Beaverbrook Step Inc.

“Any person subscribing to the purposes of the corporation, except persons currently employed by the corporation, and who attends consecutive annual meetings shall be deemed a member. Membership business is conducted at the organization's annual meeting or at a special meeting called on behalf of the organization.”

“By a majority vote, members of the corporation present at the annual meeting of the corporation vote to re-elect or replace board members who have resigned or whose terms have expired. Each year, members elect by majority vote, both the clerk and the treasurer for one year terms.”

“By a majority vote, members of the corporation elect and may remove board of directors members. A director's removal may be voted on, only after reasonable notice and the opportunity to be heard by the membership body.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the ceo, cfo, and senior management. Once complete, a copy of the form 990 is distributed to every member of the board of directors and is reviewed by the finance & audit committee, which is a subset of the board of directors.”

“Beaverbrook step, inc. Has both a policy and procedure whereby officers, directors, and key employees are required to annually submit and verify information pursuant to maintaining compliance with the organization's conflict of interest policies. This information and verification is monitored and enforced throughout the year by both the board and executive committee. By policy, if and when a member's conflict is disclosed, such member is excluded from all discussions and votes pertaining to his/her interests and conflict.”

“Although the members of the board of directors are unpaid volunteers, they oversee a substantive review and approval of salaries of key employees including the ceo, cfo, and other senior managers. Originally commissioned by the ma council of human service providers, the state wide provider coalition, abbott langer & associates surveys, produced annual comparative salary data by the state, region, metro area, type of non-profit, and size of non-profit. The publication is used by the organization to ensure that our salaries are fair, equitable, and within acceptable compensation limits.”

“Beaverbrook step, inc. Makes all of its governing documents, minutes, conflict of interest policies, financial statements, ufr's, form 990 and government filings available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure as set fort in section 6104(d). Documents may be mailed, picked up, or available for inspection. All government personnel filings in ma are also available online at state agency websites. In addition, the form 990 without schedule b is available to the public via guidestar and the massachusetts attorney general's website.”

“Beaverbrook step, inc. Is a private, not-for-profit organization which provides community-based residential, day and support services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities in eastern massachusetts. The organization assists with the access, training and opportunities necessary to fully experience the benefits of community living. The organization strives to enhance the quality of life of individuals, while also fulfilling our responsibility to help our communities understand and appreciate the talents of all of its members. In order to function as a productive and effective organization, we realize that beaverbrook step, inc. Must remain an administratively sound and financially stable corporation. We are committed to hiring qualified, professional staff and to providing our staff with adequate training, fair wages, a positive work environment and an opportunity for both personal and professional growth. Further, we are committed to locating and utilizing all available financial resources in order to maintain a budget that addresses the need of the individuals, ensures the long-term viability of the organization and enables its best potential.”