Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings |
The organization's governing body had no committees. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process |
The draft of the Form 990 is sent to all board members prior to the return being finalized. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts |
To monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy, the organization requires all officers, directors and individuals with substantial influence over the organization to complete an annual statement disclosing to the board any business, contractual or financial relationships the person has with other corporations. In addition, said persons have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the board any financial interest, direct or indirect, that the person would gain from any particular transaction, contract or policy under consideration by the organization. The board must address potential conflicts on a case-by-case basis, conflicted persons must abstain from the deliberation of the transaction, and corporate records must be maintained. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management |
The Compensation Committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees |
The Compensation Committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file. |
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available |
No documents were made available to the public, except for those that were included with the organization's Form 1023 application for exempt status, which are made available upon request as indicated in Line 18. |
Part VII |
All employees are compensated by Environment California, Inc., under a common paymaster arrangement, and are shared with the filing organization. |