Painted Bride Art Center Inc

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm and then distributed to the full board for review. The finance committee will review prior to distribution and be available for comments and questions.”

“Any director, principal officer or member of a committee with board delegated powers or employee who has power with respect to selecting vendors or performers/artists who has a direct or indirect financial interest is covered by the conflict of interest policy. In connection with any actual or possible conflicts of interest, an interested person must disclose the existance of his/her financials interest and must be given the opportunity to disclore all material facts to the directors and members of committees with board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. The minutes of the board and all committees with board delegated powers shall contain - 1. The names of the personal who disclosed or otherwise were found to have a financial interest in connection wiht an actual or possible conflict of interest, the nature of the financial interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present, and the board's or committee's decision as to whether a conflict of interest in fact existed. 2. The names of the personal who were present for discussions and votes relating to the transaction or arrangement, the content of the discussion, including any alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement, and a record of any votes taken in connection therewithin. Each director, principal office and member of a committee with board delegated powers shall annual sign a statement which affirms that such person - has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy ; has read and understandard the policy; has agreed to comply with the policy and ; understands that the bride is a charitable organization and that in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

“The full board is involved in preparing the annual evaluation of the executicve director which is then conduced by the chair of the board. Form 990s of comparable organizations are reviewed and used to influence compensation decisions. Following the evaluation the full board discusses and documents any salary changes.”

“The governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST”

“Painted bride art center, inc. (the bride) brings artists, who push the boundaries of how we experience art, together with audiences and communities, in order to foster critical insight, and encourage playful exhance, open minds, and dialogue”