Team Rubicon Inc

“This question is not applicable since the organization does not have a committee with the authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“Copies of the 990 are distributed via email to its board members. Management asks that the board "approve", provide comments, ask questions by a set deadline.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy that applies to all employees and board members. Enforcement of the policy includes a requirement that all employees and board members annually disclose any conflicts by either reporting conflicts or confirming that no conflicts exist.”

“Compensation of the president is subject to review and approval by the board of directors independently, without the participation of the interested person. The board uses comparability data to set the compensation of the president. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: the board of directors review and approve the compensation of all members of management independently, without the participation of interested persons. The board uses comparability data to set the compensation.”

“The organization makes the form 990 and its audited financial statements available via www.foundationcenter.org and www.teamrubiconusa.org. All other governing documents including the form 1023 are publicly available upon request.”

“In 2022, team rubicon grew to over 160,000 registered volunteers, 65% of whom are military veterans, who have executed more than 1,000 disaster reponse operations since tr's inception in 2010. This year alone, 8,624 volunteer greyshirts completed 118 operations across 140 communities, both domestic and international. From january to december, we served 23,575 individuals around the world, including those affected by hurricanes ian and fiona, the severe flooding in kentucky, and the multiple tornadoes that struck the southern u.s. At the end of the year. Our veteran-led humanitarian volunteer base continues to deliver critical response services to those impacted by disasters and proudly contributed 358,565 volunteer hours to our cause in 2022.”

“Beyond disaster response and recovery, team rubicon invests in our volunteers and communities through disaster training, education, and relevant courses. In 2022, team rubicon trained 35,953 individuals through in-person and online courses, creating more deployable and highly skilled greyshirts. With teams located across the u.s., team rubicon is able to quickly provide relief, regardless of location or scale of a disaster. This focus on city-level recruitment has the added benefit of increasing the resiliency of local communities, creating a framework for team rubicon members, their families, and neighbors to prepare and respond to disasters together. The ability to continue to serve alongside like-minded individuals has substantial impact on team rubicon's veteran and civilian members alike. Team rubicon was recognized by industry peers for our impact this year and was honored with the oustanding achievement award at the national hurricane conference in 2022. This award is given to an organization that demonstrates "innovative achievement in any hurricane-related activity, which may serve as a model to others". Team rubicon's commitment to financial and operational transparency also continues, with the organization receiving positive recognition again from charity watch groups, including a platinum rating from guidestar and a four-star rating from charity navigator.”

“Team rubicon supports communities in all phases of the disaster cycle including after the initial damage, when recovery begins. Team rubicon continues our long-term rebuild program, which reaches beyond the immediate response phase of the disaster cycle and into the recovery phase to get homeowners back into their homes as quickly as possible. We provide safe and stable homes, utilizing resilient building methods wherever possible. In 2022, team rubicon continued its rebuild operations in houston, tx, in lake charles, la and orange, tx in response to hurricanes laura and delta, and in selma, al in response to hurricane zeta. We also conducted a rebuild operation in haines, ak following typhoon merbok, and we began planning future operations in kentucky in response to the devastating 2021 tornadoes. Overall, 27 homes were completed through our rebuild program this year, allowing 55 family members to return to safe, healthy homes and continue recovering from disaster.”