United Animal Nations

“There is one class of members. The members are those persons who have paid the applicable annual dues for the current calendar year.”

“Members have the right to vote on the election of directors.”

“Members have the right to vote only regarding the following issues: (1) the election of directors; (2) the disposition of substantially all of the organization's assets; (3) the merger of the organization; and (4) the dissolution of the organization. In addition, any amendment or repeal of the bylaws that would materially and adversely affect the rights of the members as to voting or transfer must be approved by the members (including a requirement of unanimous approval by the members as to certain provisions of the bylaws).”

“The board of directors has working committees, but none of them have the autonomy to act on behalf of the governing body. The finance committee manages the organization's investments and reports to the board quarterly through meeting minutes and approval requests for non-routine investment transactions. Investment strategies must conform to the board of directors' investment policy, which is annually reviewed and revised as necessary.”

“Before filing it with the irs, redrover's cfo will distribute the 2015 irs form 990 to the organization's officers and board directors via email, including a cfo summary report that highlights key points for their consideration. Reviewers will be given the opportunity to direct questions to redrover's cfo and nonprofit tax manager/cpa before the form 990 is finalized and filed with the irs.”

“Yes - the organization's conflict of interest policy ("policy") applies to all directors, officers, and members of committees with governing-board delegated powers (each an "interested person"). Each interested person is provided with a copy of the policy annually, and is required to sign a statement affirming that he or she has received a copy of the policy, has read and understood the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the organization is a charitable organization and that, to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Each interested person is required to disclose to the board of directors (the "board") any direct or indirect interest in a transaction or arrangement where the organization is also involved, and the board (excluding any interested person) must then review all material facts and reach a determination of whether a conflict of interest exists by vote of a majority of the disinterested directors. Pursuant to the policy, the board also annually reviews the compensation of the ceo and cfo to determine whether such compensation is just and reasonable.”

“In 2015, the ceo presented to the board of directors a salary analysis, which included each member of staff and utilized the fair pay for northern california nonprofits: 2015 compensation & benefits survey, published by nonprofit compensation associates. As a result of the study, the board approved updated salary ranges for many positions and confirmed that the new ranges and current pay for redrover's president and ceo and cfo were just and reasonable.”

“The irs form 990, current audited financial statements and current annual report are available to the public on the organization's website. The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, form 1023 and form 990-t are available upon request.”

“Neither the process for overseeing the audit of the financial statements nor the process for the selection of an independent accountant has changed from the prior year.”