Dance Theatre of Harlem Inc

“The organization amended its bylaws to establish that the board of directors shall consist of no fewer than five and no more than thirty directors. Directors are classified into three classes, with each class serving staggered terms and standing for election at the organization's annual meeting. The organization also created a category of artist board members, comprised of artists who support the purposes and principles of the corporation; individuals in this category do not count toward the number of directors. In addition, the organization formally adopted a whistleblower policy.”

“Dth's independent auditors prepare the form 990. Management reviews the 990 draft in detail. Once approved by management, the draft 990 is sent to the entire board with a comment period. Once the review period expires and, if there are no changes, the form is filed with the irs. If changes are required, the form is updated and filed with the irs prior to its due date.”

“A conflict of interest (coi) policy is published in the dance theatre of harlem personnel manual which is made available to staff and the board of directors. The coi policy contains definitions and examples of conflict situations. The coi policy states "any potential conflict of interest which could result in a director or indirect financial or personal benefit to a director, officer, or staff member must be disclosed in good faith or known to dance theatre of harlem or committee authorizing a contract or other transaction." examples cited include: having a financial interest in any business transaction with dance theatre of harlem; owning or having a significant financial interest in, or other relationship with, a dance theatre of harlem competitor, customer or supplier, and accepting gifts, entertainment of other benefit of more than a nominal value from dance theatre of harlem competitor, customer or supplier. The coi policy provides a process in case staff or board of director may have a conflict of interest, which includes exclusion from participating in the final deliberation or decision regarding a contract or other transaction. In recent years, there has been no such instance. Where applicable, minutes are duly taken reflecting any conflict of interest to disclose a contract or transaction and that the interested staff or director was not present during the final discussion or vote of the committee and that the interested individual abstained from voting.”

“Information from various nonprofit websites is reviewed by the board of directors concerning the compensation of nonprofit executive directors and senior management when determining the compensation of the executive director and top management officials. Websites include nonprofitstaffing.com, idealist.org, and jobstar.org.”

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