Borderlands Restoration Network

“EXPLANATION OF DELEGATED BOARD AUTHORITY While Board committees generally advise and recommend action to the Board, the Board may delegate authority to act on its behalf in certain specific activities.”

“EXPLANATION OF RELATIONSHIPS Ann Gosline is an investor managers of Wildlife Corridors, LLC, a company set up to purchase and conserve land providing wildlife corridors.Ann Goslines spouse is an investor in Borderlands, L3C, LLC, a company set up to restore native habitat.”

“FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS - The Audit and Evaluation board committee review the complete Form 990 closely and the entire board is provided with the final form 990 before filing.”

“EXPLANATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF COMPLIANCE - The board has adopted a conflict of interest policy and board members disclose any potential conflicts of interest annually and when new circumstances may apply. Disinterested board members determine whether a conflict acutally exists. In the event a conflict exists, disinterested board members determine whether the action was in the interest of the organization and disinterested members of the Executive Committee ensure that compensation, if any, was reasonable and not an excess benefit. Regardless of whether a conflict was determined to exist by disinterested board members, those members who disclose a potential conflict of interest recuse themselves from the determination and decision concerning the relevant matter.”

“COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS Upon recommendation of the board Governance Committee, the Board of Directors adopts the job requirements and compensation of the Executive Director upon hire. Thereafter compensation for the Executive Director is proposed by the Board Chair who leads the annual evaluation. Compensation is approved by the full board as part of annual budget adoption. . The Executive Director proposes salary levels for all positions other than his own the Board approves compensation for the Executive Director and other staff as part of the annual budget process.”

“OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE - No other documents are available to the public.”

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“Program Service Expenses 43,763, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 CONSERVATION PROGRAM-EXPAND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AND FACILITATE CONVERSATION AND RELATIONSHIPS IN THE BORDERLANDS REGION TO BUILD A COALITION OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO COORDINATE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACTIONS AND ADDRESS CONSERVATION AREASD OF MUTUAL CONCERN.”

“The administrative director reports to the audit committee the results of pre-audit testing of procedures. The committee reviews the audit draft and auditors proposed management letter and reviews and approves managements response to the management letter.”