Represent Us Education Fund

“The Federal Form 990 is drafted by the Organization's independent accountants and reviewed by the Chief Operating Officer. The 990 is then submitted to the Finance Committee for approval prior to filing with the IRS.”

“Board members are required to annually disclose any potential conflicts. If a member of the Board is determined to have a potential conflict they are prohibited from voting on such matters.”

“The Board will negotiate with the CEO with respect to the appropriate salary. The salary is based on annual performance review, and benchmarks of other similar organizations. Other key employees salaries are reviewed by the CEO based on a work plan subject to approval of the Board. The process is driven by the budget and approved by the Board.”

“Financial statements and other documents are made available to the public upon request on a case by case basis.”

“Represent.Us Education Fund (RUEF) is a national, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization challenging the undue influence of well-financed special interests over American politics and government. RUEF supports public education, research, online and traditional grassroots organizing to amplify the message of money-in-politics corruption and increase civic participation. RUEF is an innovative, entrepreneurial organization employing new and creative solutions to improve American democracy. RUEF produces compelling digital content and utilizes social media platforms to attract the attention of a digitally saturated public. RUEF inspires those people to become a part of the movement and empowers them to enact meaningful and lasting change in their own communities. RUEF believes that political power comes from real people, millions of us conservatives, progressives and everyone in between, united, organized, and taking action locally. Together, we can create a political system in which our elected leaders are accountable to the people and work together to craft effective policy solutions for our shared challenges.”

“Consultants, contractors and other professional fees: Program service expenses 724,551. Management and general expenses 630,687. Fundraising expenses 22,367. Total expenses 1,377,605.”

“The Finance and Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process has not changed from prior years.”