The Arc Maryland Inc

“Classes of members are as follows: individual membership obtained by those individuals who are members in good standing of a local member chapter in accordance with membership standards of the organization. An individual may join the arc maryland directly if he or she resides in an area not served by a local affiliated chapter. Voting membership limited to local member chapters in good standing, whose membership in the organization has been approved by the board of directors. Local chapter membership - a nonprofit organization of individuals who support the purposes of the organization, located and functioning in the state of maryland, with a membership of at least 10 active lay members serving a defined local geographic area, preferably a county. Local chapter members pay annual support to the organization. Honorary membership granted by the board of directors to any person who has made an outstanding contribution to the welfare of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the state. Such members shall not pay dues, nor have a vote, nor be eligible to hold office.”

“See explanation for line 6 regarding voting rights of members.”

“Based on information provided by management, the 990 was prepared by the cpa firm that is also responsible for the audit. The draft form 990 was reviewed by the organization's senior management. Copies of the final 990 were provided to the board members before filing.”

“Arc requires board members, committee members and staff to annually complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement. Statements revealing an actual or potential conflict of interest are further reviewed by the chief executive officer, executive committee or board of directors as specified in the arc's conflict of interest policy. If a conflict arises, the ceo reviews the arrangement and determines if the relationship is in the best interest of the arc foundation.”

“The board president completes a performance review of executive director and meets with executive committee. The executive committee reviews comparability data of other executive directors of not for profit organizations reported on the guidestar website and on maryland association of nonprofit organizations. The executive committee's compensation recommendation is presented to the board of directors for final approval.”

“The form 1023 and 990 is made available for public inspection upon written request. The 990 is also available to the public on the guidestar website.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”