Third Sector New England Inc.

“The 990 was reviewed by the finance committee of the board prior to filing and was provided to all board members prior to filing.”

“All officers, directors, and key employees are responsible for avoiding situations which place them in conflict or apparent conflict with their duties at tsne and are required to complete and sign a conflict of interest disclosure form annually reaffirming their understanding of the conflict of interest policy and their obligation to disclose all interests, relationships, or affiliations that are or are potentially in conflict wiith the organization's interests. The general counsel reviews the annual forms and determines if a potential conflict exists. If a potential conflict is found to exist, the general counsel brings the conflict before the governance committee for discussion and consideration on proper mitigation. In all circumstances, mitigation includes prohibition of the disclosing individual from participating in the deliberations and decisions on the conflicting matter. Mitigation or rejection may be necessary in instances which, in the judgment of the decision-maker, constitute a conflict of interest or the appearance of such a conflict. Officers, directors and key employees are encouraged to should seek guidance in advance from the general counsel whenever the potential for such conflict of interest arises. Violation of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment or removal from the board of directors.”

“Tsne's ceo's compensation is determined through review by the executive committee of board of directors which makes a recommendation to the full board for a final decision. This committee makes use of comparable compensation data for similarly situated organizations, provided by an external compensation consultant, and maintains minutes of its deliberations. The last time this review was conducted was december 2023.”

“The financial statements, governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are made available upon request. The form 990 is available through the massachusetts attorney general's division of public charities website and national data sources such as guidestar. The form 990 is also available on tsne's website: tsne.org.”

“Agriculture: program service expenses 574,129. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 574,129. Education: program service expenses 6,107,965. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,107,965. Fiscal sponsorship: program service expenses 583,306. Management and general expenses 465,306. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,048,612. Health: program service expenses 946,568. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 946,568. Other: program service expenses 620,215. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 620,215. Stipends: program service expenses 572,399. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 572,399. Workforce development: program service expenses 2,233,504. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,233,504. Policy equity: program service expenses 971,727. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 971,727. Youth development: program service expenses 291,875. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 291,875. Preservation: program service expenses 1,222. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,222.”

“Change in fair value of interest rate swap obligation -59,671.”