Alternative Services Inc.

“The non-independent board members are Arthur Mack and Robert Connor. Arthur Mack,Board President, and Robert Connor, Director, are business partners in NMC, Inc. a lessor to the organization. Arthur Mack is Board President of Community Living Concepts, and Beth Brandvain, Holly Hereau, Diana Hauer, Robert Conner, Micheal Kirby and Marge Kirby are Community Living Concepts Inc. board members. Thomas D'Luge, Board Secretary/Treasurer, provides legal services for Community Living Concepts, Inc., Arthur Mack, Board President, is Executive Director of Carpe Diem Foundation, a related organization, of which Micheal Kirby is Board Vice President and Marge Kirby, Thomas D'Luge, Diana Hauer, Beth Brandvain, Holly Hereau and Robert Connor are board members. Michael Kirby, Vice President and board member Marge Kirby are mother and son.”

“The organization outsources certain management functions to Community Living Concepts, Inc., and fully outsources all accounting and financial consulting functions to Financial One Accounting, Inc. Financial One Accounting, Inc., provides accounting services to over ninety Not For Profit organizations, the majority unrelated to the filing entity. Community Living Concepts, Inc. is a supporting orzanization that provides management services to its six related and supported Not For Profit organizations under a written management agreement.”

“Sole member of the corporation is Community Living Concepts, a Michigan NonProfit Corporation organized under IRS Section 501(c)3.”

“The member elects all directors of the Corporation from among nominations put forth by the Corporation's Nominating Committee.”

“The member approves all substantive actions, including mergers/acquisitions, annual budgets, indebtedness and any amendments to the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.”

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

“Each director, officer, key employee and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: 1. Has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy 2. Has read and understands the policy 3. Has agreed to comply with the policy, and 4. 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 transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the organization's best interest, for its own benefit and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement.”

“The Executive Director's compensation plan is prepared by the Compensation Committee, which is comprised of 3 independent Directors. It is then reviewed and approved by the board of directors, in addition to a review by an Independent Consultant. All other compensation plans are approved by the Executive Director. Compensation plans are compared to similar organizations and compensation surveys. The board approves all wage guidelines, including those of management staff, using comparables that take geography, service type and funding type into account.”

“Documents are available to the public upon request at the address listed on page #1 of Form 990. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Part XII, 2c Alternative Services, Inc. did not change their oversight or selection process for the audit and selection of Independent Accountant”

“Rounding 1.”