Connecticut Food Bank Inc

“Governance committee: the governance committee shall consist of at least five (5) persons, all of whom shall be elected directors of the corporation. This committee shall be responsible for: a) ensuring a sufficient number of directors with appropriate experience to allow the board to fulfill its obligations. The corporation affirms its commitment to reflecting society's diversity in its board. In furtherance of the foregoing, this committee shall: (i) seek recommendations from the directors for nominees for election to serve on the board; (ii) prepare a list of nominees of directors and officers which shall be faxed, mailed, emailed or sent in some other reasonable manner to each director no less than five (5) days prior to a regularly scheduled meeting of the board; and (iii) propose all regulations and procedures necessary or convenient for the conduct of the election which shall be approved by the board at the applicable annual meeting. B) the education of the board, including orientation of new board members, to allow directors to serve effectively as advocates and ambassadors for the corporation; and c) making periodic assessments of board effectiveness.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the auditors based on information provided by management, reviewed by management and distributed to all members of the finance and audit committee for review and discussion at their october meeting with the auditors. The final draft is then made available to all board members for review. Board members send any questions or comments to the chair of the finance & audit committee. The appropriate person responds to any questions or comments and revisions are made, if necessary, prior to filing.”

“All elected directors and all staff members complete a conflict of interest disclosure certificate annually. Management reviews the individually signed certificates and prepares a summary annually. Connecticut foodshare's governance committee reviews the summary and takes any action deemed necessary as a result of the review.”

“The executive committee, whose members are independent persons, reviews comparability data annually and uses this information as input to the process for approving compensation for the president, the committee's process and decisions are documented contemporaneously. Executives are eligible for the same fringe benefits as other connecticut foodshare employees. The process described here was last completed in 2025.”

“The most recent annual report, most recent audited financial statements and most recent irs form 990 can be found on connecticut foodshare's website under about foodshare/accountability section.”