The Vermont Community Foundation

“The foundation has at least 25, but not more than 200 members. The membership shall include representation from each county in vermont, it being the purpose of this provision to make the membership as representative as possible of the entire state. At least 75% of the members shall be residents of the state of vermont. The membership's duties are to elect the directors of the board, elect members, upon request consult and advise the board about matters affecting the foundation and promote the purposes and methods of operations of the foundation.”

“The members elect the board of directors.”

“The finance, audit and risk (far) committee, comprised of members of the board of directors of the foundation, receive and review a copy of the form 990. The far committee discusses the form 990 with finance staff prior to its filing. In addition, the board of directors receive a copy of the form 990 prior to the filing of the return.”

“The foundation has established a conflict of interest policy and a confidentiality policy. This policy is implemented as follows: a) annually, the vp of finance/cfo distributes and reviews the conflict of interest policy and confidentiality policy with the foundation staff. The policies are discussed and the staff complete the acknowledgement form indicating understanding of the policy. As part of this process, staff identify any potential conflicts to the vp for finance which is summarized by human resource area for visibility. This data is used to ensure that the foundation is independent in its decision making. Every staff is required to complete these forms. B) annually, the board reviews the policies with each director returning the signature of understanding page along with a list identifying any conflicts. Vp for finance provides a summary to audit committee to ensure conflicts are disclosed and proper abstaining occurs. C) new staff and board members are informed of these policies as part of their orientation materials and return the adknowledgement of understanding and potential conflicts to human resources. D) at each board meeting, board members disclose any conflicts and abstain from voting and/or leave the meeting as appropriate.”

“The foundation's board of directors reviews the president/ceo's salary annually and uses the council on foundation's annual salary survey as a guideline to determine the appropriateness of the salary and/or any adjustments. The foundation seeks to have the president/ceo's salary be at a reasonable range around the median salary provided by the council on foundation's survey for foundations of comparable size, as adjusted for the reporting period lag. All other staff salaries are established by the president and vp for finance/cfo using the same method described above. Jobs are matched to the council on foundation's survey positions based on content and responsibilities. Performance reviews are performed by the ceo on an annual basis for senior management.”

“The foundation posts its audited financial statements, irs 501(c)(3) determination letter, conflict of interest policy and form 990 on its website at www.vermontcf.org. The foundation provides its articles of incorporation, bylaws, and form 1023 upon request.”

“Actuarial change -1,178,465. Refunded prior year grants 205,174.”