Beaumont Foundation of America

“Line 2 - related party information among officers or directors chairman reaud and director huntsman are both directors of huntsman corp.”

“The form 990 is prepared by our outside auditors under the direction of cfo robert craft, and reviewed by president keller, and then reviewed by the board of directors prior to filing.”

“With only 4 employees and 3 directors, we are a small organization. Regular monitoring and enforcement of the conflict of interest policy is part of normal operations. Annual review of the policy is also performed.”

“The foundation uses a nationally recognized compensation consultant, longnecker & associates, to determine an appropriate range of compensation for officers and other employees (the directors serve without compensation). The performance of the officers and other employees is annually reviewed by the executive performance and compensation committee of the board of directors. The compensation is then voted upon by the board of directors.”

“See explanation for form 990, part vi, line 15a above.”

“The foundation makes its determination letter, form 990s, audits, governing documents, and conflicts of interest policy available to the public upon request by phone, fax, email, letter, or in person.”

“Line 4a - first achievement social services grants support basic needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, and other aid for indigent, low income, and other underserved populations. The primary area is food to the poor through organized food bank programs. Grants to enhance technology, economies of scale and new partnerships have enabled food banks to meet increased demand for food to those most in need. Special attention has been given to children through kids cafe and backpack programs and to the rural poor through rural pantry programs. The remaining grants in this area are fund awards for emergency care for at risk populations served by churches. Line 4b - second achievement healthcare programs fall into three main categories of improved access to health care for the underserved. One is an outreach program to native americans in western states. This endeavor, conducted as part of the huntsman cancer outreach program, seeks to enlist tribal elders in encouraging screening and treatment. Outreach is conducted by healthcare workers who are native american or familiar with customs of potential clients. The second is a community clinic which helps create treating physician homes for underserved families and individuals. Line 4c - third achievement children and youth programs consist primarily of providing clothing for children in foster care programs. Children in foster care seldom have new school clothes, as budgets are so sparce that new school clothes become a luxury. But for children already facing nearly insurmountable problems of identity and worth, peer pressure, and ridicule based on old or inappropriate clothing can be devastating. Beaumont foundation grants work in close coordination with the major foster care providers to help overcome this problem. Finally, our children of fallen heroes program is a legacy of our original mission to provide technology grants. This program provides laptop computers to dependent children and spouses of military personnel who gave their lives in iraq or afghanistan.”

“Education programs include grants to support exceptional k-12 teachers, grants to provide scholarships to first generation underserved university students, and grants and endowments for graduate programs, particularly in law. Special programs are also organized around increasing opportunities for underserved students. The primary focus on k-12 is in recognizing and supporting outstanding teachers through 10,000 per teacher grants in southeast texas and east texas. Beaumont foundation college scholarships follow well established formats at multiple universities to provide student scholarships and to endow leadership,administrative, and faculty positions. The foundation supports a number of universities, with special emphasis on lamar university here in beaumont.”