The Whitney Academy Inc

“George harmon, president/treasurer/executive director and sheila harmon, member of board of directors are husband and wife.”

“The organization does not have committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The organization's executive director, controller, and business manager review a draft of the form 990, which is prepared by the organization's independent accountants. Any resultant comments and changes are incorporated into the form by the independent accountants. A final version of the form 990 is then provided to each member of the board of directors prior to its filing with the irs.”

“All officers and directors of the organization are required to file a statement on an annual basis disclosing any potential interests that could give rise to conflicts. These statements are completed at the beginning of each fiscal year and are evaluated by the officers of the organization. Individuals with potential conflicts of interest are prohibited from participating in any deliberations or decisions that may be effected by a potential conflict of interest.”

“Compensation of the executive director is reviewed on an annual basis in connection with the organization's budgeting process. The organization engaged an outside firm to perform a compensation review of the executive director. The board of directors reviews and approves the compensation of the executive director using data from comparable organizations and the compensation review. Such deliberations and decisions are recorded in the meeting minutes. Compensation of other officers and key employees is also reviewed on an annual basis in connection with the organization's budgeting process. Such review is performed by independent persons and includes the use of comparability data.”

“The organization's audited financial statements and governing documents are available to the public via the websites of certain state regulatory agencies as well as upon request. The conflict of interest policy is available upon request.”

“The organization's board of directors is responsible for oversight of the audit of the financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant. There is not a separate sub-committee established for this purpose.”