Barksdale Forward Inc.

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the board of directors for review prior to filing with the irs.”

“The board of directors regularly monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy by reviewing the operations of the organization on a regular basis.”

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's key employees included a review of comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Effective may 15, 2014, the organization became responsible for the operations of the following programs previously carried out under the greater shreveport chamber of commerce: shreveport-bossier military affairs council and barksdale air show.”

“Consultant & expenses: program service expenses 120,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 120,000.”

“Transfer of unrestricted assets from other organization 223,692. Transfer of temporarily restricted assets from other organization 3,352.”

“The board of directors assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.”

“This return is being amended to include information previously omitted from the original audit report. Effective may 15, 2014, the organization became responsible for the operations of the folloiwng programs previously carried out under the greater shreveport chamber of commerce: shreveport-bossier military affairs council and barksdale air show. These two programs were not included on the original audit report, and therefore, also not included on the originally filed form 990. The changes affected all of the following areas of the form 990: form 990 part i: all of the current year revenue and expense amounts changed. Form 990 part iii: question 2 was changed to "yes" to reflect the two new programs undertaken by barksdale forward, inc. The amount of grants reported on line 4a was decreased by $5,000 to reflect money used by the shreveport-bossier military affairs council (now reported as a program). Revenue on line 4a was added in the amount of $1,198 to reflect an amount not previously reported in this section. The two programs taken over in may 15, 2014 were added to part iii. Descriptions for shreveport-bossier military affairs council and barksdale air show were added along with their associated expenses and revenue if applicable. Overall program service expenses reported on line 4e increased with the addition of the two new programs. Form 990 part vii, column d: the amount reported as reportable compensation to murray viser was corrected to the proper amount of $82,533. Form 990 part viii: membership dues of $42,015 were added, as well as program service revenue from the airshow in the amount of $37,075. Investment income was increased by $2 to $707, and gross income from fundraising events in the amount of $10,570 less direct expense of $14,583 were added. Form 990 part ix: nearly all of the amounts on the statement of functional expenses were adjusted by the inclusion of the two new programs mentioned earlier. Form 990 part x: end of the year amounts changed for line 1 cash, line 16 total assets, line 27 unrestricted net assets, line 28 temporarily restricted net assets, line 33 total net assets or fund balances, and line 34 total liabilities and net assets/fund balances. Form 990 part xi: all of the reconciliation of net assets amounts changed with the exception of line 4 net assets or fund balances at beginning of year. Schedule a, part ii: the amounts in column e changed due to the addition of the two new programs. These changes slighlty changed the public support percentage for 2014 to 99.40%. Schedule d, part xi: all of the reconciliation amounts changed on this page. Schedule i, part ii: the military affairs council was removed from this schedule as it is now reported as a prorgram.”