Firelight Foundation

“Dave katz, secretary, and kerry olson, board member have a family relationship.”

“There are no other committees that can act on behalf of the full board of directors.”

“The federal form 990 is reviewed in detail by the vice chair/treasurer, the finance committee and the executive director. It is then shared with the entire board of directors for their review prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The board members sign a conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. All board members and advisory council members are asked at each meeting to declare any conflicts of interest they may have. If any conflicts of interest arise, the board members will discuss the next steps and document how to rectify the situation. The conflict of interest policy for employees is incorporated into the employee handbook, which all employees sign when they are first employed and when there is a significant revision to the handbook. If a conflict of interest should arise, the conflict and the resolution of the conflict are documented in a memo reviewed by the executive director and/or the human resources manager.”

“The executive director's salary is set by the board of directors' review of other exempt organization's federal form 990 and a compensation survey or study. Other employees' salaries are set according to a salary schedule where jobs are ranked and there is a predetermined salary range for each ranking. These ranges are benchmarked against other similar organizations, so that the salaries are both reasonable and competitive.”

“The articles of incorporation, bylaws, and conflict of interest policy are available on request. The audit report and federal form 990 are posted on firelight's website, and the financial statements are available in an abbreviated form in the annual report.”

“Capacity building: program service expenses 138,771. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 138,771. Program management: program service expenses 82,871. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 82,871. Learning and education: program service expenses 94,503. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 94,503. Program advocacy: program service expenses 358,307. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 358,307. Management consultant: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 61,952. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 61,952. Honoraria: program service expenses 2,600. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 500. Total expenses 3,100. Blogs and design: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 671. Total expenses 671.”

“Recovery of prior year grants 33,000.”