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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION HAS FORTY-TWO VOTING MEMBERS, THIRTY ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, AND EIGHT AFFILIATE MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION'S FORTY-TWO VOTING MEMBERS ELECT INDIVIDUALS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION MAY BE AMENDED ONLY BY A VOTE OF THE VOTING MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, VOTING MEMBERS ELECT TRUSTEES TO SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ADMIT NEW MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FORM 990 IS FIRST PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO OCEAN LEADERSHIP'S COGNIZANT AGENCY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>OCEAN LEADERSHIP MAINTAINS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY IS PART OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK WHICH NEW HIRES RECEIVE AS PART OF THE ORIENTATION PROCESS. THE HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS WELL AS ALL OTHER KEY OCEAN LEADERSHIP POLICIES WITH ALL NEW HIRES DURING NEW HIRE ORIENTATION. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A RECEIPT OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. AN EMPLOYEE WHO VIOLATES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION PER THE ORGANIZATION'S DISCIPLINARY ACTION POLICY. SUCH DISCIPLINARY ACTION COULD INCLUDE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE SITUATION. OCEAN LEADERSHIP MAINTAINS TWO CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES: ONE FOR ALL MEMBERS AND ONE FOR ALL TRUSTEES. EACH MEMBER AND TRUSTEE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO THE BOARD SECRETARY, AS WELL AS TO DISCLOSE IMMEDIATELY AND IN WRITING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS AT SUCH TIME HE OR SHE BECOMES AWARE THAT ONE MIGHT EXIST. THE COLLECTION OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENTS BEGINS WITH THE MARCH MEMBERS MEETING AND CONTINUES UNTIL ALL MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES AND TRUSTEES HAVE A FORM ON FILE. ONCE ALL FORMS ARE ON FILE, THEY ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE AND ALL POSSIBLE CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, AS APPROPRIATE. ADDITIONALLY, ALL MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES ARE REMINDED OF THESE POLICIES AND THEIR NEED TO DISCLOSE AT EACH MEMBER AND BOARD MEETING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO - AN ASSESSMENT IS CONDUCTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS NEEDED. THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE MARKET SALARY REVIEW CONDUCTED BY NONPROFIT HR SOLUTIONS, AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING FIRM. THE INDEPENDENT STUDY ALSO INCLUDES A REVIEW OF BENEFITS PROVIDED TO OTHER NON-PROFIT CHIEF EXECUTIVES WITH COMPARABLE BUDGET, STAFF SIZE, SCOPE AND MISSION. IN SOME YEARS THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES A REVIEW OF MARKET INCREASE DATA. RESULTS OF THESE MARKET REVIEWS ARE PRESENTED BY NPHRS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH DISCUSSES THE DATA COLLECTED, CONSIDERS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, AND SETS A SALARY ALIGNED TO A FIGURE THEY DEEM TO BE REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE REPORTED MEAN OF THE MARKET. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS ESTABLISHED BY CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT/CEO. LINE 15B, THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR VICE PRESIDENTS INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE MARKET SALARY REVIEWS FOR VICE PRESIDENT LEVEL POSITIONS AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT SALARIES ARE APPROPRIATELY ALIGNED WITH THE MEAN OF THE MARKET. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. ALL DATA USED IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND RANGES ARE SHIFTED EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS. DATA IS GATHERED FROM COMPENSATION SURVEYS USING DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, BUDGET, SCOPE, AND MISSION. DATA WAS LAST GATHERED IN 2012. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN OFFER LETTERS, PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS AND SALARY NOTIFICATIONS TO EMPLOYEES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND GOVERNANCE-RELATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BOTH ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>SUBCONTRACT EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 131,799,138. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 131,799,138. STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,057,311. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,057,311. CONSULTANT FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 154,238. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 329,134. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 483,372. TEMPORARY HELP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,994. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 112,020. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 142,014.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SELECTS THE AUDIT FIRM AND OVERSEES THE AUDIT PROCESS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE OCEAN LEADERSHIPS CREATION IN 2007.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 1A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE INCLUDES THE BOARD CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, THE TREASURER AND THE CHAIRS OF THE OTHER STANDING BOARD COMMITTEES: AUDIT AND BOARD NOMINATING - AND A "CHAIR'S CHOICE" WHICH IS FILLED BY A TRUSTEE AT THE PREFERENCE OF THE BOARD CHAIR. THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD ARE NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH EXERCISING ALL THE POWERS VESTED IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND THE WITH MAKING NOMINATIONS OF AT-LARGE TRUSTEES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION B, COLUMN B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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