The Child Development Center at Queens College Inc.

“The Board of Directors includes student representatives. Students attending Queens College elect the student representatives who sit on the Board.”

“The Form 990 was prepared by an independent accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. A copy of the draft Form 990 was circulated to the full Board of Trustees for discussion and comment. Each Board Member was provided ample opportunity to comment on the information contained in the 990 prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service.”

“The Organization operates under the conflict of interest policy of its parent organization, Queens College of the City of New York. Each officer, director, trustee and key employee of the College is required to annually disclose any conflicts of interest that arise by virtue of their employment, board service, or position with the College. The College monitors compliance with its conflict of interest policy through an annual questionnaire/disclosure statement that is distributed to these individuals. Potential conflicts are investigated immediately.”

“The organization operates under the document retention policy of its parent organization, queens college.”

“The Organization does not compensate any of the individuals reported in Part VII of the Form 990; all compensation is paid by a related organization, Queens College of the City of New York. Queens College is a municipal employer and all salaries are governed by contracts negotiated between the State, New York City and Trade and Municipal unions.”

“The organization makes its Form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The Form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization's financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy will be available to the public upon request and at management's discretion.”

“The Child Development Center has no employees of its own; it provides no Forms W-2 to any individuals that provide services to the organization. All employees providing services to the Center are employees of Queens College. Accordingly, the Child Development Center reports no employees in response to Part V, Line 2. On Part IX of the Form 990, the Child Development Center reports salaries and wages on Line 7. These amounts represent an allocation of salary expenditures from its parent organization, Queens College. Amounts reported on Line 21 represent payment back to Queens College to settle certain administrative, bookkeeping and other costs incurred on behalf of the Child Development Center.”