Blue Ridge Abortion Fund Inc

“Subject to any limits that may be specified from time to time by the board of directors, the executive committee shall exercise general supervision over the corporation's operations, business, financial affairs, and staff during intervals between the meetings of the board of directors and shall also be responsible for other matters delegated to it by resolution of the board of directors, provided that under no circumstances shall the executive committee have or exercise the authority to: (i) approve the dissolution or merger of the corporation or the sale, pledge or transfer of all or substantially all of the corporation's assets; (ii) elect or remove directors or fill vacancies on the board of directors or on any of its committees; or (iii) adopt, amend or repeal the articles of incorporation or the bylaws of the corporation.”

“The operations director, executive director, and board treasurer review the form 990 before it is presented to the entire board of directors for review and approval.”

“All board members receive a copy of the conflict of interest policy at their first board meeting. They are asked to review, sign and date it. The signed document is retained with the organizations files and a copy is returned to each board member. Braf reissues the conflict of interest policy to all board members at the start of each fiscal year and files the newly signed document. Board members are encouraged to raise any questions about the policy with officers. A director who has declared or been found to have a conflict of interest shall abstain from participating in consideration of or voting on any proposed transaction until the board receives from that director information or interpretation that clarifies that there is no such conflict of interest. A person who is determined to have a conflict shall not participate in such consideration or vote.”

“The board of directors reviews the compensation for the executive director to determine a thriving wage. This was determined by hr consultants based on compensation survey data. The executive director is evaluated by the board annually and the compensation is reviewed at that time as well. The executive director determines the compensation for other key employees and all staff using comparability data available online. Salary amounts are reviewed annually during the evaluation process and budgeting process. The annual budget is approved by the board of directors. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“The organization's form 990 and governing documents are made available upon request.”

“Braf acquired practi-cab from another organization in 2023 and re-launched it in spring 2024. Practi-cab provides practical and emotional support to abortion seekers by giving them rides to and from their abortion appointments across the commonwealth of virginia. The service is led entirely by volunteers trained as abortion doulas to provide transportation as well as emotional support for patients they assist. The program was closed in fall 2024 after a change in leadership at braf. At this time, braf is not planning on resuming the program.”