The Jmt Wilderness Conservancy

“Marla stark (president) and doug collom (secretary) have a family relationship.”

“A draft form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional, which is then reviewed by the president; adjustments are made, as necessary. The final version of the form 990 is then made available to all members of the organization's voting governing body prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The organization has a written conflict of interest policy, which covers all members of the board of directors, officers, and key employees. Under the policy, these individuals are required to annually sign a statement that: (i) affirms that the person has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy; and (ii) requires disclosure of the person's financial interests and family relationships that could give rise to conflicts of interest. Additionally, each individual has an ongoing duty to disclose potential conflicts of interests. For employees, disclosure shall be made to the president; for other interested persons, disclosure shall be made to the board or executive committee of the board. With regard to conflicts involving an employee, the president shall ascertain that all material facts regarding the transaction and the employee's conflict of interest have been disclosed, and decide the appropriate response by the organization, taking into consideration the seriousness of the conflict. For conflicts involving the president as well as other board members, the board or committee may ask questions of and receive presentations from the insiders and any other interested person, but shall deliberate and vote on the transaction in their absence. The board shall ascertain that all material facts regarding the transaction and the interested person's conflict of interest have been disclosed to the board or committee, and shall compile appropriate data to ascertain whether the proposed transaction is fair and reasonable to the organization. The proceedings of the deliberation and vote on any matter is then recorded in the minutes of the board or committee meeting.”

“Compensation for the president as well as other officers and key employees was determined utilizing a nonprofit compensation survey; the organization also surveyed salaries for similarly situated employees in similar geographic regions. This process was completed by treasurer of the board of directors, and submitted to independent voting members of the board of directors for review and approval; the process was contemporaneously documented in the board meeting minutes.”

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

“Field subcontracts & construction: program service expenses 1,479,228. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,479,228. Packstock support: program service expenses 1,780. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,780. Other professional services: program service expenses 269,077. Management and general expenses 3,931. Fundraising expenses 34. Total expenses 273,042.”