Footpath Foundation

“The organization's independent certified public accountant provides draft form 990 and required schedules to organizations's president and treasurer for review; adjustments are made as necessary. The organization then sends the completed form 990 to the board of directors for comment, and upon addressing all comments, the return is approved, signed and electronically filed with the internal revenue service.”

“All persons, including but not limited to officers, directors and key employees, covered by the the organization's conflict of interest policy are required to annually declare conflicts of interest. Covered persons cannot vote on matters before the board when they have a conflict of interest in the matter. Disinterested members must determine whether or not there are any suitable alternatives to potential transactions that cause conflict. If a covered person is found to be in violation of this policy, it may be cause for removal from the board of directors.”

“The process for determining compensation for the organization's executive director/president includes review and approval by the independent members of the board of directors, utilizing comparability data from national, state and local sources and retains contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“The process for determining compensation for the organization's officers and key employees includes review and approval by the independent members of the board of directors, utilizing comparability data from national, state and local sources and retains contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“The organizations's governing documents including exemption letter, conflict of interest policy and whistleblower policy are available to the public upon request. The organization's financial statements are not available to the public.”

“5) school-based programming: partner with schools exposing students to the natural world. Focus is on second through sixth graders specializing in social-emotional learning, science education and outdoor activity. Approximately 570 students are reached through this program. 2022 revenue 11,170”

“4) outdoor adventures ala carte: providing field trips, fishing trips, hiking,high ropes course, after school programming and other outdoor activites for children throughout the year. 2022 revenue 3,500”

“Book to tax difference/rounding 0”

“Change from cash to accrual accounting for tax return purposes. Books and records have been recorded on an accrual basis since inception. The organization requests the tax return and books are on the same method of accounting.”