Seattle Arts and Lectures Inc.

“The form 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director, the Finance and Operations Director, and Finance Committee and is then distributed to the full Board for review, discussion, and approval at a Board meeting.”

“The conflict of interest policy is signed annually by the Board of Directors, officers, and employees. Conflicts are disclosed as they arise. A person with a conflict of interest cannot vote on the issue before the Board of Directors and cannot participate in deliberations or the decision making process. The Board President and Executive Director review any conflicts of interest.”

“The Board of Directors reviewed multiple salary surveys and experts in the field were consulted.”

“Governing documents, policies and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“For programmatic as well as strategic sales and financial reasons, the Organization added a Journalism Series that launched in the fall of 2018. The WITS Summer Camp and Sherman Loves Series are both shown in the current year but were discontinued after the 2017/18 Season.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: All Others:The Poetry Series presents established and emerging poets for readings and conversations. In 2017/18 The Poetry Series featured Stephanie Burt, A.E. Stallings, Gregory Orr, Tyehimba Jess, Rachel McKibbens, Javier Zamora, Benjamin Alire Saenz, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil. These events reached 1,488 people. Women You Need to Know is a three-part series featuring and celebrating women authors, artists, iconoclasts, trouble-makers, and thinkers. Last years series featured trans activist Janet Mock, local truth-teller Ijeoma Oluo, and New Yorker writer, Ariel Levy. The series reached 1,260 people during the year. Hinge is an occasional series featuring $10 tickets and books by and for the next generation, from pop culture to social justice. This program is designed to reach new audiences with accessible tickets and relevant topics. Last years program featured Kevin Young, poet and director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The series reached 128 people during the year. Sherman Alexie Loves was a three-part series featuring evenings of conversation with authors that Alexie admires, and served 1,100 people in our 2017/18 season. This program featured Nikki Giovanni, Tommy Orange, Terese Marie Mailhot, Jenny Han, and Nicola Yoon.In 2017/18 the Organization also completed the second and final year of the pilot program, Writers in the Summer, a 2-week summer camp program for elementary, middle and high school students that served 73 campers.”