Iola Foundation

“A copy of Form 990 is provided to the organization's governing body before it is filed, for review.”

“The Board of Directors reviews annual conflict of interest disclosures and addresses any issues that arise.”

“The process for determining compensation for the Executive Director and Key Employees includes a review, discussion and approval by the Board of Directors, who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation agreement, and independent of the person being compensated. The Board of Directors makes compensation decisions by looking at comparability data, the skills and expertise of the executive and the performance in meeting goals and expectations.”

“Upon request.”

“Growing up isn't easy. Many young people face daily tormenting and bullying, leading them to feel like they have nowhere to turn. This is especially true for LGBT kids and teens, who often hide their sexuality for fear of bullying. Without other openly gay adults and mentors in their lives, they can't imagine what their future may hold. In many instances, gay and lesbian adolescents are taunted - even tortured - simply for being themselves. While many of these teens couldn't see a positive future for themselves, we can. The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind youth in the LGBT community that they are not alone - and it will get better. History In September 2010, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage created a YouTube video with his partner Terry Miller to inspire hope for young people facing harassment. In response to a number of students taking their own lives after being bullied in school, they wanted to create a personal way for supporters everywhere to tell LGBT youth that, yes, it does indeed get better. Their video offered a needed message of hope to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. It urged young people to stay true to themselves even through the bullying and other challenges that confronted them in their adolescent years. It described the positive future they could experience as adults. The message was simple, that no matter how difficult things may be, it gets better. That first video was the catalyst for the founding of the It Gets Better Project and ignited a worldwide movement, inspiring more than 60,000 user-created videos viewed more than 50 million times. To date, the project has received submissions from celebrities, organizations, activists, politicians and media personalities, including President Barack Obama, Secretary of State and 2016 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Adam Lambert, Anne Hathaway, Colin Farrell, Matthew Morrison of "Glee", Joe Jonas, Joel Madden, Ke$ha, Sarah Silverman, Tim Gunn, Ellen DeGeneres, Suze Orman, the staffs of Google, Facebook, Pixar, The Gap, the Broadway community, and many more. For us, every video changes a life. It doesn't matter who makes it.”

“Other professional fees: Program service expenses 22,334. Management and general expenses 10,962. Fundraising expenses 2,150. Total expenses 35,446.”