Sustainable Conservation Inc.

“The conservation fund is the sole stockholder.”

“The conservation fund has the power to appoint the board of directors”

“The independent auditing firm engaged to conduct an annual audit of the financial statements and position of sustainable conservation, inc. (sci) is engaged to assist in the preparation of the form 990. The chief financial officer and staff of the conservation fund, sci's parent organization, directly participate in the preparation of the form, drafting responses to questions, and reviewing the form 990 in draft. Subsequent to the review and revision process, the form 990 is finalized and filed with the irs. Copies of the form are provided to the board during the subsequent board meeting and then made available for public inspection.”

“Conflict policy copies are provided to each director and officer at a regular board meeting each year, typically at the first meeting of the year. Each such person must sign to indicate he/she has read the policy and understands his/her duties under it.”

“Sustainable conservation inc does not have any direct employees, rather, employees of the conservation fund ("tcf") perform the essential program and management duties. The 3 directors of sustainable conservation inc. Are all officers or directors of the conservation fund. The conservation fund uses an outside third party compensation study to evaluate compensation levels for its president and key officials. Tcf's governance committee approves compensation amounts for the president and key officials.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements are available upon request.”

“Sustainable conservation inc is a supporting organization to the conservation fund. All compensated officers listed here work 37.5 hours per week for the conservation fund. Compensation listed in box e of part vii, section a and schedule j, part ii is paid by the conservation fund to these individuals.”

“Sustainable conservation, inc. Works with the conservation fund, a nonprofit corporation, to create partnerships with the private, nonprofit, and public sectors to protect our outdoor heritage.”

“Contractual services: program service expenses 127,316. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 127,316. Contractual expenses: program service expenses 88. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 88.”

“The organization has not changed either its audit review or selection process during the tax year.”