Comic Relief Inc DBA Comic Relief Us

“The chief financial officer, william kehoe, is not an employee of comic relief inc. His compensation is received through a 1099 issued to mile13 llc, an s corp which is owned by mr. Kehoe. Mr. Kehoe works with alison moore, ceo, who is employed through a professional employment organization (peo). Both are involved in management decisions of the organization.”

“The form 990 was prepared by a nationally renowned accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's finance department. The form 990 is provided to the full board of directors for their review and comment prior to its filing with the internal revenue service.”

“Comic relief has a robust conflict of interest procedure to ensure that all officers and directors are compliant with the organization's conflict of interest policy. All officers and directors are required to complete an annual questionnaire affirming receipt of the policy, compliance with its directives and to disclose any financial interests in any actual or contemplated transaction that may constitute a conflict of interest. The questionnaire is reviewed for any potential conflicts and should any be discovered addressed by comic relief in such a fashion as to ensure the integrity of the organization's business transactions.”

“Comic relief has a formal process in place for determining the compensation of all employees whose compensation is over $100k (including the executives and highly compensated employees reported on this form 990). Starting in 2020, the audit and risk committee was tasked with reviewing and approving compensation and documenting such decisions as necessary (in committee minute meetings).”

“Comic relief makes its form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business, on its website and other charity rating websites. The form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization's financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy will be provided upon request and at management's discretion.”

“The organization leases all employees from trinet hr iii, inc. Which is a professional employer organization (peo). The employees are paid exclusively through the peo and receive a w-2 from the peo. Compensation paid to the peo by the organization is treated like compensation paid to employees for purposes of form 990. All compensation reported in part vii for william kehoe, cfo, represents fees paid to mile13 llc for an array of services, such as accounting, finance, staff analysis, and other administrative services provided by mr. Kehoe as chief financial officer. Total fees paid to mile13 llc consist of the following items: mr. Kehoe professional fees- $192,000 kelly menne professional fees- $83,000 travel & entertainment costs- $8,084”

“Changes in total discount on grants payable 93,926.”

“Comic relief changed auditors from grant thornton to cla.”