Association for the Multiple Impaired Blind Inc

“The form 990 is reviewed by the organization's officers, board of trustees and the executive director before it is filed.”

“Part vi, section b, line 12 each trustee, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: a. Has recieved a copy of the conflict of interest policy, b. Has read and understands the policy, c. Has agreed to comply with the policy, and d. Understands the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

“Part vi, section b, lines 15a and 15b the policy on the process of determining compensation of the organization's chief employed executive, other officers or key employees includes: review and approval by the board of directors or compensation committee of the organization, use of data as to comparable compensation, and contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping. Total compensation of each person is reviewed and approved by the board of directors or compensation committee of the organization, provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in this review and approval. The compensation of the person is reviewed and approved using data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. Only those directors who are free of conflicts of interest may vote on executive compensation.”

“Part vi, section b, line 13 the whistleblower policy of the association (1) encourages staff and volunteers to come forward with credible information on illegal practices or serious violations of adopted policies of the association; (2) specifies that the association will protect the person from retaliation; and (3) identifies where such information can be reported.”

“Part vi, section b, line 14 the association has a detailed listing of various documents and the duration of retention for each, which ranges from 2 years to being held permanently. Documents that are not contained in the detailed listing, but are substantially similar to those contained in the detailed listing, will be retained for the appropriate length of time. Other than documents marked "permanent", destruction may occur when the stated retention period has been met. The association is responsible for the ongoing process of identifying its records, which have met the required retention period and overseeing their destruction. Destruction of financial and personnel-related documents will be accomplished by shredding. Document destruction will be suspended immediately, upon any indication of an official investigation or when a lawsuit is filed or appears imminent. Destruction will be reinstated upon conclusion of the investigation.”

“Part vi, section a, line 2 four of the trustees are related either by blood or marriage. Kenneth carson, president, is the father of ken p. Carson, vice president of operations, and colleen healy, secretary. In addition, the secretary is related by marriage to sean healey, trustee.”

“Financial statements are made available to the public by request.”