Easter Seals Maine Inc

“Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc., a New Hampshire voluntary corporation is the sole member of Easter Seals Maine, Inc., acting through its governing processes.”

“Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc., a New Hampshire voluntary corporation, is the sole member of Easter Seals Maine, Inc. The member shall select the Board of Directors of this corporation and shall have the power to remove any Director or Officer of this corporation.”

“The Fiscal Committee reviews financial related matters and recommends actions to the full Board of Directors for approval.”

“The Form 990 is prepared by an independent outside accounting firm and presented to the Audit Committee of Easter Seals New Hampshire, the parent organization, for review before filing with the IRS.”

“Conflict of Interest Policy. Should any item come before the Board that might result in a Director having or appearing to have a conflict of interest either by occupation, place of residence or other holdings, or any other interest, the Director shall make his/her personal interest known to the Board as soon as he/she recognizes a possible conflict and shall refrain from voting on matters regarding the issue, and shall observe the following process, to comply with the provisions of Maine law, the provisions of which are incorporated herein: (a) Each Director, prior to taking a position on the Board, and all present Directors shall submit in writing to the President or the President's designee a list of all businesses or other organizations of which the Director is an officer, director, trustee, member, owner (either as sole proprietor or partner), shareholder, employee or agent, with which the Corporation has, or might reasonably in the future enter into, a relationship or a transaction in which the Director would have conflicting interests. This information shall be updated annually and shall cover the same information for members of Director's immediate families, as well. The President or designee shall become familiar with the statements of all Directors in order to guide the conduct of the business of the board should possible transactions involving Directors arise. (b) At such time as any matter comes before the Board in such a way as to give rise to consideration of a pecuniary benefit transaction involving a Director or member of the Director's family, the affected Director shall make known the potential conflict, whether disclosed by his written statement or not, and after answering any questions that might be asked him, shall withdraw from the meeting for so long as the matter shall continue under discussion. Should the matter be brought to a vote, neither the affected Director nor any other Director who has had a pecuniary benefit transaction in the same fiscal year shall vote on it. A vote to find that the transaction is in the best interest of the Corporation by 2/3rds of the Board shall be required in order to enter into the transaction.”

“Easter Seals Maine, Inc. does not compensate its officers or top management officials. They are paid by a related organization, Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc., the parent organization with oversight and responsibility for four (4) nonprofit subsidiary entities: Easter Seals Maine, Inc.; Easter Seals Vermont, Inc.; Harbor Schools, Inc.; and Manchester Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center. Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc. has an Executive Compensation Committee that is made up of the former Chair of the Board of Directors and other Directors. It meets annually and reviews data on comparable not-for-profit executives of similar sized organizations in the geographical area in which we operate. That data is compiled from information gathered by the Chief Human Resources Officer and submitted to the Committee. The Committee meets independently to review the performance of the President, meets with the President to obtain his input, and then recommends compensation levels. It then submits its report to the entire Board of Directors which meets in executive session to review the process and the recommendations. The Committee also reviews the compensation of the highest level employees and provides input to the President in setting their compensation. Contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision is recorded.”

“Copies of the IRS Form 990 and the nonprofit status determination documents are available for public inspection at the corporate office by appointment.”

“And, we remain steadfast in our goal of providing services to people of all ages with disabilities or special needs.”

“In June 2017, after much deliberation, the Organization discontinued its preschool at the NorthStar Learning Center and transitioned services and staff to another preschool.”

“All employees of Easter Seals Maine, Inc., including officers, key employees, and highest compensated employees listed in Part VII-A, line 1; Schedule J, Part II; and Part IX, line 5 receive a single Form W-2 from Easter Seals New Hampshire, Inc, a related organization that acts as the common paymaster. The number of employees who have compensation allocated to Easter Seals Maine, Inc. is reported on Part V, Line 2a.”

“Professional Fees: Program service expenses 53,701. Management and general expenses 138,222. Fundraising expenses 27,973. Total expenses 219,896.”

“Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: Easter Seals Maine, Inc. 125 Presumpscot Street Portland, ME 04103 EIN: 86-1073632 Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: Easter Seals Maine, Inc. is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n).”