DC Lawyers for Youth

“The draft form 990 is prepared by an outside accountant and reviewed by the accountant the organization has retained to regularly keep the books of the organization. Additionally, the draft form 990 is reviewed in detail by management and provided to all board members. The draft form 990 is reviewed by management with the board of directors at the board meeting. Any questions are addressed at that time and any necessary changes made prior to submitting the form 990.”

“If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“The process for determining the compensation of both the executive director and the legal & policy director takes place during the creation, review, and approval of the annual budget. During november or december of each year, management provides the board of directors a proposed budget for the following fiscal year. The proposed budget includes new salaries for both the executive director and the legal & policy director. The proposed budget is scrutinized at the december board meeting by the members present and all questions of the board are answered by management, to the extent possible. After reviewing the budget, the board votes to approve the budget and the new salaries of the executive director and the legal & policy director.”

“Dc lawyers for youth makes its governing documents and financial statemetns available to the public upon request.”