Roots & Wings Foundation a New Jersey Non Profit Corporation

“Roots and wings foundation 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 mangement and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is provided to the members of the organizations governing body for any comments prior to its submission. The governing body is provided with a reasonable amount of time to review the form 990. Any comments are then grouped, summarized and provided through management to the outside accounting firm. Any applicable issues are addressed prior to the return being finazlized and approved for filing.”

“Roots and wings foundation currently has in place a conflict of interest policy which is regularly monitors and enforces. The board mandated that all memebers of management and the governing body anually sign a conflict of interest policy and disclose any potential or actual conflicts that may exist. If a potential or actual conflict of interest exists, the governing body and management will investigate the issue. If a conflict of interest is determined to exist managment and the governing body will be notified immediately. The member will not be allowed to vote or be a part of any decisions about any such transactions that have to do with the conflict until such time there is no longer a conflict.”

“The compensation of the foundations officers or key employees is reviewed and approved by the board of trustees, an independent body.”

“Roots and wings foundation makes its form 990 available for public inspectiion as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code upon written request at the foundations office at 75 bloomfield ave, suite 303, denville, nj, 07834. In addition forms 1023 as well as the financial statements, and conflict of interest policy are avaiable upon written request at the foundations office at 75 bloomfield ave, suite 303, denville, nj, 07834.”

“Monthly life skills seminars were conducted throughout 2021 for the rise clients as well. Thsi year we have greatly increased the scope and breadth of groups that we offer to our rise clients and have pivoted to utilizing virtual workshops as well which has allowed for a wider variety of guest speakers. We have also offered financial literacy, car purchasing and negotiation skills group, male and female empowerment groups, how to start a small business, poetry writing worksops, self- love workshops, yoga and meditation groups, etc. Education continues to be a major foucs of our work and our rise clients are either pursuing furthering their education or acquiring career and vocational skills through a variety of schools or training programs. In 2021, roots and wings clients were enrolled in montclair state university, bloomfield college, the county college of morris, union county community college, union country vo- tech, kean university, william patterson univeersity and morris county vocational school. Over this year two clients graduated from montclair state university with degrees in psychology and criminal justice, one graudated from kean university with a degree in health administration and another graduated from william patterson with a double major in psychology and disability studies while others continue to study at the respective shcools. At least two more clients are slated for graduation in 2021. Another client's goal is to obtain his bachelor's degree in psychology and with the support of the staff he began dickinson university in fall 2021. Overall 2021 was a very successful year for roots and wings despite the devastating impacts of covid 19.”