The Land Institute

“An independent accounting firm prepares and reviews the 990. The 990 is then reviewed by the organization's president, coo and the charity cfo. Any questions and concerns the organization's president, coo and the charity cfo have are addressed and any corrections or clarifications that need to be made are made. The final form 990 with all required schedules is then provided to all voting members of the board prior to filing the 990.”

“All conflict of interest forms are reviewed by the coo, governance and nominating committee of the board. If conflicts arise in board meetings, they are addressed at that time and conflicted persons are asked to recuse from discussion and/or voting.”

“The President reviews compensation for the organization including members of the Executive Team annually. The Governance and Nominating committee reviews and recommends compensation changes for the President annually.”

“In 2023, HR worked with USDA government chart to review compensation for research staff. In 2023, HR worked with Payscale to review compensation for operational staff. Recommendations were made to the Executive Team of the organization. Executive Team finalized and approved compensation recommendations.”

“Audited financial statements are available on our website www.landinstitute.org and other governing documents, including conflict of interest policy, are available upon request.”

“Compensation reviews are performed annually for the president and all other officers. The director of hr reviews the annual updates to the research usda chart and compares to what is budgeted. Compensation budgets are reviewed by the abi committee and approved by the full board. The president's compensation is also reviewed annually by the governance and nomination committee of the board, which uses payscale, as well as other benchmarking tools available to determine and set compensation for the president.”

“CONTRACTORS - GENERAL - Total Expense: 905726, Program Service Expense: 784212, Management and General Expenses: 51627, Fundraising Expenses: 69887; IT CONTRACTED SERVICES - Total Expense: 140551, Program Service Expense: 140551, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; RESEARCH CONTRACTS - Total Expense: 90448, Program Service Expense: 90448, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; LABORATORIES/SAMPLE ANALYSIS - Total Expense: 65220, Program Service Expense: 61783, Management and General Expenses: 3437, Fundraising Expenses: 0; HONORARIUM - Total Expense: 1150, Program Service Expense: 1150, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0;”