Commonwealth Kitchen Inc.

“Cwk does not have committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“All of the members of the board are provided a copy of the 990 before it is filed. They are asked to review and reply to the executive director with comments or questions”

“After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: a) has recieved a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, b) has read and understands the policy, c)has agreed to comply with the policy, and d) 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 the follwing subjects: a) whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of arm's length brgaining and b) whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to the organization's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable p purposes and do not result in inurement,impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction.”

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

“Professional fees: program service expenses 469,712. Management and general expenses 44,538. Fundraising expenses 144,410. Total expenses 658,660.”

“The organization has amended their filing due to changes in the allocation of functional expenses that were inadvertently included as general and admin expenses, instead of program expenses. The amendment now properly classifies expenses.”