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NEOSEF MAINTAINS AN ONGOING FUNDRAISING PROGRAM AND IS TARGETING INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT FOR ITS PROGRAMS. NEOSEF PROGRAMMING IS INHERENTLY PUBLIC IN THAT IT CONSISTS OF AN ANNUAL SCIENCE FAIR FOR MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE SCIENCE FAIR IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION. NEOSEF IS JUST UNDER THE 33% LEVEL. THE REASON THAT THE PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE HAS BEEN SLOWLY DECREASING IS DUE TO THE RAPID GROWTH OF ITS ENDOWMENT. NEOSEF HAS A GOVERNING BODY OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WHICH REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITY. FURTHER, MANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ALSO AJUDICATE THE SCIENCE FAIR. PART II, LINE 17A NEOSEF MET THE TEN PERCENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST FOR THE FOLLOWNG REASONS: MORE THAN 10 PERCENT OF SUPPORT COMES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MOSTLY FROM CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC FOUNDATIONS THAT SUPPORT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 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ALL JUDGES MUST SIGN A DOCUMENT INDICATING THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFLICT, OR ANY PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE, THE JUDGE IS REASSIGNED TO A DIFFERENT CATEGORY, THEREBY ELIMINATING THE CONFLICT SINCE STUDENTS COMPETE FOR PLACEMENT AGAINST ONLY STUDENTS WITHIN THEIR OWN CATEGORY AND NOT ACROSS CATEGORIES. BOARD MEMBERS OF NEOSEF DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DETERMINATION OF PLACEMENTS AWARDS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION NORTHEASTERN OHIO SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR'S (NEOSEF) GOAL IS TO GET YOUNG ADULTS INTERESTED IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN A SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMPETITION. THE LOCAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR HAS BEEN HELD EVERY YEAR SINCE 1954, AND IS AFFILIATED WITH THE INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF). OUR ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION ALLOWS THE STUDENTS TO ENTER OUR FAIR WITHOUT AN ENTRY FEE. EXHIBITS IN ANY SCIENTIFIC SUBJECT MAY BE MADE. STUDENTS IN GRADE 7 THROUGH GRADE 12 IN ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL IN CUYAHOGA, GEAUGA, LAKE, LORAIN, SUMMIT, PORTAGE AND MEDINA (OHIO) COUNTIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THE FAIR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LOCAL FAIR OPERATIONS: THE NEOSEF IS HELD EVERY YEAR IN MARCH AT EITHER CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY OR JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OHIO). IN THE 2025 FAIR, THERE WERE ENTRIES FROM 248 STUDENTS FROM 49 SCHOOLS. EACH STUDENT IN THE FAIR WAS JUDGED BY AT LEAST TWO OF THE 80+ SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WHO DONATED AN AFTERNOON OF THEIR TIME TO THIS EVENT. AWARDS ARE PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS: - FIRST PLACE 100 - SECOND PLACE 25 - THIRD PLACE RECEIVE A MEDAL AND A RIBBON - 7TH AND 8TH GRADE GRAND PRIZES 250 - TEACHER AWARDS 500 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 DR. CHRISTINE MORAVEK WENDY SWEET BUSINESS ANNU ANAND VIJAY ANAND FAMILY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A TAX ACCOUNTANT WITH EXPERIENCE IN RETURNS FOR EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS PREPARES FORM 990 FROM INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ORGANIZATION. THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE MODEL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY RECOMMENDED BY THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND OTHER OFFICERS ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E RIBBONS & PLAQUES 4,378 0 0 T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY 2,747 0 0 AFFILIATION FEE - ISEF 1,275 0 0 TOTAL 8,400 0 0