Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial

“The president and treasurer will review the form 990 prior to filing.”

“Each of the organization's board members signed a conflict of interest statement requiring them to reveal any conflict of interest to the directors. None of the board members received compensation or benefited financially from any transaction of the organization.”

“The articles of incorporation, as well as the organization's fundraising & donor policy, privacy policy and vision & mission statement, were all available to the public on the organization's website or by request during the tax year.”

“Schedule n, part i explanation of liquidation and dissolution - the organization ceased operations in september 2025 and subsequently liquidated its remaining assets on december 31, 2025. At the time of liquidation, the organizations only asset consisted of cash in abank account totaling 501. All cash was used to pay final organizational expenses, specifically 150 in state fees and 351 in insurance premiums, in connection with winding up the organizations affairs. These payments represented ordinary and necessary expenses incurred during the liquidation process. On january 23, 2026, the treasurer executed a corporate certificate confirming that the directors approved the dissolution of the corporation and authorized the officers to take all necessary steps to complete the dissolution. The articles of dissolution will be filed after the organization files its final form 990 and obtains the required tax compliance certificate from the arizona department of revenue. No assets were transferred to any successor organization, and no assets were distributed to any officer, director, trustee, key employee, disqualified person, or other insider. No individual or entity received a distribution of the organizations net assets, and no person or organization received more than 25% of the organizations total assets as a transfer. After payment of the final expenses described above, the organization had no remaining assets. See copy of corporate certificate attached.”

“The granite mountain hotshots memorial partnership is an independent, non- profit organization that solicited community input to commission a just and lasting memorial to the 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots who lost their lives on june 30, 2013, when the yarnell hill fire they were battling overran them in the deadliest wildfire in arizona history. The primary mission of the memorial partnership is to facilitate the creation of a memorial to the fallen granite mountain hotshots. In 2015, the city of prescott endorsed the memorial partnership as the designated organization to select and commission the memorial. The memorial partnership believes that one of the best - and most lasting - ways to honor the fallen hotshots is to establish a physical memorial, in an accessible and central location in the city of prescott, that will help ensure that their sacrifice, bravery and dedication will be remembered by current and future residents and visitors for generations to come. The yavapai county board of supervisors approved 400 square feet of space in the southeast quadrant of the yavapai county courthouse plaza for the memorial.”