Rh Reality Check

“Rewire updated it's bylaws, which were officially adopted by the Board of Directors in February 2022, to comply with VA state laws after moving headquarters from MD to VA.”

“At the end of the fiscal year, the CPA firm will prepare the annual Return for Organization Exempt from Income Tax (IRS Form 990). The return will be presented to the President and the Board of Directors for their review and approval. The CPA firm will then electronically file the return with the Internal Revenue Service by the annual deadline and forward full and public disclosure copies, along with proof of filing, to the SVP, Business Operations to file.”

“Any possible conflict of interest shall be disclosed to the Board of Directors and Chair by the person concerned. The Chair shall notify the members of the Executive Committee in the event he or she may have a conflict of interest. The staff will prepare and distribute to each director and officer for signature an annual conflict of interest statement. The statement will affirm that each director and officer has read and understands the conflict of interest policy of Rewire News Group, as outlined in Article V of the bylaws; agrees to comply with the policy; understands that Rewire News Group is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes; and will amend the annual disclosure form if a potential conflict arises at any time during the year. The Board of Directors shall regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with this policy by reviewing annual statements if an actual, potential or previously undisclosed conflict of interest is indicated and taking such other actions as are necessary for effective oversight.”

“The compensation of President / Editor will be set directly by the Board of Directors in the course of an annual performance review that the Board of Directors will also design and conduct in accord with a separate policy established to guide that process. The setting / adjusting of compensation in the President's performance review process will simultaneously include aggregation and review of most recently publicly available salary data for the chief executives of comparably sized (1) women's health and rights organizations and (2) new media organizations.”

“Rewire News Group makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the audit, including selection of the independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.”