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“The board has delegated some decisions to the executive committee. No separate executive committee meetings were held during this fiscal year.”

“The executive director, director of finance and administration, and finance committee review a draft of the 990 and provide feedback to the tax preparer who provides a filing copy. The director of finance and administration provides a filing copy to the board members and recommends approval from them. The members can also comment if they like. The final form 990, as well as related filings for the mn attorney general's office, are approved by the board of directors prior to filing.”

“Each year, directors are furnished with a copy of the conflict of interest policy and a disclosure questionnaire requesting information about related persons and business interests and any transactions with hired. The organization reviews the statements and cross-checks any listed individuals or organizations with its funder, contractor, and vendor records. The organization identified no conflicts of interest during the year.”

“It is our goal to ensure that the executive director is compensated fairly and competitively, considering both performance and market salaries. To this end, we determine salary that keeps within 93-100% of the average salary for an executive director at a large non-profit. We use competitive salary survey information to determine this average salary. Performance is evaluated annually, including the current year, by the board members in relation to corporate goals set for the prior year.”

“We provide copies of our audited financial statements on our web site and upon request. Other documents are available upon request.”

“Contract and consulting: program service expenses 1,073,075. Management and general expenses 88,428. Fundraising expenses 42,334. Total expenses 1,203,837. Payroll processing: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 21,123. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 21,123.”

“Fundraising expense reported on form 990 relates to expenses to generate non-governmental contributions. Amounts reported as governmental contributions (part viii, line 1e) are contracts for which the related expenses do not meet the definition of "fundraising" per generally accepted accounting principles (gaap).”