2024-11-15T14:52:37-06:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8390 EAST CRESCENT PARKWAY SUITE 300 GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 990 2023-01-01 911144119 INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST INTE 2066322421 4649 SUNNYSIDE AVENUE NORTH 325 SEATTLE WA 981036955 GARY PODRABSKY SECRETARY - TREASURER 2066322421 2024-11-15 1 1 BECKY DETTMANN CPA P01408585 3037795710 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z GARY PODRABSKY 4649 SUNNYSIDE AVENUE NORTH 325 SEATTLE WA 981036955 3498275 0 X WWW.SNOWLEOPARD.ORG X 1981 WA THE CONSERVATION OF THE SNOW LEOPARD AND ITS MOUNTAIN HABITAT. 12 12 15 12 0 0 2765912 3160533 0 0 14136 170816 34012 15380 2814060 3346729 1626083 1573434 0 0 733728 904681 0 0 367432 325809 379984 2685620 2858099 128440 488630 7115436 8183484 277759 476163 6837677 7707321 X THE TRUST IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE SNOW LEOPARD AND ITS MOUNTAIN HABITAT BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA, AND THROUGH EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SNOW LEOPARD, ITS HABITAT, PROTECTION MEASURES AND CONSERVATION. 0 0 956297 956297 44973 SNOW LEOPARD RESEARCH, MONITORING & CONSERVATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: OUR FIELD TEAMS CONDUCTED 16 SURVEYS INSTALLING 360 CAMERA TRAPS IN THE YEAR 2023. THESE SURVEYS REPRESENTED NEARLY 20,000 SQ KM OF POTENTIAL SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT AND INCLUDED NEW SITES AS WELL AS SITES UNDER LONG-TERM MONITORING PROGRAMS ACROSS INDIA, KYRGYZSTAN AND MONGOLIA.FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, A TEAM COMPRISED OF ALL WOMEN FROM AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN INDIA CONDUCTED A CAMERA TRAPPING SURVEY FOR SNOW LEOPARDS AFTER BEING TRAINED. IN OUR LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL STUDY IN MONGOLIA, THREE SNOW LEOPARDS WERE FITTED WITH A GPS COLLAR, AND OUR CAMERAS CAPTURED 25 INDIVIDUAL ADULT SNOW LEOPARDS. OUR TEAM PUBLISHED 32 PEER REVIEWED PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS IN 2023. IN 2023, 20 RANGERS WERE AWARDED IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC AS PART OF THE RANGERS AWARD PROGRAM. FOR THE YEAR 2024, AN AWARDS PROGRAM ALONG WITH TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES FOR RANGERS IS BEING INITIATED IN PAKISTAN AND MONGOLIA. 753139 540635 0 SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, POLICY & COOPERATION: OUR TEAMS WORKED WITH 151 COMMUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES. THEY ALSO SECURED THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROTECT SNOW LEOPARDS, THEIR HABITATS AND PREY SPECIES. A TOTAL OF 20,432 FAMILIES LIVING IN SNOW LEOPARD HABITATS BENEFITED FROM OUR LIVELIHOOD INITIATIVES INCLUDING BEEKEEPING, SUSTAINABLE CASHMERE PRODUCTION, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, DAIRY PROCESSING AND MARKETING, FRUIT ORCHARD PLANTING, AND PRODUCTION AND SALE OF CONSERVATION-LINKED HANDICRAFTS. OUR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT EFFORTS ALSO INVOLVED HELPING RUN COMMUNITY-MANAGED LIVESTOCK INSURANCE PROGRAMS, LIVESTOCK VACCINATION, AND COLLABORATIVE PREDATOR-PROOFING OF LIVESTOCK CORRALS.OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION EFFORT FOR SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, CALLED THE GLOBAL SNOW LEOPARD AND ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION PROGRAM, CONTINUED TO FLOURISH. WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE SNOW LEOPARD RANGE-COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS AT A HIGH LEVEL. AT THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE MEETING IN DUBAI, WE USED THE GSLEP PLATFORM TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY TOWARDS THE NEED FOR ETHICAL SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION EFFORTS. 159383 55000 0 PROMOTING ETHICAL NATURE CONSERVATION (BY ENABLING PRACTITIONERS TO ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY WITH LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES):WE LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE CALLED THE ETHICAL CONSERVATION ALLIANCE WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER CONSERVATION AND INDIGENOUS LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO HELP IMPROVE THE PRACTICE OF GLOBAL NATURE CONSERVATION. THIS EFFORT AIMS TO BUILD SYNERGY, DEVELOP TOOLKITS AND TRAINING, AND SHARE ETHICAL BEST PRACTICES IN NATURE CONSERVATION. IT IS LEADING TO IMPROVEMENTS IN SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION AND ALLOWING US TO SHARE LESSONS IN SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION WITH PRACTITIONERS WORKING IN OTHER ECOSYSTEMS. IN 2023, THE ALLIANCE COMPRISED OF CONSERVATION LEADERS FROM 31 COUNTRIES. AT OUR TRAINING WORKSHOPS HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ALLIANCE, A TOTAL OF 131 PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING 85 WOMEN PRACTITIONERS, RECEIVED TRAINING IN ETHICAL NATURE CONSERVATION OR ETHICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES. 409842 21502 0 EDUCATION & OUTREACH:WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH MORE THAN 950 CHILDREN IN SNOW LEOPARD HABITATS THROUGH OUR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-DAY ECO-CAMPS. 28 SCHOOL NATURE CLUBS THAT WE HELPED ESTABLISH WERE ACTIVE THROUGH 2023, AND 27 SCHOOLTEACHERS RECEIVED TRAINING IN BIODIVERSITY AND NATURE CONSERVATION. A TOTAL OF 1,300 PEOPLE RECEIVED OUR CONSERVATION NEWSLETTERS IN INDIA AND MONGOLIA, PRODUCED BY AND FOR LOCAL PEOPLE. INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD DAY WAS CELEBRATED IN MULTIPLE COUNTRIES ON 23RD OCTOBER. OUR ANNUAL STRIDES FOR SNOW LEOPARDS AWARENESS EVENT ATTRACTED AN UNPRECEDENTED 1,100 PARTICIPANTS FROM 60 COUNTRIES. 409842 21502 0 2278661 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X LAURA FARNITANO 2066322421 SNOW LEOPARD TRUST 4649 SUNNYSIDE SEATTLE WA 98103 RHETICK SENGUPTA PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GAYLE PODRABSKY VICE-PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY PODRABSKY SECRETARY - TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA BLYWISE MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2023) 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA DABEK PHD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TODD GEORGE JD CPA MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR JED GORDEN MD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES PLATTS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY RUTHERFORD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SPARROW MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE FRITTS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTI SUBRAHMANYAN PHD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARUDUTT MISHRA PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 111537 0 6183 MARISSA NIRANJAN DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 87858 0 9642 LAURA FARNITANO FINANCE ADMINISTRATION & COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 78200 0 1800 277595 0 17625 1 0 0 0 0 171281 2989252 19486 3160533 170816 170816 23179 171281 50891 -27712 -27712 145628 100655 44973 44973 EXCHANGE LOSS 900099 -1881 -1881 -1881 3346729 44973 0 141223 1573434 1573434 295218 166470 109248 19500 503277 344723 158554 30607 19476 2066 9065 75579 47763 10590 17226 57109 3664 50031 3414 9538 2100 712 6726 9342 599 8184 559 475 66 14 395 168918 39078 22977 106863 39620 30437 255 8928 53819 22291 4101 27427 26427 16792 3579 6056 3336 735 249 2352 INVENTORY WRITE-OFF 10206 10206 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS 827 827 BAD DEBT 367 367 2858099 2278661 212006 367432 247810 1850941 2790657 1716356 275423 70672 113475 227575 90411 75317 15551 31851 204697 204154 38 543 3283018 3919050 299053 291179 7115436 8183484 42362 61605 48280 212886 187117 201672 277759 476163 X 3149686 3297574 3687991 4409747 6837677 7707321 7115436 8183484 488630 381014 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3537160 2190728 2376247 2765912 3160533 14030580 3537160 2190728 2376247 2765912 3160533 14030580 1171234 12859346 92141 100318 125198 19754 170816 508227 0 18982 1352 0 0 20334 50000 6939 -1881 55058 14614199 870183 0.87990 0.89000 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: BAD DEBT RECOVERY - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 50,000. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 6,939. EXCHANGE LOSS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ -1,881. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3393978 1075616 632525 117000 9539 4975580 4188757 -643760 141000 10019 3393978 3859173 457026 117000 10442 4188757 3523805 462314 117000 9946 3859173 3111787 569998 148181 9799 3523805 0.21620 0.78380 0.00000 0 0 204697 204154 543 543 X 3869936 381014 50891 431905 3438031 -91302 -91302 3346729 3000292 50891 50891 2949401 -91302 -91302 2858099 PART V, LINE 4: INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF FOUR DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. THE FELBURN AND SCHILLER FUNDS ARE GENERAL FUNDS. THE FREEMAN FUND SPECIFIES THAT $1,000 BE GRANTED ANNUALLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL THAT LIVES IN THE SNOW LEOPARD RANGE AND WORKS TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE SPECIES. THE RANGER REWARDS FUND SPECIFIES THAT 4,200 WORTH OF CITIZEN-RANGER WILDLIFE PROTECTION PROGRAM (CRWPP) FINANCIAL AWARDS, EQUIVALENT TO $5,350 AT DECEMBER 31, 2023, BE GRANTED ANNUALLY. PART X, LINE 2: THE TRUST IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) BECAUSE IT IS AN ORGANIZATION OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(2). THE TRUSTS INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE TRUST FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS ADDRESSED IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) SUBTOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THE TRUST BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 50,891. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONATED AUCTION ITEMS 9,353. COST OF GOODS SOLD -100,655. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 50,891. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DONATED AUCTION ITEMS 9,353. COST OF GOODS SOLD -100,655. 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 2 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS & PROGRAM SERVICES MONGOLIA PROGRAM, REGIONAL PROGRAM, SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, RESEARCH & EDUCATION 345565 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 4 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS & PROGRAM SERVICES REGIONAL PROGRAM SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, RESEARCH & EDUCATION 147777 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 1 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS & PROGRAM SERVICES REGIONAL PROGRAM SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, RESEARCH & EDUCATION 9507 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 7 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS & PROGRAM SERVICES PAKISTAN PROGRAM, INDIA PROGRAM AND REGIONAL PROGRAM, SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, RESEARCH & EDUCATION 747177 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 0 9 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS & PROGRAM SERVICES KYRGYZSTAN PROGRAM, REGIONAL PROGRAM SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, RESEARCH & EDUCATION 316408 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS & PROGRAM SERVICES REGIONAL PROGRAM SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, RESEARCH & EDUCATION 7000 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 4 CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED N/A MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED N/A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED N/A 0 27 0 0 0 27 1573434 0 1573434 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REGIONAL CONSERVATION RESEARCH, POLICY & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & PROGRAM OUTREACH 7000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM REGIONAL SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION RESEARCH, POLICY & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & PROGRAM OUTREACH 14211 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION RESEARCH, POLICY & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & PROGRAM OUTREACH IN KYRGYZSTAN 166073 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION RESEARCH, POLICY & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & PROGRAM OUTREACH IN INDIA 189177 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION RESEARCH, POLICY & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & PROGRAM OUTREACH IN PAKISTAN 226280 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION RESEARCH, POLICY & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION & PROGRAM OUTREACH IN MONGOLIA 254934 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A 7 0 MONGOLIA PROGRAM SUPPORT, SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 2 90631 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A REGIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORT, SNOW LEOPARD RESEARCH & CONSERVATION EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 4 133566 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A REGIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORT SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 1 5500 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A INDIA & PAKISTAN PROGRAM SUPPORT, REGIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORT AND SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 7 331719 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A KYRGYZSTAN PROGRAM SUPPORT, SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 9 150336 WIRE TRANSFER 0 N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE SNOW LEOPARD TRUST WORKS WITH EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL CONSERVATION EXPERTS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WE HAVE AT LEAST WEEKLY COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS THAT WE IMPLEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE NGOS. IN ADDITION EACH ORGANIZATION AND CONTRACTOR SUBMITS FORMAL MID-TERM AND YEAR END REPORTS. SNOW LEOPARD TRUST STAFF ALSO VISIT EACH OF THE PROGRAMS EACH YEAR EXCEPT WHERE TRAVEL OR SECURITY RESTRICTIONS MAKE THAT IMPOSSIBLE. PART I, LINE 3: ACTUAL COST WAS USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES IN PARTS I, II AND III. FALL FUNDRAISER & AUCTION 194460 171281 23179 7226 9353 5713 17099 4091 7409 194460 171281 23179 7226 9353 5713 17099 4091 7409 50891 -27712 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT HAS AND MAY EXERCISE ALL THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD, BUT ONLY BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS AND ONLY WHEN THE MATTER UNDER DISCUSSION REASONABLY REQUIRES ACTION BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS NO AUTHORITY TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD; AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL THE BYLAWS; OR TAKE ANY ACTION DIRECTLY CONTRARY TO ANY ACTION PREVIOUSLY TAKEN BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 GARY PODRABSKY AND GAYLE PODRABSKY HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATIONS INDEPENDENT CPA WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , FINANCE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD'S SECRETARY - TREASURER IN ADDITION TO THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BODY OF PRIOR TO FILING. THE FILED RETURN IS DISSEMINATED AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL STAFF, BOARD AND ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH REQUIRES DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO ARE REVIEWED BY SLT'S EXECUTIVE TEAM TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WOULD BE REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SLT. THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER, STAFF OR CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT BE PRESENT FOR DELIBERATION OR VOTE ON THE MATTER AND MUST NOT ATTEMPT TO IMPROPERLY INFLUENCE THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. WHEN A MATTER INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMES BEFORE THE BOARD, THE BOARD MAY SEEK INFORMATION FROM THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT PRIOR TO BEGINNING DELIBERATION AND REACHING A DECISION ON THE MATTER. HOWEVER, A CONFLICTED PERSON SHALL NOT BE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON THE MATTER AND MUST NOT ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE IMPROPERLY THE DELIBERATION OR VOTE. ALL DISCUSSIONS INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THERE IS A REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT CONDUCTS THE REVIEW AND SALARY DECISION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AS PART OF THE PROCESS THE ENTIRE BOARD IS CANVASED ON ANY SALARY RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ED MADE BY THE COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION DETERMINATION INCLUDES A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA AND SUBSTANTIATION WHICH IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY WHEN APPROVING THE OPERATING BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES COMPENSATION ALLOWANCE FOR ALL OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND STAFF. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SNOW LEOPARD TRUST MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AT OUR OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.