The Quebec-Labrador Foundation Inc

“Director Bayard Brokaw and founding chairman, Robert Bryan have a family relationship.”

“the form 990 is reviewed by management and then, separately, by the audit committee. the organization emails all of its governing body members a link to a password-protected board website on which the form 990 (with Schedule B redacted to protect donor identity) can be viewed, and notes in the email that the form 990 is available for a review on that site.”

“FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION, THE TERM "INTEREST" SHALL INCLUDE PERSONAL INTEREST, INTEREST AS A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, MEMBER, STOCKHOLDER, SHAREHOLDER, PARTNER, MANAGER OR BENEFICIARY OF ANY CONCERN OR HAVING AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER WHO HOLDS SUCH AN INTEREST IN ANY CONCERN. THE TERM "CONCERN" SHALL MEAN ANY CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, TRUST, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY ENTITY, FIRM, PERSON OR OTHER ENTITY OTHER THAN QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION"). NO DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM HOLDING ANY OFFICE OR POST IN THE ORGANIZATION BY REASON OF ANY INTEREST IN ANY CONCERN. A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FROM ENGAGING, EITHER AS VENDOR, PURCHASER OR OTHERWISE, OR CONTRACTING OR ENTERING INTO ANY TRANSACTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION OR WITH ANY ENTITY OF WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS ARE UNDERTAKEN: 1. THE INTEREST OF SUCH DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE IS FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ITS ENTERING INTO THE TRANSACTION. 2. NO INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE MAY VOTE OR LOBBY ON THE MATTER OR BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE OF A QUORUM AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT WHICH SUCH MATTER IS VOTED UPON. 3. ANY TRANSACTION IN WHICH A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE HAS AN INTEREST SHALL BE DULY APPROVED BY THE DISINTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS AS BEING IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. 4. PAYMENTS TO THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE SHALL BE REASONABLE AND SHALL NOT EXCEED FAIR MARKET VALUE. 5. THE MINUTES OF MEETINGS AT WHICH SUCH VOTES ARE TAKEN SHALL RECORD SUCH DISCLOSURE, ABSTENTION, AND RATIONALE FOR APPROVAL. THE FOREGOING PROCEDURES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IF THE INTEREST OF THE AFFECTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE CONSISTS OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT OWNERSHIP OF 1% OR LESS OF PUBLIC TRADED SECURITIES OF THE CONCERN OR IF THE TRANSACTION IS DE MINIMIS IN RELATION TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSETS OR REVENUES. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THEIR INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT are MAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION. THE SIGNED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT is COLLECTED AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, ELIZABETH ALLING.”

“COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WITH A PERIODIC REVIEW DONE BY AN EXTERNAL THIRD PARTY. THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT emeritus AND PRESIDENT ARE REVieWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND PERIODICALLY COMPARED TO COMPARABLE DATA AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.”

“Governing documents, governance reference manual, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are posted on the qlf website. The governance reference manual includes by-laws, members of the governing boards, board committees and corresponding board charters, staff, and policies of the quebec-labroador foundation to include: conflict of interest, whistleblower policy, document retention and destruction policy, compensation setting policy, and the joint venture polcy.”

“Species (Labrador Straits); and the Stewardship of Marine and Coastal Waters (Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland). The Sounds Conservancy - The Sounds Conservancy is a marine research Program along the six Sounds, estuaries, and coastal waters of southern New England and New York (Long Island, Fishers Island, Block Island, Rhode Island, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Sound). The Program is designed to work with practitioners and researchers to protect the Sounds and their coastal waters, support research and environmental policy, environmental education and community outreach. In 2017, Sounds Conservancy Staff provided twenty-one supplemental grants to graduate students, mid-level and senior professionals with expertise in marine conservation and stewardship. For example, grantees are studying the health status of sharks in the Coastal Northwestern Atlantic, The Great Gull Island Project (a 45-year longitudinal study of the migration of Common and Roseate Terns), Coastal Waterbirds, and the Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Environments. Program Staff also completed an extensive electronic publication, The Sounds Conservancy 1995 - 2017, which documents more than two decades of research by Sounds Conservancy grantees, and categorizes the research by Sound, year, and subject. Stewardship Program - In 1981, QLF created the International Stewardship Program with a regional and international focus designed to foster an exchange of experience and innovations among organizations and individuals in other parts of the world where communities and regions face similar challenges and opportunities. Organized around a thematic focus on stewardship - efforts to create, nurture, and enable responsibility in landowners and resource users to manage and protect land and its natural and cultural heritage - the Program works on a regional basis and also within global frameworks. The Program is directed by QLF's Senior Vice President and much of the regional work in 2017 was directed in partnership with the National Park Service Stewardship Institute, which advances innovation in collaborative conservation for the stewardship of the U.S. national system of parks and "special places." QLF is a Founding Partner with the National Park Service, University of Vermont, and Shelburne Farm in Vermont. QLF is also the principal partner in the National Park Service Collaborative for Innovative Leadership. The goal of the Collaborative is to accelerate the spread of ideas, encourage innovation, and inspire peer-to-peer collaboration to solve mission-critical problems and advance organizational excellence. Projects in 2017 were: Urban Matters ~ QLF worked with the National Park Service to develop and activate an "Urban Agenda," a broad action plan for the agency to more fully support and leverage the potential of its urban parks and programs. QLF's role was to facilitate an engagement process to crowd-source solutions to long-standing problems in: applying wilderness park policies to urban environments; cultural and administrative barriers to diversifying the workforce; and sharing of local innovation nationwide. Scaling Up ~ For the last year, a dedicated group of National Park Service staff from parks, regional offices, and national programs have been leading the efforts of a Call to Action: "Scaling Up." As the National Park Service carries out its mission to protect and preserve our natural and cultural resources and provide for visitor enjoyment, they must include large landscape conservation as part of their broader strategy. The Scaling Up Team's goal is to expand the conversation about the value of these efforts and successful models for collaborative conservation in all levels of the organization and across a multitude of programs and disciplines and it needs to include the great array of partners dedicated to this type of work as well. As a partner in the Stewardship Institute, QLF was asked to assist the Scaling Up Team in building an en”

“public-private partnerships and initiatives in Biodiversity Conservation. The consensus by the Fellows was a commitment to conservation and stewardship working in collaboration with non-profit organizations and government agencies. Host sights in New England included The Trustees of Reservations; White Mountain National Forest; The Keystone Conservation Project of the University of Massachusetts Amherst located at the Harvard Forest; Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and the National Park Service Stewardship Institute. In Washington, D.C., Fellows met with the Embassy of Vietnam; the Land Trust Alliance; and the International Technical Assistance Program, U.S. Department of the Interior.”

“program budget and finance consulting fees: Program service expenses 196,477. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 196,477. website design fees: Program service expenses 5,064. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,064. photography and design fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 7,152. Total expenses 7,152. strategic planning fees: Program service expenses 43,254. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 43,254. communications and marketing fees: Program service expenses 15,878. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,878. FOUNDER'S INITIATIVES: Program service expenses 24,495. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 3,063. Total expenses 27,558. program delivery fees: Program service expenses 6,922. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,922. ACCOUNTING FEES: Program service expenses 13,890. Management and general expenses 3,172. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 17,062.”