2025-03-26T20:46:54-04:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 340714724 WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WEST 2167215722 10825 EAST BLVD CLEVELAND OH 44106 KELLY FALCONE-HALL PRESIDENT & CEO 2167215722 2025-02-04 false 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KELLY FALCONE-HALL 10825 EAST BLVD CLEVELAND OH 44106 9337769 false X WRHS.ORG X 1867 OH WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESERVES AND USES ITS COLLECTIONS, HISTORIC SITES, AND MUSEUMS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE BY EXPLORING THE TANGIBLE HISTORY OF NORTHEAST OHIO. 20 20 158 130 126723 5318100 3654268 1263588 1299801 205566 845367 154435 475468 6941689 6274904 0 0 3140001 3600468 0 408586 3570170 3551744 6710171 7152212 231518 -877308 43254122 55524642 1310621 11356734 41943501 44167908 X WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESERVES AND USES ITS COLLECTIONS, HISTORIC SITES, AND MUSEUMS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE BY EXPLORING THE TANGIBLE HISTORY OF NORTHEAST OHIO. false false 4271864 CLEVELAND HISTORY CENTER THE CLEVELAND HISTORY CENTER HOUSES THE HISTORY MUSEUM, RESEARCH LIBRARY/ARCHIVES & GENEALOGICAL CENTER, CRAWFORD AUTO AVIATION MUSEUM, KIDZIBITS FAMILY EDUCATION CENTER, AND THE INSTITUTION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. THE CLEVELAND HISTORY CENTER INCLUDES TWO EARLY 20TH CENTURY MANSIONS, THE HAY MCKINNEY AND BINGHAM-HANNA MANSIONS, ALONG WITH GALLERIES THAT CONNECT THE HISTORIC MANSIONS. THE COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES ARE AMONG THE MOST EXTENSIVE OF ANY REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES, A REFLECTION OF OVER 150 YEARS OF COLLECTING. WRHS WAS FOUNDED IN 1867 TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN RESERVE, THE NAME FOR THE LAND ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE CONNECTICUT TERRITORY WHICH IS NOW NORTHEAST OHIO. TODAY, WRHS COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND PRESENTS THE HISTORY OF NORTHEAST OHIO TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, INSPIRING THEM TO DISCOVER THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY EXPLORING THE PAST AND IMAGINING THE FUTURE. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS FOR ALL AGES AND INTERESTS. THE WRHS COLLECTIONS ARE VAST AND VARIED. THE LIBRARY/ARCHIVES HOLD MILLIONS OF ITEMS INCLUDING BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND DOCUMENTS, MAKING IT A PREMIER RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SCHOLARS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND GENEALOGISTS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COLLECTION INCLUDE CIVIL WAR MATERIALS, VARIOUS ETHNIC AND COMMUNITY COLLECTIONS SUCH AS THOSE OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, JEWISH, ITALIAN, AND IRISH HISTORIES OF THE REGION, AND EXTENSIVE BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL, PHILANTHROPIC, ENTREPRENEURIAL, AND POLITICAL RECORDS. THE WRHS HISTORIC COSTUME AND TEXTILE COLLECTION IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INSTITUTION'S COLLECTIONS OF ITEMS RELATED TO THE SHAKER COMMUNITIES IS, IN FACT, THE LARGEST IN THE U.S. THE DECORATIVE ARTS COLLECTION INCLUDES ABOUT 3,500 ARTIFACTS OWNED BY EARLY RESIDENTS OF THE WESTERN RESERVE, AND APPROXIMATELY 800 PAINTINGS REFLECTING THE HISTORY OF THE REGION. THE CRAWFORD AUTO AVIATION MUSEUM CONTAINS MORE THAN 157 CARS, 10 AIRPLANES, AND NUMEROUS MOTORCYCLES, BICYCLES, AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE-RELATED ITEMS. ALONG WITH THE LIBRARY'S AUTOMOTIVE MARQUE FILES, THE CRAWFORD COLLECTION TELLS THE STORY OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY IN NORTHEAST OHIO. IN NOVEMBER, 2014, THE ICONIC EUCLID BEACH PARK GRAND CAROUSEL OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AFTER RESTORATION, HOUSED IN A SPECTACULAR GLASS PAVILION. THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN WRHS, THE CLEVELAND EBPN CAROUSEL SOCIETY, AND EUCLID BEACH PARK NOW. THE CLEVELAND STARTS HERE EXHIBIT OPENED IN 2017 THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE LAST 200 YEARS OF CLEVELAND AND WESTERN RESERVE HISTORY. 1347849 HALE FARM & VILLAGE HALE FARM & VILLAGE, IN SCENIC CUYAHOGA VALLEY SOUTH OF CLEVELAND, IS AN OUTDOOR LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. NINETEENTH CENTURY LIFE IS PRESENTED AT HALE TO ENGAGE, STIMULATE, AND CHALLENGE VISITORS TO SUSPEND THEIR DISBELIEF, STEP BACK IN TIME, AND USE THE LESSONS OF THE PAST TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. THE 90-ACRE SITE IS COMPRISED OF 32 HISTORIC, RESTORED 19TH CENTURY STRUCTURES; A MODERN VISITOR'S CENTER WITH GIFT SHOP AND CAF; SEVERAL GARDENS, HERITAGE LIVESTOCK BREEDS; AND THE EARLY AMERICAN CRAFT AND TRADE PROGRAM FEATURING GLASSBLOWING, BLACKSMITHING, POTTERY, CANDLE, BROOM AND BASKET MAKING; AND HEARTH AND WOODSTOVE COOKING. FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE HALE FAMILY USED THE LAND AND RESOURCES TO CARVE OUT A NICHE FOR THEMSELVES IN THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY. THE MUSEUM BUILDS ITS PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS WITH REVERENCE FOR THE HALES' ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT COMBINED WITH A DEEP RESPECT FOR THE PAST. THE GOAL IS TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS THROUGH ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM CALENDAR FOLLOWS THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF RURAL LIFE IN NORTHEAST OHIO. ANNUAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE SUMMER CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT WHICH DRAWS HUNDREDS OF CIVIL WAR REENACTORS AND THOUSANDS OF VISITORS. CIVIL WAR-ERA HISTORY AND INTERPRETATION IS A HALLMARK OF HALE PROGRAMMING FEATURED IN ANNUAL HOLIDAY LANTERN TOURS OF THE VILLAGE AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EDUCATION PROGRAM. HARVEST FESTIVAL IS ANOTHER ANNUAL EVENT DRAWING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS PARTICIPATING IN HARVEST SEASON ACTIVITIES. HALE INCREASINGLY CONSIDERS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY IN ITS PROGRAMS. STUDENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TEACH THE PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE BY EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND CONSIDERING WISE USE OF LIMITED RESOURCES. THE PHRASE "COME HOME TO HALE" APTLY DESCRIBES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AT HALE FARM & VILLAGE WHERE ONE MAY CONNECT WITH THE PAST AND FIND ITS RELEVANCE FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. 123863 OTHER PROPERTIES SHANDY HALL IS AN 1815 HOME ON 115 ACRES OF LAND IN ASHTABULA COUNTY, AND CONSISTS OF A MAIN HOUSE AND SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS. THE HOME WAS OCCUPIED BY SEVEN GENERATIONS OF THE SAME FAMILY AND CONTAINS ORIGINAL FURNISHINGS. THE SITE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR TOURS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. LOGHURST, IN MAHONING COUNTY, SITS ON 7.5 ACRES AND INCLUDES A CIRCA 1805 LOG HOUSE, BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST SUCH STRUCTURE IN NORTHEAST OHIO. WRHS ENJOYS A CO-STEWARDSHIP ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CANFIELD HERITAGE FOUNDATION TO OPERATE THE SITE ON A SEASONAL BASIS. HANDYSIDE HOUSE IS A VICTORIAN-STYLE CENTURY HOME LOCATED IN BEDFORD, OHIO. THE PROPERTY IS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. 5743576 true true false true false false false true false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true 95 0 158 true true true false false false false true true false false false true false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OH X X HILARY FRANK BEATREZ 2167215722 10825 EAST BLVD CLEVELAND OH 44106 KELLY FALCONE-HALL PRESIDENT & 35.00 X 197867 0 26887 HILARY FRANK BEATREZ CFO 35.00 X 133865 0 20600 GLENN ANDERSON JR SR VP ADVANC 35.00 X 129601 0 8276 JASON KLEIN PRESERVATION 35.00 X 101266 0 5774 GREGORY BEAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA G BRUML VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN R CALLAHAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN CHEVERINE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY J CONSTANTINE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DONALD DAILEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EDITH HIRSCH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS V H VAIL JR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER KELLEY BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BETTY J KEMPER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 J RODERICK MACDONALD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX MACHASKEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN MUELLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY HOGE NAYLOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GARY M SMALL VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID STAHL VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS STEIDL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LORI STOKES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN W THOMPSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FELICIA WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 562599 61537 4 false true false BARRIE PROJECTS LLC 2 HERRICK NEWS CLEVELAND HTS OH 44106 EXHIBIT CONSULT 146460 1 29699 873789 2750780 3654268 ADMISSIONS & MEMBERSHIPS 900090 734155 734155 FEE FOR SERVICE 900090 274756 274756 SCHOOL & YOUTH PROGRAMS 900090 126758 126758 PARKING 900090 60651 60651 CONCESSIONS 900090 49625 49625 53856 53856 1299801 678646 678646 4335 4335 324230 324230 324230 324230 3229586 3062865 166721 166721 166721 29699 CATERING ACTIVITY 900090 124627 124627 INSURANCE RECOVERIES 900090 20180 20180 PARKING RENTALS - UNRELATED 812930 2096 2096 146903 6274904 1189525 126723 1304388 467438 335123 132315 2533934 2128822 240435 164677 60699 35553 18736 6410 286379 213726 52302 20351 252018 187614 42048 22356 265936 265936 15130 15130 29630 29630 36000 36000 10224 10224 95492 63234 16129 16129 256226 122133 109757 24336 797407 791752 3915 1740 25913 22803 3110 1196770 1187375 6504 2891 205319 191451 13868 PROGRAM EXPENSE 386157 385157 500 500 OTHER EXPENSE 156405 72885 66639 16881 MERCHANDISE 75135 75135 7152212 5743576 1000050 408586 473342 396748 4036410 7449142 1271905 180081 3837 127192 73074 57217 23339 99735 36166823 21183604 14747128 14983219 16686844 17855794 5938243 14375514 43254122 55524642 230507 342514 584833 533898 375000 275000 120281 10205322 1310621 11356734 X 18207370 18461068 23736131 25706840 41943501 44167908 43254122 55524642 X -877308 1423346 1678369 X false true X true false X 2309082 6111021 5873138 5318100 3654268 23265609 2309082 6111021 5873138 5318100 3654268 23265609 2639109 20626500 671674 435126 884750 525383 1007211 3524144 27018 16904 43922 96893 29439 46028 99040 110276 381676 27215351 5673699 0.75790 0.74210 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 271,400 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 36000 36000 7116212 7152212 507611 126903 508694 507611 1016305 1524458 36000 36000 72000 127174 126903 254077 381116 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A ORANIZATION MADE 501(H) ELECTION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 BY TIMELY FILING FORM 5768. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CLEVELAND HISTORY CENTER THE CLEVELAND HISTORY CENTER HOUSES THE HISTORY MUSEUM, RESEARCH LIBRARY/ARCHIVES & GENEALOGICAL CENTER, CRAWFORD AUTO AVIATION MUSEUM, KIDZIBITS FAMILY EDUCATION CENTER, AND THE INSTITUTION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. THE CLEVELAND HISTORY CENTER INCLUDES TWO EARLY 20TH CENTURY MANSIONS, THE HAY MCKINNEY AND BINGHAM-HANNA MANSIONS, ALONG WITH GALLERIES THAT CONNECT THE HISTORIC MANSIONS. THE COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES ARE AMONG THE MOST EXTENSIVE OF ANY REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES, A REFLECTION OF OVER 150 YEARS OF COLLECTING. WRHS WAS FOUNDED IN 1867 TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN RESERVE, THE NAME FOR THE LAND ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE CONNECTICUT TERRITORY WHICH IS NOW NORTHEAST OHIO. TODAY, WRHS COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND PRESENTS THE HISTORY OF NORTHEAST OHIO TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, INSPIRING THEM TO DISCOVER THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY EXPLORING THE PAST AND IMAGINING THE FUTURE. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS FOR ALL AGES AND INTERESTS. THE WRHS COLLECTIONS ARE VAST AND VARIED. THE LIBRARY/ARCHIVES HOLD MILLIONS OF ITEMS INCLUDING BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND DOCUMENTS, MAKING IT A PREMIER RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SCHOLARS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND GENEALOGISTS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COLLECTION INCLUDE CIVIL WAR MATERIALS, VARIOUS ETHNIC AND COMMUNITY COLLECTIONS SUCH AS THOSE OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, JEWISH, ITALIAN, AND IRISH HISTORIES OF THE REGION, AND EXTENSIVE BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL, PHILANTHROPIC, ENTREPRENEURIAL, AND POLITICAL RECORDS. THE WRHS HISTORIC COSTUME AND TEXTILE COLLECTION IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INSTITUTION'S COLLECTIONS OF ITEMS RELATED TO THE SHAKER COMMUNITIES IS, IN FACT, THE LARGEST IN THE U.S. THE DECORATIVE ARTS COLLECTION INCLUDES ABOUT 3,500 ARTIFACTS OWNED BY EARLY RESIDENTS OF THE WESTERN RESERVE, AND APPROXIMATELY 800 PAINTINGS REFLECTING THE HISTORY OF THE REGION. THE CRAWFORD AUTO AVIATION MUSEUM CONTAINS MORE THAN 157 CARS, 10 AIRPLANES, AND NUMEROUS MOTORCYCLES, BICYCLES, AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE-RELATED ITEMS. ALONG WITH THE LIBRARY'S AUTOMOTIVE MARQUE FILES, THE CRAWFORD COLLECTION TELLS THE STORY OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY IN NORTHEAST OHIO. IN NOVEMBER, 2014, THE ICONIC EUCLID BEACH PARK GRAND CAROUSEL OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AFTER RESTORATION, HOUSED IN A SPECTACULAR GLASS PAVILION. THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN WRHS, THE CLEVELAND EBPN CAROUSEL SOCIETY, AND EUCLID BEACH PARK NOW. THE CLEVELAND STARTS HERE EXHIBIT OPENED IN 2017 THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE LAST 200 YEARS OF CLEVELAND AND WESTERN RESERVE HISTORY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B HALE FARM & VILLAGE HALE FARM & VILLAGE, IN SCENIC CUYAHOGA VALLEY SOUTH OF CLEVELAND, IS AN OUTDOOR LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. NINETEENTH CENTURY LIFE IS PRESENTED AT HALE TO ENGAGE, STIMULATE, AND CHALLENGE VISITORS TO SUSPEND THEIR DISBELIEF, STEP BACK IN TIME, AND USE THE LESSONS OF THE PAST TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. THE 90-ACRE SITE IS COMPRISED OF 32 HISTORIC, RESTORED 19TH CENTURY STRUCTURES; A MODERN VISITOR'S CENTER WITH GIFT SHOP AND CAF; SEVERAL GARDENS, HERITAGE LIVESTOCK BREEDS; AND THE EARLY AMERICAN CRAFT AND TRADE PROGRAM FEATURING GLASSBLOWING, BLACKSMITHING, POTTERY, CANDLE, BROOM AND BASKET MAKING; AND HEARTH AND WOODSTOVE COOKING. FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE HALE FAMILY USED THE LAND AND RESOURCES TO CARVE OUT A NICHE FOR THEMSELVES IN THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY. THE MUSEUM BUILDS ITS PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS WITH REVERENCE FOR THE HALES' ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT COMBINED WITH A DEEP RESPECT FOR THE PAST. THE GOAL IS TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS THROUGH ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM CALENDAR FOLLOWS THE SEASONAL CYCLE OF RURAL LIFE IN NORTHEAST OHIO. ANNUAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE SUMMER CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT WHICH DRAWS HUNDREDS OF CIVIL WAR REENACTORS AND THOUSANDS OF VISITORS. CIVIL WAR-ERA HISTORY AND INTERPRETATION IS A HALLMARK OF HALE PROGRAMMING FEATURED IN ANNUAL HOLIDAY LANTERN TOURS OF THE VILLAGE AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EDUCATION PROGRAM. HARVEST FESTIVAL IS ANOTHER ANNUAL EVENT DRAWING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS PARTICIPATING IN HARVEST SEASON ACTIVITIES. HALE INCREASINGLY CONSIDERS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY IN ITS PROGRAMS. STUDENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TEACH THE PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE BY EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NORTHEAST OHIO AND CONSIDERING WISE USE OF LIMITED RESOURCES. THE PHRASE "COME HOME TO HALE" APTLY DESCRIBES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AT HALE FARM & VILLAGE WHERE ONE MAY CONNECT WITH THE PAST AND FIND ITS RELEVANCE FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORMALLY DELEGATED THE REVIEW OF THE DRAFT FORM OF THE 990 TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. MANAGEMENT PROVIDES THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING AND MANAGEMENT RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. IN ADDITION, A THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990 AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW AND PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DIRECTORS MUST SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT AFFIRMING THEY HAVE READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD REGARDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. ONLY THOSE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO ARE FREE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY BE INVOLVED IN THE EVALUATION OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, TO THE EXTENT REASONABLY AVAILABLE, TAKES INTO ACCOUNT APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY PRIOR TO MAKING ITS RECOMMENDATION, AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY PLACES SUCH DATA AND OTHER REASONS FOR ITS RECOMMENDATION IN THE MINUTES. ONLY THOSE DIRECTORS WHO ARE FREE FROM CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVED THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AFTER OF REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA OR OTHER EVIDENCE THAT COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE, AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATES ITS DELIBERATION AND DECISION IN THE MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND OTHER CORPORATE FILINGS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHG IN FAIR VALUE OF FUNDS HELD IN TRUST 378,333 FIRE RECOVERIES 2,307,812 CHG IN FV OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS -6,144 ASSET IMPAIRMENT LOSS - FIRE -1,001,632 TOTAL 1,678,369 ORANIZATION MADE 501(H) ELECTION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 BY TIMELY FILING FORM 5768. THAT ELECTION HAS NOT BEEN SUBSEQUENTLY REVOKED.