The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

“Review of form 990 pennsylvania horticultural society engages an independent tax preparation firm to assist in the preparation and review of the form 990. Phs management reviews the form 990 for completeness and accuracy. Prior to filing the form 990 the board designated the audit committee who reviews the form 990. After approval by the audit committee, the return is provided to the full board for review before filing.”

“Conflict of interest policy each member of the board, each member of specified committees and each officer execute a statement each year setting forth any possible conflicts of interest or stating that no such conflicts exist. Counsel to the pennsylvania horticultural society review such statements and inform the board of any potential material conflicts. Any staff member who has a conflict or a potential conflict of interest must disclose such conflict of interest in writing to the director of human resources. A violation of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including discharge from employment.”

“Process for determining compensation the executive compensation committee shall annually review and approve goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the president and shall evaluate the performance of the president in light of those goals and objectives. Based on such evaluation, the committee shall recommend the compensation of the president for review and approval by the board. The board's executive compensation committee: 1. Is an informed, independent committee of disinterested (non-conflicted) members of the board that make decisions impacting officers and key employees; 2. Has both a formal charter and philosophy statement; 3. Carefully evaluates competitive information for similarly qualified individuals in comparable positions at like sized and situated organizations and has the opportunity to ask questions of the qualified person who analyzes the information, and, 4. Contemporaneously records decisions and actions, clearly demonstrating that all approvals are secured before pay actions are undertaken. Form 990, part vi, section c, line 15b in consultation with the president, the executive compensation committee shall annually review and approve goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the executive officers and shall evaluate the performance of the executive officers in light of those goals and objectives. The committee shall also review and approve all compensation, including base salary and incentive compensation awards, for any new senior management position proposed by the president that the board has authorized management to create. The committee shall recommend appropriate action for review and approval by the board on any proposed recommendations for the executive officers which depart from established policies and practices. The committee shall review and recommend for approval overall compensation guidelines that apply to all other officers or senior managers. The boards executive compensation committee: 1. Is an informed, independent committee of disinterested (nonconflicted) members of the board that make decisions impacting officers and key employees; 2. Has both a formal charter and philosophy statement; 3. Carefully evaluates competitive information for similarly qualified individuals in comparable positions at like sized and situated organizations and has the opportunity to ask questions of the qualified person who analyzes the information, and; 4. Contemporaneously records decisions and actions, clearly demonstrating that all approvals are secured before pay actions are undertaken.”

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

“Phs uses an array of programs designed to leverage horticulture to strengthen communities, create healthy living environments, facilitate economic opportunity, and increase access to fresh food. Partnering with the city of philadelphia, we clean, green and maintain nearly 13,000 lots across the city, turning blighted lots into neighborhood assets. Through our workforce development programs, we've trained over 250 people to prepare them for jobs in the horticultural and landscape industries. We've trained over 6,500 tree tenders to plant and take care of trees. Together with our partners and volunteers we plant over 3,000 trees each year. We work to increase access to fresh food by sharing over 260,000 vegetable seedings annually and supporting 170 community gardens to grow and share produce in their neighborhoods. Under contract with the philadelphia water department, we have installed 5,021 rain barrels and provided stormwater management education to 12,194 residents.”

“Net unrecognized pension income 462,125.”