Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

“A draft of the 990 return is reviewed by management and then provided to the board of directors for review and comment. Once the board has reviewed the 990 return, it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“New board members, officers and employees are required to review a copy of the conflict of interest policy upon admittance or election. The board annually reviews the disclosure forms that are completed by board members. Prior to board or committee action that involves a potential conflict, the conflicted individual must disclose facts material to the relationship and the disclosure is reflected in the meeting minutes. The board of directors then determines if there is a conflict. Conflicted individuals may not participate in or be permitted to hear the board/committee discussion on the matter, be permitted to vote on the transaction, be present during the vote, or be considered for determining the presence of a quorum. Proceedings related to conflicts of interest are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“Salary and bonus reviews are performed by the board annually based on the recommendation of staff. Comparisons are reviewed with the mn council of nonprofits salary survey results for similar organizations. There are no other officers or key employees of the organization other than the executive director.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statemets available to the public upon request.”

“Interact center for the visual and performing arts offers professionally rigorous visual and performing arts programs to adults with disabilities. In the spirit of radical inclusion, interact is a multi-cultural art center that embraces the entire spectrum of disability to transform and challenge notions of ability for both artists and audiences. We create and produce one theater shows which perform at an off sight, recognized theater and participate in two city-wide art crawls annually. The artists also show their work around the community at art shows and galleries. All artists are paid for their work.”