The Network for Social Justice Inc.

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the board”

“The form 990 was prepared by tax advisors of a national accounting firm with information provided by management. The board reviews the 990 prior to filing.”

“At each annual meeting, all network board members are required to submit a form claiming they are in compliance with the organization's conflict of interest policy. This is monitored regularly by the board chair. If a situation came up where there was a conflict, that individual would not be allowed to vote on the matter.”

“Each year the board reviews the executive director's current base salary, and then makes a determination on raising it based on the following: a) cola b) performance review which is done with a survey to the board and steering committee - this is both a performance review and a consensus on what the ed of our non profit should be focussing her time on so it also serves as a bit of a guidance to the ed. C) they look at the tsne (third sector new england) report which collects ed salary data by field (social justice), region (eastern ma not boston), #fte's, annual budget. The executive director reviews staff salaries. Decisions for raises are made based on the ed determination (pending board approval) based on the following: a) a performance review which is conducted as a joint conversation and includes a rubric b) looking for comparative salary ranges through websites including indeed and idealist to ascertain averages for base salaries for comparable positions (and factoring in the half time nature of these roles). Reviews of salaries last took place during fiscal year 2025.”

“The organization's governing documents and other organizational documents will be available to the public upon request.”