Breaking Ground II Housing Development Fund Corporation

“Organization's process used to review form 990 THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THE FORM HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY REGARDING MISSION, PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, FINANCIALS AND GOVERNANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATIONS MANAGEMENT. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED WITH THE BGI AUDIT CHAIR. THE FINAL VERSIONS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. DISCUSSION OF FORM 990 REQUIREMENTS, CONTENTS AND BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES OCCUR AT AN ANNUAL BOARD MEETING.”

“Enforcement of Conflict of interest policy The policy and annual disclosure forms are distributed to all board members, officers and management staff. Each individual is required to sign and review the disclosure form and provide information about any relationships they may have with Breaking Ground II HDFC's other employees, and/or vendors that conduct business with Breaking Ground II HDFC. Breaking II HDFC operates under the policy of its parent organization, Breaking Ground Community HDFC, Inc. All submissions are reviewed by Human Resources to determine if a conflict exists; when a conflict arises, the individuals affected are prohibited from participating in the decision-making process related to any transaction occurring with the conflicted organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, lines 13 & 14 Breaking Ground II HDFC operates under the whistleblower and document retention policy of its parent organization, Breaking Ground Community HDFC, Inc.”

“Breaking Ground II HDFC 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 are not ordinarily made available to the public, but, if requested, will be provided at management's discretion. Form 990, Part IX Breaking Ground II HDFC does not have its own employees or its own payroll. All employees providing services to Breaking Ground II HDFC receive their W-2s from a related organization, Common Ground Management Corporation. Expenditures reported on Part IX, Lines 7, 8, 9 and 10 represent the portion of salary and benefits expenditures allocated to Breaking Ground II HDFC based on services rendered to the organization.”

“DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: EXCISE TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. BG II WAS FORMED FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF OWNING, REHABILITATING, MANAGING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS AND TO PROVIDE RELATED SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS TO THE TENANTS RESIDING IN THE BUILDINGS OWNED BY RELATED ENTITIES. IN ADDITION, BG II MAY ALSO ACQUIRE PROPERTIES FOR future development as supportive and low-income housing units. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 CHANGES TO ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS Breaking Ground II amended its bylaws in calendar year 2017 to clarify certain aspects of its Board governance and operation and to codify certain Board roles and responsibilities that had been informally observed. These changes to the bylaws were as follows: - To clarify who constitutes the organizations required officers (Chair, President, Treasurer and Secretary); - To bring the organizations conflict of interest policy in conformity with the New York Non-Profit Revitalization Act by means of Board resolution; - To clarify roles and responsibilities of the organizations officers; - To authorize only the Board of Directors of Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation to nominate, approve, remove or replace (with or without cause) the Breaking Ground II Board of Directors; - To authorize the Board to set all officer compensation and to remove any employee or agent of BGII. - To provide that a majority of the Board of Directors is required to amend the bylaws. - To provide that depositaries need not be approved by the Board.”

“Removal of one freedom place expenses ($24,907)”