Farm Commons

“Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b All board members/directors receive a final draft copy of the Form 990 tax return. Members have two weeks to consider the material, ask questions, or recommend edits to the return. Any received questions or suggested edits are reviewed and resolved accordingly. The tax return is submitted when all issues are resolved.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c - At each new director orientation and annually at the December meeting, the conflicts of interest policy is distributed and directors have the opportunity to submit documentation of any potential or actual conflicts of interest, as necessary.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 - Compensation for every non-Executive Director position is determined according to the Compensation and Benefits policy, which is prepared and maintained by the Executive Director, and which requires an analysis of comparable positions in the organization's home state within a similar profession and at a similar scale. Compensation for the ExecutiveDirector position is determined according to the Compensation policy prepared and maintained by the Board of Directors, and which requires the organization strive to provide compensation at the level of comparable positions in the organization's home state within a similar profession and at a similar scale. A market comparison is preformed not more than every 2 years.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 - Yes, these documents were available to the public. Documents required to be available for public inspection (governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements) are available by calling the organization at the number listed at our website or emailing our central email address info at farmcommons dot org.”

“Rounding to whole dollar adjustment”