Caring Incorporated

“The Acting Operations Manager and the Individual Retirement Account of one Director each own 50% of a real estate investment. During the course of the year, the Acting Operations Manager purchased the Director's interest for market value. The Acting Operations Manager and the Acting Finance Manager each own 50% of a real estate investment. The Acting Operations Manager, the Acting Finance Manager, and a Director on Caring, Inc.'s for-profit subsidiary Board each participate in a real estate investment.”

“After management has reviewed Form 990, it is distributed to the Board of Directors, and then filed.”

“Management compiles data regarding any conflicts of interest reflected on the disclosures and informs the Board of Directors of the conflict. Business practice is to avoid purchases from individuals or businesses with conflicts.”

“The compensation committee performs a review of the Directors' compensation and of the compensation of any other employee making in excess of $100,000 per year prior to any change for these individuals, taking into consideration the duties of the individual, his or her performance and comparable compensation of executives in the same or similar industry in the general region.”

“The Organization generally does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public. If a request were to be made, it would be considered based upon the nature of the request and a decision would be made on a case-by-case basis. Form 990 is available upon request and can also be obtained via the website www.guidestar.org”

“Officers of Caring, Inc. devote time to the Organization as well as other related organizations to which Caring, Inc. charges for their services under an administrative cost sharing agreement. Hours reported in this return represent the total average weekly hours for which the officer was paid by Caring, Inc.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”