Arizona Strut Students Recycling Used Technology

“The executive director of the organization distributes a pdf copy of the 990 return to all board members for review and comment prior to being filed. At the first meeting of the board following the filing of the 990 with the irs, the complete form 990 is presented to the board by the organizations lead officers with responsibility over the form 990s review thereafter, questions are taken and the form, its preparation, and its public relation impact is discussed.”

“At each board and committee meeting, if there is a discussion of selecting or engaging a vendor or service provider, all in attendance are asked to recuse themselves from this discussion if there could be a perceived conflict. Annually, the organization reviews and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts.”

“The organization will provide in a timely manner, copies of all governing documents including its conflict of interest policies and financial statements when requested in writing or in person.”

“Mission and exempt purpose to improve the competitiveness of arizonas technical workers by 1 supporting applied learning in our educational system through scholarships and donated electronics technology, 2 providing refurbished equipment to education and community non-profit organizations, 3 promoting diversity through technical education and work experience, 3 disposing electronic waste responsibly, and 4 advocating responsible recycling.”

“The 2012 revenue and expense on page 1 of the form 990 have been restated to reflect the best estimate of noncash donations received and distributed in 2012. In reviewing the donations for 2013 it was discovered that noncash donations and expense was inadvertantly underreported for 2012, although the net affect to the financial statements was negible.”