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In an effort to reflect the significant changes that have occurred in the nonprofit sector and to address the increased demand for transparency and accountability, the IRS has completed a revision of the reporting form that tax-exempt organizations are required to file each year. Grantees will find this information useful when filing their 990 Forms. The redesigned Form 990 will be phased in over a three-year transition period.
For the first time since 1979, the IRS has completed a significant overhaul of the reporting form tax-exempt organizations are required to file each year. The redesigned Form 990 was officially released on December 20, 2007, approximately six months after the IRS introduced a draft version of the form and solicited comments from the public. Returns filed for the tax year 2007 will still use the current form, with the new form coming into use beginning with returns filed for tax year 2008.
The general purpose of the redesign was to update the Form 990 to reflect the many significant changes that have occurred in the nonprofit sector over the past 28 years, specifically addressing the increased demand for transparency and accountability.
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The IRS plans on releasing draft instructions for the revised Form 990 sometime in the first quarter of 2008. In the meantime, GuideStar representatives will be speaking at conferences around the country on the changes to the Form 990 and what they mean to nonprofits.
Take a look at an overview of the changes to the Form 990 at Really Long Link
View the revised Form 990 and new schedules at Really Long Link
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September 19th 2009 14:58
"Guarapo" is the process of pressing the cane into a machine to get the sugar cane juice. In Brazil is called hand press. Garapa (var. Guarapa) is the Brazilian Portuguese term for the juice of raw sugar cane. Also known as "guarapo", "guarapo de caña" or "jugo de guarapo" in various dialects of Spanish like Puerto Rico. Sugar cane juice is obtained by crushing peeled sugar cane in a small hand- or electric mill.
The drink is often served cold with a squeeze of lemon (in Brazil, Colombia, Cuba), pineapple (Brazil), passionfruit and ginger. Goya is selling in a can if you will like to try it! Beware before you try it, the guarapo has very high sugar content it is rich in calories. Guarapo juice is the primary source of sugar cane derivatives such as raw sugar (obtained by evaporation and refining), cachaça or "caninha" and ethanol.
Carribean Rain Forest
Our country is delighted, today with an extraordinary announcement by The New 7 Wonders Nature. Yes, Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest has been nominated among the first cut of 261 elite international nature venues in the New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign.
The third phase of the campaign has begun, today July 21, 2009 and El Yunque or Caribbean Rain Forrest has made it to the list from the selection of 28 Official Finalist Candidates. EL Yunque is the only tropical rain forest in the National Forest System and is the only forest selected to participate in this competition.
We would like to spread the Buzz Word to support this competition and vote by going to N7WN website: Really Long Link Amongst the finalist you will find: The Amazon, Bu Tinah Shoals, Galapagos, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Grand Canyon, etc.
The town of Coamo is located about 10 miles east of the city of Ponce, and both places can cite the intrepid explorer, conquistador and governor in their history. Juan Ponce de Leon, of course, was the first governor of Puerto Rico. He landed on the island (called San Juan Bautista at the time) in 1508 to assume the island’s administration. Ponce de Leon is also associated intimately with the legend of the Fountain of Youth.
Many sources state that Ponce de Leon’s two exploratory expeditions in which he first discovered, then attempted to colonize Florida were motivated by rumors he had heard of a magical Fountain of Youth. While this is not technically true, the legend has a certain romantic allure that has helped maintain its popularity. What most people outside of Puerto Rico do not know, however, is that Ponce de Leon’s so-called Fountain of Youth may be found inside Puerto Rico itself
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The ADAPT Community must continue our efforts to get and keep people out of nursing homes and other institutions. At the state level, ADAPT activists advocate to change the institutional bias that has forced so many people out of their own homes and communities. At the federal level we continue our advocacy for the passage of the Community Choice Act (CCA). When the CCA passes, people will have a “Real Choice” for community long-term services and supports.
The ADAPT Community will hold a FUN*RUN for Disability Rights to “Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Olmstead decision.” FUN*RUN participants (sponsored by family and friends) roll, run, walk or jog around Upper Senate Park for one hour. It is not race, but a fun fund-raising event. The 2009 FUN*RUN will be held Sunday, April 26, at Upper Senate Park, Washington, D.C., from 1-4 p.m
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Over the past few weeks, I have been organizing with colleagues from around the country to ensure that Amazon's Kindle 2 is accessible to people with print disabilities. (I am a founding member of one organization (Assn on Higher Education and Disability) and president of another (International Dyslexia Association-NY Branch). The Reading Rights Coalition is engaged in a campaign to obtain access for the blind and others with print disabilities to e-books available for Amazon’s new Kindle 2 e-book reader. The new reader, which Amazon is working to make fully accessible, has the ability to use text-to-speech to read these e-books aloud; but under pressure from the Authors Guild, Amazon has announced that authors and publishers will be allowed to disable the text-to-speech function
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Over the past few weeks, I have been organizing with colleagues from around the country to ensure that Amazon's Kindle 2 is accessible to people with print disabilities. (I am a founding member of one organization (Assn on Higher Education and Disability) and president of another (International Dyslexia Association-NY Branch). The Reading Rights Coalition is engaged in a campaign to obtain access for the blind and others with print disabilities to e-books available for Amazon’s new Kindle 2 e-book reader. The new reader, which Amazon is working to make fully accessible, has the ability to use text-to-speech to read these e-books aloud; but under pressure from the Authors Guild, Amazon has announced that authors and publishers will be allowed to disable the text-to-speech function
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Luis Muñoz Marín
He is known as, "Father of Modern Puerto Rico” was a poet, journalist, and politician. He was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico and is considered one of the most important political figures in Las Americas during the 20th century.
Muñoz Marín was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera, a renowned autonomist leader from Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
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