MILL River Collaborative Inc.

“The Form 990 is provided to the Finance Committee electronically. The Form 990 is reviewed by the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors before it is filed, and it is also distributed to the Board of Directors before filing.”

“The organization consistently and regularly monitors and enforces the organization's conflict of interest policy. All board members are covered under the conflict of interest policy. Annually all board members sign a conflict of interest disclosure form. Staff members are covered under a policy included in the employee handbook, which each employee is required to sign. A person who has a conflict is required to disclose it to the board and determinations are made by the full Board. All Conflicts are reviewed at the board level. The board will determine whether the conflict warrants the conflicted board member to recuse himself or herself from discussion and/or voting on the subject of the conflict, on a case by case basis.”

“Senior executives' (executive director, director of programs and outreach, director of business & operations, director of development, construction manager, land manager) compensation is reviewed relative to data on non-profit executive's compensation in the fairfield and westchester county area. Senior executives submit an annual self appraisal which is reviewed by their immediate superior who provides comments/feedback on the self appraisal. The executive director's self appraisal is reviewed by chairman and discussed with the board of trustees. The executive director recommends changes in compensation to the chairman and committee for employees at the director and manager level. The full board approves changes in compensation for: executive director, director of programs and outreach, director of business & operations, director of development, construction manager, land manager when warranted. The executive director approves compensation increases for lower level employees after review by committee. Executive director's self appraisal was reviewed by the committee in march 2017.”

“Mill River Collaborative makes its form 1023 and form 990 available upon request.”

“Mill River Collaborative makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“write off of uncollectible receivables -64,500.”

“The organization's finance committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an indepedent accountant. There has been no change in the process since the prior year.”