Faegre Baker Daniels Foundation

“Form 990, part vi, line 2 peggy s. Abram, melanie s. Green, kevin c. Tracey, thomas c froehle, and andrew g. Humphrey have a business relationship within the same partnership entity; faegre baker daniels llp. Documenting committee meetings form 990, part vi, question 8b the organization answered question 8b no because there were no committees during 2014 acting on behalf of the governing body.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 11 the manager of international accounting/tax collects all information needed to complete form 990 and reviews the completed return. Once the form has been reviewed and finalized, the 990 is made available to the board prior to filing with the irs. The form 990 is also reviewed by an independent accounting firm.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 12c the foundation did not have a whistleblower, conflict of interest, or document retention and destruction policies as of 12/31/2014 and presently has no plans to adopt such policies.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 19 governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Form 990, part vii, section a the organization does not compensate officers and directors of the board. The officers and directors are partners of the related organization faegre baker daniels llp. The partners are not compensated as employees and therefore no compensation information has been disclosed in this return.”

“Form 990, part xi, line 8 & part xii, line 1 faegre baker daniels foundation previously reported that their books were kept on the accrual method. The balance sheet this year was prepared using the cash method in accordance with the attached form 3115 (application for change in accounting method). An adjustment for the change is reflected on form 990, part xi, line 8.”