Henry M Jackson Foundation

“Helen h. Jackson, anna marie laurence, and peter jackson have a family relationship. Carol harris and susan golub have a family relationship.”

“Tammy helgeson from cfo selections served as cfo for fiscal year 2017. Henry m. Jackson foundation paid cfo selections for the services. Tammy helgeson's compensation from cfo selections is unavailable.”

“The bylaws were amended in fiscal year 2017 in order to incorporate language about the duties and responsibilities of the audit committee.”

“Board members are provided with a copy of form 990, first in draft form and again once the executive committee and the finance committee members have performed their review and the return is finalized for filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually by all board members at a foundation board meeting. The executive committee determines whether a conflict exists. All members are required to review the written policy and acknowledge compliance in writing. Records of such acknowledgement are maintained by the foundation. If a conflict arises, the conflicted board member will recuse themselves from voting on the matter. The conflict of interest policy applies to all board members.”

“Compensation is reviewed annually by the executive committee. Any adjustments to salaries must be voted on and approved by the executive committee. Salaries are compared to budget during the year to ensure correctness of pay. This is done at the beginning of each fiscal year as part of the budgeting process. Outside data from united way and several other sources was utilized in the fiscal year 2017 budget planning process. The last compensation review occurred in august 2017.”

“Summary financial information is presented in the annual report which is mailed to a large distribution list of past & present donors as well as interested parties. A copy is also available upon request. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“The board of governors is comprised of volunteers, 33 individuals served throughout the year.”

“Henry m. Jackson foundation is consolidated with henry m. Jackson endowment (a type ii supporting organization) for audited financial statement purposes. Both the foundation and the endowment support the mission of the foundation.”

“During fy2017, the henry m. Jackson foundation updated its bylaws to formally incorporate language regarding the duties and responsibilities of the audit committee. The audit committee is to be comprised of three or more board members, and each board member will serve a term of three years.”