Chive Charities

“Leo and John Resig are brothers; Brian Mercedes is the brother-in-law of Leo and John Resig. Both Leo and John Resig are co-founders of Resignation Media; Brian Raymond provides legal services to Resignation Media.”

“Chive Charities shall have one class of members; the number of authorized members is fixed at two or such other number as determined by a resultion adapted by the total number of members, and each member shall continue in his/her duties until the earlier of his/her death or resignation. Current members are John and Leo Resig.”

“Each member of the Board is provided with a copy of the draft return to review in advance of a scheduled conference meeting. The draft return is then discussed and signed off on by the Board before filing.”

“If the Board has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the Board determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“The Executive Director's compensation is determined by conducting a survey of compensation paid to officers with similar roles and responsibilities at similarly situated organizations, as well as through review of other organizations' form 990 filings. The Board then forms an Executive Committee, composed of Board members with no personal connection to the Executive Director, for the purpose of reviewing and approving the executive director's compensation.”

“If Chive Charities prepares an audited financial statement, such statement shall be made available for inspection by all members of the public no later than nine months after the close of the relevant fiscal year in the same manner as the Internal Revenue Service Form 990. Each annual financial statement shall be made available to the public for three years.”

“Client Note 1 - Note 1Chive Charities is organized and operated exclusively to raise money and awareness for (i) sick and/or disabled individuals in need of financial assistance for medical treatment and/or quality of life enhancements, (ii) disabled veterans returning home from war in need of financial assistance for quality of life enhancements, (iii) underfunded special needs education initiatives, and (iv) first responder and disaster relief efforts.”

“Chive Charities has added first responder and disaster relief efforts to its major program services.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Veteran Assistance: with grants to 1 other 501(c)(3) organizations, Chive Charities gave support to veteran assistance initiatives in line with its program mission.”