Discovery Counseling Center of the San Ramon Valley Inc.

“Form 990 is prepared by an accounting firm. The tax return is reviewed by theorganizations executive director and at least one of the board of directors. Adiscussion of the contents and accuracy of the tax return is reviewed by the accountingfirm and Discovery members. Once approved, the executive director authorizes the filing. A committee of the board of directors reviews all potential conflicgts of interest on anannual basis, or if needed, more often. The executive director and all board members arereqired to disclose potential conflicts and any related party affiliations. Loans betweenthe organization and members of management are prohibited. The organization seeks fulltransparency on all relevant relationships. Any potential conflicts are discussed openlyand resolved in accordance with the organizations policies and procedures.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11C:A committee of the board of directors reviews all potential conflicgts of interest on anannual basis, or if needed, more often. The executive director and all board members arereqired to disclose potential conflicts and any related party affiliations. Loans betweenthe organization and members of management are prohibited. The organization seeks fulltransparency on all relevant relationships. Any potential conflicts are discussed openlyand resolved in accordance with the organizations policies and procedures.”

“A committee of the board of directors reviews the compensation of all level personnelannually in accordance with IRS rules in order to determine competitiveness andappropriateness of salaries. Every effort is made to ensure that the process is thoroughand transparent and in accordance with the organizations policies and procedures.”

“Compensation of other personnel and key employees is reviewed annually by members of management. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources todetermine competitive and appropriateness of salaries and all related benefits. Alldecisions are documented in personnel files.”

“All of the organizations governing documents, financial statements and legal filings aremaintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by tax authoritiesand the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to www.guidestar.org, theorganizations website and are available upon request.”