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“All the employees, board members and parents are considered members of the organization.”

“All the employees, board members and parents are considered members of the organization. An annual meeting is conducted each year, at which time all members are invited to hear about the current status of the organization, as well as a high level presentation of the financial status. Board members are solicited by current board members and/or parents/committee members. All the corporation members are able to vote and elect the new board via proxy statement.”

“All the members have the right to approve and vote on any by-law changes.”

“The organization did not have any committee with broad authority to act on behalf of governing body.”

“The audit committee reviews a draft of the form 990. Once approved by the audit committee, the form is made available to the entire board of trustees. The return is then electronically filed.”

“The audit and governance committees monitor the conflict of interest policy during board and audit committee meetings. At the beginning of each fiscal year, all board members sign conflict of interest forms. The governance committee maintains the signed forms.”

“The process for determining compensation includes the governing board meeting and discussing the annual performance of the executive directors and determining the salary increase independently, without the participation of interested persons. The board refers to surveys with comparable data of other non-for-profit organizations to determine the increase in compensation. The board president, in turn communicates the salary increase to the chief financial officer, via an employment status memo with effective dates. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: the compensation of the chief financial officer and director of operations is determined by the executive directors based on merit and any increase in the compensation is based on the overall budget.”

“The organization makes its form 1023, form 990, governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon written request.”

“The organization has not changed either its oversight process or their selection process during the tax year.”