Greater Birmingham Humane Society

“Upon completion of the Form 990, the return is presented to the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors. Finance Committee members review the return and members are encouraged to ask questions. The Finance Committee then submits the 990 to the Board of Directors for approval. The 990 is not included in a consent agenda but rather is discussed so that board members understand the importance of the document. Special attention is given to pages 1, 2, 6, 10 and all schedules. Once the Board of Directors has approved the Form 990 it is filed with the Internal Revenue Service.”

“The Board of Directors as well as all officers of the organization are required to review and sign the Conflict of Interest Policy at the first board meeting of every year. Conflicts of interest are defined in the policy. The policy is also included in the employee handbook. Additionally, board members may request a list of the organization's vendors or current payables list to ensure no conflicts do exist. The signed statements are then reviewed by the Governance Committee as well as the Chief Financial Officer for compliance and accuracy. The Governance Chair reports any conflicts or potential conflicts to the Executive and Finance Committee and the administration of GBHS.”

“Each year the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors leads the process for oversight of executive compensation and any executive benefits. The Executive Committee specifically reviews the salary of the CEO and uses comparability data from two sources: the Alabama Association of Nonprofit's Annual Nonprofit Salaries Review and the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators' Annual Salaries Review. This data is used to make a market comparison on executive total compensation. The Executive Committee approves total compensation and benefits before they are paid to the CEO. Additionally, all positions of the organization are reviewed by the Administration for salary and hourly benchmarking and comparison using the same two comparability sources.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Anne Campbell Black is contracted to prepare the marketing/publication issues for GBHS. She has done layouts for Howls and Growls, Jazz Cat Ball, and newsletters. She answered to Ramona Graffeo, Chief Administrative Officer. Now she reports to Jennifer Sholund, Chief Development Officer. Anne Campbell Black is Allison Black Cornelius' daughter.”

“Sharri Logsdon serves on the Board of Directors for GBHS. She is employed by Regions Bank. GBHS banks with Regions Bank and had a line of credit from Regions for the period February 2015- February 2017.”

“Andy Prewitt is the director for a local insurance company that acts as broker/agent for all insurance for the organization. The organization believes that all business with such firms and businesses is conducted on terms and conditions no less favorable to the organization that that with unrelated third parties.”

“Change in Value of Beneficial Interest in Perpetual Trust 1,059,190.”

“The Greater Birmingham Humane Society, Inc. 300 Snow Drive Birmingham, AL 35209 Employer Identification Number: 63-0288810 For the Short Year Ending September 30, 2017 The Greater Birmingham Humane Society, Inc. is making the de minimis safe harbor election under Reg. Sec. 1.263(a)-1(f).”

“The organization engages an independent cpa firm to audit its financial statements on a yearly basis.”