Easter Seals Connecticut Inc.

“Due to the change in Easter Seals Connecticut's parent organization on July 31, 2014 from Easter Seals New Hampshire to The Connecticut Institute for the Blind, there were changes in the bylaws and governing documents as follows: The sole member changed from Easter Seals New Hampshire to The Connecticut Institute for the Blind. Both sole members had the right to select and remove members of the Board of Directors. Accordingly, the provision for this action in the governing documents changed from Easter Seals New Hampshire to The Connecticut Institute for the Blind.”

“Until July 31, 2014, Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc., a New Hampshire voluntary corporation was the sole member of Easter Seals Connecticut, Inc., acting through its governing processes. Effective July 31, 2014, The Connecticut Institute for the Blind became the sole member of Easter Seals Connecticut.”

“Until July 31, 2014, the sole member, Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc., had the power to select and remove any director or officer of this Corporation. Effective July 31, 2014, this power was transferred to the new sole member, The Connecticut Institute for the Blind.”

“Until July 31, 2014, Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc. Board of Directors Fiscal Committee reviewed and approved long term borrowings up to $100,000 and recommended to the full Board of Directors for approval amounts in excess of $100,000. The Fiscal Committee was empowered to adopt all recommended resolutions and to take all other actions to affect such borrowings on behalf of the corporation and its Board of Directors.”

“The Form 990 is prepared by an independent outside accounting firm and provided to the full Board for review before filing with the IRS.”

“Conflict of Interest Policy. Should any item come before the Board that might result in a Director having or appearing to have a conflict of interest either by occupation, place of residence or other holdings, or any other interest, the Director shall make his/her personal interest known to the Board as soon as he/she recognizes a possible conflict and shall refrain from voting on matters regarding the issue, and shall observe the following process, to comply with the provisions of Connecticut law, the provisions of which are incorporated herein: (a) Each Director, prior to taking a position on the Board, and all present Directors shall submit in writing to the President or the President's designee a list of all businesses or other organizations of which the Director is an officer, director, trustee, member, owner (either as sole proprietor or partner), shareholder, employee or agent, with which the Corporation has, or might reasonably in the future enter into, a relationship or a transaction in which the Director would have conflicting interests. This information shall be updated annually and shall cover the same information for members of Director's immediate families, as well. The President or designee shall become familiar with the statements of all Directors in order to guide the conduct of the business of the board should possible transactions involving Directors arise. (b) At such time as any matter comes before the Board in such a way as to give rise to consideration of a pecuniary benefit transaction involving a Director or member of the Director's family, the affected Director shall make known the potential conflict, whether disclosed by his written statement or not, and after answering any questions that might be asked him, shall withdraw from the meeting for so long as the matter shall continue under discussion. Should the matter be brought to a vote, neither the affected Director nor any other Director who has had a pecuniary benefit transaction in the same fiscal year shall vote on it. A vote to find that the transaction is in the best interest of the Corporation by 2/3rds of the Board shall be required in order to enter into the transaction.”

“Easter Seals Connecticut, Inc. does not compensate its officers or top management officials. They are paid by a related organization, Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc., the parent organization with oversight and responsibility for eight (8) nonprofit subsidiary entities: Easter Seals New York, Inc.; Easter Seals Maine, Inc.; Easter Seals Rhode Island, Inc.; Easter Seals Connecticut, Inc. D/B/A Easter Seals Coastal Fairfield County (until 7/31/14); Easter Seals Vermont, Inc.; Harbor Schools, Inc.; Manchester Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center; and Agency Realty, Inc. Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc. has an Executive Compensation Committee that is made up of former chairs of the Board of Directors and other Directors. It meets annually and reviews data on comparable not-for-profit executives of similar sized organizations in the geographical area in which we operate. That data is compiled from information gathered by the Senior Vice President for Human Resources and submitted to the Committee. The Committee meets independently to review the performance of the President, meets with the President to obtain his input, and then recommends compensation levels. It then submits its report to the entire Board of Directors which meets in executive session to review the process and the recommendations. The Committee also reviews the compensation of the highest level employees and provides input to the President in setting their compensation. Contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision is recorded.”

“Copies of the IRS Form 990 and the nonprofit status determination documents are available for public inspection at the corporate office by appointment.”

“On September 25, 2013, the Board of Directors of Easter Seals Connecticut voted to discontinue the camp programs and cease all operations effective November 16, 2013.”

“Interest Rate Swap Valuation Adjustment 36,492. Increase in Fair Value of Beneficial Interest in Trust Held by Others 511,682. Loss on Discontinued Operations -461,463. Other Nonoperating Gain 3,703,724.”

“Although the audit process has not changed from the prior year, due to the change in affiliation of Easter Seals Connecticut on July 31, 2014, the consolidated audited financial statements only cover September 1, 2013-July 31, 2014, the date of deconsolidation of this entity. The tax return covers the entire fiscal year, September 1, 2013-August 31, 2014.”