Saint Barthelemy Medical Equipment Foundation Inc

“The Form 990 was prepared by a Certified Public Accountant in conjunction with key accounting staff of the Foundation. Subsequently, the Form 990 was reviewed by the Members of the Board of the Foundation.”

“Governing and other important documents are available up request.”

“Lawrence ODonnell, the prior Treasurer, of the Organization passed away on August 30, 2020. As such, he maintained all books and records and was responsible for 990 related filings. As the IRS records indicate, until the filing for 2020 (Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2021), 990-Ns were filed since inception of the Organization. With Mr. ODonnells passing, no prior financial information other than current banking information is available. Since assuming Board responsibilities, the two current volunteer Board members have worked diligently to fullfil the Organizations intended exempt mission by soliciting contributions and to bring the Organization into compliance with all requirements including the filing of Form 990 for 2020 (Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2021). With regard to the Form 990 filing requirement for 2021 (Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2022), a 990N filing was completed when the filing should have been a Form 990. Accordingly, an amended return has been filed. It should be noted that the current Board members acted in good faith by filing the 990N for 2021 (Fiscal Year August 31, 2022). With respect to the 2022 (Fiscal Year August 31, 2023), there was confusion as to the due date of the filing as there were discussions relative to changing the fiscal year for administrative ease. Accordingly, the due date was missed and as soon as the issue was realized, steps have been taken to file the return. It should be noted that the current volunteer Board members did not willfully fail to file this 990 when due and, accordingly, penalty abatement due to late filing is requested. To correct future issues, a CPA has been engaged to assist with the monitoring of the due dates.”