Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 | The Organization delegated check writing and signing duties to an outside accounting firm. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | Membership in the Organization is limited to dialysis and pre-dialysis patients and their families. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Form 990 is edited by the Chief Executive Officer and reviewed by the full Board before filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The Organization requires that Board members and key employees annually disclose any personal, familial, or business relationship that reasonably could give rise to a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | In executive session, the Board of Directors reviews and establishes the Chief Executive Officer's compensation level. The Board looks closely to Guidestar's annual compensation report, which pulls directly from IRS data, to ensure its decision making is consistent with current non-profit remuneration practices. It also reviews the salaries paid to CEO's of other kidney patient organizations to further ensure its decisions reflect the current trends in the kidney community. The Chief Executive Officer is not involved in decisions with respect to his own compensation and leaves the room while the Board of Directors discuss and vote on matters related to his compensation. Minutes of the compensation discussion are taken and reflect the contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request. Any expenses related to mail or providing this information to the public is borne by the Organization. Our financials are available through the Foundation Center website at Candid.org and upon request. |
| Form 990, Part IX, line 11g | Consulting, Payroll services, and other professional fees: Program service expenses 1,273,071. Management and general expenses 39,949. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,313,020. |
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