Buffalo Niagara Partnership Foundation

“Dottie gallagher, david anderson, louis panzica, kevin quinn, john scannell, and arthur wingerter all sit on the board of directors for invest buffalo niagara. Thomas kucharski is the president & ceo of invest buffalo niagara.”

“The buffalo niagara partnership, inc. Is the sole member of the buffalo niagara partnership foundation, inc.”

“An in-depth review of the final version of the form 990 is done by the chief financial officer of the foundation. A copy of the final verison of the form 990 is then (i) reviewed by the foundation's treasurer and (ii) provided to all members of the foundations's board of directors, in each case, prior to the filing of the form 990.”

“The foundation has a policy in place that is intended to provide guidance for the board in cases where real, apparent, or potential conflicts of interest may arise. The board of directors are required to act in the best interest of the foundation, not to participate in decisions from which they could benefit financially or materially, regard benefits accruing to immediate family as if the director in question were to benefit, and not to use their positions or information obtained to provide an unfair advantage to them, including cases involving grants for funding and other approvals and appointments. Types of conflicts include self-dealing, accepting benefits, influence peddling, use of confidential information, and post-appointment use of information. It is the responsibility of each director to disclose in writing to the chair of the board of directors the existence of any conflict of interest. The board of directors decides whether a director may participate in any discussions or vote on the issue that has given rise to conflict. Should a director be found to be in conflict of interest that has not been disclosed to the board as required, the board may require the director to provide full disclosure of the nature of the conflict and/or remove said director from the board.”

“Documents are available to public upon request.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”