Texas Conservation Alliance

“Any person supportive of the purposes of TCA is eligible for membership. Membership dues begin at $40.00. The membership meets once a year. At that meeting, they elect the board of directors. The board then chooses officers from the board members. All decisions of the organization, except electing the directors, are the purview of the board.”

“Texas Conservation Alliance has an independent financial review committee which oversees policies related to book-keeping, record keeping and reporting. The 990 and associated schedules are sent to the committee for review before being sent to the IRS. The 990 and associated schedules are also provided to each director before being submitted.”

“Every year each director is given a copy of the conflict of interest disclosure form to be signed and returned. Directors are required to disclose conflicts prior to each agenda item when meeting. If a potential conflict is disclosed, the other directors determine whether a conflict exists, following the procedures in the organization's conflict of interest policy. If a conflict exists, the director is excluded from the decision on the relevant issue. If the directors discover a conflict of interest not voluntarily disclosed,the chairman will appoint a committee of directors to review the conflict and recommend the appropriate action.”

“Compensation for the Executive Director is reviewed annually by the Board of Directors. A committee of directors reviewed comparable salaries of similar non- profit organizations and reported the research finds to the Board. The deliberations about the Executive Director's salary were substantiated in the minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors.”

“The formation documents, financial statements, conflict of interest policy and other documents are available to the public upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Texas Conservation Alliance conducts a number of projects, participates in the state's water planning process,supports issues led by other conservation organizations, holds or participates in events such as Earth Day, serves on state and federal advisory boards, and disseminates general conservation information directly, at events, via email, on our website, and through a newsletter. Specific projects include: input to management of national forests in Texas, support for funding for state parks and national parks and refuges, participation in state water rights permit hearings, nomination of state paddling trails, organizing volunteers for trail maintenance habitat improvement on public lands, dissemination of information on water conservation and recycling, and protection of rivers, bays, and estuaries.”