Prevention Education Inc.

“The organization has no committees with the authority to act on behalf of it's governing body.”

“A draft copy of the form 990 is emailed to board members prior to a board meeting. At the board meeting the form is reviewed and any questions that the board has are addressed by the business manager or the certified public accountant who prepares the form. Once the form has been approved by the board it is filed with the irs.”

“Copies of the conflict of interest policy are distributed to board members at the january meeting. The policy is reviewed by the operations officer at the meeting. The board members then complete the form and return it to the operations officer. Copies of the policy are also distributed to staff members each december. The staff is asked to review and complete the form. In addition, a copy of the policy is given to and reviewed with new staff members before they begin work. Any changes to the conflict of interest policy would be reviewed and approved by the board and presented to staff at the following monthly staff meeting.”

“The board of trustees meets in closed session to review and discuss the executive director's annual compensation. The discussion is based, in part, on the executive director's compensation as compared to directors of other local organizations. The board receives information periodically from an outside consultant on compensation paid to executive director's of other similiarly sized not-for-profit organizations in the community. After the discussion, recommendations are made and voted on by the board members. Minutes of the meeting are taken by the secretary of the board and, at the following board meeting, are approved by the board. There are no other officers or key employees of the organization.”

“A packet of documents including the conflict of interest policy and the past three years' financial statements and 990s are kept on file and available to anyone requesting a copy. The organization's website notifies any interested party of their availability.”

“The organization has an audit committee who is responsible for oversight of the audit and selection of the independent auditor. This process is unchanged from the prior year.”