Opportunity Ohio Inc.

“Michael carnuccio and matt mayer have a business relationship.”

“Opportunity ohio delegates management duties to provisum strategies llc. Their primary duty is to oversee and coordinate activites for opportunity ohio. Activites include research and writing policy pieces, contracting with third parties for research projects, fundraising, communications, and bookkeeping. Matt mayer, sole owner of provisum strategies llc, served as president for opportunity ohio, inc. Matt mayer was compensated by provisum llc during 2014 in the amount of $107,917.”

“All board members were provided drafts of the form 990 prior to filing. After reviewing the form 990, each board member sent via electronic mail a note approving the form 990.”

“Under the conflict of interest policy, each board member has a duty and is aware to disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest as they arise during the year. Remaining board members then decide if a conflict exists. The board member is allowed to present his case and a vote is taken by the other board members. If a conflict of interest exists, the board member will abstain from voting on the issue.”

“To determine the compensation of the president, the board of directors evaluated the compensation of other free market think tanks, including a competing think tank in ohio, as well as the compensation of the president at a competing think tank. Based on that information, the compensation of the president was set by the board of directors at a level slightly below the comparability threshold.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request as required by law.”

“Consulting fees: program service expenses 48,012. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 22,556. Total expenses 70,568. Registration fees: program service expenses 300. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 300.”