United Way of Rhode Island Inc

“The audit committee is the board committee responsible for the annual detailed review of the audited financial statements and form 990 for united way of ri. The audit committee is responsible for ensuring that management has completed its form 990 to fully comply with irs regulations and that the presentation of the audited reports fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and operational results of united way of ri. Executive management is responsible for the actual results. The audit committee met with management and its cpa firm, kahn, litwin & renza (klr), to review the audit report and audited financial statements and receive a detailed presentation by management. The form 990 was reviewed by the audit committee with management and klr. The audit committee members asked questions pertaining to the completed form 990. The audit committee then votes and recommends that the final form 990 be submitted. In addition to providing each member of the board of directors with a copy of the final form 990, prior to its irs filing, a formal summary is given to the board of directors by management with special attention to part vi (governance, management and disclosure). Once the form 990 is filed with the irs, management posts an electronic copy of its audited financial statements, form 990 and ceo/cfo financial statement certification document on its website (www.unitedwayri.org) for public inspection.”

“All employees and board members are required annually to complete a written conflict of interest form disclosing all potential conflicts or dualities of interest. The employee or board member is required to sign and return the form to the staff ethics officer. Once all said forms are collected by the staff ethics officer, they are then reviewed by the ethics committee (three board member volunteers) to ensure compliance with the policy. Any exceptions to united way of ri policy are addressed by the ethics committee with the employee or board member involved; these exceptions are documented in a written memorandum. After this annual process is completed, the ethics committee chair then reports out in summary to the board of directors at a regularly scheduled board meeting.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15a: board of directors oversight, ceo performance and compensation is overseen by the compensation and benefits committee of the board. Specific recommendations related to compensation are made by the compensation and benefits committee which is composed of board members, staff, and volunteers. Recommendations are put forward to the entire board of directors for discussion and approval in an executive session of the board of directors without staff present. Comparative salary data: the compensation and benefits committee is provided with ceo salary information of more than ten comparable organizations, capturing national, regional, and local compensation data for similarly sized organizations. Performance-based system: ceo performance is annually assessed by the compensation and benefits committee and presented to the full board of directors in an executive session (as noted above, compensation decisions are overseen by the same group). All members of the board of directors are able to provide written input on the ceo's performance. The ceo has documented goals and objectives on which performance is based, in addition to documented detail that guides the award of a bonus, if any. The discussion and bonus award are documented to support implementation. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: the salary data for other officers or key employees of the organization is reviewed by independent persons (compensation committee). Compensation salary data: the compensation committee reviews compensation data for other officers or key employees of the organization. Compensation data is obtained from comparable-sized organizations consistent with the ceo compensation process.”

“United way of ri makes available on its own website the annual audited financial statements. As of this filing, united way of ri has an electronic version of its financial statements for its three most current fiscal years for public inspection and print. United way of ri at this time does not formally make available to the public its governing document or conflict of interest policy.”

“The organization did not change either its oversight process or selection process during the year.”