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We would be pleased if you copy the below FORM and edit it
to meet your needs for the annual certification letter to the MPWCF.
The name of your
organization
The street address
Telephone number and email address
date
of this letter to the MPWCF
To the MPWCF:
The
undersigned principals of (insert name of your organization)
certify that for the current grant year (insert year)
our organization has read, understood, and complied with your requirements as
specified on your web-site at https://smanumber1.tripod.com/
and most specifically, we answer the following questions:
- If
there has been any changes in our answers to questions 1-19 of your 1st year
requirements page as submitted by us last year or any prior year,
we re-submitted a newer and more current version of this latest
"questions 1-19" statement. circle
answer yes/no change/no (if “no”, explain as #1)
- We
submitted (both by email and on paper attached to this certification) one
combined detailed financial statement that includes this year's actuals,
last year's actuals, this year's budget, and next year's budget figures
(using a format similar to that shown on your financial-examples web-page). circle answer yes/no
(if “no”, explain as #2)
- We
submitted a reconciliation of last year's ending balances to this year's
ending balances (using a format similar to that shown on your financial-examples web-page). circle answer yes/no (if “no”,
explain as #3)
- We
have reviewed your latest "open questions" from the prior year and
answered them completely (using a copy of your questions from last year, and
adding our answers to it as a reply). circle
answer yes/no (if “no”, explain as #4)
- ***
The financial statement makes sufficient "disclosure notes" where
any outsider would not otherwise understand the true meaning
of any category. And where significant variations occur between years,
they are explained in the "disclosure notes" (as explained
throughout your web-site, including on the examples page). circle answer yes/no (if
“no”, explain as #5)
- .***
Our financial statements clearly disclose answers to your questions
(regarding "mission vs. overhead" and "net cost of
fund-raising") as shown near the top of the "some details" page of your web-site. answer
yes/no (if “no”, explain as #6)
- ***
We have sent you this year's updated disclosure of our plans to control and
use the vastly greater grants we expect to receive after the death of your
Founder. answer yes/no (if “no”, explain
as #7)
- ***
We have sent a current year's evaluation of our internal controls and our internal
audit procedures. answer yes/no (if “no”,
explain as #8)
- ***
We have answered the second set of questions (1 to 3, regarding internal
processes) shown on the "some details" page of your web-site. answer yes/no
(if “no”, explain as #9)
- ***
To the best of our knowledge and belief, we are complying with all
applicable laws of the
USA
IRS to ensure contributions to our organization are
USA
tax deductible. We have reviewed the two pages "IRS
regulations" and "IRS financial requirements". answer
yes/no (if “no”, explain as #10)
- In
all other respects, to the best of our individual knowledge and belief, we
have complied with the requirements set forth on your web-site. answer
yes/no (if “no”, explain as #11)
- at
least one of the undersigned has so far to date read, understood, and agreed
that we have complied with all requirements of your web-pages that are
cumulatively listed on the attached edited copy of your Site Map web-page. answer
yes/no (if “no”, explain as #12)
***
These questions need be answered ONLY by grantees who have already received two
or more grants from the MPWCF.
Signed
by the following (please have your chief financial person and chief
administrative person and chief executive sign this certification).
X (name and title) etc. etc.
etc.________________________________
X (name and title)
etc. etc. etc.________________________________
X (name and title) etc. etc.
etc.________________________________
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