Florida Citrus Mutual Inc

“The organization was formed as a non-stock association with members. The members are businesses within the citrus industry and pay a nominal joining membership fee and annual membership fees based on their individual production. The members elect representatives from the membership group to serve on the board that serves as the governing body. The members approve significant decisions of the governing body and would share in the organization's net assets upon the organization's disolution. The members do not receive a share of the organization's profits or excess dues.”

“There is only one class of member and they vote annually for their representatives that serve on the governing body.”

“The organization reviews a draft of the form 990 during a board meeting before filing the tax return”

“Any conflicts of interest are annually disclosed or updated to the president of the board of directors. For each interest disclosed to the president of the board of directors, the president determines whether to: (a) take no action, (b) assure full disclosure to the board of directors and other individuals covered by this policy, (c) ask the person to recuse from participation in related discussions or decisions within the organization or (d) ask the person to resign from his or her position in the organization or, if the person refuses to resign, become subject to possible removal in accordance with the organization's removal procedues. The organization's chief executive officer and chief financial officer will monitor proposed or ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest and disclose them to the president of the board of directors in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction has occurred”

“The process for determining compensation for the organization's ceo officers and key employees includes all of these elements: (1) review and approval by the board of directors or executive committee of the organization; (2) use of data as to comparable compensation; and (3) contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. In addition, these documents are published in december of each year in "triangle"”

“Consultants: program service expenses 315,459. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 315,459. Payroll & retirement service fees: program service expenses 6,786. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,786. Other contracted services: program service expenses 1,534. Management and general expenses 20,837. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 22,371.”