Bee Informed Partnership Inc.

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by senior management. It was then approved by the board of directors before filing with the irs. The entire board received a copy of the 990 prior to filing.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public on our website at www.bipinc.org.”

“Members include individuals and organizations who wish to benefit from collaboration with other members, training and technical assistance, and other services and resources that are only available to members.”

“An interested party is under a continuing obligation to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest as soon as it is known, or reasonably should be known. An interested party shall complete a questionnaire to fully and completely disclose the material facts about any actual or potential conflicts of interest. The disclosure statement shall be completed upon his/her association with the organization, and shall be updated annually thereafter. An additional disclosure statement shall be filed at such time as an actual or potential conflict arises. For board members, the disclosure statements shall be provided to the President of the Board, or in the case of the President, the statement shall be provided to the Secretary of the Board. Copies shall also be provided to the Chief Executive Officer of the organization. In the case of staff or volunteers with significant decision making authority, the disclosure statements shall be provided to the Chief Executive Officer of the organization, or in the case of the President, the statements shall be provided to the the Board. The Secretary of the board of directors shall file copies of all disclosure statements with the official corporate records of the organization. Whenever there is reason to believe that an actual or potential conflict of interest exists between the Bee Informed Partnership, Inc. and an interested party, the Board of Directors shall determine the appropriate organizational response. This shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, a specific proposed action or transaction. Where the actual or potential conflict involves an employee of the organization other than the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Executive Officer shall, in the first instance, be responsible for reviewing the matter and may take appropriate action as necessary to protect the interests of the organization. The Chief Executive Officer shall report to the President the results of any review and the action taken. The President, in consultation with the Executive Committee, shall determine if any further board review or action is required. Where an actual or potential conflict exists between the interests of the Bee Informed Partnership and an interested party with respect to a specific proposed action or transaction, the Bee Informed Partnership shall refrain from the proposed action or transaction until such time as the proposed action or transaction has been approved by the disinterested members of the board of directors of the organization. The following procedures shall apply: -An interested party who has an actual or potential conflict of interest with respect to a proposed action or transaction of the corporation shall not participate in anyway in, or be present during, the deliberations and decision making of the organization with respect to such action or transaction. The interested party may, upon request, be available to answer questions or provide material factual information about the proposed action or transaction. -The disinterested members of the board of directors may approve the proposed action or transaction upon finding that it is in the best interests of the corporation. The board shall consider whether the terms of the proposed transaction are fair and reasonable to the organization and whether it would be possible, with reasonable effort, to find a more advantageous arrangement with a party or entity that is not an interested party. -Approval by the disinterested members of the board of directors shall be by vote of a majority of directors in attendance at a meeting at which a quorum is present. An interested party shall not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present, nor for purposes of determining what constitutes a majority vote of directors in attendance. -The minutes of the meeting shall reflect that the conflict disclosure was made, the vote taken and, where applicable, the abstention from voting and participation by the interested pa”

“Part IX Line 11g - This represents the subcontractors' cost for the contractual service that the organization provides to the customers.”