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. The final form 990 was distributed to the board of directors before filing.”

“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 president, vice president, managing director, chief of staff and chief of operations are compensated by the center for community change (ccc). Ccc and the center for community change action have a common executive leadership and share staff and space, but are not considered related entities under the tax code. Ccc utilizes compensation consultants who use salary benchmarking and comparability data in their determination. Deliberations and decisions are substantiated. Ccc action reimburses the center for community change for officer and staff time. For the fiscal year, the total salary and other related expense reimbursements were $1,480,864.”

“All governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“Consultant fees: program service expenses 1,136,425. Management and general expenses 18,008. Fundraising expenses 22,588. Total expenses 1,177,021. Temporary help: program service expenses 3,016. Management and general expenses 523. Fundraising expenses 303. Total expenses 3,842.”