L Arche Inc.

“The form 990 is prepared by a certified public accountant and reviewed by the chief operating officer and executive director. Prior to the filing the form 990, a complete copy is provided electronically to each board member for their review.”

“According to l'arche, inc.'s conflict of interest policy, in connection with any actual or possible of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence and nature of his or her financial interest or fiduciary responsibility an dall material facts to the directors and members of committees with board-delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangements. After disclosure of the financial interest or fiduciary responsibility and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he or she shall leave the board or committee meeting while the final determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. An interested person may make a factual presentation at the board or committee meeting, but after such presentation, he or she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement that results in the conflict of interest. If the board or committee has reasonable cause to believe that a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the response of the member and making such further investigation as may be warranted in the circumstances, the board or committee determines that the member has in fact failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective actions.”

“Compensation of the executive director is established by the board of directors during the budget approval process and is below market value for a similar position of responsibility at a similar nonprofit in the washington, dc area. There are no employees who meet the defination of highly compensated as described in the instructions of the form 990. The last compensation review was performed in june 2019.”

“The organization makes it governing documents, internal policies and financial statements available to the public on a case by case basis, generally in response to a request from a donor or if required as part of a grant application. All documents which are required by law to be made available to the public are available upon request.”

“These processes were not changed from the previous year.”