Friends of Creamers Field

“Form 990 will be reviewed by the Finance Committee and approved by the full Board of Directors, prior to filing.”

“To ensure Friends of Creamer's Field (FOCF) operates in a manner consistent with its charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax exempt status, periodic reviews shall be conducted and shall, at a minimum, include the following: A. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable and are the result of arm's length bargaining. B. Whether acquisitions of goods and services result in inurement or impermissible private benefit. C. Whether partnership, joint venture, and management service arrangements conform to written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable payments for good and services, further FOCF's charitable purposes, and do not result in inurement of impermissible private benefit. D. Annually, each director, principal officer, member of the committee with board delegated powers, and employees, shall sign a statement affirming that he or she received a copy of this policy, read and understands this policy, and agrees to comply with this policy. E. Annually, each director, principal officer, member of a committee with board delegated powers, and employees, shall complete a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions, or circumstances in which he or she is involved that might contribute to a conflict of interest arising. Such relationships, positions, or circumstances might include service as a director of or consultant to a nonprofit organization, or ownership of a business that might provide goods or services to FOCF. Any such information regarding business interests of a director, principal officer, member of a committee with board delegated powers, employee, or family member shall be treated as confidential and shall generally be made available only to the Chair, the Executive Director, and any committee appointed to address conflicts of interest, except to the extent additional disclosure is necessary in connection with the implementation of this policy. F. The Board of Directors shall review this policy annually. Any changes to the policy shall be communicated immediately to all directors, principal officers, members of a committee with board delegated powers, and employees.”

“In reviewing and approving the compensation of any covered individuals, Friends of Creamer's Field (FOCF) Board of Directors, or the Human Resources (HR) Committee of FOCF, will utilize the following process: 1. Use impartial decision makers when it comes to the compensation process. The compensation arrangement must be approved in advance (before any payment is made) by the HR Committee of FOCF, composed entirely of individuals who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement. 2. Use comparable data when it comes to the compensation decision. When the Board or HR Committee is considering compensation to covered individuals, it must rely on comparable data that demonstrates the fair market values of the compensation in question. 3. Use concurrent documentation for the compensation decision. The Board or HR Committee must document how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it”

“No documents are made available to the public.”

“WEBSITE HOSTING: Program service expenses 725. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 725. OTHER: Program service expenses 1,555. Management and general expenses 470. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,025.”

“PRINTING AND COPYING: Program service expenses 1,725. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 200. Total expenses 1,925. TELEPHONE AND INTERNET: Program service expenses 1,414. Management and general expenses 422. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,836. STAFF DEVELOPMENT: Program service expenses 1,609. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,609. POSTAGE, SHIPPING: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 151. Fundraising expenses 886. Total expenses 1,037. BACKGROUND CHECKS: Program service expenses 525. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 525. MISCELLANEOUS: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 258. Total expenses 258.”