Tax Reports - Listings/Website - Perpetuity - Scholarships
It seems to be when you talk to a tax accountant that non-profits are the worst bookeepers. The Alumni Association wants to make them wrong and has been gathering all the tax information. You then find that the financial institution doesn't send out 1099 forms! However, we have a geat organization that gives us the information. So another hurdle is taken care of. But do a little praying on Friday when the accountant comes to complete the taxes for 2005.
We also have a great young man getting all this tax "stuff" for the income tax report. We don't want to be one of those non-profits organizations that doesn't do the taxes correctly.
Have been very busy updating the life and life spouse membership listings. These will then be placed on the website. The listings will be alphabetic by last name, by maiden name and by year of graduation.
It is interesting to note that the life and life/spouse memberships are creating interest and this interest is transferred to the alumni association each month. This interest what keeps the alumni association going. It is interesting to note also that these funds will go in perpetuity when we are all gone!
Grants and scholarship requests by awardees are being sent the day the request is received in the alumni office. It is always a great feeling to send out these checks to the recent graduates of Fillmore High by the older members of Fillmore High. You and the alumni have helped many graduates over the years and with the help of all this shall continue. We have graduates at Columbia, Harvard, UCLA, USC, and many other universities.