Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc.

“The draft of the 990 is thoroughly examined and reviewed by the treasurer & cfo and the audit committee, as well as the executive director and by other key staff as appropriate. The completed 990 is then reviewed and approved by the executive committee of the board of directors (who was previously delegated that responsibility by the full board) prior to filing. Also prior to filing, a full copy is sent to the full board of directors.”

“Prior to a trustee's initial election to the board, or an officer or key employee's employment at aadf, and thereafter on an annual basis, each individual must sign and submit, to the secretary of aadf, a statement which affirms such person: (1) has received a copy of this policy, (2) has read and understands the policy, and (3) has agreed to comply with the policy. In addition, when any matter in which an insider has an interest comes before the board or any committee for decision or approval, the insider shall immediately disclose in good faith all material facts of his or her interest in writing. An individual with a conflict of interest must not be present for deliberations and voting on the transaction or arrangement. If the chairman or president of the board determine that there is a potential conflict of interest, the chairman or president of the board will consult with the executive committee to resolve the apparent conflict, in accordance with the procedures described in the conflict of interest policy.”

“A compensation committee designated by the board performs due diligence on appropriate compensation for the executive director and makes a recommendation to the executive committee for approval. The compensation committee seeks direction and advice from outside counsel, who specialize in executive compensation, and from consultants who perform benchmarking analysis to assist in developing the recommendation. The executive committee meets with the compensation committee and counsel to review the proposed compensation. Aadf performs internal benchmarking for other officers and key employees of the organization using published surveys and other resources. Salary recommendations are proposed by the executive director to the executive committee of the board for approval.”

“The irs form 990 is available upon request and also on websites such as guidestar.org. Governing documents, such as the conflict of interest policy and the audited financial statements, are not available to the general public.”

“The organization, in a full transparency posture to reporting, is reporting all benefits in full in part vii, column f, and not applying the $10,000 per item exception for certain benefits.”

“Robert battle, artistic director & trustee, is compensated for his service to the organization as the artistic director, not for his service as a trustee. Bennett rink, executive director & trustee, is compensated for his service to the organization as the executive director, not for his service as a trustee.”

“The number of hours reported for those individuals receiving compensation is based on weekly hours for payroll purposes. The actual number of hours worked is considerably higher.”