Pennsylvania Association of Non- Profit Organizations

“Members include non-profit organizations, businesses, and individuals.”

“Board members are elected by the organization's members.”

“Members have the opportunity to vote on board members via an online survey each year.”

“The executive director performs an initial review. Once approved, a draft copy of the form 990 is then provided to the audit committee and the board to review and approve before it is filed.”

“Pano has a formal written conflict of interest policy that requires each board member and staff to disclose any situations or perceptions of conflict annually. The questionnaires are gathered and reviewed by the board and maintained by the association. Should an actual or potential conflict be present, the interested person shall not participate in or be present during the deliberations and decision-making with respect to such conflict. The interested party may provide factual information about the proposed transaction. Family and business relationships are expressly mentioned as being sources of potential conflicts with interested persons.”

“The executive committee serves as the personnel committee for pano. Through the filter of the personnel function, the committee refers to compensation comparison studies to determine market value of compensation and benefits for key staff. Based on performance reviews, job description, decision making, know how and responsibility, the executive committee approves the compensation and benefits and reports the action to the entire board. The executive committee confers with studies, human resource consultants, and lawyers to determine the advisability of decisions made in this regard. Pano conducted a compensation comparison study of its own in 2015.”

“Same process as described for line 15a”

“The association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. The irs 990 and the annual report are also available on our website (www.pano.org).”

“4b: education and resources: (continued) in 2020, 5,095 individuals interacted with standards resources in some way: 3,709 downloaded/received standards educational packets; 600 accepted pano's ask pano helpdesk, 583 engaged in webinars/in-person trainings regarding standards; 45 organizations in pennsylvania are currently standards accredited or recognized. All information about the standards for excellence program can be found at www.pano.org/standards-for-excellence. Online training: in 2020, pano moved all programming online, offering 83 monthly online workshops to 3,328 participants, a 63% participation increase over 2019. Workshops focused on information needed for covid-19 response, advocacy topics, self-care, and more. Annual conference: conducted in partnership with the alliance for nonprofit resources, the greater pittsburgh nonprofit partnership, and villanova university, pano's first virtual conference was the major educational event of 2021, convening 151 individuals. The conference theme was remaining together. Items valued most by participants included: relevant and actionable content, opportunities for engagement, and presenters with diverse perspectives. As a result of attending pano's educational programs: 85% reported that they will use what they learned within 6 months, 83% of participants reported that they will more effectively engage with their communities; and 74% reported that their organization will function more effectively. Advocacy program: pano was founded for the purpose of providing a voice for the nonprofit sector at the state capital. Pano uniquely monitors and acts on legislation that globally affects community benefit organizations, such as tax exemption and charitable tax deductions. In 2020, pano worked on issues related to covid-19 relief for nonprofits, including designated nonprofit funding and unemployment compensation.”

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“The financial statements of the association have been prepared on the modified cash basis or accounting, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the united states of america. The association records revenue when received rather than when earned and expenses are recorded when paid rather than when the obligation is incurred. Modifications to the cash basis of accounting include receivables for reimbursement of expenses; and payroll withholdings and escrowed funds as liabilities.”