Phoenix Suns Charities Inc.

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 2: jim pitman, jason rowley, penny sarver, maria baier, dan costello, melissa goldenberg, and sarah krahenbuhl all have a business relationship.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 3: the organization delegated management duties for the year ending june 30, 2019 to the phoenix suns, an unrelated organization (as defined by the internal revenue service). The organization pays the phoenix suns a management fee in exchange for these services.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 11b: the phoenix suns charity tax firm and the phoenix suns charity finance team work together to gather the required information necessary to complete the form 990. The tax firm prepares an initial draft form 990 and reviews this initial draft with the phoenix suns charity finance team. Any recommended changes and comments are considered and the form 990 is updated. The final form 990 is distributed to the governing body, and reviewed in detail by the officers of the organization, prior to its filing with the irs.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 12c: the organization has a conflict of interest policy that covers its officers and directors. The policy provides for a systematic and ongoing method of requiring individuals who have decision making responsibility to disclose and address potential and actual conflicts of interest. Covered individuals are required to complete an annual statement disclosing any conflicts of interest and have a duty to update the disclosure for any potential conflicts of interest that may arise during the year.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, lines 15a and 15b: the organization does not compensate any officers; as such, these questions have been marked "no" as mandated by the form 990 instructions.”

“Form 990, part vi, section c, line 19: the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”