Second Harvest Food Bank of the Inland Northwest

“The form 990 is reviewed by both the chief executive officer and the senior leader, finance. The form 990 is also given to the board of directors for their review and approval at the february board meeting before it is filed with the irs.”

“Board members are presented with the conflict of interest statement during the board member orientation process and this statement must be signed upon election to the board. All board members must sign a new conflict of interest statement annually at the october board meeting. The second harvest employee handbook includes a conflict of interest section, which is reviewed upon employment and is signed by the employee. The leadership team of second harvest also signs an annual conflict of interest statement. Both policies are monitored by the organization's leadership on an ongoing basis. If a conflict of interest arises with a board member, the board member is required to be excused from the board meeting during any discussion and voting on the area of conflict.”

“The compensation committee reviewed and approved the compensation of the ceo. The compensation committee consists of key members from the board of directors. The compensation committee referenced the executive compensation work done by our national partner, feeding america. The feeding america process was developed as a best-in-class executive compensation process and it served as an excellent source of comparable data for the ceo salaries. The compensation committee documented their discussions and decisions. A summary of their process and decisions was presented to the full board of directors for discussion and approval. The compensation committee performed this process during may 2025. The results of the process were presented to the full board and was approved at the june 2025 meeting.”

“Second harvest inland northwest's audited financial statements are available for review on our website. The governing and organizational documents, and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Other professional fees: program service expenses 72,889. Management and general expenses 65,271. Fundraising expenses 257,636. Total expenses 395,796. Contracted services: program service expenses 60,598. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 60,598.”