Bott Radio Network Inc

“Richard p. Bott, sherley e. Bott, and richard p. Bott ii have a family relationship and a business relationship.”

“A preliminary draft of the form 990 (prepared by the cpa firm) is delivered to the chief financial officer (cfo). The cfo goes through the form 990 page by page, making sure that it agrees with the financial report. He also determines that all supplemental schedules and attachments agree with the form 990. Discrepancies (if any) or questions are brought to the attention of the tax return preparer by the cfo, either in writing or by telephone. The preparer revises the tax return, where necessary, and answers the cfo's questions. Once the questions are resolved to his satisfaction and any agreed upon revisions are made, a second draft is delivered to the cfo for his review. If all is correct, the cfo delivers the draft to the president for his review. After the president's questions have been adequately answered and any further changes are incorporated, a final draft is produced. The cfo reviews the final draft and verifies that all changes or corrections have been made then presents the final form 990 to the president for his signature. The form 990 is delivered to the board for their review prior to the filing of the 990.”

“All board members and officers are covered under the conflict of interest policy. Any conflicts revealed by a board member or officer or that are otherwise brought to the attention of the board are evaluated by the other board members and a decision rendered regarding the transaction in question. Board members with potential unresolved conflicts can respond to requests for information regarding the potential conflict but are excluded from otherwise participating in the deliberations and the decision making process.”

“The organization uses a compensation study and review of the form 990 of other organizations in determining the compensation of the president. Once determined the compensation of the president is approved by the board of directors. This process last took place in 2010.”

“Bott radio network makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. If an email address is provided these documents are sent to the email address with delivery confirmation requested. If a mailing address is provided, these documents are sent via certified us mail with a return receipt requested.”

“Promotion of the welfare of communities served by creating, producing and broadcasting a unique program format consisting of religious teaching, current events, news and other public affairs programming for the benefit of the public.”

“During 2013 bott radio network (brn) created, produced and broadcast its unique radio format consisting of religious teaching, current events, news and other public affairs programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year over an expanding network of 93 plus radio stations, the internet, satellite and iphone. The radio signal reaches listeners in 15 states and the internet listenership in over 190 countries around the world. Brn sponsored at least 50 events in over a dozen cities connecting its featured teachers with its listeners in face to face meetings. The events provided an opportunity for the teaching ministries aired on brn to enhance the educational message to the listeners and further the vision and mission of brn. Other program service events, meetings or forums promoted and sponsored by brn include: - promotion of compassion pregnancy centers - civil rights awareness - public policy on education - integrity and ethics in the workplace - honoring community leaders and pastors brn provided extensive broadcasting service to promote and inform communities on the above and on the needs of the less fortunate in developing countries. Email and the internet were used extensively to enhance the effectiveness of brn's teaching and public service mission. In excess of 25,000 listener emails were received in 2013 and of those the overwhelming majority of brn's listeners gave positive feedback reporting that the programming had been instrumental in helping with challenges in parenting, marriages, drug addiction, spiritual growth, and other areas of life.”