Roots Ethiopia Inc.

“Board members are each given a copy of the prepared form 990 which is then reviewed by each member. Questions regarding the 990 information are answered by the board treasurer in person, via electronic means, or by phone. Once members have been given an opportunity to review the information and questions have been answered then the form is filed with the irs.”

“No documents were available to public as of june 30, 2015.”

“The july 1, 2014 to june 30, 2015 form 990 has been amended due to errors found in the original filed return. The return is being amended for the following changes: part i: there was information regarding the organization that was missing or inaccurate including website, telephone number, state of legal domicile, incorrect year of formation, number of voting members, number of independent voting members and inaccurate revenue and expenses reported in current year and prior year. Part iii: there was information regarding the organization that was missing or inaccurate including mission statement and descriptions of the program service accomplishments for each of the three largest program services. Part vi: there was information regarding the organization that was missing or inaccurate including number of voting members, number of independent voting members, description of the organization's process to review the form 990 and a description on how the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public. Part vii: the board members, titles, position and average hours per week were incorrect. Part viii: the statement of revenue did not break out the activity from the fundraising events (i.e. Gross income, contributions, direct expenses). Part ix: the statement of functional expenses did not break out expenses between program, management and general and fundraising. In addition, all expenses were categorized as office expenses. Part x: the amounts presented in the balance sheet were not correct at the time the original return was filed. There have been slight changes to the amounts. Schedule a - part ii: there was missing information in the original schedule a filed including interest income and significant contributions received that should be excluded from the public support test. Schedule a - part iii: part iii was completed when it did not apply. Only part ii of schedule a applies based on the type of public charity the organization is. Schedule f: there was no schedule f completed in the original filed return. Schedule f applies based on the nature and activity of the organization. Schedule g: this schedule was included but not completed in the original filed return. There was a fundraising event during the time period that should have been disclosed.”