Growth Through Learning Inc.

“Draft copy of the federal form 990 is provided to the members who are on the board of directors at the time the form is available for review.board members have two weeks to review. Comments and suggesttions from board members are compiled by the executive director and reviewed by the executive director and the finance committee. Changes deemed appropriate are reflected in the final federal form 990 submitted to the irs.”

“Gtls programs benefit girls in east africa and gtls board is exclusively based in the usa with no business interests in east africa. For this reason conflicts of interest are unlikely however, the gtl governance committee chair reviews the gtl conflict of interest policies with all board members and board members are required to sign a form either declaring any conflicts of interest or declaring no conflicts of interest.”

“The executive board of the committee used compatibility data published by the third sector new england to develop recommendations regarding the eds compensation, which must be approved by the board. Ed compensation is reviewed during the annual ed evaluation. When applicable all other salaries are determined by the executive director and reflected in the budget which is approved by the board.”

“Gtls form 990s are on our website. Gtls governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Part VI Section B Line 14GTL HAD A BOARD APPROVED DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY AS PART OF OUR BY LAWS UNIL JUNE 2015. IN JUNE 2015, THE BY LAWS WERE REVIEWED AND THIS SECTION WAS TAKEN OUT. A NEW DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY IS BEING DRAFTED, BUT HAS YET BEEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD. PART 1 SUMMARY MISSION STATEMENTGROWTH THROUGH LEARNING IS A SECULAR ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN IN KENYA, TANZANIA, AND, UGANDA WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD AN EDUCATION. WE ARE DEDICATED TO INCREASING CROSS-CULTURAL AND TRIBAL DIVERSITY IN EAST AFRICA THROUGH THE SCHOLARSHIPS WE AWARD AND TO EDUCATING PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ABOUT THE CHALLENGES AND THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN IN EAST AFRICA. Part I Line 20 THERE ARE 2 REASONS WHY GTL MAINTAINS THESE ASSETS 1 WHEN GTL ACCEPTS AN APPLICATION FOR A GTL SCHOLARSHIP WE ARE COMMITTING TO SUPPORT THAT GIRL THROUGH SECONDARY SCHOOL WHICH CAN BE 6 YEARS IN UGANDA AND TANZANIA AND 4 YEARS IN KENYA. GTL MAINTAINS A RESERVE FUND EQUAL TO AT LEAST ONE YEARS WORTH OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENSURE THAT ALL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CAN RELY ON AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR OF EDUCATION SHOULD GTLS FUNDING BE REDUCED. THIS PROVIDES GTLS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WITH ONE YEAR TO SEEK ANOTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT FOR THEIR EDUCATION SHOULD GTL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE SUCH SUPPORT. 2 WHILE DONATIONS COMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR GTLS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE USUALLY PAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR THE ASSETS SHOWN ARE AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR 6/30.”