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WHILE THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTENTLY ADHERED TO AN ANNUAL 12-MONTH INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, UNDER THE ADVICE OF THEIR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTANTS, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AGREED TO AN 18-MONTH INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO REFLECT THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM 12/31 FINANCIALS TO 6/30 FINANCIALS WITH NO CUT-OFF TESTING PROCEDURES OR SHORT-YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT REPORTING. AS SUCH, COLUMNS A-C OF SCHEDULE A, PART II REPRESENT THE CALENDAR YEAR FILINGS WITH THE 12-MONTH 2023 CALENDAR YEAR IN COLUMN C. COLUMN D REPRESENTS THE TRANSITIONAL, 6-MONTH PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024. 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DCF parties and social events - to support DCF program children in MA. Int'l Medical Brigades - funding for medical brigades to Honduras and Guatemala. PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: Debbie Drake and Milton Drake share a family relationship. PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: Prior to filing with the IRS, a copy of the Form 990 is provided to the board of directors for review. PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE PRIVATE INTEREST AND THE MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DISCUSS AND VOTE UPON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OR COULD, IN THE OPINION OF SUCH BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, REASONABLY BE CONSTRUED TO EXIST. AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, OR UPON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS (EXCLUDING THE INTERESTED PERSON), THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING DURING SUCH DISCUSSION AND/OR VOTE. A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS (EXCLUDING THE INTEREST PERSON) SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OR COULD REASONABLY BE CONSTRUED TO EXIST. PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available upon request. PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4: The Bylaws have been updated to reflect the below: Section 2.6: Both the board chair and vice chair shall serve for a term of three (3) years. Upon completion of the term or upon the board chair's removal, resignation or death, the vice chair will automatically assume the role of chair without any additional board action and the date of the vice chair's appointment shall be recorded by the Secretary. At the next properly noticed meeting of the board of directors, the newly appointed chair will nominate a new vice chair to be elected by the board as set forth above. The board chair or the vice chair can be removed upon a two-thirds vote of the directors then in office. Section 2.20 Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the directors may be taken without a meeting if all of the directors entitled to vote on the matter consent to the action in writing, such consents are filed with the records of the meetings of the directors. Such consents shall be treated for all purposes as a vote at a meeting. Emails (and other comparable modes of communication) shall be considered writing for the purpose of action by unanimous consent and elsewhere in these bylaws where action in writing is required. HOPE worldwide LTD 290 INTERSTATE N CIRCLE SUITE 130 ATLANTA GA 30339 043129839 Health and Co GA 501(c)(3) Line 7 false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false