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“The cpa preparing form 990 sends a draft copy to the board president who in turn makes it available to the board of directors.”

“It is the responsibility of all directors, officers and employees to report ethics violations or suspected violations in accordance with the organization's whistleblower policy. The compliance officer is responsible for investigating and resolving all reported complaints and allegations concerning violations and, at his/her discretion, shall advise the executive director and/or the audit committee. The compliance officer has direct access to the audit committee of the board of directors and is required to report to the audit committee at least annually on compliance activity. The compliance officer is the chair of the audit committee. The compliance officer will notify the sender and acknowledge receipt of the reported violation or suspected violation within five business days. All reports will be promply investigated and appropriate corrective action will be taken if warranted by the investigation.”

“The compensation of the president is determined by the board of directors. To help determine the president's salary the board uses comparable data of ceo's of similar organizations.”

“The president determines the compensation of all employees.”

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

“For the year 2014, 60 volunteers performed duties such as office and receptionist desk help, driver assistance, counseling, filling backpacks for "the backpack program", and helping in the warehouse. Board and committee members have donated significant amounts of their time to the governance of the organization.”

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