Waste Not Inc.

“Effective july 1, 2019, the united food bank became the sole member of waste not, inc. The united food bank and their board of directors took control over the management duties of the entity.”

“The corporation shall have one member. The sole member of the corporation is the united food bank.”

“The united food bank's board of directors have the right to appoint the waste not's board of directors.”

“The actions specified below shall require approval by the board of directors of the member: (a) amendment of the articles of incorporation of the corporation; (b) amendment of the bylaws of the corporation; (c) adoption of a plan of merger or consolidation of the corporation with another entity; (d) adoption of a plan to sell substantially all of the assets of the corporation; (e) the voluntary election of bankruptcy by the corporation; (f) election to dissolve and wind up the affairs of the corporation or the revocation of any such action; (g) adoption of a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation upon dissolution; (h) approval of capital and operating budgets for the corporation after giving due consideration to the board of directors' recommendation; (i) adoption of financial, accounting, and budgeting processes for the corporation that are consistent with those of the member; and (j) approval of any action of the corporation outside the ordinary course of operations, as defined from time to time by the board of directors and the member.”

“The organization does not have any committees that can act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's public accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once the draft is available, it is reviewed by management and any changes are incorporated into the filing. Once this detailed review is complete, the draft of the form 990 is presented to the budget, finance, and audit committee for review and approval and then sent to the waste not board and the united food bank board for review prior to filing with the irs.”

“All potential conflicts of interest, no matter how small or insignificant, are to be reported to the chairman of the waste not board prior to engaging in a conflict of interest action. The chairman will ask the waste not board to make a decision as to whether the relationship is an appropriate one for waste not. 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.”

“The ceo of united food bank determines the appropriate compensation for the executive director. A banding chart is used for each level of employee's compensation. The banding chart is based off of the feeding america network salary guide, asu lodestar, and charity navigator. All employees are employees of the united food bank.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Waste not creates sustainable food systems that help people and the planet flourish through innovative partnerships that eliminate food waste and hunger.”

“A great deal of time, money, and resources go into growing and transporting nutritious food. Yet, each year, 40% of that food is thrown away. At the same time, nearly 1 million people in arizona are struggling with food insecurity. We're transforming this broken system by connecting tens of thousands of arizonans with quality food that would have otherwise gone to waste. By reimagining what's possible for food rescue, we're making our community and our planet healthier.”

“Children, adults, and experiencing food insecurity.”

“Effective july 1, 2019, the united food bank became the sole member of waste not, inc. All employees of waste not, inc. Became employees of the united food bank. The united food bank pays all salaries and benefits and submits all federal employment tax returns. Waste not, inc. Reimburses the united food bank for these expenses and these expenses are shown as salaries and benefits on the statement of functional expenses, part ix.”

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