Play Rugby Inc.

“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 executive director, or by inviting the executive director 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 conflict of interest policy 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 policy. Thereafter, annually, the chairman of the audit committee (who is also legal advisor to the executive committee) submits the conflict of interest policy 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.”

“Compensation for the executive director is determined by the board of directors, and is based on market research for comparable positions in comparable geography. Play rugby usa hired a new executive director in 2018 for the first time, upon the departure of the organization's founder, who previously held the role. The hiring process was rigorous, followed standard accepted practices for hiring an organization's chief executive. The process was conducted by an independent search committee of the board, and was advised by independent third parties, youth inc. And raffa. The process and approval were documented in the hiring process, through a formal recommendation from the committee to the board of directors, and the hire was made by a vote of approval by the board of directors, which included approval of the new executive director's compensation. The review of the compensation for the executive director was last conducted in 2019.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The organization utilizes the services of a professional employer organization ("peo") and w-2 forms are issued under the ein of the peo.”

“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.”