The Falcon Foundation

Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 6

“The Falcon Foundation has 198 members. Fifteen governing trustees are responsible for the financial and business affairs of the foundation. The remaining trustees are responsible for the election of members, governing trustees, and officers as well as strategic direction. Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 2 Two trustees, (non-officer or director) are brothers. Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 4 Bylaws were revised under Article IV, Section 8, Special Meetings, regarding the way a meeting can be called and Article V Section 4, Special Meetings, regarding the way a meeting can be called. Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 7 The governing trustees are comprised of 4 officers, 6 standing committee chairs and 5 at-large trustees. The Board of Trustees approves all 15 governing trustees through a nomination process. The Members and Trustees are responsible for the strategic plan of the foundation and must approve the strategic plan that is developed by the governing trustees or any changes made to the plan. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 11a The Form 990 is drafted by the Foundation's independent accountant. The return is reviewed for accuracy and completeness by the audit committee. The audit committee chair then provides the draft 990 to members of the governing trustees for their review, comment, and approval. The final Form 990 is then completed by the accountant and president and prepared for filing by the due date. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 12c The Policies and Procedures manual includes a provision whereby Conflicts of Interest Statements are completed and signed annually by all Trustees. These statements are reviewed by both the Executive Assistant to the President and by the Ethics Advisor in coordination with the General Counsel. Any issues are investigated by the Ethics advisor in coordination with the General Counsel and reported to the Governing Trustees and in turn to the Board of Trustees as appropriate. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 15 a & b Prior to the annual spring meeting of the foundation, the compensation committee in conjunction with the Board Chair reviews the performance of the president in attaining the stipulated goals and objectives of the previous year's operational plan and recommends a compensation package for review and approval by the governing trustees. The president determines the compensation package for the executive assistant and submits it to the compensation committee for their review and submission to the governing trustees. Form 990 Part VI Section C Line 19 The Audited Financial Statements and Form 990 are currently available upon request. The conflict of interest policy and other governing documents are made available to the public upon request. Form 990 Part VII Section A The compensation of employees of the foundation stays relatively constant under the governing trustees' compensation model adopted in November of 2009, since the president and executive assistant to the president are the only compensated positions. Form 990 Part XI Line 9 Change in Beneficial interest in perpetual trust: $ 57,941 Change in Beneficial Interest in AOG Trust: $ 29,982 ------- Total $ 87,923”