Amherst Nelson Cares Ltd

“The bylaws of the organization require the Board of Directors of the organization to elect members each year. The members of the organization are the same persons who serve on the Board of Directors.”

“A copy of the completed Form 990 is emailed to each board member and officer before it is filed. Board members have seven days to comment before it is filed.”

“The Board of Directors and officers monitor conflict of interest issues. In the future, this will be an agenda item at each board meeting, including the annual meeting of the board.”

“No officers, directors, or any other person is compensated by the organization. All persons connected with the organization are volunteers who are not compensated. It is the policy of the organization that all funds be used for the purposes of the organization and not for compensation.”

“Governing documents, financial statements, and conflict of interest policy are avilable to the public on request. The annual From 990 or 990EZ are public documents in Virginia on file with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Servives of Virginia.”

“In all previous years this entity has filed the 990 EZ on the form for the year corresponding to the the end of the corprorate fiscal year. After reviewing the rules the for filing of the 990 and 990 EZ, we believe that it should have been filed on the form for the year corresponding to the beginning of the fiscal year. Accordingly, this is the amended form for 2019 because the fiscal year began on October 1, 2019. We erronously believed that it should have been filed for on the 2020 Form 990 because the fiscal year ended on September 30, 2020. The previous 2019 Form 990 EZ filed with the IRS should have been on the 2018 Form 990 EZ rather than the 2019 Form 990 EZ. This is first year a Form 990 rather than a 990 EZ has be filed by this entity. In all previous years a 990 EZ was filed. In years previous to 2019, the 990 EZ's were filed on the form corresponding to the end of the corporate fiscal year rather than the year corresponding to the beginning of the corporate fiscal year.”

“Normally the organization has receipts odf less $100,000 each fiscal year. The 2019 fiscal year is unusual due to a large gift from an estate. Receipts are expected to be less than $100,000 infuture fiscal years.”

“This consists of $44 for stamps and $35 for checks.”

“Line 24b is payment to the Amherst County School Board for transportation costs for delivery of food bags to homes of food insecure students during the time when classes were being held virtually and students were not attending school in-person. Line 24d consists if $17 for local personal property tax, $50 for Food Bank membership, $25 for Virginia annual corporate registration, and $50 for masks and gloves.”

“This consists of $847 for the value of 13 shares of WP Carey, Inc. on September 30, 2020 plus $41 in dividends held in brokerage account.”

“This is the loss in value for 13 shares for WP Carey INC during the fiscal year. The initial value of the donation in December 2019 was $1,041. the value at the close of the fiscal year was $847. This means the shares decreased in value for the fiscal year in the amount of $194.”

“The reflects the increase in value otf the food inventory from the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of the fiscal year. The beginning value on October 1, 2019 was $8,263 and the ending value on September 30, 2020 was $10,555, The inctease is $2,292.”