Easter Seals Ucp North Carolina & Virginia Inc.

“The board of directors has designated the finance committee responsible for review and approval of the 990 prior to filing.”

“It is the policy of the organization easter seals ucp north carolina and virginia, inc. (esucp) and easter seals ucp horizons foundation, related organizations as disclosed on schedule r) to provide on-going monitoring, conduct a review and update the agency's policies as necessary. The policy manual, inclusive of the conflict of interest policy, is reviewed on an annual basis. The policies are revised as needed with approval by the executive team. The cfo is responsible for ensuring enforcement by establishing and providing training of processes and procedures as needed which comply with the approved policies. The organization requires the board of directors, officers and leadership (including all management level positions) to act in the best interests of the organization, and not in the furtherance of personal interests or the interests of third parties. These individuals are required to provide a full disclosure of any relationship, influence or activity that might impair, or even appear to impair, the ability to make objective and fair decisions when representing the organization, any employment, consulting relationship or advisory activity with a competitor, potential competitor, customer or potential customer of the organization, any situations in which materials, specialized knowledge, and/or techniques have been provided as a result of affiliation with the organization, any relationship (personal or family), interest or ownership with a vendor, contractor, grantor, supplier or consultant with whom the organization does or intends to do business, and any business or family relationship, with any other officer, director, trustee or key employee of the organization. Disclosure is required to be in writing and updated on an annual basis thereafter. If circumstances change before the annual disclosure request, revised information is required as it occurs. Any disclosure information provided by the board of directors and officers is reviewed by the board of directors' executive committee. Leadership disclosures are reviewed by human resources and officers.”

“The board of directors', ceo evaluation and compensation committee and national easter seals survey committee ("committee") establishes the compensation of the ceo. To establish the compensation the committee utilizes various resources including an independent consultant, ceo compensation reported on the form 990 for similar organizations, as well as other relevant compensation resources. The committee makes a recommendation to the board of directors. Based on the information provided and deliberation by the board of directors, the ceo compensation is established through a written employment contract. In addition, the committee annually evaluates the performance of the ceo.”

“Officer and key employee compensation decisions are reviewed by the board of directors' personnel, compensation & executive evaluation committee along with the ceo. Consistent with the organization's overall compensation policies, contemporaneous comparable salary data is referenced in conjunction with recommendation from the ceo.”

“Requests from the public for disclosure of financial information and/or governing documents may be honored at the organization's principal office, requested in writing or email.”

“Michael mclanahan, left the organization 4/21/17, so he is properly marked as a former highly compensated employee on part vii. His replacement does not meet the highly compensated employee reporting requirements and therefore is not reported on part vii.”

“Easter seals ucp north carolina & virgina, inc. Creates opportunities, promotes individual choice, & changes the lives of people with disabilities and mental health challenges by maximizing their individual potential for living, learning, and working in their communities.”

“Other contracted services 7,302,923 745,208 54,925”

“Pension-related changes -360,646 ubit expenses (see schedule d) -444,966 total -805,612”