Edison Welding Institute Inc.

“The information for the 990 and 990t is accumulated by ewi's accounting department and reviewed and approved by the cfo. The final return is compiled by an external accounting firm and is again reviewed and approved by both the ewi accounting department and cfo. Each member of the board of directors is provided with a copy of the 990 and 990t with the opportunity to review and provide feedback prior to filing. Any feedback from the board of directors is addressed prior to filing.”

“As a condition of employment, ewi distributes and requires acknowledgement of ewi's conflict of interest policy from all employees and board members. Ewi has an ethics officer that is responsible for the code of ethics policy and addressing ethics questions or concerns. The code of ethics policy addresses conflicts of interest with clients and suppliers and offers a confidential avenue for comments or concerns to be addressed by the ethics officer or directly to the board of directors. Matters brought to the attention of the ethics officer or board of directors are given due consideration and investigated appropriately.”

“Ewi uses an independent external compensation expert to establish and maintain its compensation system. This organization employs best-practice disciplines in administering its pay system. This includes a variety of well-respected compensation surveys, including one focused on engineering firms, to determine labor market values for all jobs, including executive. Ewi must compete with for-profit firms for engineering and leadership talent. For that reason ewi uses "blended rates" necessary to attract and retain talent. Ewi's board of directors includes a compensation committee comprised of independent members of the board which approved executive compensation practices in accordance with the compensation system used for the entire organization. The compensation decisions are deliberated in executive session and documented in the minutes. Compensation is reviewed annually.”

“The institute's governing documents are not made available to the public. Forms 990 and 990-t are made available to the public upon request, as are the company's financial statements, for the same period of time as set forth in irc section 6104(d). The conflict of interest policy is available on the company's website.”

“Consulting services: program service expenses 642,738. Management and general expenses 340,712. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 983,450. Facility services: program service expenses 139,989. Management and general expenses 74,208. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 214,197. Government contractors: program service expenses 1,050,563. Management and general expenses 556,897. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,607,460. Commercial contractors: program service expenses 215,974. Management and general expenses 114,487. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 330,461.”