Farm Commons Inc

“All board members receive a final draft copy of the complete Form 990 return plus the spreadsheets and reports used to prepare the return. Members are given 7 days to review and comment on or request clarification on the tax return. Comments and questions are addressed within that 7 days, or the submission time is extended to allow all comments and questions to be fully addressed. When all is resolved, the return is submitted.”

“At each new member orientation and annually in the December annual meeting, the conflicts of interest policy is distributed and members have the opportunity to submit documentation of any potential or actual conflicts of interest, if necessary.”

“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 Executive Director 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.”

“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.”

“Accumulated rounding differences in transitioning to whole numbers only.”