Environmental Law and Policy Center

“The corporation shall have two classes of members (collectively, the "members"). One class shall consist of the environmental law and policy center, which shall be the sole voting member of the corporation (the "voting member"). The second class shall consist of nonvoting members (the "nonvoting members"). The board of directors may, from time to time, designate different subclasses of nonvoting members, such as "sustaining," "sponsoring," "participating, and similar subclasses.”

“The sole corporate member, environmental law and policy center of the midwest, has the exclusive right to appoint a majority of the directors of the corporation.”

“The environmental law and policy center of the midwest has the exclusive right to approve any amendment to these amended and restated articles of incorporation and to approve any amendment to the corporation's bylaws, as more fully set forth therein has the right to approve (i) any voluntary dissolution of the corporation (ii) any merger or consolidation of the corporation or (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all, or substantially all, the property and assets of the corporation if not made in the usual and regular course of the conduct of the affairs of the corporation. The sole corporate member also has the right to approve all matters pertaining to the affairs of the corporation on which a vote of the members is required by (i) the illinois general not for profit corporation act of 1986, as amended, (ii) these amended and restated articles of incorporation, or (iii) the bylaws of the corporation, or is otherwise deemed desirable by the corporation's board of directors.”

“The action fund's assistant secretary was closely involved in the preparation of form 990 and reviewed it before filing. Form 990 was also provided to the board before filing.”

“The elpc action fund annually distributes the conflict of interest statement to its directors to ensure that they are aware of its requirements. In the course of meetings and activities involving the action fund, any board member or staff member will disclose any interests in a transaction or decision where he/she has a material interest in the outcome or where his/her other affiliations might impair his/her ability to act solely in the best interests of the action fund. Attorneys are also expected to follow the rules of professional conduct provided by american bar association concerning conflicts of interest. A board member will not be permitted to vote on any matter on which he/she has a material interest. The executive director shall decide to what extent, if any, a staff member may participate in an activity in which he/she has a material interest.”

“The governing documents and financial statements are available upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in irc section 6104(d).”

“Consultants: program service expenses 1,437. Management and general expenses 2,863. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,300.”

“There were no changes to the audit selection process from the prior year.”