Fresh Energy

“There are no material differences in voting rights among members of the board of directors and the executive committee may consider any actions, or take up any matters deemed important or necessary for the continued operation of the corporation between scheduled meetings of the full board.”

“The 990 is provided to the entire board for review prior to filing. The chair and treasurer carefully reviewed each page of the 990 and made a recommendation to the executive committee to accept the 990. The executive committee members had also reviewed the 990 and approved the recommendation. The executive director signed the 990.”

“Procedure when director or officer has conflict: 1. Each director or officer of fresh energy has a duty to disclose to the board (and to any applicable committee of the board that one is addressing) the material facts of any proposed transaction or action of fresh energy in which such director has any conflicts. 2. The disclosure required under #1 (above) must be made, to the extent possible, prior to any consideration of such proposed transaction or action by the board or by any applicable committee of the board. If a director or officer does not recognize the existence of a conflict prior to the board's decision regarding the transaction, the board member has a duty to disclose the material facts of the conflict as soon as the conflict is recognized. 3. The director or officer having a conflict shall not participate in the deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration and shall retire from the room during deliberations except to the extent he or she has been invited by the board or committee to participate, after consideration of the significance to fresh energy of the disclosed conflict. The board or committee may also request that he or she provide fresh energy with any relevant information known to the director regarding the matter. 4. Any proposed transaction or action in which the board has determined that a director or officer has a conflict of interest is to be approved by a majority of the directors entitled to vote other than the interested director(s) at a meeting at which a quorum is present (i.e., by a supermajority of the entire board not including the conflicted director(s)), even though the non-conflicted directors may constitute less than a quorum. 5. When there is any doubt as to whether a conflict exists (and these procedures are thus to be employed) the matter shall be resolved by action of the board, not including the participation of the individual whose potential conflict is at issue. All directors and officers are obligated to notify the board if they believe an individual director or officer has failed to proffer disclosure of a conflict they believe to be at hand, and the aformentioned procedure (resolution by action of the board, not including the particiaption of the individual whose potential conflict is at issue) shall be employed by the board in all such instances. Procedure when staff has conflict: 1. Each staff member has a duty to disclose to the director of operations and finance of fresh energy the material facts of any proposed transaction of fresh energy in which such person has any conflict. 2. The disclosure required under #1 (above) is to be made immediately, and to the extent possible, before any consideration of such proposed transaction by fresh energy. If a staff member does not recognize the existance of a conflict prior to fresh energy's decision regarding the transaction, the staff member has a duty to disclose the material facts of the conflict as soon as it is recognized. 3. A staff member having a conflict shall not participate in the deliberation or decision by fresh energy regarding the transaction under consideration, unless invited by the director of operations and finance of fresh energy to do so, after consideration of the significance to fresh energy of the disclosed conflict. The director of operations and finance of fresh energy may also request that he or she provide fresh energy with any relevant information regarding the matter. 4. The director of operations and finance of fresh energy shall take such additional action as may be required to ensure that the conflict is properly noticed to management and that appropriate steps are employed as the transaction and its terms are brought forth for decision-making and/or implementation. Furthermore, the director of operations and finance of fresh energy shall maintain a record of the existance, procedure employed in managing, and resolution of the conflict. 5. When there is any doubt as to whether a c”

“The executive director's salary is set annually by the board of directors using a competitive study and analysis performed by altura consulting in november of 2013. The director of operations and finance's salary is determined using a competitive study and analysis performed by hradvantage in march 2012”

“The organization makes its articles of incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available on a case-by-case basis. Every request is considered individually by the board of directors.”

“Re-amp: fresh energy provides support staff to the re-amp network. Re-amp is a collaborative network of more than 100 nonprofits working in eight states. Re-amp's goal is to reduce regional global warming emissions 80 percent (from 2005 levels) by 2050.”

“Energy, efficiency, climate: fresh energy aggressively promotes the use of clean, renewable electricity sources like wind and sun, advances policies that will dramatically improve transmission in the midwest, and pursues greater energy efficiency. We do this through smart legislation, improvements to current laws, better regulations, savvy financial strategies, market-friendly policies, and collaboration with utility partners and service providers. In addition, fresh energy promotes tough state and national laws and standards that lead to deep, permanent reductions in pollution from power plants, vehicles, and industry. We support policies that will limit the worst impacts of global warming and create a modern energy system that makes minnesota and the midwest leaders in the clean energy economy. Residential charging rates for electric vehicles: minnesota became the first state to require its investor-owned utilities to offer a special rate for residential electric vehicle charging. Increase the adoption of electric vehicles by state agencies: the minnesota legislature passed a bipartisan bill that removes barriers to the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles by state agencies. Creating market transparency: fresh energy authored a new provision that will collect and publish market data on the cost and location of distributed renewable energy projects to create more transparency in the distributed renewable energy market. Increasing industrial and commercial efficiency: the minnesota legislature passed a community energy loan fund, authorizing the minnesota department of commerce to work with manufacturers, hospitals, and other businesses to fund energy efficiency projects with low-interest financing through its state revenue bond authority. Meeting global warming pollution goals: minnesota law sets a goal of at least 80-percent reductions in carbon economy-wide by 2050, with interim benchmarks along the way. A new policy requires utilities to provide more information describing how they meet these goals in the plans they file with the minnesota public utilities commission. Utilities must identify costs, opportunities, and technical barriers in making progress toward meeting minnesota's goals and the steps they're considering to address those barriers and opportunities.”

“Communication services: program service expenses 15,551. Management and general expenses 14,151. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 29,702. Collaborative grant services: program service expenses 23,561. Management and general expenses 21,439. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 45,000. Strategic planning services: program service expenses 13,089. Management and general expenses 11,911. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 25,000. Litigation services: program service expenses 15,707. Management and general expenses 14,293. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 30,000. General office services: program service expenses 1,159. Management and general expenses 1,054. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,213. It services: program service expenses 26,711. Management and general expenses 1,064. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 27,775. Website support services: program service expenses 7,817. Management and general expenses 312. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,129. Redesign of commons: program service expenses 67,293. Management and general expenses 2,682. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 69,975. Midwest energy news reporters: program service expenses 68,766. Management and general expenses 2,740. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 71,506. General office services: program service expenses 14,069. Management and general expenses 561. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 14,630. Contracts: program service expenses 201,793. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 201,793.”

“The organization has not changed its oversight process of the audit nor its selection process of an independent accountant during the tax year”