The Wildcat Sanctuary

“The organization does not have any committees that have authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The 990 is shared with the entire board for review and later approved at a board meeting.”

“All employees and board members are covered by conflict of interest policies. Any employee potential conflicts are reviewed by tws leadership and board exec comm if needed. Any board member potential conflicts are reviewed by board and documented in minutes. Employees shall scrupulously avoid any conflict of interest between the wildcat sanctuary and any personal, professional, and/or other business interests. This applies to both actual and perceived conflicts of interest. Possible conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to: 1. Volunteering or working for another organization/business whose core values are inconsistent with those of tws; 2. Donating to or otherwise lending support to an organization/business whose core values are inconsistent with those of tws; 3. Participating in transactions on the part of tws in which the employee (and/or the employee's business, other nonprofit affiliation, family, significant other, or close associates) may have personal, financial, professional/business, or political gain. An employee shall immediately notify the executive director in writing should the employee become aware of any real or potential conflict. An employee shall abstain from any decision-making in which the subject is the discussion of a contract, transaction, or situation in which there is a real or perceived conflict of interest. Any board member with a coi in any situation will not be allowed to vote (expected to abstain) on any decision regarding the issue. Any conflicts of interest would be documented in board meeting minutes when discovered and would reiterate when documenting an abstention.”

“A salary audit is done by the board of directors with like size nonprofits to determine proper compensation for the director. The compensation is reviewed and approved by the board of directors. A hr contractor has been used for a review in the past; the last several reviews were handled by board chair or their designee. Tws considers both other sanctuary salary structures but also other animal-based organizations given that tws operates differently from most sanctuaries where employee payment is concerned. Historically this has been documented in board meeting minutes and, when needed, summaries of research to the board prior to meetings. A performance review is completed annually for every staff member, including the ed.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements available to the public upon request.”

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