Eastern States Veterinary Association

“The Organization's top management official and top financial official each review the Form 990 prior to its filing with the IRS. A copy of the final Form 990 is also provided to the voting members of the Organization's governing body prior to its filing with the IRS.”

“The Organization's conflict of interest policy is distributed to each member of the Organization's governing body, its officers, and its key employees on an annual basis. Each such individual provides an annual disclosure statement indicating that they have received, read, understood and agreed to comply with the policy, certifying that: (1) they have no relationships or interests that present a conflict of interest, (2) they have one or more conflicts of interest that have been fully disclosed as required by the policy and have been properly administered in conformity with the policy, or (3) they have previously undisclosed conflicts of interest and disclosing the details of such conflicts. Any disclosure statements with previously undisclosed conflicts of interest are forwarded to appropriate Organization officials to take appropriate actions as required by the policy.”

“An independent committee of the Board of Directors reviews and approves the compensation level of the Organization's CEO. The deliberations and decisions of the committee are contemporaneously substantiated, and the committee utilizes an independent compensation consultant, Forms 990 of other organizations, as well as ASAE data as comparability data. The Organization's CEO reviews and approves the compensation level of all other executive-level employees. The deliberations of the CEO are contemporaneously substantiated, and the CEO uses the same comparability data in his deliberations.”

“The Organization provides, upon request, copies of its Articles of Incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, and its financial statements.”

“Doing Business As: North American Veterinary Community”

“The Organization's contribution revenue consists of non-cash contributions of medical supplies, and qualified sponsorships received in connection with its program activities. There are no significant fundraising expenses associated with the generation of these contributions or qualified sponsorship revenues due to the unique nature of the contribution revenue.”

“The Organization's Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.”