Northwest Horticultural Society

“Susan goetz is the mother of courtney goetz. Both are on the board of directors.”

“The form 990 draft is reviewed by the business manager, and the treasurer serving when the tax return is prepared. Then, depending on availability and scheduling, the draft return is reviewed by leadership of the nhs board of directors. Form 990 is distributed for informational purposes to all members of the board of directors, if requested.”

“All officers, board members, employees and any other persons identified by the board of directors ("bod") as exercising substantial influence over the operations of northwest horticultural society ("nhs") are required to complete a conflict of interest statement ("coi")on an annual basis. New board members are asked to immediately submit their coi forms. Nhs reviews and retains the completed coi forms and investigates indentified conflicts. The nhs president investigates and discloses to the bod all cois reported under this policy. The bod evaluates disclosures and material facts relating to the transaction or arrangement giving rise to the potential coi to determine whether an actual coi exists and to develop alternatives to remove the conflict from the transaction or arrangement. The individual who has the actual or potential coi shall not be present for this discussion unless required to make a presentation, provide additional facts or answer questions. Resolution to a disclosed conflict will be based on the specific facts and circumstances of the situation.”

“All applicable tax forms - forms 1023 and 990 are available upon request in our office. All of these documents may also be requested via our website at http://www.northwesthort.org.”

“Lecture fees: program service expenses 22,604. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 22,604. Newsletter edit & design fees: program service expenses 7,352. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,352.”