E4 Carolinas Inc

“Membership shall be open to all companies, organizations, institutions (public or private) and individuals supportive of, or in concert with, the purposes, programs or initiatives of the corporation (each, when admitted as such, a "member"). The board of directors of the corporation (the "board of directors or the "board"), from time to time, shall determine the classes of membership, the relative rights, duties and obligations of each class and the membership dues structures for the corporation. Noncompliance with the policies and procedures established by the board of directors for continued membership in the corporation shall constitute grounds for cancellation and termination, by the board of directors, of a member's membership.”

“Except as provided in section 6.5 of these bylaws, directors other than the initial directors shall be elected at the member annual meeting or at such other time or times as determined by resolution of the board. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the members entitled to vote in the election of directors at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Members have no right to cumulate their votes for directors.”

“The members of the organization may elect directors to the board.”

“The return was prepared by an independent accounting firm with assistance and information provided by management. The executive committee and the board reviews the form 990 before filing the return with the irs.”

“The board is annually briefed on the coi policy and told they need to inform the president, chair and/or counsel of coi issues. The president keeps in regular communciations with board members and with the industry to stay on top of any possible issue.”

“To establish compensation, a committee of board members benchmarked other industry nonprofits in the region. The findings were discussed by the full board, who decided on the compensation package. Annually the personnel committee determines whether goals have been met and what changes may be made to the policy.”

“Recent filings of the form 990 are made available online at www.guidestar.org.”

“The governing documents, financial statements, and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Sba loan proceeds 20,000.”

“This process has not changed from the prior year.”