The Trust for Public Land Action Fund

“The draft form 990 was prepared by the trust for public land action fund's (tplaf's) accounting firm for review by the organization's treasurer, controller, and general counsel. After this initial round of review, the revised draft was forwarded to the trust for public land's audit committee for review. After this round of review and revision, the final document was forwarded to the full board of directors for their review prior to filing.”

“The organization has a comprehensive and clear written conflict of interest policy that requires potential conflicts of interest to be brought to the attention of the president, and, if necessary, to be reviewed by the board of directors or an internal committee. The policy provides detail as to the procedure taken for potential conflicts of interest, review by the board of directors, records of proceedings, signed statements of affirmation, violations, annual review, and legal standards. This policy is provided to all staff and directors and reviewed annually both in writing and orally by general counsel. Each director and staff member is required to sign and submit an affirmation of receipt and compliance to the conflict of interest policy, and these signed affirmations are filed with the minutes of the board of directors.”

“The trust for public land pays the salaries of the organization's officers. At the trust for public land, benefits are furnished based upon established policy and are standard for all employees. Compensation is based upon position ranges updated annually with market data.”

“Annual audited financial statements are posted on the trust for public land website (www.tpl.org). Articles of incorporation are available on the california secretary of state website. Financial statements and articles of incorporation are also made available upon request for the same period of time set forth in sec. 6104(d). The conflict of interest policy is not made available to the public.”

“All officers and board member are employees of the trust for public land and devote the majority of their time there. Board members stephen baird, page knudsen cowles, caroline niemczyk, whitney hatch, and thomas reeve also serve on the board of the trust for public land.”

“Other prof fees: program service expenses 351,364. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 351,364.”

“Assets distributed to trust for public land upon dissolution -269,660.”