2024-11-13T12:03:49-05:00 2023-12-31 993868472 MKA ADVISORY LLC 501 S NEW YORK AVE STE 100 WINTER PARK FL 327894241 990 2023-01-01 592919630 ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INC ALAC 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234 GAINESVILLE FL 32641 THOMAS KAY EXECUTIVE DIRETOR 2024-11-13 true true W ED MOSS JR P00531414 4076445811 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z HURRICANE MILTON THOMAS KAY 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234 GAINESVILLE FL 32641 3372593 false X WWW.ALACHUACONSERVATIONTRUST.COM X 1988 FL THE MISSION OF ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) IS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL, HISTORIC, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ACT PROTECTS LAND THROUGH PURCHASE, DONATION, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. 14 14 27 279 0 5580526 3092891 168001 193543 18616 24172 277674 61987 6044817 3372593 0 0 1110617 1338708 0 94463 902046 1306638 2012663 2645346 4032154 727247 32759401 34133475 2006049 2125542 30753352 32007933 X THE MISSION OF ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) IS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL, HISTORIC, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ACT PROTECTS LAND THROUGH PURCHASE, DONATION, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. false false 630849 LAND PROTECTION: IN 2023, ACT CONTINUED ITS ROBUST LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS. IN JANUARY 2023, ACT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY PURCHASED 128 ACRES IN ALACHUA AND BRADFORD COUNTIES AT THE HEADWATERS OF THE SANTA FE RIVER. IN MARCH, ACT ACCEPTED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 51 ACRES IN MARION COUNTY NEAR ORANGE SPRINGS. ALSO IN MARCH, ACT ACQUIRED 86 ACRES ADJACENT TO ACT'S ORANGE LAKE OVERLOOK PRESERVE IN NORTHERN MARION COUNTY. THIS TRACT WILL BECOME OPEN TO PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE IN EARLY 2025. ACT FACILITATED THE ACQUISITION OF THE 111-ACRE GREEN TRUST PROPERTY IN MARION COUNTY BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEP) TO EXPAND PRICE'S SCRUB STATE PARK. IN JUNE 2023, ACT RECEIVED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON OVER 100 ACRES IN GILCHRIST COUNTY THAT HAS BEEN IN ACTIVE LONGLEAF PINE FOREST RESTORATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS), ACT ACQUIRED A CONSERVAITON EASEMENT ON 190 ACRES IN NORTHERN LEVY COUNTY BETWEEN WATERMELON POND AND GOETHE STATE FOREST USING FUNDING FROM THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM (ACEP). IN OCTOBER 2023, ACT RECEIVED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 73 ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN SOUTHWEST MARION COUNT IN THE RAINBOW SPRINGS SPRINGSHED. ADDITIONALLY, IN OCTOBER, ACT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY PURCHASED 323 ACRES IN WALDO ON LAKE ALTO THAT WILL BE OPEN TO PASSIVE PUBLIC RECREATION IN THE FUTURE. AT THE END OF 2023, ACT TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE ESRIG RESIDENCE IN GAINESVILLE, WHICH WILL HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD POCKET PARK AND ULTIMATLEY ALSO SERVE AS ACT'S IN TOWN OFFICE & MEETING SPACE. THE POCKET PARK WITH POLLINATOR GARDENS AND A WALKING PATH WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE IN NOVEMBER 2024. ACT CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH IN 2023 TO AGRICULTURAL LANDOWNERS TO PLACE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON FARMS LOCATED IN THE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AREA IN MARION COUNTY AS WELL AS IN THE GREATER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION. ACT ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY TO PROVIDE LAND ACQUISITION NEGOTIATION SERVICES UTILIZING SALES TAX REVENUE THROUGH THE WILD SPACES & PUBLIC PLACES (WSPP) PROGRAM WITH THE SHARED GOAL TO PROTECT AS MUCH OF THE REMAINING ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS IN THE COUNTY AS POSSIBLE. 1391567 193543 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: ACT ACTIVELY MANAGES FOURTEEN MAJOR PRESERVES ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALLER CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. ACT'S LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FOREST, GROUNDCOVER, AND WETLANDS RESTORATION, CREATING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRAILS AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS, THE APPLICATION OF PRESCRIBED FIRE, AND EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES CONTROL. ACT BENEFITS FROM THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, SANTA FE COLLEGE, COLLEGE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, EMORY UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP COMPLETE THESE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE STAFF. IN 2023, ACT'S WOMEN IN THE WOODS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR YOUNG WOMEN (BUT ALSO INCLUDES YOUNG MEN) IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR HIRING PROSPECTS IN THIS TRADITIONALLY MALE ORIENTED CONSERVATION CAREER PATH, SERVED NEARLY THREE DOZEN YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN OVER THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL SEMESTERS. IN TOTAL, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 70 YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2017. IN TOTAL, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 5,800 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ANNUAL TREE FEST EVENT ORGANIZED BY SWAMP HEAD BREWERY & SOLAR IMPACT, INC. RAISED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN 2023 TO PLANT 111,737 TREES AT ACT'S LITTLE ORANGE CREEK PRESERVE. ACT UTILIZED PRESCRIBED FIRES TO BURN HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS LONG-TERM HABITAT RESTORATION GOALS, AND INSTALLED ADDITIONAL ADA AACCESSIBLE TRAILS & BOARDWALKS AT SEVERAL ACT PRESERVES AS WELL AS OTHER AMENITIES TO ENHANCE RECREATIONAL ENJOYMENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. 366418 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: ACT WAS ABLE TO HOST NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH WORKSHOPS AT ITS PRESERVES. THOSE EVENTS FOCUSED ON VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, PRESERVE CLEAN-UPS AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND GOALS. ACT HAS FULLY RESUMED HOSTING MANY OF ITS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ABOUT CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE, AND RELATED TOPICS IN PERSON. FOR MANY OF THESE, ACT PARTNERED WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. ACT HOSTED SEVERAL OUTDOOR PADDLING OUTREACH EVENTS ON THE SANTA FE RIVER AND TUSCAWILLA PRAIRIE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACT CONTINUED ITS TRADITIONAL OUTREACH VIA ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER, THE GAZETTEER, AND MAINTAINED A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS UPDATED REGULARLY THROUGHOUT 2023. ACT ALSO RELIED HEAVILY ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND REGULAR MONTHLY EMAILED NEWSLETTER, FIELD NOTES, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE ACTS MISSION AND WORK. THESE CHANNELS REACHED OVER 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 2023 ON SUCH TOPICS AS ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES, STAFF NOTES FROM THE FIELD, NATURAL HISTORY, AND OPPORTUNTIITES & TOOLS FOR LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE THEIR LAND. ACT HOSTED THE ANNUAL CONSERVATION STEWARDS AWARDS EVENT, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 550 PEOPLE AT ACT'S PRAIRIE CREEK LODGE. 2388834 true true false false false false true true false true true false false true false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false true true false false false false false false false true 17 0 false 27 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false FL X LESA HOLDER 3523731078 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234 GAINESVILLE FL 326411608 THOMAS KAY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 89540 0 0 LAUREL NESBIT PRESIDENT 0.75 X X 0 0 0 KIM DAVIDSON VP 0.75 X X 0 0 0 TREY GREER TREASURER 0.75 X X 0 0 0 ALISON BLAKESLEE SECRETARY 0.75 X X 0 0 0 MARY JANE ANGELO DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 ANNE BARKDOLL DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 FRED CANTRELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CASTINE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRUCE DELANEY DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 PEGEEN HANRAHAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HOWARD JELKS DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 MUTHUSAMI KUMARAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER NESMITH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CZERNE REID DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 89540 false false false 2435341 657550 254371 3092891 LAND MGMT & ACQUISITION SERVI 110000 193543 193543 193543 24172 24172 14200 14200 14200 14200 43028 43028 4759 4759 4759 3372593 198302 38372 X 89540 58201 31339 1098066 999956 45855 52255 60137 53582 3909 2646 90965 81050 5913 4002 6350 5774 487 89 19675 17889 1509 277 422399 384058 32394 5947 15935 14254 53 1628 105838 80059 9491 16288 19967 14867 2332 2768 8045 8045 35911 29641 5623 647 51931 51931 97246 97246 84691 63519 21172 SUPPLIES 237887 236867 1020 ACQUISITION COSTS 136444 136444 VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 34036 34036 LICENSES AND FEES 12496 5404 1943 5149 17787 16011 29 1747 2645346 2388834 162049 94463 1071029 291457 586397 731145 627828 904558 37232 59664 29099126 956945 26876146 28142181 1434743 2082283 2126026 1922187 32759401 34133475 94231 124195 1911818 2001347 2006049 2125542 X 2780028 3125238 27973324 28882695 30753352 32007933 32759401 34133475 727247 527334 X false true X true true true X 2262197 3037661 5658620 5580526 3092891 19631895 2262197 3037661 5658620 5580526 3092891 19631895 19631895 15 4323 727 4788 24172 34025 6247 13500 8650 13200 41597 19707517 1586693 0.99620 0.99760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 40 6850.00 37 1 true 230.00 6956 true false 2363861 204795 595553 3164209 2639888 37435 -313462 2363861 1623591 944474 71823 2639888 1266195 290312 76948 9864 1623591 1180301 40000 130600 75000 9706 1266195 false false 26551443 26551443 2263782 731473 1532309 277052 225472 51580 6849 6849 28142181 ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 1087187 REMAINDER INTEREST IN PROPERTY 835000 1922187 3899927 527334 527334 3372593 3372593 2645346 2645346 2645346 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING THE PERIODIC MONITORING, INSPECTION, HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IT HOLDS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 THE CORPORATION PURCHASES, OR RECEIVES VIA DONATION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS RESTRICT THE OWNERS USE OF THE LAND IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A DESIGNATED PERIOD OF TIME. SOME ALLOW THE CORPORATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND STUDIES ON THE PROPERTIES. SINCE THE CORPORATION DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY RIGHTS TO THE PROPERTY, THE CORPORATION ASSIGNS ONLY A NOMINAL VALUE OF 1 PER ACRE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD TO GENERATE INCOME TO FUND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. SPECIAL EVENTS 43028 43028 43028 43028 43028 ALTA SYSTEMS FAMILY OF BOD 14961 PRINT & MAIL SERV. false X 1 254371 ESTIMATED FMV false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) IS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL, HISTORIC, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ACT PROTECTS LAND THROUGH PURCHASE, DONATION, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LAND PROTECTION: IN 2023, ACT CONTINUED ITS ROBUST LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS. IN JANUARY 2023, ACT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY PURCHASED 128 ACRES IN ALACHUA AND BRADFORD COUNTIES AT THE HEADWATERS OF THE SANTA FE RIVER. IN MARCH, ACT ACCEPTED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 51 ACRES IN MARION COUNTY NEAR ORANGE SPRINGS. ALSO IN MARCH, ACT ACQUIRED 86 ACRES ADJACENT TO ACT'S ORANGE LAKE OVERLOOK PRESERVE IN NORTHERN MARION COUNTY. THIS TRACT WILL BECOME OPEN TO PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE IN EARLY 2025. ACT FACILITATED THE ACQUISITION OF THE 111-ACRE GREEN TRUST PROPERTY IN MARION COUNTY BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEP) TO EXPAND PRICE'S SCRUB STATE PARK. IN JUNE 2023, ACT RECEIVED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON OVER 100 ACRES IN GILCHRIST COUNTY THAT HAS BEEN IN ACTIVE LONGLEAF PINE FOREST RESTORATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS), ACT ACQUIRED A CONSERVAITON EASEMENT ON 190 ACRES IN NORTHERN LEVY COUNTY BETWEEN WATERMELON POND AND GOETHE STATE FOREST USING FUNDING FROM THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM (ACEP). IN OCTOBER 2023, ACT RECEIVED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 73 ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN SOUTHWEST MARION COUNT IN THE RAINBOW SPRINGS SPRINGSHED. ADDITIONALLY, IN OCTOBER, ACT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY PURCHASED 323 ACRES IN WALDO ON LAKE ALTO THAT WILL BE OPEN TO PASSIVE PUBLIC RECREATION IN THE FUTURE. AT THE END OF 2023, ACT TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE ESRIG RESIDENCE IN GAINESVILLE, WHICH WILL HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD POCKET PARK AND ULTIMATLEY ALSO SERVE AS ACT'S IN TOWN OFFICE & MEETING SPACE. THE POCKET PARK WITH POLLINATOR GARDENS AND A WALKING PATH WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE IN NOVEMBER 2024. ACT CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH IN 2023 TO AGRICULTURAL LANDOWNERS TO PLACE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON FARMS LOCATED IN THE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AREA IN MARION COUNTY AS WELL AS IN THE GREATER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION. ACT ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY TO PROVIDE LAND ACQUISITION NEGOTIATION SERVICES UTILIZING SALES TAX REVENUE THROUGH THE WILD SPACES & PUBLIC PLACES (WSPP) PROGRAM WITH THE SHARED GOAL TO PROTECT AS MUCH OF THE REMAINING ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS IN THE COUNTY AS POSSIBLE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: ACT ACTIVELY MANAGES FOURTEEN MAJOR PRESERVES ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALLER CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. ACT'S LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FOREST, GROUNDCOVER, AND WETLANDS RESTORATION, CREATING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRAILS AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS, THE APPLICATION OF PRESCRIBED FIRE, AND EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES CONTROL. ACT BENEFITS FROM THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, SANTA FE COLLEGE, COLLEGE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, EMORY UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP COMPLETE THESE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE STAFF. IN 2023, ACT'S WOMEN IN THE WOODS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR YOUNG WOMEN (BUT ALSO INCLUDES YOUNG MEN) IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR HIRING PROSPECTS IN THIS TRADITIONALLY MALE ORIENTED CONSERVATION CAREER PATH, SERVED NEARLY THREE DOZEN YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN OVER THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL SEMESTERS. IN TOTAL, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 70 YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2017. IN TOTAL, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 5,800 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ANNUAL TREE FEST EVENT ORGANIZED BY SWAMP HEAD BREWERY & SOLAR IMPACT, INC. RAISED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN 2023 TO PLANT 111,737 TREES AT ACT'S LITTLE ORANGE CREEK PRESERVE. ACT UTILIZED PRESCRIBED FIRES TO BURN HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS LONG-TERM HABITAT RESTORATION GOALS, AND INSTALLED ADDITIONAL ADA AACCESSIBLE TRAILS & BOARDWALKS AT SEVERAL ACT PRESERVES AS WELL AS OTHER AMENITIES TO ENHANCE RECREATIONAL ENJOYMENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: ACT WAS ABLE TO HOST NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH WORKSHOPS AT ITS PRESERVES. THOSE EVENTS FOCUSED ON VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, PRESERVE CLEAN-UPS AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND GOALS. ACT HAS FULLY RESUMED HOSTING MANY OF ITS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ABOUT CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE, AND RELATED TOPICS IN PERSON. FOR MANY OF THESE, ACT PARTNERED WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. ACT HOSTED SEVERAL OUTDOOR PADDLING OUTREACH EVENTS ON THE SANTA FE RIVER AND TUSCAWILLA PRAIRIE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACT CONTINUED ITS TRADITIONAL OUTREACH VIA ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER, THE GAZETTEER, AND MAINTAINED A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS UPDATED REGULARLY THROUGHOUT 2023. ACT ALSO RELIED HEAVILY ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND REGULAR MONTHLY EMAILED NEWSLETTER, FIELD NOTES, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE ACTS MISSION AND WORK. THESE CHANNELS REACHED OVER 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 2023 ON SUCH TOPICS AS ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES, STAFF NOTES FROM THE FIELD, NATURAL HISTORY, AND OPPORTUNTIITES & TOOLS FOR LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE THEIR LAND. ACT HOSTED THE ANNUAL CONSERVATION STEWARDS AWARDS EVENT, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 550 PEOPLE AT ACT'S PRAIRIE CREEK LODGE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ACT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE THE DRAFT IRS FORM 990 AND DRAFT ANNUAL AUDIT DOCUMENT VIA EMAIL AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE DRAFT AUDIT AND IRS FORM 990. BOTH DRAFT DOCUMENTS WILL THEN BE FULLY REVIEWED (PREFERABLY WITH THE AUDITOR IN ATTENDANCE) AND ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DRAFT DOCUMENTS WILL BE ASKED OF THE AUDITOR AND STAFF AT THE FIRST REGULAR BOARD MEETING AFTER SUCH DRAFTS ARE COMPLETED AND CIRCULATED. BOARD MEMBERS WILL THEREAFTER VOTE TO APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF BOTH DRAFT DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO FINALIZATION OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND SUBMISSION OF THE APPROVED IRS FORM 990. IF SUCH VOTE MUST BE CONDUCTED VIA EMAIL, UNANIMOUS REVIEW & CONSENT IS REQUIRED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ACT'S BOARD MEMBERS TO SELF-DISCLOSE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SHOULD THEY FEEL THAT ANY PERSONAL/BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OR SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/INFORMATION OF AN ACT PROGRAM OR ACQUISITION PROJECT THEY HAVE MIGHT POSSIBLY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS MAY BE DONE PRIVATELY WITH STAFF IN ADVANCE OF A BOARD MEETING AT WHICH THE ISSUE WOULD COME UP FOR A VOTE, OR AT THE MEETING ITSELF, AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THAT BOARD MEMBER WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE ISSUE. ALSO, STAFF CIRCULATES THE GOVERNANCE QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY, AT WHICH TIME THEY MAY DOCUMENT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. BOARD MEMBERS EVALUTATE COMPS AND DETERMINE THE SALARY & BEENFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION RATES OF ALL OTHER STAFF MEMBERS ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 384,058 32,394 5,947