River Partners

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the president and cfo, who review and approve the form 990 before it is filed. However, if the board of directors has a regular scheduled meeting prior to the form 990's filing due date, then the board will perform a final review and approval of the form 990. If the board does not have a regular scheduled meeting prior to the form 990's due date, then a copy of the filed form 990 will be provided to the board for review and approval via email prior to president and cfo approval.”

“Board members and employees are expected to be alert for and avoid situations which might be construed as conflict of interest. If a board member or employee has a conflict of interest regarding compensation, a contract or any other transaction, that board member or employee must disclose all facts material to the conflict of interest. The disclosure is documented in the minutes of the meeting. A person who has a conflict of interest shall not participate in or be permitted to hear the board's or committee's discussion of the matter, except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. The person having a conflict of interest may not vote on the contract or transaction and shall not be present in the meeting room when the vote is taken, unless the vote is by secret ballot. Such person's ineligibility to vote shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting.”

“Management uses the "fair pay for northern california nonprofits compensation & benefits survey report" to determine pay ranges for cfo, executive assistant, senior accounting manager, staff accountant, director of operations, field manager, field technician, staff scientist, and regional managers.”

“Documents available upon request.”

“Contract services: program service expenses 589,857. Management and general expenses 102,560. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 692,417. Field contract labor: program service expenses 1,421,928. Management and general expenses 490. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,422,418. Consulting services: program service expenses 845,392. Management and general expenses 5,616. Fundraising expenses 3,925. Total expenses 854,933. Conservations corps services: program service expenses 169,629. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 169,629.”