Alternative Services - Northeast Inc

“Arthur Mack (President) and Robert Connor (Board Director) are business partners in NMC, Inc. Marge Kirby (Board Director) and Michael Kirby (Board Director) are related family members.”

“The organization outsources certain management functions to Community Living Concepts, Inc., and accounting and financial consulting functions to Financial One Accounting, Inc. Both organizations specialize in providing these services to a number of Not For Profit organizations that provide similar services to the filing organization.”

“Community Living Concepts, Inc is the sole member of the filing organization.”

“Community Living Concepts, Inc is the sole member of the filing organization.”

“Certain executive decisions are subject to approval of the sole Member, Community Living Concepts, Inc.”

“The Board of Directors reviews an electronic copy of the 990 prior to filing. After any concerns are addressed, the President signs and files the return.”

“Each Director, Principal Officer, Key Employee and Member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: a. has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy b. has read and understands the policy c. has agreed to comply with the policy and d. understands the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax exempt purposes. The interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence the governing board or committee shall determine whether the organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous tranaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interst, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the organizations best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is a fair and reasonable alternative. In conformity with the above determination it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangment.”

“The Executive Director's compensation plan is approved by the Board of Directors. All other compensation plans are approved by the Executive Director. Compensation plans are compared to similar organizations and to compensation surveys.”

“Documents are available to the public upon request at the address listed on Page 1 of Form 990.”

“The Board of Directors reviews a copy of the reviewed financials and any concerns are addressed by the Independent Accountants prior to issuance.”