Northwest Ultimate Association

“Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b - Completed Form 990 was reviewed by Executive Director, Finance Committee, Treasurer and Board of Directors before its transmittal to the IRS. The Form 990 is also available for anyone to review, on our website www.discnw.org.”

“DiscNW Conflict of Interest Policy Board Resolution In order to protect the interests of the Northwest Ultimate Association ("Corporation") when it is contemplating a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interests of an officer or director of the Corporation, the Board of the Corporation hereby adopts the following policies with respect to board composition, payments to Board Members, and conflict of interest: Conflict of Interest Defined In this policy, a person with a conflict of interest is referred to as an "interested person." For purposes of this policy, the following circumstances shall be deemed to create a Conflict of Interest: a. A director, officer, employee or volunteer, including a Board Member (or family member of any of the foregoing) is a party to a contract, or involved in a transaction with the Corporation for goods or services. b. A director, officer, employee or volunteer, (or a family member of any of the foregoing) has a material financial interest in a transaction between the Corporation and an entity in which the director, officer, employee or volunteer, or a family member of the foregoing, is a director, officer, agent, partner, associate, employee, trustee, personal representative, receiver, guardian, custodian, other legal representative. c. A director, officer, employee or volunteer, (or a family member of the foregoing) is engaged in some capacity or has a material financial interest in a business or enterprise that competes with the Corporation. Other situations may create the appearance of a conflict or present a duality of interests in connection with a person who has influence over the activities or finances of the nonprofit. All such circumstances should be disclosed to the board or staff, as appropriate, and a decision made as to what course of action the organization or individuals should take so that the best interests of the nonprofit are not compromised by the personal interests of stakeholders in the nonprofit. Gifts, Gratuities and Entertainment Accepting gifts, entertainment or other favors from individuals or entities can also result in a conflict or duality of interest when the party providing the gift/entertainment/favor does so under circumstances where it might be inferred that such action was intended to influence or possibly would influence the interested person in the performance of his or her duties. This does not preclude the acceptance of items of nominal or insignificant value or entertainment of nominal or insignificant value which are not related to any particular transaction or activity of the Corporation. General Principles Individuals who are neither compensated themselves, nor related to individuals who are compensated, shall constitute a majority of the Board of Directors. Primary responsibility for making all decisions subject to this policy shall rest with the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may delegate decisions subject to this policy to a committee composed of individual board members unrelated to, and not subject to the control of, the person or persons involved in the proposed transaction. In matters of compensation, no Board Member, officer, staff, or employee, may receive compensation from the Corporation which exceeds the value of the services provided for such compensation. In any other transaction, no Board Member, officer, staff, or other employee, may receive economic benefits from the Corporation which exceed the consideration provided for such transaction. Deliberation, voting, and written documentation of all arrangements subject to this policy shall take place before Corporation makes payments of any kind. Basis for Decision-making In making decisions subject to this policy, the board of directors, staff, or decision-making committee, shall, to the best of its ability, obtain and rely upon appropriate data as to comparability, such as: a. information about compensation paid by similarly situated org”

“All governing documents, policies, and financial statements are posted on the DiscNW website, www.discnw.org. Hard copies of the documents may be downloaded from the website or requested in person.”