Westchester Arc Foundation Inc.

“Board members steven masket and elaine masket; susan walker and david walker; and donald moriarty and nancy patota have a family relationship. Form 990, part vi, section a, lines 6 and 7a: the arc of westchester foundation's mission is to increase public awareness and to raise financial support from the community, to generate income through investments, and to make distributions to support services for the 2,000 people of all ages with autism and other developmental disabilities, and their families, served by arc of westchester every day. Since many of the chapter's most innovative services receive little or no public funding, and government funding is subject to change, the foundation attends to the long-term financial stability of arc of westchester. In accordance with the westchester arc foundation, inc. Certificate of incorporation, and as further stated in the by-laws of the westchester foundation, inc., the westchester arc foundation is a voluntary membership organization comprised of no less than three (3) and no more than fifteen (15) foundation directors and seven (7) foundation members. The members shall consist of chairpersons of these nysarc inc. Westchester county chapter board committees: budget & finance, executive, and strategic development, and four (4) other persons whom the chairpersons select from time to time. The members elect the board of directors (by majority) at the annual westchester arc foundation, inc. Meeting held in september.”

“Form 990 is prepared by a nationally renowned accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. Draft form 990 is reviewed by the controller of the organization's affiliate (westchester arc) as well as the reporting organization's executive director and then provided to all members of the board of directors in draft via electronic mail, with an opportunity for them to comment or make inquiry before it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Each year at the annual arc of westchester foundation board meeting in september, new directors are voted on to the board and current directors and officers are voted on to serve a new one year term. All are required to complete, sign and return a conflict of interest form to the foundation executive director to review, sign and file with foundation board documents.”

“In july 2017, the executive director completed the annual performance review self-assessment and submitted it to the president of the foundation board for review and input. The president reviewed the appraisal and updated it with her comments and edits. The final draft of the review was presented to the foundation board at their september 2017 meeting in executive session and the review and compensation were unanimously approved. Board director donald moriarty is the brother-in-law of executive director nancy patota and is therefore excluded when the board votes on the executive director's annual performance review and compensation.”

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