The Mono Lake Foundation

“Related parties include two related board members. Vireo gaines is the daughter of sally gaines.”

“The mono lake foundation's board of directors has established a process for board review and approval of the organization's form 990 before filing each year. The form 990 shall be provided to each board member by the executive director not less than 14 days before the expected filing date. Each board member will review the form 990 and provide written confirmation to the executive director of such review. Each board member may, at their discretion and upon notice prior to the form 990 filing date, request a discussion of the form 990 with the executive director, with the organization's cpa, with the finance committee, or among the entire board. Upon receiving written confirmation of review from all board members, the executive director shall authorize the filing of the form 990. Should a board member be unable to review the form 990 or be unable to provide confirmation of their review, the executive committee of the organization may authorize filing of the form 990 on their behalf.”

“The mono lake foundation's conflict of interest policy covers individuals who meet any of the following criteria: (a) a member of the board of directors of the organization (the "board"); (b) a member of any committee of the board; (c) the organization's executive director, chief financial officer, or anyone holding any of the powers or responsibilities of these offices, regardless of title; (d) any other individual who is in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the organization, or who has been in such position at any time during the two-year period ending on the date of a transaction proposed to be entered into between that individual and the organization; (e) the spouse, ancestors, brothers, sisters, and children of any individual described in subparagraphs (a) through (d) above, and the spouses of the brothers, sisters, and children; and (f) any legal entity in which more than 35% of the combined voting power (in the case of a corporation), profits interest (in the case of a partnership), or beneficial interest (in the case of a trust) is owned by persons described in subparagraphs (a) through (e). Individuals subject to the policy are responsible for reporting financial interests that require review under the policy. In addition, the executive director and senior staff monitor organization transactions for possible financial interests and determination of a conflict, if any, is made by the board of directors. When a conflict is established, an established procedure is followed to determine if the transaction will be allowed or disallowed. If the individual with the financial interest is a board member, that individual is prohibited from participating in the deliberation and votes related to the conflict.”

“The mono lake foundation has established a regular process for reviewing the performance of the executive director and determining the compensation of the executive director. An established executive review committee of the board of directors is responsible for annual performance review and compensation evaluation. The executive review committee gathers information for its duties including peer evaluations from staff members and comparable compensation information from similar organizations in the sierra nevada and california. Executive review committee members draft a performance review and compensation recommendation on an annual basis and bring it to the full board of directors for discussion in closed session. Final review and compensation determination is made by the full board and then provided to the executive director, both in person and through written documentation. While uncommon, should a board member have a conflict of interest in regard to executive director compensation, that board member is excluded from voting on the matter. This process was completed in 2014.”

“The mono lake foundation from time to time makes various organizational documents publicly available online and in printed materials. For example, summary financial numbers are included in the organization's annual report. Various full organizational documents are available on request. These include: financial statements, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and the conflict of interest policy.”

“Consulting: program service expenses 15,320. Management and general expenses 1,051. Fundraising expenses 559. Total expenses 16,930. Research: program service expenses 13,107. Management and general expenses 899. Fundraising expenses 478. Total expenses 14,484. Mailing services: program service expenses 61,769. Management and general expenses 4,238. Fundraising expenses 2,253. Total expenses 68,260. Mailing list services: program service expenses 35,364. Management and general expenses 2,426. Fundraising expenses 1,290. Total expenses 39,080. Artwork services: program service expenses 11,194. Management and general expenses 768. Fundraising expenses 408. Total expenses 12,370. Online services: program service expenses 26,491. Management and general expenses 1,818. Fundraising expenses 966. Total expenses 29,275. Outside services: program service expenses 60,546. Management and general expenses 2,497. Fundraising expenses 2,154. Total expenses 65,197.”

“The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the financial statement. This process has not changed from the prior year.”