Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association

“1. Tax accountant to complete form 990 with audited financial data and other supporting information by the board treasurer. 2. Program directors and treasurer to fill out part iv, part v, part vi and part vii of the form. 3. When the form is completed by the tax accountant, program directors and treasurer will perform the first review of the draft. 4. After the directors' review, a copy of completed form 990 submitted to finance committee for their review. 5. From 990 goes through second review with finance committee and the changes are noted. 6. Board treasurer will make necessary changes to form 990 according to finance committee's instruction. 7. Treasurer will report the review back to the governing board for their final approval. 8. Form 990 is ready to be filed before the due date.”

“At the time of their election or appointment to the board, directors sign an agreement to abide by the organization's conflict of interest policy, which requires that they inform the board when a real or perceived conflict of interest arises. Subsequently, the organization reviews its internal controls and procedures annually as a component of its audit and review. At that time, board members are reminded of their obligations under the policy.”

“The board conducts an annual evaluation of the executive. The evaluation is conducted methodically utilizing a template produced by board source, for just this purpose. The director's performance is measured against performance measures agreed upon at the beginning of the year. Compensation adjustments, if any, are based on the results of the evaluation and approved by board action.”

“Compensation process for key employees, the board reviews annually key employee salary. The salary evaluation is conducted using united way of king county annual non-profit salary survey, supplemented by other industry specific salary survey such as robert half and housing development consortium”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“Dnda's ecoarts and summer youth programs enable some of king county's most underserved youth to access quality out-of-school programs that augment their education and foster confidence and leadership, while exposing them to artistic, environmental, and cultural experiences that enrich their lives. Dnda's arts in nature festival celebrates and showcases the amazing diversity of our community, offering engaging arts and performance experiences in the woods of seattle's only campground, camp long.”

“Restore, preserve and expand the existing wetland at 23rd ave sw and sw findlay st., to improve water quality in longfellow creek, develop the space as a public park for all to enjoy, create an urban garden, a community orchard, and develop the space as an outdoor classroom for local students to learn hands-on environmental science and wetland stewardship. Dnda also has a long history working for food justice, seeking to provide healthy and affordable food options to local residents. Dnda spearheaded the healthy corner stores project, successfully bringing fresh produce into corner stores along delridge, and one of dnda's food justice programs, feest (food empowerment environment sustainability team), is now its own organization and a nationally recognized and replicated model for engaging youth of color in nutrition and food systems change. Dnda continues to work in support of increased access to affordable healthy foods in delridge, as part of its suite of environmental programming.”

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