Environment America Inc

“The organization has members. See description below for form 990, part vi, section a, line 7a”

“Members have the right to vote for one member of the board of directors. Members are permitted subject to payment of an annual membership fee in the amount determined by the board of directors or executive director. There is also an affirmation membership class. Under this class, membership is accomplished by making an affirmative declaration of their desire to join the organization and signing a statement of support of the organization's mission.”

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is reviewed and approved by management. It is then provided to the board members for review and comment prior to filing.”

“To monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy, the organization requires all officers, directors and individuals with substantial influence over the organization to complete an annual statement disclosing to the board any business, contractual or financial relationships the person has with other corporations. In addition, said persons have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the board any financial interest, direct or indirect, that the person would gain from any particular transaction, contract or policy under consideration by the organization. The board must address potential conflicts on a case-by-case basis,conflicted persons must abstain from the deliberation of the transaction, and corporate records must be maintained.”

“The compensation committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Members have the right to vote for one member of the board of directors. Members are permitted subject to payment of an annual membership fee in the amount determined by the board of directors or executive director. There is also an affirmation membership class. Under this class, membership is accomplished by making an affirmative declaration of their desire to join the organization and signing a statement of support of the organization's mission.”

“Form 990 is being amended to reflect changes due to adjusting entries made subsequent to the originally filed form 990. These adjustments adjusted balances for accounts receivable, accounts payable, miscellaneous income, bad debt expense, interest receivable, interest income, and rental loss. The following parts and schedules were amended for the change: part i, lines 10,11,12,17,18,19,20,21,and 22; part iii, lines 4d and 4e; part viii, lines 3, 11 and 12; part ix, lines 24b, 24e, and 25; part x, lines 1, 4, 7, 12, 15, 16, 17,25, 26,27,33 and 34; part xi; schedule d,part vii, ix, x, xi, and xii.”

“Effective as of june 30, 2015, environment america, inc. Has merged with environment iowa, inc., environment new hampshire: clean air clear water open spaces, inc.,environment arizona, inc., environment connecticut, inc., environment georgia citizen lobby, inc.,environment illinois, nfp, environmnet maine, inc., environment maryland, inc., environment massachusetts, inc., environment michigan, inc., environment new jersey, inc., environment new mexico, inc., environment ohio, inc., environment rhode island, inc., environment texas citizen lobby, inc., environment washington, inc., and wisconsin environment, inc., all previously recognized by the irs as exempt under section 501(c)(4). Environment america, inc. Will continue to further its tax exempt mission as described in its exemption application.”

“The organization does not have any uncertain tax positions under fin 48 (asc 740) so this disclosure is no longer required based on recent guidance by the aicpa.”

“Inherent contribution 9,227,380.”

“The board is responsible for oversight of the audit and the financial statement preparation and the selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.”