Native Biodata Consortium

“This form 990 is being filed very late and the board was not able to meet in time to review the form 990.”

“The board may request an independent review of the form 990 at any time.”

“Board Members and Employees are required to fill out a new Conflict of Interest form annually. The conflict of interest policy defines what a conflict of interest and what those relationships are and procedures to respond to any identified conflict of interest. Once a conflict of interest has been identified the affected board member may not vote on any transaction or be part of a quorum for a vote on a particular transaction. If a person has violated the conflict of interest policy then they may be subject to removal from the board of directors or if an employee then they will be preimanded or terminated.”

“| Name of the Person:, The process used to establish compensation of the person who served in:|, The year in which this process was last undertaken:| Joseph Yracheta, Compensation for the Executive Director was approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors conducted a review of Executive Director salaries of other small nonprofits in the area and determined that the current compensation was lower than the average salary., 2021| Guthrie Ducheneaux, Guthrie acts as a Senior IT and Security Consultant for the organization and is also a part of the board. Any contract with Guthrie Ducheneaux is brought before the board and requires approval without the Guthrie being present. The board may authorize an employee to negotiate with Guthrie on their behalf. The compensation is based on what the comparable cost would be to hire an independent IT Consultant with similar skill level of Guthrie Ducheneaux., 2021|”

“The policies and financial documents are available to the general public by written request either through our mailing address email or website.”

“| Employee Name:, Description:| Joseph Yracheta, Compensation paid for the Executive Directory is set by the board of the Board of Directors and is lower than the average for an Executive Director of a nonprofit this size.| Guthrie Ducheneaux, Compensation is approved by the Board of Directors. The amount being paid for Senior IT Consultant services is much lower than if seeking services from an outside IT Consultant firm that would not be able to work locally and visit the site very rarely.|”

“| Description:, Amount:| Development of Dynamic ConData Portal to include development testing user feedback., $519950| Architectural Design service for a new building to expand research and biobanking capacity, $23793| Services for research support., $167000| Community Outreach Educational Services Support logo design, $123808| Research Services, $4227| Speaker fees and logo design, $3200| Film services, $23539|”