The Jmt Wilderness Conservancy

“Until december 31, 2020, the organization's payroll was processed by earth island institute, a california nonprofit corporation and the organization's fiscal sponsor prior to "spinning out". Accordingly, form 990, part v, lines 1a and 2a indicate zero, and no compensation is reported on form 990, part vii, as these sections report calendar year 2020 information.”

“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 and director of operations & marketing; 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.”

“The organization's president is not compensated by the organization; accordingly, form 990, part vi, section b, line 15a has been marked "no". Compensation for other officers and key employees is determined by the president, who relied on online salary searches, consultation with individuals who specialize in human resources and compensation packages, as well as form 990s of comparable organizations (also taking into consideration the geographic location of the employee and/or the comparable organization) to determine reasonable compensation.”

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