Silver Birch Ranch Inc.

“Sara wager, david wager and richard wager have a family relationship”

“The organization does not have any committees that have authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“A final draft of the 990 is sent to each officer and board member for approval before filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy covers all officers, trustees and directors (interested persons) of silver birch ranch. Each of these interested persons are required to complete annual disclosures. A conflict of interest arises when an interested person may personally benefit from a decision he or she could make, or his or her stake in a transaction is such that it reduces the likelihood that he or she can act impartially in the organization's best interest. After disclosing a financial interest and all material facts and after any discussion with the interested person, the interested person shall leave the board meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. After exercising due diligence, the board shall determine whether silver birch ranch can obtain a more advantageous transation from a person or entity with reasonable efforts that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction is not reasonably possible under the circumstances of not producing a conflict of interest, the board shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction is in silver birch ranch's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it shall decide whether to enter into the transaction. The minutes of the board of directors shall contain the names of the persons who disclose or otherwise were found to have a financial interest in connection with an actual or possible conflict of interest, the nature of the financial interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present, and the board's decision as to whether a conflict of interest in fact existed; the names of the persons who were present for discussions and votes relating to the transaction, the content of the discussion, including any alternatives to the proposed transaction, a record of those who voted on it, and to what extent interested persons were excluded from the deliberations, any comparability data or other information obtained and relied upon by the board and how the information was obtained, and the result of the vote, including, if applicable, the terms of the transaction that was approved and the date it was approved.”

“The vice president/business director reviews the compensation of all staff annually and presents recommended changes to the board of directors as part of the annual budget approval process. Any increase in compensation is based on a cost-of-living adjustment that is in line with the national norm. The board votes on all compensation matters, including maintaining or changing compensation levels. Public domain data is used to determine all pay adjustments. The process described here was last completed in 2023.”

“Financial records and 990's are available to the board of directors and the public upon request. 990's are also available on guidestar for public review.”