St Bartholomew'S Conservancy Inc

“St. Bartholomew's conservancy has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by the treasurer and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically sent to the board members of the organization for their review.”

“The conflict of interest policy of st. Bartholomew's conservancy, inc. (the "corporation") is applicable to all directors, officers, employees, and others who have the ability to exercise substantial influence over the corporation. The designated audit committee of the board, oversees the adoption of, implementation of, and compliance with this conflict of interest policy. If a potential conflict were to arise, the interested person must disclose all material facts to the board of directors of the audit committee, in a written statement or orally at a meeting of the board, provided such oral disclosure is documented in the minutes of the meeting. The interested person is precluded from being present at or participating in any board or committee deliberation or vote related to the transaction or arrangement, giving rise to a conflict of interest. After the interested persons disclosure of the existence of and all material facts, the audit committee shall discuss and make a recommendation to the board as to each of the determinations required. All actual or possible conflicts of interest are documented in the minutes of the board meeting at which such determinations are made. Each member of the board, officer, member of a committee with powers delegated by the board of directors and key employee shall annually submit to the chair of the audit committee the written statement disclosing the existence of any potential or actual conflict of interests. The last time this process took place was in 2017, but as individuals are brought on the board, they must sign at that time.”

“The conservancy hired an independent search firm in a previous year to conduct a search and to assist in the determination of the executive director's compensation. The search firm provided guidance to the board based on their extensive experience in filling positions in the non-profit sector. The executive director's compensation was thus determined using competitive data and input provided by the search firm, presented to the board for their approval, and documented in board minutes. The process was relied upon to determine executive compensation in 2017.”

“The conservancy makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation and by-laws are also available upon written request at 351 485 madison avenue, 7th floor, new york, ny 10022...or by calling the organization directly at (212)-710-9694.”

“In 2015 the conservancy developed an audit committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.”