Physicians Committee for Responsible Med

“The membership (of which there is only one class) has the right to elect or appoint the governing body.”

“The membership (of which there is only one class) has the right to approve the board's decision to amend the articles of incorporation andnd the bylaws.”

“Before it is filed, a Draft copy of Form 990 is sent to each member of the board. The Form 990 is accompanied by a letter illuminating the most important information on Form 990 and addressing any potential difficulties or controversies (if any). The letter asks each board member to respond by a date certain if they have any questions or input regarding Form 990. Also before it is filed, a representative from the preparers audit firm will review Form 990 with the Form 990 Review Committee, which consists of members of the audit committee and the Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs. Upon unanimous approval of the draft 990 by individuals noted above, and after addressing any concerns and/or other input, and obtaining approval, from the full board, Form 990 is filed with the I.R.S.”

“Each year board members and key employees are required to complete a detailed questionnaire designed to help them determine whether they have a conflict of interest. The board reviews the completed questionnaires, along with the conflict of interest policy, together annually.”

“Dr. Barnard (President of Physicians Committee) did not receive any compensation from Physicians Committee or from any of its affiliates during the tax year. Per the IRS instructions a "NO" response was entered for question 15a.BETSY WASON'S (PHYSICIANS COMMITTEES Senior VICE PRESIDENT of DEVELOPMENT)COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: DURING A REGULAR MEETING THEPHYSICIANS COMMITTEE'S BOARD REVIEWED DATA, INCLUDING PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEYS ANDCOMPENSATION DATA FROM FORM 990S FROM OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, REFLECTINGCOMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLEPOSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. MS. WASON WAS THEN ASKED TO TEMPORARILY LEAVE THE MEETING, AT WHICH TIME THE REMAINING INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSED WHETHER MS. WASONS COMPENSATION IS OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE, AND UPON FINDING IT TO BE SO, THE BOARD OFFICIALLY APPROVED MS. WASONS COMPENSATION. THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATED.”

“Physicians committees audited financial statements, form 990, form 990-t and form 1023 are available by request. The audited financial statements and form 990 are also available on its own website at www.pcrm.org. Physicians committees form 990 is also available on other sites such as www.guidestar.org. Physicians committee makes its conflict of interest policy and other governing documents available on an as needed basis, subject to the discretion of the organization.”