Lead for America Corporation

“Not applicable. There are no material differences in voting rights of Directors of the organization.”

“President and Director Dr. Bonnie Gunn is the wife of Director David Vargas.”

“Every Director of the Board of Directors the voting and governing members overseeing operation of the organization has a copy of this document.”

“No Director Officer or Key Person of the Lead For America Corporation received any form of compensation or payment.”

“Lead For America Corporation made its governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public during the tax year upon request through the website PLTLbooks.org. The financial statements including the reporting on Form 990 for all years the organization has been in existence since 2014 are available on ProPublica.org.”

“| Explanation:| Originally there was an amount of $73 indicated as a contribution but this amount of $73 was a reimbursement for an inadvertent payment of $73 through PayPal. The net contribution was 0.”

“| Explanation:| The total of $165,300 consists of $157,000 donated to a gift fund at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2024 to support hourly pay for Peer Leaders in the Peer-Led Team Learning PLTL program facilitating the learning in two general chemistry courses and $8,300 donated to a gift fund at the University of Texas at Permian Basin UTPB to support the PLTL program in chemistry at UTPB.”

“| Explanation:| The grants to individuals in 2024 in the amount of $11,350 consisted of one Travel Grant 1 8 24 for $300 to one University of Texas at El Paso undergraduate Peer Leader in partial reimbursement for professional development travel in 2023 to the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Annual Meeting in Houston TX; ten Travel Grants of $850 each to University of Texas at El Paso Peer Leaders for partial reimbursement of professional development travel in 2024 to the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Annual Meeting in Rochester New York; and three travel grants of $850 each to University of Texas at Permian Basin Peer Leaders for partial reimbursement of professional development travel in 2024 to the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Annual Meeting in Rochester NY.”

“| Explanation:| Part IX line 11g. Other Expenses to non-employee contractors for services. Payments to Graphic Artist contractors for graphic art development of artwork for covers of workbooks. Carlos Munoz check 1489 $100.00 on 7 23 24 and Jonathan Lopez check 1490 $387.50 on 7 31 24.”

“| Explanation:| Part IX line 24a. Lead For America Corporation pays for most of its shipping costs using PirateShip which provides for US Postal Service USPS label printing of the workbooks shipped through the USPS. This is the way workbooks are delivered from purchase on the website PLTLbooks.org. In 2024 these PirateShip costs totaled $8,534.75.”

“| Explanation:| Part IX line 24b. Individual PLTL workbooks ordered by customers needing them using the website PLTLbooks.org were shipped in plastic mailing sleeves mailers. These individual copies were labeled using the PirateShip label software onto labels that could be thermally printed. The costs of the mailers and labels totaled $417.41 in 2024.”

“| Explanation:| Part IX line 24c. Some workbooks were shipped in bulk to Odessa TX University of Texas at Permian Basin bookstore and shipment was made via the US Postal Service. These costs totaled $118.48 in 2024.”

“| Explanation:| Part IX line 24d. Web hosting through Hostgator cost $83.88 in 2024.”

“| Explanation:| Part IX line 24e. "Other". These costs include the inadvertent payment using PayPal of $72.95 which was reimbursed on 1 19 2024 the Tax990 filing of Form 990EZ for Lead For America corporation for Tax Year 2023 in the amount of $100.85 and The Beneficial Owner Information Reporting cost of $199.00. These costs total $372.80 for 2024.”