Volunteers of America Inc

“Thomas Turnbull, Sharon Wilson-Geno, Robert Gibson and Patrick Sheridan have business relations with each other, because they also serve as directors and/or officers of Volunteers of America, Inc., Volunteers of America National Services, and/or their related organizations. Thomas Turnbull, Sharon Wilson-Geno, Robert Gibson and Patrick Sheridan are employees of Volunteers of America, Inc.”

“The organization has no employees, and has delegated control over certain management duties to Volunteers of America National Services. Volunteers of America National Services, as a parent corporation, assists in providing to its subordinate corporations general and administrative supervision, financial management, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, real estate development and strategic planning.”

“Directors shall be appointed by resolution of the board of directors of Volunteers of America National Services.”

“The articles and bylaws may not be amended without the prior written consent of Volunteers of America National Services.”

“The final Form 990 is reviewed by Asset Management and an officer of the Board of Directors prior to filing with the IRS. All members of the organization's Board of Directors and all officers of the board are also provided an opportunity to review the Form 990 in electronic form immediately prior to filing.”

“The policy requires officers, directors and key employees to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts. The policy and disclosure form are distributed and collected annually, and individuals are required to update the disclosure form throughout the year in the event actual or potential conflicts arise. Conflicts of interest are reviewed by the Board of Directors. Persons with a conflict are prohibited from participating in the governing body's deliberations and decisions in the transaction.”

“The organization's top management official, officers, and key employees are not compensated by the organization but are compensated by a related organization, Volunteers of America, Inc. Volunteers of America's process for determining compensation of the organization's top management official, officers, and key employees includes review and approval by a compensation committee formed of independent members appointed by the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee reviews compensation data with respect to functionally comparable senior management-level positions at organizations similar to Volunteers of America in size, geographic location, national presence, industry and other relevant factors, and determines a permissible range of pay between the 50th and 75th percentile of compensation received by comparators. Compensation data is gathered from published survey sources and using the services of an outside compensation consulting firm. This process was most recently undertaken at the following indicated times, to establish the compensation of the following individuals: in January 2012, Thomas Turnbull, President; in January 2011, David Bowman, Assistant Secretary, and Patrick Sheridan, Assistant Secretary.”

“VOANS CDE INC.'s GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.”

“The organization has no employees. Its corporate parent and sponsoring organization, Volunteers of America National Services, has adopted a Whistleblower Policy.”

“The organization follows the Document Retention and Destruction Policy adopted by its corporate parent and sponsoring organization, Volunteers of America National Services.”

“The organization has a committee responsible for the oversight of the audit as well as the selection of the independent accountant.”