Fresh Start Foundation

“Form 990 was prepared by the organization's tax manager and reviewed by an external tax advisor. Comments and the 990 were reviewed by senior management. The form 990 was then sent to each board member for review prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“An annual questionnaire is sent to and completed by each director, officer and key employee. Any board member with a conflict of interest is required to recuse himself/herself from any discussions, negotiations, deliberations or decision making involving the transaction causing the conflict. All conflicts of interest involving key employees are reviewed by the chief financial officer and the vice president of human resources. The conflict of interest policy is monitored by the organization's office of quality and compliance and any potential conflicts are investigated immediately. Any disclosed relationships are communicated to the corporate controller for purpose of the audit, completing form 990 and for any possible internal control issues that may take place due to the conflict.”

“An independent study of compensation for comparable organizations is performed by an independent consultant. The findings are reported to the compensaton committee of the parent organizations which makes recomendations to the full parent board for a vote. A small portion of these salaries are allocated to this organization.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Merakey usa uses a cash management system that issues all form 1099s through the parent organization for all subsidiaries.”