Child Trends Incorporated

“The federal form 990 draft is reviewed by chief financial officer and the president. The final draft of the federal form 990 will be reviewed by the finance committee of the board of directors. Prior to filing the return with the internal revenue service, a final draft of the federal form 990 is provided via email to the entire board of directors.”

“There is a committee of rfp evaluators who consider potential conflicts of interest that may exist with potential new funders. The president, chief financial officer, and the senior vice president of operations regularly review new funder relationships, vendor relationships and board of directors relationships to be sure to avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Service on the board of directors is a volunteer service, accordingly, there is no compensation paid to board members. The president, the chief financial officer, and the senior vice president of operations also request its employees to disclose any potential conflicts at the end of each year.”

“An organization-wide salary review utilizing available market data is conducted annually to determine the competitiveness of staff and executive salaries. Every two years, or more regularly as determined necessary, an independent consultant is used to conduct an organization wide salary review against market data. A summary of the independent consultant's report is provided to the compensation committee for review, and any adjustments are made to the existing salary bands as necessary. Salary increases are determined based on merit (tied to performance reviews) and promotion (tied to performance and experience). A salary escalation percentage is included in the annual budget for merit and promotion increases and presented to the board of directors for approval. The compensation committee of the board of directors recommends the president's salary to the executive committee for a decision. The salaries of the president's direct reports and key employees are provided to the compensation committee for review and approval. The last compensation review was conducted for the president and key employees in november 2015.”

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

“Subcontractors: program service expenses 1,974,116. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,974,116. Outside services - consultants: program service expenses 268,615. Management and general expenses 562,983. Fundraising expenses 4,895. Total expenses 836,493. Stipends: program service expenses 60,075. Management and general expenses 140. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 60,215.”