Providence Performing Arts Center

“Effective as of january 28, 2014, ppac amended and restated its bylaws. The amendment and restatement came after legal counsel determined that their bylaws were out of date. The following are some of the changes that were made. The bylaws made reference to board members as trustees, as opposed to directors and the committee members' responsibilities were more accurately defined.”

“Form 990 will be prepared by ppac's independent accountant according to input from management. By october 30th of each year (or later if the return is extended), the ppac finance committee will review the prepared form and review all material aspects of the form with management. The ppac board has given authority to the finance committee to review and approve the document prior to filing.”

“Board members are required to complete and sign a conflict of interest form annually.”

“Ppac has a compensation review committee composed of the executive committee of the board of directors. The executive committee is composed of the board chairman, 1st vice chairman, second vice chairman, treasurer, and secretary. The compensation review committee will meet annually to review compensation of key employees. Key employees are defined as employees whose compensation exceeds $100,000 a year (or current 990 requirement) and or have a significant role in the operation of the organization. The threshold of earnings will include all compensation including any base salary, commissions, incentive or bonus pay. Compensation also includes earnings from any wholly or majority owned subsidiary operations. Every four years or sooner if the committee so decides, the committee will commission a key employee compensation study to be completed by an independent consultant who will compare key employee compensation to other organizations of similar scope and size. Findings of the cosultant will be submitted to the compensation review committee. Minutes reflecting the deliberations of the committee will be kept in addition to the documented results of the study and will be retained by the organizations as a permanent record.”

“A copy of the form 990 will be kept on file at ppac for the review of any board member at any time, or member of the general public. A copy of the form 990 will also be posted on www.guidestar.com.”

“Unrealized inc/loss on investment in shows -8,183.”

“The finance committee has an annual meeting with the independent auditors to review financial statements and any findings. The finance committee also assumes responsibility in the selection of the independent accountants.”