Ujamaa Community Development Corp

“Upon completion of the 990 by independent accountant, a copy is given to the executive director for review and approval. The executive director upon receipt of the tax form then schedules a meeting with members of the organizations board of directors to review the form. Questions if any are then presented to the accountantfor clarification. Upon satisfactory clarification of all questions, the 990 is approved by the board members and the accountant is instructed to finalize the return.”

“The issue of whether a conflict of interest exist is routinely considered during board meetings when the board is engaged in discussion relating to activities conducted by the organization, entering into a contract, hiring personnel, etc.”

“In determining the compensation for the organizations executive director and key employees, the organizations board considers the following factors:1) level of education.2) experience.3) compensation paid by other similar organizations.4) financial status of the organization.the board also consults with an outside personnel agency. All discussions pertaining to the decision reached is documented.”

“The organization follows the same procedure used for ceo, executive dir and top management. See write-up of procedure in part vi, line 15a.”

“The organizations governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are maintained at the organizations headquarters and are available to the public upon request.”

“At the time in which the original return was filed, management did not have all of the necessary information to file a complete and accurate return. The return is being amended to reflect the new and accurate information obtained.”

“See attached schedule of expenses”