2024-09-25T15:36:39-05:00 2023-12-31 930743240 HOFFMAN STEWART & SCHMIDT PC 3 CENTERPOINTE DRIVE SUITE 300 LAKE OSWEGO OR 970358663 990 2023-01-01 931228867 NORTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE NORT 5036885400 700 NE MULTNOMAH STREET 1300 PORTLAND OR 97232 REBECCA YATES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5036885400 2024-09-24 1 0 IAN GELFAND P01709286 5032205900 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z REBECCA YATES 700 NE MULTNOMAH STREET 1300 PORTLAND OR 97232 35483619 0 X WWW.NEEA.ORG X 1996 OR THE NORTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE (NEEA) IS AN ALLIANCE OF UTILITIES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ORGANIZATIONS THAT POOLS RESOURCES AND SHARES RISKS TO TRANSFORM THE MARKET FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL CONSUMERS IN THE NORTHWEST. NEEA IS FUNDED BY THE BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION, ENERGY TRUST OF OREGON AND MORE THAN 140 ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS UTILITIES ACROSS THE REGION. ITS STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE NORTHWEST UTILITIES, PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS, STATE ENERGY OFFICES AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES. NEEA COLLABORATES WITH ITS FUNDERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY EMERGING ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND PRACTICES AND CREATES THE MARKET CONDITIONS FOR THEIR ADOPTION. THE RESULT IS LONG-TERM, COST-EFFECTIVE ENERGY SAVINGS FOR THE REGION. WORKING TOGETHER, THE REGION HAS ACHIEVED MORE THAN 959 AVERAGE MEGAWATTS (AMW) OF CO-CREATED ELECTRIC ENERGY SAVINGS SINCE 1997 EQUIVALENT TO ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER MORE THAN 700,000 NORTHWEST HOMES EACH YEAR. 20 20 107 264 0 0 39719185 34234501 0 0 20872 152023 308063 1097095 40048120 35483619 0 0 0 0 13301758 14140732 0 0 0 27373053 21152463 40674811 35293195 -626691 190424 24703354 23413645 21168883 19688750 3534471 3724895 X NONE 0 0 20458511 MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE REGION, THE ALLIANCE USES THE MARKET POWER OF THE NORTHWEST TO ACCELERATE THE INNOVATION AND ADOPTION OF BOTH ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND PRACTICES. SOME KEY ACTIVITIES AND REGIONAL RESULTS STEMMING FROM THE ALLIANCE'S 2023 INVESTMENT INCLUDE: SUPPORTED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (U.S. DOE) WITH TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND NORTHWEST DATA TO REPRESENT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE REGION'S CONSUMERS. IN 2023, NEEA'S LONG-TERM WORK SERVING AS THE DEPENDABLE AND IMPARTIAL VOICE OF THE NORTHWEST PAID OFF WITH SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS. TANGIBLE RESULTS INCLUDED ELEVATED ELECTRIC MOTOR EFFICIENCY STANDARDS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SAVE ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER MORE THAN 1 MILLION HOMES PER YEAR FOR 30 YEARS, AND A PERMANENT ELEVATION TO FEDERAL WATER HEATING STANDARDS THAT HONORS THE NORTHWEST PERSPECTIVE. INCREASED THE NUMBER AND AVAILABILITY OF LUMINAIRE LEVEL LIGHTING CONTROLS (LLLC) PRODUCTS FOR NORTHWEST CONSUMERS, RESULTING IN EVERY MAJOR MANUFACTURER NOW CARRYING LLLC PRODUCTS. LLLC ALLOWS FOR PRECISE AND AUTOMATED LIGHTING CONTROL TO OPTIMIZE EFFICIENCY, COMFORT AND PRODUCTIVITY. BY INCREASING AVAILABLE PRODUCTS AND TRAINED INSTALLERS, NEEA CREATES CONDITIONS FOR UTILITY INCENTIVES TO THRIVE. THIS GROUNDWORK, COMBINED WITH UTILITY INCENTIVES DRIVING DEMAND, BOOSTS ADOPTION, LEADING TO SAVINGS AND REGIONAL CARBON REDUCTION BENEFITS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2023, A WASHINGTON INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE MADE LLLC UPGRADES, RESULTING IN BETTER LIGHTING, A SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND VIRTUALLY NO SYSTEM MAINTENANCE. PARTNERED WITH SMALL AFFORDABLE-HOUSING BUILDERS AND A LARGE NATIONAL BUILDER TO MANAGE THREE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FEATURING TRIPLE-PANE WINDOWS. FOR THE ALLIANCE, PROJECTS LIKE THESE PROVIDE INSIGHTS ABOUT THE INSTALLATION PROCESS AND REVEAL POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO BUILDERS ADOPTING TRIPLE-PANE WINDOWS AS THEIR STANDARD OFFERING. FOR NORTHWEST UTILITY CUSTOMERS, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS DELIVER THE IMMEDIATE VALUE OF COMFORT, SOUND ATTENUATION, AND LOWER MONTHLY UTILITY BILLS. IN 2023, NEEA PARTNERED WITH THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE TO HELP BRING THE MANY BENEFITS OF TRIPLE-PANE WINDOWS TO THEIR CREEKSIDE ELDER HOUSING PROJECT. 6793379 MARKET RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND ANALYTICS:ALLIANCE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION EFFORTS DRIVE PROGRAMMING, DEFINE CHALLENGES WITHIN ENERGY EFFICIENCY WORK, AND PROVIDE CRITICAL MARKET DATA AND ANALYSIS ABOUT REGIONAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND BUILDING STOCK. IN 2023, THE ALLIANCE: PUBLISHED MORE THAN 19 MARKET RESEARCH AND EVALUATION REPORTS ON NEEA.ORG. COMPLETED DATA COLLECTION FOR THE 2022 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STOCK ASSESSMENT, A REGIONAL RESEARCH STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE ALLIANCE ROUGHLY EVERY FIVE YEARS THAT IS DESIGNED TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON HOME CHARACTERISTICS IN THE NORTHWEST. THE 2022 RBSA GATHERED ENERGY USAGE AND BUILDING CHARACTERISTIC DATA FROM MORE THAN 2,000 SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCES IN IDAHO, MONTANA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON. EACH PARTICIPANT HOME PROVIDES DETAILED DATA ON HUNDREDS OF BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS, ENABLING THE IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDING DATA FOR UTILITY PLANNING PURPOSES. 1446499 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, CORPORATE STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS:NEEA REGULARLY CREATES AND COMMUNICATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY STAKEHOLDERS BY CONVENING THE REGION TO SHARE INFORMATION AND BEST PRACTICES AND ALIGN ON REGIONAL PRIORITIES. THESE OPPORTUNITIES ENABLE THE REGION TO MOVE THE MARKET FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN ANY ONE ORGANIZATION COULD DO ALONE. IN 2023, NEEA'S EFFORTS TO CONVENE THE REGION INCLUDED: BOARD, ADVISORY AND COORDINATING COMMITTEES: ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED QUARTERLY MEETINGS TO ENSURE REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT, ALIGNMENT AND COLLABORATION ON ALLIANCE MARKET TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMS. IN 2023, THERE WERE SIX ALLIANCE COMMITTEES: REGIONAL PORTFOLIO ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COST-EFFECTIVENESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, NATURAL GAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REGIONAL EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE PRODUCTS AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS COORDINATING COMMITTEES. EFFICIENCY EXCHANGE CONFERENCE (EFX): EFX IS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION AND THE NORTHWEST POWER AND CONSERVATION COUNCIL. IN MAY 2023, THE FIRST HYBRID CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN PORTLAND WITH REGIONAL ATTENDEES MEETING IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019. THE EVENT INCLUDED 430 IN-PERSON ATTENDEES AND 116 VIRTUAL ATTENDEES WITH 24 SESSIONS AND TWO KEYNOTES. THE CONFERENCE COVERED A RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING: THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, DEMAND FLEXIBILITY, EQUITY IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND ADVANCED HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGIES. MORE INFORMATION ON THE CONFERENCE, INCLUDING DETAILS FROM EFFICIENCY EXCHANGE 2024 HELD ON MAY 14-15, 2024 IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, CAN BE FOUND ON NEEA.ORG. FEDERAL FUNDING REGIONAL COORDINATION WORK GROUP: CO-CHAIRED BY NEEA AND BPA, THE FEDERAL FUNDING REGIONAL COORDINATION WORK GROUP SHARES INFORMATION REGARDING UPCOMING FEDERAL OPPORTUNITIES FLOWING FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) AND THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA). THE WORK GROUP COORDINATES ACTIVITIES WHERE POSSIBLE TO ENHANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OUTCOMES FOR NORTHWEST CONSUMERS AND MARKET TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS. NATURAL GAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE DUAL-FUEL WORK GROUP: THIS GROUP IS FOCUSED ON COORDINATION AROUND RESEARCH, PILOTS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS. IN 2023, NEEA SHARED ITS DUAL-FUEL SYNTHESIS FINDINGS AND THE GROUP DISCUSSED AREAS FOR FURTHER STUDY, INCLUDING SHARING FINDINGS FROM THE INSTALLATIONS OF DUAL-FUEL SYSTEMS IN 2023 AND DISCUSSING PLANS FOR 2024. COST EFFECTIVENESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE DUAL-FUEL MEASUREMENT WORK GROUP: THIS GROUP IS COLLABORATING ON A DOCUMENT OUTLINING METHODOLOGICAL GUIDELINES FOR NEEA TO USE WHEN MEASURING AND REPORTING BENEFITS FROM HYBRID HEATING SYSTEMS (DUAL-FUELGAS & ELECTRIC) AND OTHER POTENTIAL DUAL-FUEL OPPORTUNITIES. 28698389 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 1 107 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OR X KYLE BURCHARD 5036885400 700 NE MULTNOMAH STREET STE 1300 PORTLAND OR 97232 DAN BEDBURY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BICKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY BRAUN BOARD VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL COLGROVE BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MONICA COWLISHAW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA DRAKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE FREW BOARD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW GRASSELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE DEPETRIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE ROUSE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUCHI SADHIR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORY SCOTT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRITTANY BROYLES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILBERT ARCHULETA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMAE HILLIARD CREECY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE HYDZIK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH OSBORNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE FERANDI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY WOLD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA LISING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EILEEN QUIGLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE ROADMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARISSA WARREN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIE WILLIAMS BOARD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD STOVER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE BURCHARD VP ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 179141 0 45494 SUSAN STRATTON FORMER EXEC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 96382 0 9549 REBECCA YATES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 244044 0 63397 SUSAN HERMENET VP ANALYTICS, RESEARCH 40.00 X 224840 0 28208 JEFFREY HARRIS CHIEF TRANSFORMATION 40.00 X 209174 0 47834 EMILY MOORE DIR OF PORTFOLIO 40.00 X 169148 0 44887 MARK REHLEY DIR CODES & STANDARDS 40.00 X 173782 0 45098 REBECCA WALKER VP, MARKET DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 177414 0 40414 1473925 0 324881 56 0 1 0 CADEO GROUP LLC 3506 N VANCOUVER AVENUE PORTLAND OR 97227 CONSULTANT 2142866 EVERGREEN ECONOMICS INC 1500 SW FIRST AVENUE SUITE 720 PORTLAND OR 97201 CONSULTANT 1521117 COLEHOURCOHEN INC 1011 WESTERN AVENUE SUITE 702 SEATTLE WA 98104 CONSULTANT 798333 DNV ENERGY INSIGHTS USA INC 5202 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO IL 60674 CONSULTANT 735452 TRC ENGINEERS INC 4105 SE INTERNATIONAL WAY SUITE 50 PORTLAND OR 97222 CONSULTANT 532977 49 11288275 22946226 34234501 152023 152023 CONSULTING INCOME 900099 791927 791927 MISCELLAENOUS REVENUE 900099 305168 305168 1097095 35483619 791927 0 457191 603466 378374 225092 10390550 6649809 3740741 822010 526174 295836 1470303 941719 528584 854403 547733 306670 33200 2899 30301 53885 8276 45609 598425 371987 226438 473680 289862 183818 628672 441511 187161 622238 368217 254021 249353 215321 34032 262941 157074 105867 427931 302061 125870 86522 54249 32273 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION 15393993 15393993 PROJECT EVALUATION 2009132 2009132 COMMUNICATIONS 158557 39998 118559 BOARD AND COMMITTEE 153934 153934 35293195 28698389 6594806 0 873405 16492971 15055239 377156 391245 1014049 1085773 4354585 2370082 2242864 1984503 10000 0 4566314 4023480 24703354 23413645 5518312 4338239 10033560 10339385 5617011 5011126 21168883 19688750 X 3395604 3563148 138867 161747 3534471 3724895 24703354 23413645 190424 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 40333480 37674775 40227128 39719185 34234501 192189069 40333480 37674775 40227128 39719185 34234501 192189069 48131613 144057456 24106 21878 20525 20872 152023 239404 177840 161851 85926 308063 305168 1038848 193467321 791927 0.74460 0.74780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 35293195 35293195 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 1788929 512323 1276606 2565656 1857759 707897 1984503 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 4023480 4023480 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 5011126 5011126 X 35483619 0 35483619 0 35483619 35293195 0 35293195 0 35293195 PART X, LINE 2: NEEA IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR STATE PROVISIONS. NEEA IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. GAAP PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT PROCESS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON VARIOUS RELATED MATTERS SUCH AS INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND REQUIRED DISCLOSURES. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE NEEA HAS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. NEEA FILES INFORMATIONAL RETURNS. GENERALLY, THESE RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE FILING OF A RETURN. NEEA HAS NOT PAID ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO ITS INCOME TAX POSITIONS, AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. INTEREST OR PENALTIES ASSESSED BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, IF ANY, WOULD BE INCLUDED WITH GENERAL OPERATIONS EXPENSES. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 REBECCA YATES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 243649 0 0 0 395 0 32500 0 30897 0 307441 0 0 0 JEFFREY HARRIS CHIEF TRANSFORMATION 204864 0 500 0 3810 0 16937 0 30897 0 257008 0 0 0 SUSAN HERMENET VP ANALYTICS, RESEARCH 222360 0 500 0 1980 0 18184 0 10024 0 253048 0 0 0 KYLE BURCHARD VP ADMINISTRATION 177426 0 1000 0 715 0 14598 0 30896 0 224635 0 0 0 MARK REHLEY DIR CODES & STANDARDS 172492 0 0 0 1290 0 14307 0 30791 0 218880 0 0 0 REBECCA WALKER VP, MARKET DEVELOPMENT 176464 0 500 0 450 0 15169 0 25245 0 217828 0 0 0 EMILY MOORE DIR OF PORTFOLIO 168628 0 0 0 520 0 13995 0 30892 0 214035 0 0 0 SUSAN STRATTON FORMER EXEC DIRECTOR 22772 0 73292 0 318 0 7701 0 1848 0 105931 0 73992 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE COMPLETED 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY NEEA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW THE FORM AND ADDRESS QUESTIONS AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO THE FORMS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OVERSEES OPERATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL COMPLIANCE WITH IT. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST "OCCURS WHEN AN INTERESTED PERSON HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A TRANSACTION IN WHICH NEEA IS INVOLVED, OR TO WHICH NEEA IS A PARTY IN THE FUTURE, OR WHICH OTHERWISE AFFECTS NEEA." AN "INTERESTED PERSON" IS AN OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NEEA, OR ANYONE ELSE WHO IS IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY WITH NEEA, AS WELL AS FAMILY MEMBERS OF NEEA OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR BOARD MEMBERS; ENTITIES WHICH ARE MORE THAN 35% OWNED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY, BY ONE OR MORE NEEA OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR EMPLOYEES; AND OTHER ENTITIES (EXCLUDING 501(C) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS) OF WHICH A NEEA OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE SERVES IN A POSITION OF INFLUENCE (E.G., AS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR KEY EMPLOYEE). A "MATERIAL INTEREST" IS DEFINED AS ANYTHING OVER 2 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT TO BE VOTED UPON IN THE CASE OF A TRANSACTION IN WHICH A NEEA BOARD MEMBER IS INVOLVED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND COMPLETE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORMS. THE FORMS ARE CONFIDENTIAL, MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICY. PROCEDURES A. PRIOR TO A BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION ON A TRANSACTION, AN INTERESTED PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS PERTAINING TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THESE FACTS SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. B. AN INTERESTED PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR HEAR THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF THE TRANSACTION EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE FACTS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE REGARDING THE TRANSACTION AT ANY TIME. C. AN INTERESTED PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL NOT BE COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING A QUORUM WITH RESPECT TO A VOTE REGARDING THE TRANSACTION, AND SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR BE PRESENT WHEN THE VOTE IS TAKEN. SUCH PERSON'S INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. D. IF IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS PERTAINING TO THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO HIS OR HER SUPERVISOR OR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OR THE CHAIR'S DESIGNEE. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, OR MAY DELEGATE THIS DECISION FOR A VOTE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LAST COMMISSIONED A SALARY SURVEY BY AN INDEPENDENT FIRM IN 2022. ALL NEEA POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROLE, ARE MARKET MATCHED AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY THROUGH A COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.