Camp Imagine

“Patrick murphy jane murphy secretary board member husband / wife”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's treasurer who is a cpa. Upon completion the return is presented and reviewed by the three person finance committee. After the finance committee review, the return is presented to the whole board with the recommendation to approve for filing.”

“Annually at the first board meeting of the year the conflict of interest policy is presented and reviewed and documented in the meeting minutes regarding the status of all board members and any potential conflicts. Upon the admission of a new board member the policy is reviewed and documented on an interim basis at the beginning of their service. Periodically throughout the year members are asked if there are any changes in status.”

“The camp director is not a member of the board and is the person in charge of camp operations. On an annual basis prior to the beginning of the summer camp season the director is hired on an annual employment agreement. Compensation for this position is recommended to the board by the finance committee and is voted on by the board independently of the camp director. No board members are compensated.”

“The books and records, tax returns and governing documents are made available upon request by the organization in its normal course of business by contacting the organization via formal request. Additionally all tax filings are available from the organization and on public not-for-profit internet websites and reporting services.”

“The organization is supported by volunteers ranging from parents, students and community members who support the cause of educating children with special needs. The volunteers assist at camp, with fundraising events and community events benefiting the camp students.”

“The organization begins a new summer camp year at the beginning of each new fiscal year of june 1st. The accounting books and records during the fiscal year ended may 31, 2018 have been converted from the cash basis to the accrual basis due to the recent growth of the organization and the need to properly identify prepaid expenses and deferred income into the proper program periods. There have been no significant revenue or expenses variances as a result of this natural conversion.”