Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory

“The organization does not have any committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The completed form 990 will be sent via email to the entire board of directors for their review and approval. The form 990 will be officially filed only after all board members have had sufficient time to review and comment.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy covers all board members and officers who are required to acknowledge his/her understanding and acceptance of the organization's conflict of interest policy by reviewing and signing the policy. By signing, each board member and officer is obligated to make known all material facts and personal interests that may be determined to present a conflict of interest annually. Potential conflicts of interest are disclosed to the chief executive officer and chief administrative officer who, in consultation with appropriate board members, determine if a conflict exists and how to address the conflict. If a conflict arises, the person with the conflict is excluded from deliberations regarding the conflict.”

“The governance committee of the board, independent of any person within bird conservancy, is responsible for reviewing annually the performance of the chief executive officer (executive director) and recommending compensation. The committee reviews comparable positions in not-for-profit organizations and recommends appropriate compensation to the board of directors for approval.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public from the chief administrative officer upon request.”

“Bird conservancy of the rockies has a client service agreement with peliton, an unrelated organization. Peliton is a professional employer organization. As a result, peliton is the employer for the purposes of paying wages and benefits. Bird conservancy of the rockies inputs and approves all employee time and wages into peliton's online system and peliton processes the payroll and administers all benefits on behalf of the organization. Peliton also remits all taxes and files all returns under their name and employer identification number. The salary, benefits, and payroll tax expenses shown on line 5,7,8,9, and 10 of part ix represent amounts paid by peliton as part of the client service agreement. In addition, the number of paid employees stated on the return is due to the relationship with peliton as stated above.”

“Service contracts: program service expenses 522,829. Management and general expenses 625. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 523,454. Other professional services: program service expenses 135,737. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 6,416. Total expenses 142,153. Temp agencies/intern: program service expenses 20,099. Management and general expenses 1,340. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 21,439.”