Hopewell Inc

“Management works with an independent cpa firm to prepare and file the form 990. A draft of the form 990 is then reviewed by the chief financial officer with the members of the finance & audit committee for their review and discussion. A copy of the form 990 is then provided to the board of directors by the organization prior to its filing with the irs.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the written conflicts of interest policy by requiring all employees and board members to avoid personal activities, commitments, ownership interests, and other arrangements that may or will compromise their primary duty of loyalty to hopewell. All employees and board members are required to ensure that personal activities, commitments, and ownership interests outside hopewell do not create any actual or perceived conflict of interest. For instance, employees and board members may not seek to induce hopewell to enter into a business relationship or transaction with an entity in which the employee, board member or a family member have a financial interest, unless they first disclose the existence and nature of that financial interest. Similarly, employees and board members are required to avoid using hopewell's contacts to advance their private business or personal interests.”

“The workforce investment committee annually reviews the president's and the key employees' compensation by using multiple published comparability data sources inclusive of comparable compensation obtained from agency ufrs and form 990s. The committee makes findings as to reasonableness of compensation and then recommends compensation that are reviewed with the full board of directors. The minutes of the meeting are recorded and any supplemental information is documented. The committee is also responsible for the annual review of the president's annual performance. The results of the annual review are reviewed with the full board of directors. The minutes of the meeting are recorded and any supplemental information is documented.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”