Community Progress Council Inc.

“Form 990 is initially reviewed by the ceo/president and the controller. It is then reviewed by the budget and finance committee. The final revision of form 990 is reviewed by the board of directors before filing with the irs.”

“The organization monitors and enforces compliance with its written conflict of interest policy by means of an annual questionnaire. If a conflict were to be disclosed the information would be provided to the budget and finance committee to determine whether or not the conflict would require board notification and action. In the event of any conflict regarding a decision made at the board level, the board member with the conflict would abstain from voting on the matter in which they have a conflict.”

“The ceo/president salary is the result of a performance review by the board of directors. The benefit package is the standard one that is available to all eligible agency employees. When annual contracts are negotiated with insurance carriers, all bids are reviewed by members of the leadership team and the personnel committee and must be approved by the board. Community progress council's chro does annual periodic surveys of market rates for the various job functions. The surveys are stored in the hr office and are available to the board of directors and ceo/president upon request. The board reviews and approves the ceo's compensation. Leadership team member salaries are incorporated into their respective program budgets and are reviewed by the budget and finance committee and board. Leadership team benefits are the standard package available to all eligible employees.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“The organization did not have any instances where backup withholding was required; however, if the situation would arise, the organization is aware of the reporting requirements and would handle that accordingly.”

“The organization does have a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statement and selection of an independent accountant. No changes have been made in either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.”