Happy Hippie Foundation

“The happy hippie foundation has delegated duties related to strategy and mamangement to global philanthropy group. The management fees are paid by a third party. These are treated as donated services and not reflected in contributions or expenses of the foundation.”

“Form 990 is reviewed in detail by the management company to which the board has delegated such authority. Form 990 is also distributed to the board before it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The happy hippie foundation's conflict of interest policy requries all directors and officers to disclose any possible conflicts of interest to the board. Unless specifically requested to remain present, the individual having the conflict of interest will remove himself or herself from the room during discussion and deliberation of the matter. The individual having the conflict of interest also does not vote on the matter. Conflicts of interest are documented in the minutes of the meeting, as well as the steps taken to ensure that the individual does not participate in the discussion or voting on the matter. Annually, the conflict of interest policy is distributed to each board member and reviewed, any new director or officer is also advised of the policy.”

“The happy hippie foundation makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request. The happy hippie foundation also files documents with the state of california's office of the attorney general registry of charitable trusts.”

“The foundation raises funds primarily through the efforts of its volunteer board members and incurred no expenses associated with fundraising during the current tax year.”