Ohio Wilderness Boys Camp

“OWBC's Camp Administrator reviews Form 990 for accuracy prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990 is also distributed to each board member prior to its filing.”

“Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with govenring board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands the Organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. To ensure the Organization operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews shall be conducted. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of arm's length bargaining, and whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arragnements with management organizations conform to the Organization's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction.”

“The compensation of the Camp Administrator is reviewed annually by the board personnel committee. Comparative datat is reviewed as part of this process. The compensation decisions are documented in board minutes.”

“OWBC makes its annual audited financial statements and other governing documents such as its by laws, articles of incorporation, and conflict of interest policy available upon request. These documents may also be inspected at OWBC's coporate headquarters located in Summerfield, Ohio.”