Achieving the Dream Inc.

“The draft version of the federal form 990 is reviewed in detail by the audit and finance committee and is provided to all members of the board of directors before filing with the internal revenue service.”

“Officers and directors are required annually to sign a form that indicates that they have received the conflict of interest policy, read and understood the policy, and are in compliance with the policy. The forms are updated each year during the board of directors annual meeting (typically in october or november) and are reviewed at that time for any potential conflicts.”

“An independent consultant was hired to provide benchmarking data for employee compensation and to assist the president & ceo in her internal equity assessment of atd's salary structure. The consultant was asked to provide benchmark data which included other non-profits. The consultant provided data to the board of directors for their determination of the salary for the president & ceo. The executive vice president and chief financial officer assisted with the data and recommendations for budgeted salary increases and thresholds for all other employees.”

“Atd's federal form 990, financial statements, conflict of interest policy, and governing documents are available to public upon written request to the chief operating officer.”

“Gateway to college national network was a new program service undertaken by atd during the year ended june 30, 2019.”

“Payroll processing fees: program service expenses 17,751. Management and general expenses 1,781. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 19,532. Staff development: program service expenses 40,112. Management and general expenses 4,025. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 44,137. Program consultants: program service expenses 673,446. Management and general expenses 67,581. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 741,027. Consulting & contract services: program service expenses 913,721. Management and general expenses 91,692. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,005,413. Data coaches: program service expenses 2,137,114. Management and general expenses 214,461. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,351,575.”