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“Jamie ward and jonathan ward are married. They have one seat/vote between them.”

“The complete form 990 is provided to senior management sufficiently in advance of the filing deadline to enable a detailed and conscientious review. All questions, concerns, etc of senior management are addressed by the executive director and incorporated into the form 990 as appropriate. A draft copy of the form 990 is emailed to the members of the board of directors. After all of the input from the board has been appropriately addressed, senior management of the organization will file the final form 990 as required.”

“Whenever a director or officer has a financial or personal interest in any matter coming before the board of directors, the affected person shall a) fully disclose the nature of the interest and b) withdraw from discussion, lobbying, and voting on the matter. Any transaction or vote involving a potential conflict of interest shall be approved only when a majority of disinterested directors determine that it is in the best interest of the corporation to do so. The minutes of meetings at which such votes are taken shall record such disclosure, abstention and rationale for approval.”

“In determining the compensation for any key employees, officers, directors, or executive directors, comparable data is collected by independent parties. The board of directors then deliberates and approves the compensation amount.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and other pertinent documents available to the public upon request. It posts its recently filed form 990's on its website.”

“In march 2020, congress passed the paycheck protection program (ppp) under division a, title i of the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act, authorizing loans to small organizations for use in paying employees that they continue to employ throughout the covid-19 pandemic and for rent, utilities, and interest on mortgages. Loans obtained through the program are eligible to be forgiven as long as the proceeds are used for qualifying purposes and certain other conditions are met. On april 29, 2020, the organization received a loan in the amount of $134,165 through the ppp. On january 20, 2021, the organization received notice from the sba that the full amount of the loan was forgiven and this forgiveness is presented separately on the statement of activities.”

“The audit committee is responsible for the oversight of the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The process is unchanged from the prior year.”