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“Form 990 is reviewed by the entire board of directors prior to being finalized and filed.”

“Conflict of interest policy is enforced on an ongoing basis. All directors are required to disclose their potential conflicts and excuse themself from voting on those issues which are potential conflict.”

“The compensation is determined by the board of directors using comparable salary scales.”

“The organization's form 990 is available on the attorney general's web site.”

“All board minutes, financial statements, and tax returns are available upon request.”

“In anticipation of the merger with the bay institute aquarium foundation, the institute combined its bay restoration and rivers and delta programs into a field restoration program. The field restoration program then transitioned to the bay institute aquarium foundation. No changes were made in the scope and nature of the programs as they were carried on by the bay institute aquarium foundation. The employees engaged in these programs were transitioned to the bay institute aquarium foundation. In 2006 the institute received a grant of $1,000,000 with a restriction imposed by the donor that the funds could be used only for the purpose of making a grant to another qualified charity or to a local government agency for the purpose of acquiring and developing into a public park land in petaluma, california. During 2013 the institute made a grant of $1,019,636 which included interest with the same restrictions made by the original donor to a qualified charity.”

“The governing body of the organization has created a committee for the oversight of the finances of the organization.”