Rhedcloud Foundation Inc

THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF RHEDCLOUD FOUNDATION INC. (THE "FOUNDATION") ARE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE "RHED" IN THE FOUNDATION'S NAME STANDS FOR RESEARCH, HEALTHCARE AND HIGHER EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON ADVANCING RESEARCH, HEALTHCARE AND HIGHER EDUCATION CLOUD COMPUTING WITH ENHANCED SECURITY, COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRATION. EVERY USER AND PROVIDER OF THE CLOUD HAS A NEED TO ASSESS RISK AND SPECIFY CONTROLS FOR SERVICES IN CLOUD PLATFORMS. THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES WILL ASSIST IN SOLVING THE COMMON ISSUES AMONGST CLOUD USERS AND PROVIDERS. SUCH ISSUES INCLUDE: (1) SECURITY MEASURES FOR VARIOUS COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS THROUGH RISK ASSESSMENTS AND COUNTERMEASURES; (2) COMMON IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY MEASURES IN AN EXTENSIBLE FRAMEWORK; AND (3) THE PROVISIONING, INTEGRATION, AND ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH SYSTEMS INTO THE FRAMEWORK OR STRUCTURE OF THE BUSINESS. THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES WILL BENEFIT A WIDE RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES, INCLUDING HIGHER EDUC

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DURING THE CURRENT RETURN YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RATIFIED A RESOLUTION TO WIND-DOWN THE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ENGAGE IN A VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NONPROFIT CODE OF GEORGIA AND ITS BYLAWS. THE WIND-DOWN WAS NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE END OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT RETURN YEAR, AND THUS, THE CURRENT RETURN CONTAINS A COMBINATION OF PROGRAM EXPENSES, ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING 17,000 TO UNRELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS AS LISTED IN FORM 990 PART IX, SCHEDULE I, AND SCHEDULE N, AS APPLICABLE. FOLLOWING THE ORGANIZATION'S TERMINATION IN THE SUBSEQUENT RETURN YEAR, A FINAL RETURN WILL BE SUBMITTED REFLECTING THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF ASSETS AND INCLUDING RELEVANT TERMINATION DOCUMENTS AS REQUIRED BY SCHEDULE N.

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DURING THE PREVIOUS RETURN YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RATIFIED A RESOLUTION TO WIND-DOWN THE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ENGAGE IN A VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NONPROFIT CODE OF GEORGIA AND ITS BYLAWS. THE WIND-DOWN WAS COMPLETED DURING THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT RETURN YEAR, AND THE CURRENT RETURN CONTAINS A COMBINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING 4,680 TO UNRELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS AS LISTED IN FORM 990 PART IX AND SCHEDULE N, AS APPLICABLE.