (HULOS)COME INTO THE CENTER, THEY SHARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS. THEY ARE DISTRUSTFUL, AFRAID OF LOSING THEIR LAND, SKEPTICAL OF ANYONE OFFERING HELP, STRUGGLING WITH OWNERSHIP OF LAND WITH WHICH THEY CAN DO VERY LITTLE TO BENEFIT THEIR FAMILY, NOT INCLINED TO CHANGE THE STATUS QUO, CONFUSED ABOUT HEIRS' PROPERTY AND RELUCTANT TO ACT. WITH ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TOOLS, PROGRAMS AND EXPERTS PROVIDED BY CHPP, THESE FAMILIES INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE, PRIDE AND SENSE OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND BELIEF IN THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT PROTECTING THEIR LAND AND REALIZING THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF LANDOWNERSHIP. THEY ARE ALSO PROUD TO BE HONORING THEIR ANCESTORS' LEGACY BY TRANSFORMING THEIR LAND INTO A WEALTH-BUILDING ASSET FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THE WORD EMPOWERMENT HAS BEEN OVERUSED BUT, IN THIS INSTANCE, IT IS 100% ACCURATE, AND IT IS CHANGING THE FACE OF PERSISTENT POVERTY ACROSS THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA - ONE FAMILY AT A TIME. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMS/SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CENTER FOLLOWS. IN ADDITION, CLICK ON THESE HYPERLINKS TO ACCESS THE CENTER'S NEWSLETTERS. NEWSLETTER LINKS: HEIRS PROPERTY MATTERS NEWSLETTER V24 AND HEIRS PROPERTY MATTERS NEWSLETTER V25. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED FOR REVIEW TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR A COMMENT PERIOD. AT THE END OF THIS PERIOD, QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED AND THE FORM 990 IS OFFICIALLY APPROVED FOR ISSUANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR DISCLOSURE OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS MUST ALSO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM TO DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST THEY HAVE IN A TRANSACTION OR MATTER THAT IS BEFORE THE ORGANIZATION WHERE SAID INTEREST COULD BE REASONABLY VIEWED BY OTHERS AS AFFECTING THE OBJECTIVITY OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE DECISION MAKER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL THE CENTER'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS NEGOTIATED BASED UPON THE BUDGET. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM DATA ON OTHER LEGAL NONPROFITS OF SIMILAR SIZE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR ATTORNEYS HIRED FROM DATA ON OTHER LEGAL NONPROFITS OF SIMILAR SIZE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CENTER ALLOWS PUBLIC INSPECTION OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THOSE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO MAKES A REQUEST. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON AN OUTSIDE WEBSITE AT GUIDESTAR.ORG, CHPP HOLDINGS LLC 1535 SAM RITTENBERG BLVD SUITE D CHARLESTON SC 29407 REAL ESTATE SC 363570