Shriners International

“The orgainzation is made up of fraternal members.”

“The members elect the officers of this organization.”

“The decisions of the governing body are approved by electing officers to the governing body. Certain expenditures in excess of specified dollar amounts must be approved by the general membership.”

“The prepared 990 is presented and reviewed for completeness and correctness before filing at board of directors meeting.”

“The governing body serves without compensation based on the policy of the organization.”

“The organization makes its documents available to the public upon request.”

“Transfers to trustees 49,317. Market value adjustment 67,899.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”

“Unseen's program investment is considerably higher than what is stated on the 990. This notation presents what unseen believes is a more accurate picture of their program vs. Support services breakdown. Unseen invested 85% in aided-raised funds on the program side. In other words, unseen helped raise $1,740,585 toward program services to run its own program operation and to expand program service capacity of its partners. This represents 85% of the $2,053,369 in total aided-raised funds by unseen. " 85% = $1,740,585 program impact / $2,053,369 total unseen-aided funds " $1,740,585 program impact = $358,569 unseen's program services (published in 990) + $1,382,016 unseen partners' services aided by unseen (not published in 990) " $2,053,369 total funds unseen helped raise (unpublished in 990) = $1,382,016 total unseen-aided-raised funds by partners (not published in 990) + $671,353 unseen-raised funds & functional expenses (published in 990) unseen invested 15% in support services (5% management and general, 10% fundraising) of the $2,053,369 total funds they helped raise. " 15% = $312,784 support services / $2,053,369 unseen helped raise " $312,784 support services = $110,582 management and general + $202,202 fundraising unseen's model works like this: every dollar contributed by donors to unseen helps unseen partners raise two and a half dollars on average. A partner's work expands when they implement unseen fundraising strategies and marketing tools, connect more with their donor communities, and impact more lives. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- unseen's program investment is considerably higher than what is stated on the 990. This notation presents what unseen believes is a more accurate picture of their program vs. Support services breakdown.”