Tides Inc.

“Janiece evans-page, suneela jain, alexis paza, karen caldwell, james lum and thresa nelson were employees and/or officers of tides network, a related organization to tides inc.”

“Tides, inc.'s sole member is tides network, a section 501(c)(3) organization.”

“Each of the directors of the tides, inc. Is appointed by the organization's sole member, tides network.”

“Action by the board of directors of tides, inc. On the following matters is effective only with the consent of the board of directors of tides network: (i) any change in the fundamental nature or stated purposes for which tides, inc. Is organized, (ii) the adoption of the strategic plans for tides, inc., (iii) the adoption of the annual capital and operating budgets for tides, inc., (iv) borrowing money for capital or operating needs of tides, inc. Or cumulative borrowing in excess of $100,000 for any purpose, (v) entering into any transaction involving aggregate consideration of $1,000,000 or more, (vi) purchase, sale, lease, mortgage, disposition, or hypothecation of real property of tides, inc. In any transaction involving aggregate consideration of $1,000,000 or more, (vii) merger, consolidation, or similar reorganization of the corporate structure, or dissolution, of tides, inc., (viii) selection of the chief executive officer and the auditors of the tides, inc., (ix) amendment, repeal, or adoption of the articles of incorporation or bylaws. Tides network, as the sole member of tides, inc., has the sole power to: (i) vote on any amendment to article 4 (sole member) of these bylaws, (ii) the dissolution of tides, inc. Provided tides network shall first solicit the opinion of the board of directors of tides, inc., and (iii) the appointment of tides, inc. Directors.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent tax accountant in conjunction with the organization's finance and accounting department. The cfo, in consultation with other staff as relevant, review a draft of the form 990; adjustments are made as appropriate. The form 990 is then sent to the finance committee for review prior to filing.”

“Under the terms of the conflict of interest policy, the directors, officers, and key employees are required to submit conflict of interest disclosure statements on an annual basis. When a potential or actual conflict of interest is identified, disclosure of all material facts must be made to the board of directors and the members of committees with board-delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement or the chief legal and compliance officer, if the transaction is being contemplated outside of the context of a meeting. If it is determined that a conflict of interests exists, the conflicted individual, may provide additional factual information regarding the affected transaction, but may not participate in or attempt to influence deliberation and voting. The conflicted individual must be excused from the meeting prior to deliberation, and may not return until deliberation and voting on the matter have been concluded. If questions arise with respect to the policy or procedures for disclosing a potential or actual conflict, the matter may be referred to human resources or the legal department.”

“The ceo, officers, and key employees of the organization are all compensated by tides network, a related organization and such persons' legal employer. Through a cost sharing arrangement, tides, inc. Pays tides network an allocated portion of such persons' total compensation. As such, form 990, part vi, section b, lines 15a and 15b have been marked "no", as provided by the form 990 instructions. Please reference the disclosure in schedule o of the tides network form 990 for a discussion regarding how compensation is determined for these individuals.”

“The financial statements are provided on the organization's website. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not generally provided.”