Complete College America Inc.

“The board of directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, may designate and appoint an executive committee, which shall consist of two or more directors, which, to the extent provided in the resolution, shall have and exercise the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the authority of the board of directors in reference to -amending, altering or repealing the bylaws; -electing, appointing or removing any member of any such committee or any director or officer of the corporation; amending the articles of incorporation; -adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of consolidation with another corporation; -authorizing the sale, lease, exchange or mortgage of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the corporation; -authorizing the voluntary dissolution of the corporation or revoking proceedings therefor; -adopting a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation; or amending, altering or repealing any resolution of the board of directors which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered or repealed by the committee. The appointment of any such committee and the delegation of authority shall not operate to relieve the board of directors of any responsibility imposed upon it by law. The executive committee did not meet or take action in 2013.”

“The form 990 is reviewed in detail by management. Then the form 990 is presented to the board and a copy of the final return is provided to every member of the governing body before it is filed with the irs.”

“Every member of the governing body and every officer is required annually to disclose any conflicts of interest and to sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. The questionnaires are reviewed in detail by the president and by the vice president/treasurer. If any conflicts of interest are disclosed, the individual with the potential or actual conflict of interest is required to abstain from voting on matters related to the conflict.”

“The board of directors has appointed an executive compensation committee which is responsible for the review of the president's compensation. The compensation committee is made up of the independent members of the board. The committee uses comparability data and documents the deliberations and decisions in the committee minutes. The committee makes a recommendation to all independent members of the board of directors for approval. This process is done annually and was last undertaken in 2013.”

“The board of directors has appointed an executive compensation committee which is responsible for the review of the compensation the senior vice president; senior vice-president/chief of staff; and vice-president for finance and special projects/treasurer. The compensation committee is made up of the independent members of the board. The committee uses comparability data and documents the deliberations and decisions in the committee minutes. The committee makes a recommendation to all independent members of the board of directors for approval. This process is done annually and was last undertaken in 2013.”

“The organization's financial statements, conflict of interest policy, and governing documents are available to the public upon request.”

“Since beginning operations in 2009, cca has accomplished the following: -created an alliance of 35 states (including the district of columbia and northern mariana islands) committed to significantly improving college completion; -raised awareness within and across states to build support for a strong college completion agenda; -developed a common set of college completion metrics that inform improvement and benchmark progress; -collected common completion metrics from over 30 states and published comparative data in major national publications including time is the enemy and bridge to nowhere; -held four national convenings of alliance states to introduce them to cutting-edge, research-based policies that will improve college completion; -held five national institutes attended by over 30 alliance states to introduce state teams to strategies proven to move students with identified academic deficiencies through gateway courses within a year, implement 15 credit hours per semester policies, and implement guided pathways to success strategies at scale; -assisted 27 states in analyzing their data to identify large-scale, high impact strategies at completion academies; -assisted over 60 campuses in 5 states that attended in-state completion academies to analyze campus-level completion metrics and develop completion plans implementing high-impact strategies on their campuses; -convened national experts, analyzed existing research, identified model policy and programs and published recommendations; -provided technical assistance to many alliance states through staff visits and consultations; -assisted alliance states with development of federal workforce grant proposals to institutionalize good completion practices; and -held a national grant competition that concluded with 10 states receiving grants of $1 million each to implement high-impact, large-scale policy changes that will increase certificate and degree completion; -implemented a competitive technical assistance program to assist 20 campuses in 5 states with the implementation of guided pathways to success principles in science, technology, education, and mathematics fields; and -implemented a three-state project to scale guided pathways to success principles to a majority of public institutions serving a majority of students in those states.”

“Consultants -- technical assistance and research - total expense: 1193578, program service expense: 1193578, management and general expenses: , fundraising expenses: ;”