The Land Connection Foundation Inc

“The board of directors are provided with a copy of the 990 for review before the return is filed.”

“Board members are asked every two years to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form, and to notify the board if their status changes within the two year time frame.”

“The executive director is the principal representative of the land connection and the person responsible for the efficient operation of the organization. Therefore, it is the desire of the tlc board to provide effective and impartial feedback on performance, as well as fair, reasonable, and not excessive or substandard compensation for the executive director (and any other highly compensated employees and consultants). The process for determining compensation is as follows: independence in setting compensation to ensure a fair analysis of the executive director's compensation, the board of directors, at times, will engage with an external consultant to evaluate the current compensation of the executive director, as well as other employees of the organization. Independence in evaluating performance annually, an evaluation task force composed of board members will evaluate the executive director on performance, and ask for his/her input on matters of performance. The task force will also solicit voluntary and confidential input from all employees of the organization and members of the tlc board. The input will be consolidated, summarized, and documented in such a way that will preserve confidentiality of all sources of input. In addition to evaluation of performance, the task force will review the executive director's job description and make any necessary updates to the roles and responsibilities. The task force will be composed of volunteers who are not compensated by tlc, and will operate independently without undue influence from the executive director. No member of the task force will be a staff member, the relative of a staff member, or have any relationship with staff that could present a conflict of interest. The composition of the task force and lack of conflict of interest shall be documented. Board decision and concurrent documentation to approve the compensation for the executive director (and other highly compensated employees and consultants) the board must document how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied, in minutes of the meeting during which the compensation was approved. Documentation will include: 1. A description of the compensation and benefits and the date it was approved; 2. The members of the board who were present during the discussion about compensation and benefits, and the results of the vote; 3. A description of the comparability data relied upon and how the data were obtained; and 4. Any actions taken (such as abstaining from discussion and vote) with respect to consideration of the compensation by anyone who is otherwise a member of the board but who had a conflict of interest with respect to the decision on the compensation and benefits. The formal performance evaluation and compensation adjustment (if any), once accepted by the board, will be presented by two members of the board to the executive director, who will have an opportunity to make final contributions to the evaluation if desired.”

“The organization makes its forms 1023 and 990 available for public inspection upon request and through the organization's website.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Payroll processing: program service expenses 1,418. Management and general expenses 282. Fundraising expenses 11. Total expenses 1,711. Consulting and honorariums: program service expenses 182,059. Management and general expenses 11,453. Fundraising expenses 2,224. Total expenses 195,736.”

“Miscellaneous: program service expenses 213. Management and general expenses 3,829. Fundraising expenses 67. Total expenses 4,109. Dues and memberships: program service expenses 2,640. Management and general expenses 125. Fundraising expenses 250. Total expenses 3,015. Small equipment: program service expenses 750. Management and general expenses 1,063. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,813. Staff training: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 99. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 99.”

“MODIFIED CASH”

“No changes were made to the process from the prior years.”