Accesscircles Inc.

“Carolee lee and robin brown have a family relationship. Carolee lee and lynn connelly have a business relationship.”

“There were no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The organization has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm. It is then distributed to all members of the board, providing them with an opportunity to raise questions and make comments. Once all comments have been addressed to their satisfaction the board approves the return for filing.”

“Annually, each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers must sign a statement affirming that the individual: 1. Received a copy of the conflict of interest policy; 2. Read and understands the policy; 3. Agrees to comply with the policy; and 4. Understands that accesscircles, inc. Is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Individuals covered by the conflict of interest policy have a duty to disclose the existence of a conflict of interest and all material facts to governing board or the relevant committee which is considering the transaction or arrangement. After a disclosure has been made, the individual in question will then leave the meeting, and the governing board or relevant committee will then discuss the disclosure, including whether or not the proposed transaction or arrangement is in the best interest of the organization. The remaining disinterested members will vote on the matter and whether or not the organization should enter into the proposed transaction or arrangement. This is documented within the minutes to the meeting. If an individual covered by the policy fails to disclose a potential conflict of interest, the governing board or committee will information the interested person of such belief. The individual is allowed the opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the interested person's response, and investigating further if warranted, the governing board or committee determines there was a failure to disclose, the governing board or committee will take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“The organization's president is a volunteer and not compensated. The organization's vice president is compensated by the organization and an unrelated organization for her services to the filing organization. The organization has a process for determining her compensation which includes comparability data (including the forms 990 of other organizations), approval by the board, and documentation in the board minutes. The process last occurred in 2021.”

“The organization makes its form 1023 and its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is also posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation and by-laws are also available upon request.”

“Marianne foss-skiftesvik, a board director, was compensated in the capacity of an independent contractor and not in the role of a board director of the organization.”

“In march 2021, the organization transferred its wham! Program (focused on increasing awareness of women's health) to an affiliated organization with similar charitable purposes.”