Ohio Humanities Council

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm. The form 990 is then reviewed by the business manager and executive director. The form 990 is then provided to the full board of directors prior to filing.”

“During their terms, council members, or any members of their immediate families, may not receive honoraria, salaries, or stipends for project-related activities, grant participation, and other council business. The council's long-standing ethics policy requires that board members abstain from voting in the consideration of applications from institutions or groups which the represent or in which they hold membership, and shall not assume a position of advocacy for such applications. This policy has been monitored by recording in the minutes of the organization all recusals by board members in compliance with this policy. In december, 2009, the council adopted a broader conflict of interest policy that includes completing annual statements disclosing potential conflict of interest.”

“The process of determining the compensation package of the executive director includes a performance review by the executive committee. The executive committee also uses budget size and comparability data to determine the compensation package. Any changes to the compensation package of the executive director must be approved by the board of directors. All deliberations and decisions are recorded in board minutes.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The organization has an audit committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit. The entire board is responsible for selection of the independent accountant. The process by which the organization oversees the audit and selects the independent accountant has not changed from prior years.”