Willow Pond Farm I Inc.

“The draft of the form 990 will be reviewed by assigned personnel prior to submission to the irs. Copies of the form 990 are provided to the board of directors at the first meeting possible following the completion of the return, which may be after the submission of the return to the irs. The minutes of the board meeting will reflect the discussion of the tax return.”

“Board members and committee members are obligated to report any potential conflict of interest to any officer of the corporation for referral, consideration and resolution by the executive committee. If the executive committee of the board determines that a board member, officer or committee member has failed to properly disclose an actual or a possible conflict of interest, the executive committee is obligated to take appropriate action concerning the transaction and individual.”

“1. The compensation of the person is reviewed and approved by the compensation committee of the organization provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in the review and approval. 2. The compensation of the person is reviewed and approved using data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. 3. There is contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping with respect to the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement.”

“Standard practice is to refer those seeking to review any cedar lake 990 to visit www.guidestar.org to access that information. Cedar lake's policies, governing and financial documents are made available for "public review" during business hours upon request but under our control and supervision; they are not distributed freely because many are proprietary in nature. An annual report is made widely available to the public and provides significant and meaningful disclosure for the public.”

“Explanation: the president, chief administrative officer, executive director, and chief operating officer are employees of cedar lake workforce, llc. The only compensation to these individuals is paid to cedar lake workforce, llc through cedar lake lodge, inc. Or cedar lake residences, inc. The individuals provide services to cedar lake foundation, inc., cedar lake residences, inc. And cedar lake - hud facilities via management contracts.”

“With intellectual and developmental disabilities so they may experience a life of abundant possibilities. We believe in the god-given worth of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and commit to advocate for their full rights; we believe our nonprofit, faith-based agency can operate efficiently and effectively through public, community and corporate partnerships; we believe people with intellectual and developmental disabilities should have as much control over their lives as possible and be offered opportunities to express personal choices; we believe in offering residential and community services with excellence, to maximize the unique abilities, safety, health, welfare and self-esteem of each person we support; we believe a joint commitment with families/guardians is essential in order to act responsibly in addressing the current and future needs of those we support. We believe a well-trained staff, committed to the mission and vision of cedar lake, will successfully offer a high level of compassionate, capable care, responsive to the needs of the mind, body, and spirit of the people we support. Cedar lake is formally recognized by the lutheran church-missouri synod and has a long and proud affiliation with the evangelical lutheran church in america.”

“Assigned personnel review a draft of the audit report in detail. The audit report is presented to the board chair and treasurer. After the draft audit report has been approved, the final audit report is presented to the full board of directors.”