Uossm USA

“The 990 was prepared by outside accountants and reviewed by the director of finance. It was then presented to the audit/finance committee. A complete copy of the 990 was provided to all members of the board for review before filing.”

“Members and employees are required to disclose conflicts of interest on an annual basis. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person discloses the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the roposed transaction or arrangement. Procedures for addressing the conflict of interest: a an interested person makes a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she leaves the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. B the chairperson of the governing board or committee, if appropriate, appoints a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. C if a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee determines by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the organizations best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it makes its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. Violations of the conflicts of interest policy: a if the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has intentionally and/or maliciously failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interests, it informs the board of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. B if, after hearing the members response and after making further investigation, as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual conflict of interest, it takes appropriate disciplinary and/or corrective action based on the severity of the event.”

“The president serves as the executive director. Her time is donated. The amount is calculated based on the previous ceos compensation.”

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

“Compensation of officers and key employees are determined based on market rate and avaiable payscale, while taking the size of the organization budget into consideration.”