Nami Anchorage

“A copy of the draft Form 990 is provided to all board members by email. It is reviewed and approved by the board which meets for a presentation by the certified public accountant prior to filing.”

“The organization is a nonprofit organization with members.”

“There is one membership class, "general membership". These members elect and approve the governing board at the annual meeting.”

“Conflict of interest is disclosed as needed at each board meeting. Annually, in January, each board member completes a signed conflict of interest declaration. During the year, if a conflict of interest arises, the person is requested to remove themselves from the issue until it is resolved.”

“A committee of disinterested board members sets executive director compensation based on comparable services by comparable organizations under comparable circumstances. The committee reviews reliable and comparable data for executive compensation of both tax-exempt and for profit organizations that are comparable organized with NAMI Anchorage. A summary of the approval of the executive director compensation is included in the minutes of the next regular board meeting. The board then reviews compensation in accordance with the set policy as required.”

“These items are available upon request.”

“The full board provides review and approval of the financial statements. The executive committee determines the selection of the certified public accountant for the financial statements.”

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“A summary of the by-laws changes is as follows: The name was changed from Anchorage Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Inc. to NAMI Anchorage. Language was adjusted on membership and dues structure to align with NAMI protocol. The voting rights of members and board members was clarified. The requirement was removed that officers must be members who have had a mental illness or are relatives or guardians of such a person. Specification was added to require at least 75% of the Board of Directors must be people with lived experience of mental illness or are the relative or guardian of such a person. It was clarified that officers must be members of the Board of Directors during their term. The section related to NAMI Alaska Board Representative was removed. It was established that board members receive no compensation other than for reasonable expenses incurred in service to the organization. A requirement was added for board members to sign the NAMI Anchorage conflict of interest disclosure form annually. Term limits were established for board members of two 3-year terms without at least a 1 year break. A mechanism for dismissal of board members not fulfilling their duties was created with a two-thirds vote of board members at a board meeting. Various other technical edits were done throughout the document.”

“Equipment 0.”

“Prepaid expenses 0.”

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