Inner Fire Inc

“The Founder and Board President, Beatrice Birch, is married to the Board Treasurer, Thomas Kavet”

“Board review of this Form 990 filing was performed via distribution to all Board members and subsequent discussion.”

“Review of potential conflicts of interest are raised and acted upon at Board meetings. At least once a year, general conflict of interest guidelines are reviewed and discussed by the Board. New Board members are fully informed of Inner Fire conflict of interest policies. Board members may recuse themselves from decision-making and discussion in cases involving any conflict of interest - although they are rare. If in question, Board members are encouraged to consult with Inner Fire's independent legal counsel regarding potential conflicts of interest.”

“The organization's Founder and President receives no compensation for all executive management and administrative functions - which occupy most of her working hours at Inner Fire. She receives a nominal payment for therapeutic services to program attendees, rendered at the same $60/hour rate paid to all professional therapists. No "key employee" receives more than the $60/hour rate for professional therapists, and some receive less. These rates are well below the prevailing market rates for such services.”

“All financial, operational, governance and other Inner Fire business and tax records are available upon request at any time.”

“This total consists of Professional Therapists totaling $89,060; Gardening and Forestry Services totaling $31,860; Weekend Activities totaling $35,821; Food Service/Catering totaling $33,875; Evening Activities totaling $32,242; Maintenance and Cleaning totaling $9,163; Marketing totaling $4,207; Accounting/Office/IT totaling $24,481; and Development costs for professional services associated with the new building (architectural, sitework design, permitting, building systems, etc.) totaling $38,395”