Clarion Project Inc.

“Clarion has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is submitted electronically to the board members for their review and any comments will be reviewed and addressed until the return is finalized and approved for filing.”

“Any director, officer, member of a committee with board delegated powers, employee, or volunteer who has a direct or indirect financial interest, is an interested person. 1. Duty to disclose in connection with any actual or potential conflict of interest known to an interested person, an interested person must disclose the existence and nature of his or her financial interest and all material facts to the directors and members of committees with board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. In the case of employees or volunteers who may not have direct contact with relevant directors or committee members, the disclosures should be made to the president, who shall direct them to the appropriate persons. 2. Determining whether a conflict of interest exists after disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he or she shall leave any board or committee meeting while the financial determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. 3. Procedures for addressing the conflict of interest a. An interested person may make a presentation at a board or committee meeting, but after such presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement that results in the conflict of interest. B. The chairperson of the board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. C. The board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the corporation's best interest and for its own benefit and whether the transaction is fair and reasonable to the corporation and shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement in conformity with such determination. 4. Violations of the conflicts of interest policy a. If the board or a committee has reasonable cause to believe that an interested person has failed to disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest, it shall inform the person of the basis for such belief and afford an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. B. If, after hearing the response and making such further investigation as may be warranted in the circumstances, the board or committee determines that the interested person has in fact failed to disclose an actual or potential conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate corrective action.”

“Compensation for the ceo and executive vp are determined by leadership by researching comparable data through sites such as glassdoor with similar positions and making recommendations to the board. The board approves the position to be filled and the compensation rate. The determinations and results of the compensation process are recorded in the board minutes. This process was last undertaken in 2020.”

“The organization's form 990 is available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are also available upon written request at 3401 enterprise parkway 340-422, beachwood, oh 44122.”

“Consultants: program service expenses 251,445. Management and general expenses 75,249. Fundraising expenses 68,005. Total expenses 394,699. Payroll service: program service expenses 304. Management and general expenses 163. Fundraising expenses 271. Total expenses 738.”