Play Rugby Inc.

“Play rugby, inc. Uses an outside management company, insperity, a professional employer organization ("peo") as a co-employer. The officer listed in part vii, mark griffin is paid by the peo. Their calendar year 2017 compensation is reported in part vii, section a as well as schedule j, part ii (as applicable). Insperity was paid $3,006 for its services in 2017. Their 2017 w-2 compensation as well as deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits were as follows: -mark griffin: $12,266 base compensation, $0 deferred compensation and $1,155 non-taxable benefits”

“Upon completion of the draft 990, it is submitted electronically to play rugby's finance committee for review. The finance committee is chaired by play rugby's treasurer and consists of four board members. The finance committee meets to discuss the 990 and submits any questions, either in writing to the ceo, or by inviting the ceo to attend the meeting and answer questions live. Upon the finance committees satisfaction with the draft 990 after any revisions have been made, the final 990 is submitted to the board with a recommendation from the finance committee for the executive committee of the board to approve the 990. Approval can be received by a majority of the executive committee.”

“Per our audit committee charter, the process and responsibility for upholding the coi is handled by the audit committee annually. All new/elected board members and officers are required to sign a statement when they join the board agreeing to the terms of the coi. Thereafter, annually, the chairman of the audit committee (who is also legal advisor to the executive committee) submits the coi along with any changes to the chairman of executive committee, who in turn reiterates the policy to the board at one of the first two board meetings of the year. Board members are asked to re-sign the policy to acknowledge their understanding and adherence to the policy. If a conflict were to occur, the person who has a conflict shall not participate in or be permitted to hear the board's or board committee's discussion of the matter except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. Such person shall not attempt to exert his or her personal influence with respect to the matter, either at or outside the meeting. A person who has a conflict with respect to a contract or transaction that will be voted on at a meeting shall not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum for purposes of the vote.”

“The ceo's compensation was proposed by the chairman to the executive committee, based upon comparative analysis to other non-profit organizations of similar size in new york city. The chairman used the guidestar and pnp non profit salary reports, along with the ceo's historic compensation to determine the appropriate level. The analysis and recommendation was made to the executive committee and submitted to the board during the board meeting. During the meeting, the ceo was asked to leave the room. The board debated the compensation and unanimously approved an increase for 2015. The approval is documented in the board meeting minutes.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation and by-laws are also available upon written request at 252 west 37th street, suite 400, new york, ny 10018...or by calling the organization directly at (212) 757-3421.”

“Play rugby usa is achieving its vision of creating "a better world through rugby" by providing young people, primarily from underserved backgrounds, with a vitality for life both on and off the rugby field. Prusa started with 75 children from a homeless shelter in brooklyn and now supports over 5,500 young people per year with 15,000 hours of program delivered across over 300 schools and three cities. Prusa employs 15 full time and over 50 hourly staff each year. Prusa's mission of "developing youth through rugby" provides young people with positive pro-social participation, team membership & identity, skill development and ultimately, successful habits. The innovative program is designed intentionally towards the delivery of positive social outcomes that result in material improvements in students' educational success, health, community influence and future potential. Based upon tying programmatic outcomes to third-party research, prusa is able to demonstrate that it reduces risk factors for the most at-risk youth four-fold and can generate a significant incremental lifetime value to society each year, multiples greater than its operating budget.”

“Contracted services: program service expenses 35,955. Management and general expenses 45,014. Fundraising expenses 113,901. Total expenses 194,870. Payroll processing: program service expenses 9,435. Management and general expenses 483. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,918.”

“The play rugby inc. Audit committee assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of its independent auditor. The policy for selection and oversight of the independent auditors has not changed since last year.”