Rivershore Inc

“Rivershore inc. Utilize their auditors to prepare a draft copy of the form 990 from information provided by the management of rivershore inc. The board of directors has assigned authority to the board audit committee to review the draft 990, make suggestions or directives for adjustments, and recommend approval of a final form that meets their agreement. The draft is presented to management for their approval. The auditors also present the draft information returns to the audit committee of the board of directors and allow them to identify any issues, questions, or concerns they have with the form 990. The audit committee then votes on whether or not they believe the return is accurate and whether they will recommend that it be approved by the board of directors. A recommendation is made by the audit committee to the board of directors who are encouraged to review the information returns themselves or ask questions of the audit committee. The board will accept the recommendation of the board audit committee as approval and authorization for the final 990 to be submitted and released. The ceo will then sign form 8879-eo to authorize the auditors to file the form 990 electronically on behalf of the organization.”

“Rivershore inc.'s conflict of interest policy has two parts to it. The first part states that employees may not receive or accept any payment, gift or other personal economic benefit of value from any person or entity that has or seeks to have a business relationship with rivershore inc. In november/december an agency wide e-mail is sent out to reinforce this portion of the policy. The reminder states that if there is a gift given directly to the site/program/department the gift should be donated to the foundation or the agency. Employees are also directed to the corporate compliance officer to answer any questions from employees. The second part of the policy states that employees may not accept employment with an organization that has a relationship with rivershore inc. Where the employee may gain financially or accept employment that will interfere with their employment at rivershore inc. Employees are made aware that they must disclose any employment outside of rivershore inc. That may create a conflict of interest. The entire policy is discussed at departmental meetings with the corporate compliance officer as well as reviewed at management training. The policy is contained in the employee handbook which all employees are able to access through the employee intranet. In addition, supervisors are asked to revisit this policy with their staff especially around the holidays.”

“Rivershore has established policy and procedures regarding executive director compensation guidelines. This includes established goals to achieve competitiveness, performance reviews, comparison of market data, and input from the finance committee. Adjustments to the executive director pay are decided in executive sessions of the board, and communicated by the board to the agency. Other key personnel compensation is compared to market data, through the hr department compensation is established through budget and approved by the finance committee, and later by the board of directors.”

“An annual report is produced yearly by the public affairs department. Copies are available to the public by request at no charge. Also, it is available on line through rivershore inc.'s website.”

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