Danvers Fish & Game Club Inc C/O John K Stanchfield Treasurer

“The club is a paid membership only social club. The members do not have the right to receive any distributions or similar type payments as a result of their paid membership dues.”

“The members have the ability to vote in the annual election for the board of directors which is held every june.”

“The completed form 990 and form 990-t tax returns are first reviewed by the treasurer. The treasurer then provides a copy of the completed form 990 and form 990-t to each member of the board of directors. The directors are encouraged to review the form 990 and form 990-t and submit individual questions by email to the treasurer on or before a predetermined and agreed-upon date allowing sufficient time for revisions and ultimately filing on or before the extended due date of the returns.”

“The club does not have a formal conflict of interest policy but believes that insofar that as a board member there is a "duty of loyalty" in which they agree their allegiance to the club and its rules and purposes trumps any other organizational affiliation they may have, and that they must report any instance of conflict and recuse themselves on votes if necessary.”

“There are no executive directors or any key employees at the club that fall into the category of needing an executive compensation review policy.”

“The club provides its form 990 through guidestar.org. Governing documents and financial statements are available upon request to the treasurer.”

“There has been no changes to the oversight or selection process during the year ended june 30, 2014.”

“To promote and encourage the propagation of fish and game; to promote interest in hunting, trap shooting, skeet shooting, rifle shooting, pistol shooting, fishing, bait casting, boating and other lawful sports; to aid in the protection of fish, game and birds and to promote and provide social and athletic recreation for its members; to promote and encourage better understanding among the members and general public as to the proper use of boats, hunting and fishing equipment; to promote, encourage and educate its members and the general public in the principles of safety in the use of firearms; to promote and encourage a better understanding between land owners and sportsmen; to give and promote entertainments, lectures, social affairs, celebrations, exhibitions, games and amusements of any and all description for the general enjoyment and instruction of its members; to establish and own rifle ranges and the necessary equipment for them; to instruct juveniles in the use of firearms and other sporting equipment; to purchase, acquire, lease and to maintain and operate buildings, club houses or other structures incident to the foregoing purposes; to establish and maintain buildings for reading rooms, libraries and social meetings; to cooperate with public authorities in the conservation of natural resources of the commonwealth of massachusetts, and to disseminate information and literature relative to the same; and to purchase, lease and acquire real estate and personal property incidental to the foregoing purposes, and to sell, lease, mortgage of otherwise dispose of the same.”