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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY OTHER COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ETHICS TRAINING OCCURS DURING THE NTI ONBOARDING PROCESS AND THERE IS AN ANNUAL ETHICS AND CODE OF CONDUCT COMPLIANCE POLICY WHICH NEEDS TO BE SIGNED AND RETURNED TO HR TO BE FILED IN EACH EMPLOYEE FILE. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, NTI ALSO PERFORMS INTERNAL AUDITS TO HELP ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATING OUR PROCESSES, TECHNOLOGY AND CONTROLS TO PROMOTE AN ETHICAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. OUR FINANCIAL DATA IS REVIEWED MONTHLY BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND INTEGRITY OF OUR FINANCIAL REPORTING. OUR PROCESSES INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND ACCOUNTING MANUAL TO LAYOUT THE STRUCTURE FOR ETHICAL CONDUCT AND CONTROLS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE DETERMINED AND ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AND ARE IN COMPARISON TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE HER SALARY. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER IS THE SAME. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANAGER OF TALENT ACQUISITION RESEARCH THE AVERAGE COST OF LIVING INCREASE AND MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER THEN APPROVES THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR THE DIRECTORS AND MANAGER TO RECEIVE. THE BOARD MUST APPROVE ANY SALARY CHANGES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR COO BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
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