Garrison House

“The Board of Directors of Garrison House has delegated certain authority to an executive committee of the Peppermint Ridge Board of Directors. The Executive Committee has been charged with making decisions with regards to the day-to-day operations. These decisions are required for the on-going operations. Such decisions are required to be brought before the entire Board at the next regularly scheduled board meeting and ratified by a vote of the entire Board of Directors.”

“Prior to submission, Garrison House provided each member of the Board of Directors with a copy of Form 990 and all related schedules. Board members were asked to review the filing and provide comments and potential corrections to the filing. The comments and potential corrections were used to provide the final review of the form for filing. The board then voted to approve the final review copy for filing.”

“The board of Directors are asked each year to update their Conflict of Interest information. This information is used to determine if conflicts exist and if such conflicts provide a problem for the organization in the provision of services. All conflicts are resolved prior to any board member being allowed to continue in the service to the organization.”

“Garrison House, through the parent organization, Peppermint Ridge, maintains a Whistleblower Protection Policy in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations. The policy is posted at the offices of Peppermint Ridge in accordance with CAL/OSHA regulations.”

“Garrison House, through the parent organization, Peppermint Ridge, maintains a Document Destruction and Retention Policy. The policy incorporates the reasons and risks of retention of various documents within the organization. The policy is reviewed on an annual basis.”

“The compensation of the Executive Director is established annually by the Board of Directors with input from all appropriate sources including salary surveys, budget review, etc. The compensation of all other executives and employees is reviewed annually during the budget process. The budget, including all salaries, is reviewed by the Board of Directors. The Executive Director is an employee of Peppermint Ridge, the parent corporation of Garrison House.”

“Garrison House, upon request, provides all public documents including Form 990, governing documents and financial statements, to any requesting party. In addition, such documents are available on independent websites including Guidestar.”

“Garrison House received an audit in which it was consolidated under the Peppermint Ridge umbrella. Peppermint Ridge, the parent company, is a 501(c)(3) organization.”

“One individual performed services for Garrison House. The individual's W-2 was filed by the parent organization of Garrison House, Peppermint Ridge. All the appropriate payroll tax returns were also filed by Peppermint Ridge.”

“During the year, Garrison House did not receive any contributions of intellectual property.”

“During the year, Garrison House did not receive any contributions of automobiles, boats, airplanes or other vehicles.”