Friends Care Inc.

“The executive committee shall consist of the chairperson and at least two directors appointed by the board at the annual meeting. The executive committee shall have full authority to manage and control the business and affairs of the corporation between meetings of the board and shall have full authority to manage and control the business and affairs of the corporation between meetings of the board, with all the powers of the board itself, except the power to amend these bylaws or perform any other act the board is prohibited from delegating under the maryland general corporation law. All of the executive committee's actions shall be reported to the board of trustees within 14 days of such action. Actions of the executive committee shall be approved or disapproved by the board at the meeting of the board next succeeding such action. All members of the board shall be advised of the committee's meetings and shall be entitled to attend. The executive committee did not take any actions in fiscal year 2016 under these provisions.”

“A simple majority, and no more, of the directors shall be appointed by the baltimore monthly meeting of friends, stony run according to its own procedures, and directors so appointed shall all be members of the religious society of friends. The monthly meeting shall also designate in which class of directors, as described in section 4 of the corporate bylaws, each of its initial appointees shall serve. The appointments should be preceded by consultation with, and a search for nominations from, such other monthly meetings of the baltimore yearly meeting area as may be appropriate in view of their demonstrated interest in the corporation's activities.”

“The 990 was reviewed initially by the cfo/treasurer and then the entire board for accuracy and completeness. After review, comments were provided to the external preparer to make adjustments. A finalized copy was provided to the board of trustees.”

“As part of friends care, inc.'s quaker religious tenets, no contract or other transaction between the corporation and any one or more of its directors, or between the corporation and any corporation, firm or association in which one or more of the directors are trustees/directors or have a material financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely because of the common trusteeship/directorship or interest, or solely because the director or directors are present at the meeting of the board or a committee of the board which authorizes or approves the contract or transaction, if the fact of the common trusteeship/directorship or interest is disclosed or known to the board or the committee, and the disinterested directors,even if they do not constitute a quorum, approve the contract or transaction. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board or a committee of the board which authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or transaction.”

“Form 990, part vi, section c, line 19 - the organization makes its governing documents, and financial statements available to the public upon request. The organization's form 1023, 990, governing documents and financial statements are currently available in the office of the cfo/treasurer.”