Girl Be Heard Institute

“The organization's form 990 is prepared by an external accounting firm in collaboration with an outside accounting and financial management services firm. The accounting firm presents the completed form to the finance/audit committee facilitating an open discussion that allows for questions and feedback. Following this presentation, the finance/audit committee approves the filing of the form 990. A copy of the form 990 is then distributed to all members of the governing body allowing them the opportunity to review and comment prior to its submission to the internal revenue service.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy covering the organization's officers, board of directors, and key employees. Such persons sign an annual statement disclosing any potential conflicts of interest. Conflicts of interest are determined by the executive committee of the board of directors, and once determined conflicts are reviewed by the board of directors or appropriate committee. Persons with a conflict of interest may be asked to leave the room while the matter is discussed, at the discretion of the board or appropriate committee.”

“The organization conducted a compensation benchmarking analysis for the newly hired executive director in 2023. The proposed compensation was reviewed and approved by the members of the governing body. Concurrently with the approval, documentation of the decision and deliberations is maintained. This compensation process was conducted in 2023. The compensation for the executive director remained the same in 2024.”

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

“The organization contracted with a professional employer organization (peo) for services, including but not limited to, payroll, timekeeping, employee benefits, hr administration and workforce regulatory compliance needs. As the employer of record for tax purposes, forms w-2 and w-3 are issued by the peo and filed under the peo's federal ein. In this co-employment arrangement, the organization is the common law employer and, accordingly, compensation is reported on form 990, part vii, section a and part ix, lines 5-10.”

“Operations support: program service expenses 15,285. Management and general expenses 21,612. Fundraising expenses 13,209. Total expenses 50,106. Payroll processing: program service expenses 19,801. Management and general expenses 1,066. Fundraising expenses 961. Total expenses 21,828. Communications consulting: program service expenses 1,281. Management and general expenses 1,812. Fundraising expenses 1,107. Total expenses 4,200. Hr consulting: program service expenses 6,117. Management and general expenses 8,649. Fundraising expenses 5,286. Total expenses 20,052. Artistic staff: program service expenses 9,132. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,132. Consultants: program service expenses 27,692. Management and general expenses 39,155. Fundraising expenses 23,932. Total expenses 90,779.”