Caring Adoptions

“1) Exec. Dir. Emeritus Patricia Bridges is the wife of the Treasurer/Dir. Jerry Bridges and the mother of the Dir. Patrick Bridges. (2) Jerry Bridges, in addition to the relationship in (1), is the first cousin of the Office Manager Carol Rover and the second cousin of Carol's daughter Jamie Rover, an employee. Jerry is also a 40% minority partner of Taft Broadcasting Company, LLC which purchases insurance services from companies represented by Treas./Pres/Dir. David B. Wheless and the Vice-Pres./Dir. Walter Steigerwald. The Board of Directors have discussed in open meeting the relationships and concluded that Wheless and Steigerwald are independent voting members of the Board.”

“Each member of the Board of Directors receives a copy of the Form 990 and related schedules by email. Subsequently it is discussed in a board meeting, and the members are given over 15 days to review the document and submit to the Treasurer any corrections or comments prior to being filed with the IRS.”

“Caring Adoptions has a conflict of interest policy approved by the Board and included in its employee manual. This is discussed annually in a board meeting and monitored by the President and Treasurer. If any new or potential conflicts are noted, they are discussed at a board meeting and, as noted in the policy, appropriate steps are taken to resolve the conflict.”

“The salaries and benefits of all employees are determined by the Executive Committee and submitted to the Board for subsequent approval. The salaries of all employees are determined based on comparable data and the ability of Caring Adoptions to pay. Contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision is maintained.”

“A file is available to the public that contains the governing document, the latest annual financial statement, and the conflict of interest policy.”