Piedmont Care Inc.

“The organization will provide a copy of the 990 to its board electronically before filing the form.”

“Definitions: conflict of interest (also conflict) means a conflict, or the appearance of a conflict, between the private interests and official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust. Persons in a position of trust include staff members, officers, and board members of piedmont care. Board means the board of directors. Officer means an officer of the board of directors. Volunteer means a person - other than a board member - who does not receive compensation for services and expertise provided to piedmont care and retains a significant independent decision-making authority to commit resources of the organization. Staff member means a person who receives all or part of her/his income from the payroll of piedmont care. Supporter means corporations, foundations, individuals, nonprofits and other nonprofit organizations who contribute to piedmont care. Full disclosure, by notice in writing, shall be made by the interested parties to the full board of directors in all conflicts of interest, including but not limited to the following:1.a board member is related to another board member or staff member by blood, marriage or domestic partnership.2.a staff member in a supervisory capacity is related to another staff member whom she/he supervises.3.a board member or their organization stands to benefit from a transaction or staff member of such organization receives payment from piedmont care for any subcontract, goods, or services other than as part of her/his regular job responsibilities or as reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred as provided by the bylaws and board policy.4.a board member's organization receives grant funding from piedmont care.5.a board member or staff member is a member of the governing body of a contributor of piedmont care.6.a volunteer working on behalf of piedmont care who meets any of the situations or criteria above. Following full disclosure of a possible conflict of interest or any condition listed above, the board of directors shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists and, if so the board shall vote to authorize or reject the transaction or take any other action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect piedmont care's best interests. Both votes shall be by a majority vote without counting the vote of any interested director, even if the disinterested directors are less than a quorum provided that at least one consenting director is disinterested. A board member who is formally considering employment with piedmont care must take a temporary leave of absence until the position is filled. Such a leave will be taken within the board member's elected term which will not be extended because of the leave. A board member who is formally considering employment with piedmont care must submit a written request for a temporary leave of absence to the secretary of the board, c/o piedmont care, indicating the time period of the leave. The secretary will inform the president of the board of such a request. The president will bring the request to the board for action. The request and any action taken shall be reflected in the official minutes of the board meeting. An interested board member, officer, or staff member shall not participate in any discussion or debate of the board of directors, or of any committee or subcommittee thereof in which the subject of discussion is a contract, transaction, or situation in which there may be a perceived or actual conflict of interest. However, they may be present to provide clarifying information in such a discussion or debate unless objected to by any present board member. Anyone in a position to make decisions about spending piedmont care's resources (i.e. Transactions such as purchases and contracts) - who also stands to benefit from that decision - has a duty to disclose that conflict as soon as it arises (or becomes apparent); s/he should not participate in any final decisions. A copy of this policy shall be given to all board members,”

“Compensation for the executive director is evaluated annually by the executive committee who then makes a recommendation to the board of directors for approval. The executive committee members use the written position description and evaluation documents to annually evaluate the performance of the executive director. The executive committee meet independently to discuss their findings and to decide upon their recommendation. All decisions and documents are held in the personnel file with the decisions also documented in executive committee and board of directors meeting minutes. The executive committee considers the employee's performance, organizational budget, and nonprofit environment when determining executive compensation. Documents such as the salary report from the s.c. Association of nonprofit organizations is available for their use.”

“The organization's 990 may be found on guidestar. Piedmont care will make the organization's irs form 990 available for public inspection and copy for three years beginning on the date the return is required to be filed or was actually filed, whichever is later. All information is considered public except the names and addresses of contributors on schedule b; which will be blacked-out prior to releasing the return to the public. These public documents are available for inspection to anyone during regular business hours at the organization's principal business office. The request for the documents must be made in writing and received by the executive director at least three days prior to the inspection and/or copying. Copies may be provided for a 1.00/page fee. If the request requires the copy be mailed; piedmont care will charge the actual cost of postage.”

“Piedmont care is the nonprofit organization providing hiv and aids care, prevention and advocacy in spartanburg, cherokee, and union counties of south carolina. The mission of piedmont care, inc., an educational and advocacy organization, is to coordinate and provide medical, social, and psychological services for individuals and families affected by or at risk for hiv. Since our creation in 1994, we have served over 1,400 individuals living with aids. That is what we do and we do it very well, but our real mission must also address prevention and education. Unlike services relating to care, these programs must be sustained entirely by local resources. To put it another way: we know how many we have served; but we will never be able to quantify - out of the thousands who have participated in our education and prevention efforts - the numbers that, through correct information, have avoided hiv/aids.”

“Volunteers help with special events”

“Provide transportation assistance for persons with hiv to appointments related to their hiv disease, including medical, dental and pharmacy visits. Nutritional supplements, language services, counseling services, oral health care and case management services are also provided to clients (407 clients served).”

“Direct fundraising expenses 5,024 loss on disposal of fixed assets 958 direct fundraising expenses -5,024 loss on disposal of fixed assets -958”