Fidelis

“Corporation non-voting membership is open to individuals who support the purposes and policies of the corporation. Membership may be obtained by donating at least $1 annually as prescribed by the board of directors or affirming annually the desire to be a member as prescribed by the board and, one of the following: voting in an annual election on a policy question, or completing a membership survey. Benefits of becoming a member include participation in an annual survey and access to exclusive news and commentary.”

“The organization has no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“A draft of form 990 was electronically disseminated to all directors. Any questions related to the return were discussed and resolved, and the board approved form 990 prior to filing.”

“The board of directors has directed the president to hold a weekly status telephone conference to update key staff and any participating board members on all relevant issues related to management and operations of the organization. In each of these weekly calls, the board of directors is invited to participate. As a part of this weekly status call, key staff and officers are expected to disclose any and all issues that may involve a conflict of interest between staff, officers or key employees. If and when any issue of concern is raised, the president is required to notify the board in its entirety. The board may elect to initiate an official meeting of its members or of the compensation and audit committee to resolve the conflict. The board compensation and audit committee is made up of all non-compensated members of the board of directors, and constitutes a majority of the board. This committee is authorized to act upon and resolve any conflicts of interest brought to the attention of management or the board of directors.”

“The board created an audit and compensation committee to review and approve compensation for the president/ceo. The board reviewed relevant data concerning comparable compensation for the president/ceo of similar organizations and approved compensation based on this and other data. There are no other compensated officers or key employees other than the president/ceo.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Brian burch, the president, spends an average of 7.5 hours per week of his time at a related organization, fidelis center for law and policy, a 501(c)(3) organization.”

“Consulting: program service expenses 1,656,073. Management and general expenses 581,560. Fundraising expenses 1,071,899. Total expenses 3,309,532. Payroll service fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 13,864. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 13,864. Outside services: program service expenses 11,912. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,912. Public relations: program service expenses 412,415. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 412,415. Contract labor: program service expenses 170,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 170,000. Other professional fees: program service expenses 20,648. Management and general expenses 13,930. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 34,578.”

“Board members are having more regular board meetings and minutes documentation to review financials.”