Disability Rights Rhode Island

“A draft copy of form 990 was presented and explained in detail by the independent accountants to the board of directors at its february 2015 board meeting. All committee members and directors present were provided the opportunity to pose questions about form 990 to the independent accountants who had prepared it. All revisions recommended during this meeting were made to the return and a final copy was approved by the board chair and the organization's executive director prior to filing the return with the irs.”

“On an annual basis, each member of the board of directors must execute a conflict of interest disclosure statement that reports any relationships the board memeber has as defined under the conflict of interest policy. Any significant change in circumstances requires that the board member submit a new or revised disclosure statement. Board members who become aware of any potential conflicts during the course of the year are also required to report such potential conflicts to the board.”

“The organization's bylaws establish an executive committee of the board of directors that will act as the board's personnel committee and be responsible for conducting an annual performance evaluation of the executive director. The board's executive committee has developed an evaluation protocol and evaluations are being conducted. The executive committee will also be using comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation to determine compensation for the executive director and other key employees.”

“Ri disability law center does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public.”

“The organization's board of governors has direct oversight and responsibility for the selection of it's outside cpa, as well as its annual financial statement audit. There was no change in this process from the prior year.”