Finding Our Voices

“For the year covered by this Form 990, The Organization engaged an independent public accounting firm to perform assist in the preparation and filing of its annual Form 990. A draft of the Form 990 is prepared by the independent accountants and provided to the Organization for its review and consideration prior to filing; the Form 990 will only be filed with the IRS once the Organization's management has reviewed and approved the filing and after a copy of the Form 990 was made available to all active Board members.”

“The Conflict of Interest Policy of Finding our Voices is defined and detailed in the organization's bylaws, and the Organization also complies with the requirements of Section 7.2 and Section 713 of Title 13-B of the Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act. Accordingly, board members of Finding Our Voices are required to disclose to the Organization and other board members any direct or indirect conflicts with which said individual may have a financial interest. Such transactions subject to a conflict of interest must be approved by the Organization in accordance with Title 13-B of the Maine Nonprofit Corporation Act. Any director, officer, employee, committee member or agent of the Corporation may be interested directly or indirectly in any contract relating to the operation of the Organization, and may freely make contracts, enter transactions or otherwise act on behalf of Finding Our Voices, notwithstanding that such person may also be acting for himself or herself or for a third party in so doing; provided, however, that any such contract or transaction shall be at arm's length and be in compliance with the requirements set forth in the above-named regulations.”

“The Organization does not currently have a CEO or other top management official who is compensated by the Organization in return for services rendered to Finding our Voices. However, the Organization's bylaws stipulate that compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board. No officer shall be prevented from receiving a salary by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the Organization. The Organization may pay compensation in reasonable amounts to agents and employees for services rendered, such amount to be fixed by the Board or, if the Board delegates power to any officer or officers, then by such officer or officers. Furthermore, directors shall not receive compensation for their services as such, although reasonable expenses of directors for attendance at Board meetings may be paid or reimbursed by the Organization. Directors shall not be disqualified from receiving reasonable compensation for services rendered to or for the benefit of the Organization in any other capacity.”

“The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request as required by applicable law.”