Gateway Eitc Community Coalition

“None of our committees are authorized to act on behalf of the organization. They only make recommendations to the Board, which then may act upon them.”

“This 990 was prepared by the Treasurer and reviewed by the President of the Board and the Executive Director of the organization. It was then presented to and approved by the entire Board prior to submission to the IRS.”

“The Bylaws have a section regarding conflicts of interest which requires members of the Board to disclose conflicts and to recuse themselves in any matters coming before the Board. The Board may optionally permit the member to participate in discussion and to vote. All such disclosures and actions are to be documented in the meeting's minutes. This requirement is continually in effect, although there is no additional certification process.”

“Compensation of the Executive Director is reviewed against benchmark data for similar organizations. Compensation for the Program Director, Program Assistant, Project Intern, Director of IT, and IT support assistant are benchmarked against Bureau of Labor Standards scales.”

“Our 990 return is available on our public website. Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are available upon request.”

“Compensation for officers and Board members (column D) is for Site Coordinator program services provided as individual volunteers of the organization; it is NOT for their duties as officers and/or members of the Board, for which there is no compensation.”

“Services provided by independent contractors for coordination and delivery of programs including setting up computers, scheduling client appointments, delivering supplies to tax prep sites, training volunteers, scheduling volunteers, quality reviewing tax returns, and site supervision and support.”