Center for Economic and Social Rights Inc

“The form 990, complete with all schedules, will be submitted to the finance committee led by cesr's treasurer. After careful review and a change to have all queries addressed, the finance committee will circulate the form 990 to all board members.”

“All members of the board of directors and key staff are required annually (and as each applicable occurrance arises), to disclose to cesr the existence of any potential or actual financial interest which he or she may have in any matter pending before cesr. The board will evaluate whether a conflict of interest exists and in the case that it does, the action to be taken in the best interests of cesr. The minutes will record the potential conflict of interest and the board action taken to address the conflict.”

“Line 15a - compensation process for top official the board sets the salary of the executive director (ed) at hire. Every year, the board meets to evaluate the ed's performance and determines whether his/her compensantion needs revision. When setting or adjusting the ed's compensation, the board uses comparability data from non-profit, for-profit and government surveys, with specific focus on ed salaries of similar organizations based in new york. Once any change in compensation is agreed, the chair or treasurer of the board communicates the new salary and effective date to the finance officer or the person processsing payroll by email or mail. The correspondence is stored in the organization's permanent record. Line 15b - compensation process for officers the ed sets key mangement staff salaries using comparability data and salary ranges from a cesr compensation survey, which is conducted periodically, most recently in 2012, 2016 and 2023. Such comparability data are collected from a range of data sources and provide guidelines and salary ranges for each position at cesr. The ed works with the finance director to ensure that the relationship between salaries in the team is equitable and coherent. From time to time, this information is shared with independent non-profit professionals or board members for comments. The ed sets the salary at hire, and salaries will be reviewed annually. If any change in compensation is agreed, the ed communicates the new salary and effective date to the finance officer or the person processing payroll by email. The correspondence is stored in the organization's permanent record. Cesr's compensation package is designed to attract, motivate, and retain talented employees who are committed to the mission of cesr. Cesr considers the unique background, education, expertise and compensation hisotry of each employee, as well as the requirements and the level of responsibility associated with each position.”

“All of these documents are available upon request. A copying charge plus the cost of mailing the documents applies for requesting these documents by mail. Additionally, most of these documents are available for download at no charge at the following websites: at the guidestar website: www.guidestar.com, search by 'center for economic and social rights or using our ein: 13-3744727. The new york state charities website: http://www.charitiesnys.com/registrysearch/search_charities_action.jsp use our name 'center for economic and social rights or our nys registration number, 50-41-97, when searching.”

“Consultants: program service expenses 97582. Management and general expenses 25996. Fundraising expenses 1368. Total expenses 124946.”

“The finance committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of the organization's financial statements and selection of its independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.”

“8 board members volunteering hours on governance, advice and oversight during 2024.”

“Internationally for fairer fiscal policies to realize human rights and reduce inequalities. For example, we've carried out work on feminist financing with partners in zambia. We also undertook advocacy in international fora such as the un and the international monetary fund. For example, we worked with partner organizations around the globe to input into the debates and processes around a un tax convention. Cesr provided tools, training and support to scores of human rights activists and defenders across the globe on how to monitor economic and social rights and ensure accountability for them. This included the ongoing application of the decoding injustice toolkit. Decoding injustice was used in trainings with partners in the philippines, thailand, zambia and across latin america. It was also the focus of the decoding injustice learning lab, which brought together over 20 activists from asia, africa, latin america, and north america to participate virtual workshops and peer learning.”