Insect Welfare Research Society

“Insect Welfare Research Society shall submit the Form 990 to its Board of Directors prior to the filing of the Form 990. While neither the approval of the Form 990 or a review of the 990 is required under federal law, the corporation's Form 990 shall be submitted to each member of the Board of Director's via hard copy or email before the Form 990 is filed with the IRS.”

“The organization maintains a written Whistleblower Policy, which encourages staff, volunteers, and directors to report credible information regarding unlawful practices or violations of organizational policy, explicitly protects the reporting individual from retaliation, and designates the Compliance Officer as the recipient of such reports.”

“By making full and accurate information about its mission, activities, finances, and governance publicly available, Insect Welfare Research Society practices and encourages transparency and accountability to the general public. This Policy will: (a)indicate which documents and materials produced by the corporation are presumptively open to staff and/or the public, (b) indicate which documents and materials produced by the corporation are presumptively closed to staff and/or the public, and (c) specify the procedures whereby the open/closed status of documents and materials can be altered. 11.02 Financial and IRS documents (form 1023 and the form 990). Insect Welfare Research Society shall provide its Internal Revenue forms 990, 990-, 1023 and 5227, Bylaws, Conflict of Interest Policy, and financial statements to the general public for inspection free of charge. Insect Welfare Research Society may make "Widely Available" the aforementioned documents on its internet website to be viewed and inspected by the general public. (a) The documents shall be posted in a format that allows an individual using the Internet to access, download, view and print them in a manner that exactly reproduces the image of the original document filed with the IRS (except information exempt from public disclosure requirements, such as contributor lists). (b)The website shall clearly inform readers that the document is available and provide instructions for downloading it. (c) Insect Welfare Research Society shall not charge a fee for downloading the information. Documents shall not be posted in a format that would require special computer hardware or software (other than software readily available to the public free of charge). (d) Insect Welfare Research Society shall inform anyone requesting the information where this information can be found, including the web address. This information must be provided immediately for in-person requests and within seven (7) days for mailed requests”