Thomas Kinkade Museum DBA Kinkade Family Foundation

“Merritt kinkade (vice president), chandler kinkade (treasurer), and winsor kinkade (secretary) are the children of nanette kinkade (president), widow of thomas kinkade. Patrick kinkade (director)is the brother of thomas kinkade.”

“A draft copy of the form 990 was provided to designated board members for review and comment prior to filing the completed tax return. The full board receives a final copy of the form 990.”

“All trustees, officers, agents and employees of the organization are required to disclose all real and apparent conflict of interest in connection with the organizations activities. An annual disclosure statement shall be circulated to assist them in considering such disclosures of such conflicts, however, once a potential conflict has been identified immediate disclosure is required. Written notices of disclosures are filed with the President or other individual designated by the President. In the meeting of the top governing body, all disclosures of real and apparent conflict of interests shall be noted in the minutes of the Board. In addition to disclosure, an individual who believes that they may have a real or apparent conflict of interest must abstain from participating in discussions or deliberations, using personal influence to affect deliberations, making motions, voting, executing agreements, or other similar actions in respect to the conflict of interest. The President shall ensure that all trustees, officers, agents, employees and independent contractors are made aware of the organizations conflict of interest policy/”

“The organization makes its exemption application (form 1023), trust document & bylaws, and the annual tax form (form 990) available upon request.”

“The organization previously filed the Federal Electronic Notice for Tax-Exempt Organizations (form 990-n e-postcard) for the 2014 tax year in error. It came to the organizations attention that a contribution was received in the last month of the fiscal year in the amount of $1,253,020 from the Thomas Kinkade foundation Charitable Trust (a related organization). The referenced contribution was not taken into consideration when the organization had originally filed the form 990-n e-postcard, as such, the organization is filing an amended Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (form 990).”

“The organizaiton did not receive contributions of qualified intellectual property, cars boats, airplanes or other vehicles that would require the filing of form 8899 or 1098-c.”