National Immigration Forum

“The forum's form 990 is first prepared by its independent accountants and then reviewed by the finance department. It is subsequently reviewed by the executive team, including the president and ceo, before filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The conflict of interest policy applies to members of the board of directors and staff. The policy is reviewed at the board of directors and staff meetings at least annually. Also, board members and staff receive a hard copy of the policy annually and must sign to acknowledge receipt and understanding and to agree to adhere to the policy. The board of director is asked to identify potential conflicts of interest with respect to relationships and business transactions annually. Determinations are made at the management level for staff and at the board level for management level staff and board members. The forum board adopted a conflict of interest policy in 1998. The current conflict of interest policy and separate whistleblower policy were unanimously adopted by the board of directors in 2008. The board intended this to communicate to staff that the board will support any staff person who reports possible conflicts of interest or illegal behavior under these policies. Financial controls are in place to safeguard against financial conflict of interest. Persons with a potential conflict are prohibited from participating in the governing body's deliberations and decisions in the transaction being reviewed/investigated.”

“The executive committee of the board of directors serves as the compensation committee for the president & ceo. The committee is asked to complete a questionnaire to evaluate the performance of the president & ceo. The questionnaire gathers qualitative and quantitative evaluations. The board chair meets with the president & ceo to communicate the results of the evaluation. Compensation decisions are based on several considerations including performance, financial position of the organization, growth of the organization, compensation of other non profit organizations in the washington, dc area and the federal government. The process was last conducted in december 2022. The president & ceo has not received any non-cola adjustments since her hire in 2022. Other staff compensation decisions are based on maintaining high level of performance, financial position of the organization, compensation of other non profit organizations in the washington, dc area and the federal government. Compensation decisions are made by at least two managers, including the president & ceo and chief financial & operating officer. The process was last conducted in december 2023.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request of the management of the organization.”

“Consulting services: program service expenses 1,320,407. Management and general expenses 5,840. Fundraising expenses 13,287. Total expenses 1,339,534. Recruitment & relationship: program service expenses 106,077. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 106,077. Professional development: program service expenses 7,737. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,737.”

“The audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the previous year.”