Approved on April 24, 2008

If an organization operates under multiple corporate structures and wishes to have each corporation accredited and able to display the accreditation seal, the following general guidelines for the application will apply.

• Each corporation must meet the eligibility criteria.

• The corporate structures must be clearly interlocking (e.g. all have the same board; the corporations file a common Form 990; one is a 501(c)(3) and the others are supporting organizations; etc.) and evidence of their relationship must be submitted with the application.

• Each corporation will be reviewed to determine if it meets each of the accreditation indicator practices. Each corporation must submit all the required application materials. If certain answers or attachments are the same for each corporation they do not need to be included multiple times. However, if a document is submitted for more than one corporation, it must be clear that it is the adopted policy of each corporation. (For instance, if multiple corporations use the same records policy there needs to be documentation that it was adopted by each of the corporations applying for accreditation and that it is implemented by each one.)

• The applicant(s) should arrange a time to talk with Commission staff about the structure of the application.

• The Commission may choose project documentation for properties or easements held by each corporation.

• For 2008, the fee for the first corporation is $4,000 and each additional corporation is $2,000. (This is the fee for Alliance members and assumes that at least one corporation is an Alliance member.)