Center for Community Change Action

“The form 990 was prepared by an outside accountant and reviewed by the organization's senior management. A draft of the form 990 was reviewed by the audit committee chair.”

“Each director, officer, member of a committee with board delegated powers, and employee annually signs a statement which affirms that such person: a. Has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy. B. Has read and understands the policy. C. Has agreed to comply with the policy. D. Understands that the corporation is a charitable organization and that in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. To ensure that the corporation operates in a manner consistent with, and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its status as an organization exempt from federal income tax, periodic reviews shall be conducted to ensure that compensation paid by the corporation is reasonable and results from arm length transactions and that all transactions or arrangements to which the corporation is a party reflect reasonable payments for goods or services, further the corporation's charitable purposes and do not result in inurement or impermissible private benefit. If a conflict arises, the following steps are taken: - all employees must fully disclose to the managing director, and the managing director must disclose to the president, any situation in which a conflict or potential conflict exists or could arise. - employees who have any question as to whether an activity they want to participate in conflicts with the center's activities or interests discusses the issue in advance with the managing director. - any violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including suspension and termination of employment. Board members annually agree to disclose to the board if they have a conflict for appropriate resolution.”

“The center for community change ("ccc") and community change action share staff and other resources under a resource-sharing agreement, with ccc serving as the common paymaster for the shared staff. Ccc sets the total annual compensation for the shared executive leadership utilizing compensation consultants who use salary benchmarking and comparability data in their determination. Deliberations and decisions are documented. The most recent salary review for the president took place in march of 2024.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public.”

“Consultant fees: program service expenses 782,698. Management and general expenses 15,997. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 798,695. Consultant expenses: program service expenses 55,837. Management and general expenses 1,141. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 56,978. Other professional fees: program service expenses 12. Management and general expenses 18. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 30.”