Advance Illinois Nfp

“The executive director provides a copy of the 990 to the full board and also reviews it with the organization's finance & development committee prior to filing with the irs.”

“Compensation guidelines for the executive director position (ed). Compensation includes total cash compensation guidelines and a menu of benefits (defined by level of importance) that were used for hiring the right individual for this position. The advance illinois search committee utilized isaacson miller to recruit the executive director position. On june 5, 2008 tim knowles, interim chair (on the behalf of the independent board of directors) sent an offer letter to robin steans who accepted the ed position. This contract, signed by tim knowles, served as the contemporaneous documentation with respect to the deliberation and decision regarding the compensation arrangement. The organization engaged a consulting company to provide an assessment of market practices to determine the appropriate compensation for the executive director. Until 2013, no adjustments were made to the ed's original base compensation in the employment contract. In february 2011 (for fy 2010), december 2011 (for fy 2011), december 2012 (for fy 2012) and december 2013 (for fy 2013) the advance illinois board approved 20% bonuses for robin based on her base compensation (as outlined in her offer letter).”

“The organization does not have any other officers or key employees per the irs definition, therefore this question is not applicable and has intentionally been checked "no".”

“Financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to internal revenue code (irc) section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time.”

“Specifically, advance illinois: *provides objective research and data about the state of education in illinois. *listens to what citizens and key stakeholders have to say about education and workforce needs. *develops a comprehensive, multi-issue policy agenda for change. Throughout our deliberations, we have been guided by these core principles: *a quality education improves the odds of success for all young people and anchors a state's civic and economic well-being. *a 21st-century education begins at birth and engages families and communities. *effective teachers and principals are at the core of great schools. *improvement begins with high expectations for every student and every school. *results matter. We must focus on outcomes and employ quality data to understand how we are doing and put that knowledge to use. *innovative and far-reaching policies are the hallmarks of successful reform. Achieving them will require us all to move beyond old debates and come together around solutions that work for children. *sound education policy requires deliberate and persistent effort combined with honest collaboration and clear communication. *quality schools require adequate resources and the ability to use them wisely and effectively to promote student achievement.”