Excellence in Investing for Childrens Causes

“Form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is then reviewed by the organization's management. After a full review, the final version of the tax return is provided to all members of the organization's voting body. A representative of management authorizes the final form 990 which is then e-filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Members of the board of directors review the compensation of all high-level personnel periodically in accordance with IRS rules and regulations. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries. Every effort is made to ensure that the process is thorough and transparent in accordance with IRS guidelines and the organization's policies and procedures.”

“The Organization has no paid employees. All of the activities are carried out by an all-volunteer board of directors and other individuals who contribute their time and talents.”

“The Organization has no paid employees. All of the activities are carried out by an all-volunteer board of directors and other individuals who contribute their time and talents.”

“All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements, and other legal filings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by tax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to our website and to www.guidestar.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available by request from the organization's office.”

“Subsequent to filing the original return, management noted that accounting fees were incorrectly reflected as lobbying expenses. In order to correct the classification of accounting fees, this Amended return has been prepared. The only change was the reclassification of lobbying expenses to accounting expenses on Form 990 Part IX. There were no other changes to any revenue, asset, liability, or net asset accounts.”