Lupus Foundation of Minnesota

“The chair, chair elect, past chair, secretary, treasurer, and general counsel shall make up the executive committee. Any three members of this committee may call a meeting. The majority of those present will constitute a vote for action. The executive committee shall oversee operations of the board; act at times between regular meetings; and act at other times as directed by the full board.”

“The foundation is open to all who wish to share in the mission of providing education, support and service to those affected by lupus, promoting awareness and understanding of lupus to others, and supporting research that seeks to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus as well as to discover its cause and cure.”

“The foundation's board of directors are elected by the members at the annual meeting and throughout the year.”

“The members must approve a change to the number of individuals on the board of directors and must approve any amendments of the foundation's governing documents.”

“The entire board of directors and entire executive committee, the president, and an independent legal review were conducted of the form 990 prior to final board approval, and subsequent filing.”

“The foundation's conflict of interest policy was updated in 2011 and covers officers, directors, and other individuals with the authority to influence actions taken. All of the above are required to review and sign the policy annually. Except as permitted by law, with respect to any contract or other transaction between the organization and any director (or an organization in which a director is a director, officer or legal representative or has a material financial interest): (a) the material facts as to such contract or transaction and as to the director's interest must be fully disclosed or known to the board of directors prior to approval of such contract or transaction; (b) such approval shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors, not counting any vote that the interested director otherwise might have; and (c) the interested director shall not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum. All proceedings related to conflicts of interest are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“The board conducted market research with data from the minnesota council of nonprofits (mcn) and other studies to set executive compensation. The initial compensation package was also screened and evaluated by an independent recruiting firm hired by the officers of the board of directors based on meeting core criteria the board identified. Final candidates for the position were then evaluated by an independent firm that assesses quantitative and qualitative skill sets, and capacities for leadership. An evaluation against mcn market data for the non-profit sector for determining base compensation for the president was last conducted in 2011. Any changes to the president's compensation since then were approved by the board of directors through an annual performance based review process. Compensation for other employees includes an evaluation against mcn market data for the nonprofit sector for determining base compensation. This process was last conducted in 2014 for all other staff. Staff increases are determined by the president based on an annual performance based review process and fall within salary limits determined by the board of directors as part of the annual budgeting process.”

“The foundation's form 990, governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”