United Food Bank

“The board uses asu lodestar, comp analyst survey database, and feeding america to determine the appropriate range of compensation and when considering compensation changes for their ceo, this information is documented to substantiate the decision and maintained in the personnel file. This process was most recently performed in 2024. The board reviews asu lodestar, comp analyst survey database, and feeding america to see what other organizations of a similar size are paying their key employees to see if they are in the right range. This information is documented to substantiate the decision and maintained in the personnel file. This process was most recently performed in 2024.”

“The chairman, vice chairman, secretary, treasurer and immediate past chairman of the board will constitute the officers of the board otherwise known as the executive committee. The designation of such committee and the obligation thereto of authority shall not operate to relive the board, or any directors thereof, of any responsibility imposed by law. The executive committee shall have and may exercise all the authority of the board except to the extent, if any, that such authority shall be limited by the resolution appointing the executive committee and except also that the executive committee shall not have the authority of the board in reference to amending the articles of incorporation, adopting a plan of merger or consolidation, recommending to the directors the sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all the property and assets of the corporation otherwise than in the usual and regular course of its business, recommending to the directors a voluntary dissolution of the corporation or a revocation thereof, or amending the by-laws of the corporation.”

“THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. Once the document has been reviewed by the CFAO, CEO and Board Treasurer, it will be reviewed by the Board Finance Committee. Upon consensus to move forward, it will be distributed to the BOD for final review and approval.”

“All potential conflicts of interest, no matter how small or insignificant, are to be reported to the chairman of the board of directors prior to engaging in a conflict of interest action. The chairman will ask the board of directors to make a decision as to whether the relationship is an appropriate one for the united food bank. The person declaring the conflict will have no vote on the matter. Moreover, the person having a conflict shall retire from the room in which the board (or its committee) is meeting and shall not participate in the final deliberation regarding the matter under consideration. However, the person shall be permitted to provide the board or committee with any and all relevant information prior to leaving the meeting. Each board member and all senior staff are to read and sign the conflict of interest statement and give it to the board chair at the annual board meeting each year. The board of directors review and approve the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. Our conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually by the governance committee and reviewed by an attorney. The policy is required to be signed annually by all board members and all senior staff. Additionally when a new board member or senior staff is added to the organization the onboarding process includes the signing of this policy. Any party having any conflict as identified in the policy will complete a conflict of interest notification and file with the compliance office.”

“Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request. Financial statements are available on the organization's website.”

“Intercompany elimination - -71956;”

“The organization did not change its oversight or selection process during the tax year.”