The Fund for Peace Inc

“Form 990 is prepared by the organization's independent auditor, which is then reviewed in draft by the organization's president and executive director. Any edits or corrections are made before filing with the irs. A copy of the 990 is then provided to all members of the governing body for their information and use.”

“The organization's written conflict of interest policy has been approved by the board, and is completed and signed by each trustee on the board. The signed forms are reviewed by the at a board meeting each year, and appropriate follow-up action is taken where potential conflicts have been disclosed.”

“The last review of the president's compensation was conducted in 2007. At that time, the review was led by the organization's treasurer, a partner with a national cpa firm, who conducted a thorough analysis using comparability data and historical evaluation of the president's performance. A full confidential report, and recommendations, were presented to the full board which discussed them in executive session before a decision was made on compensation. Prior to that time, the president had not received in increase in compensation during the previous five years, and has not received a change in compensation since. The compensation of other employees is determined annually by the president in consultation with the executive director, based on a combination of factors, including an evaluation of an employee's seniority, leadership abilities, quality of performance, new projects initiative, ability to get along with co-workers, and representation of the organization in outreach activities. In addition, the financial condition of the organization is taken into account and comparability data is used. No other key officials, including board co-chairs, vice chairs, treasurer and secretary, are compensated.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon specific request.”

“Subcontractors: program service expenses 283,247. Management and general expenses 23,583. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 306,830. Temporary help and interns: program service expenses 4,125. Management and general expenses 750. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,875. Nonprofessional fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,349. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,349.”