New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency

“The organization uses justworks, a professional employer organization ("peo"). As a peo, justworks provides professional employer services to literacy trust. In the peo relationship justworks and literacy trust share certain responsibilities and allocate other employer responsibilities between each other. Metro remains an employer of the worksite employees and justworks is a co-employer of metro's employees. Justworks reserves the right of direction and control over employees as is necessary to fulfill its obligations and provide its services under an agreement between metro and justworks. Justworks and metro have a right to hire, discipline, and terminate employees as to each one's employment relationship with employees. The fee paid to justworks during fy2020 was $6,026.”

“The organization has three types of members: 1) full members, with voting rights 2) collegial members, with no voting rights 3) associate members, with no voting rights”

“Whenever any corporate action, including the election of the trustees is to be taken by vote of the full members, it shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law or by the by-laws.”

“The organization has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management (including the controller) and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically distributed to members of the organization's governing board for any comments prior to its submission. Any comments are then grouped, summarized and provided to the committee in charge of filing the return for their review. Each issue is documented and addressed before the return is finalized and is approved for filing.”

“The organization currently has in place a conflict of interest policy which it annually monitors and enforces. The board currently mandates that all trustees and officers annually sign a conflict of interest policy and disclose any potential or actual conflicts that may exist. The signed conflict of interest policy is submitted to the organization's secretary who reviews the signed attestations for potential or actual conflicts. If a potential or actual conflict of interest exists, the secretary will notify a member of management or the governing body about such conflict and investigate the conflict. The results of the investigation will be summarized and documented in the minutes of the board meeting. If an actual conflict exists, the member of management or the governing body will be notified immediately and will not be allowed to vote or be a part of any decision making regarding such transactions that has to do with the conflict until such time there is no longer a conflict.”

“The executive committee of the board is responsible for the annual review and approval of the executive director's compensation. The executive committee compares the executive director's compensation to other similar executives at his level in similar organizations. The treasurer of the board also completed a salary analysis of at least three similar organizations. The executive committee informs the executive director of his board approved compensation. This process was last undertaken in fy2020 and documented in the minutes of the board meetings.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code by having it available to the public upon request. The form 990 is also posted on guidestar.org and other similar websites. In addition to form 990, the financial statements as well as the conflict of interest policy are available upon written request at 599 11th avenue, 8th floor, new york, ny 10036 or by calling the organization directly at (212) 228-2320.”

“The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit of the financial statements and for the selection of the independent auditors. The process has not changed from prior year.”