The Energy Coalition

“A draft copy of the 990 is reviewed in detail by the organization before it is finalized. A copy of the final form 990 is then forwarded to all members of the organization's board of directors before it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Each year, every board officer must complete the conflict of interest policy form and submit it to the chairman for review. If a conflict of interest is present, the chair will appoint a committee to determine the specific nature and determine the actions necessary, if any, to ensure the coalition's interests are adequately protected, and impropriety is avoided.”

“The compensation committee is a standing committee of the energy coalition's board of directors. The committee assists the board fulfulling its responsibility to oversee the compensation and the coalition provides to its executives and senior management.”

“The energy coalition's financial statements, conflict of interest policy and governing documents are available for review at the agency's office upon written request. Copies of the documents may be provided upon request if the energy coalition is reimbursed for the cost of the time and materials used to provide those copies.”

“Board members who are not officers of the coalition receive compensation based on a monthly retainer of $2,050 and quarterly meeting fees of $2,050. Members are also assigned to various standing committees of the board and are compensated for attending meetings of those committees. The chairman of the coalition is an officer and receives compensation based on a monthly retainer of $4,500 and quarterly meeting fees of $4,500. Members of the audit committee receive $1,400 per meeting. All other telephonic meetings result in $750 meeting fees. Members of all other committees receive $750 per meeting. Under these arrangements, individual board member compensation will vary based on when a term of office began, committee assignments, and the number of committee meetings. The chairman receives additional compensation compared to regular board members reflecting a substantially greater time commitment. The energy coalition engaged a independent law firm to analyze the reasonableness of the directors' stipends. The firm concluded that the amounts paid to the board members were in fact reasonable, using comparability data and review of the board members' duties.”

“The organization has not changed its audit committee oversight process. The energy coalition receives much of its funding from grants received on an annual basis from certain utility companies and government entities. The energy coalition does not spend funds in obtaining this funding. Therefore, the entity does not have any reportable fundraising expenses.”

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