America Achieves Inc

“Management provided the finance & audit committee with a draft of this form for review and provided edits to the tax preparer. The draft of the 990 was also sent to the full board of directors prior to filing with the irs.”

“Any transaction, agreement or arrangement in which a related party has a financial interest and in which the organization is a participant shall be approved by the board of directors or an authorized board committee only after the board or the authorized committee determines that the transaction, agreement or arrangement is fair, reasonable and in the best interest of the organization. When a director, officer, or key employee of the organization becomes aware that he or she, or his or her family members or related entities is involved in a conflict transaction: (a) he or she shall immediately disclose the existence and material facts of the financial interest in the conflict transaction to the audit committee or, if there is no audit committee, to the board; (b) he or she may participate in the information-gathering stage of the board's or the authorized committee's discussion, but shall not be physically present during the final deliberation or vote on the conflict transaction; (c) if a director, he or she shall not vote on the conflict transaction; and (d) he or she shall refrain from improperly influencing the deliberation or vote on the conflict transaction. 2) in determining whether to approve a conflict transaction, disinterested directors on the board or the authorized committee shall take into account the restrictions regarding either self-dealing or excess benefit transactions under in accordance with the internal revenue code. 3) in determining whether to approve a conflict transaction in which a related party has a "substantial financial interest", not just a financial interest, disinterested directors on the board or the authorized committee shall, in addition to following the procedures set forth above: (a) consider alternative transactions to the extent available; (b) approve the conflict transaction by not less than a majority vote of the disinterested directors present at the meeting of the board or the authorized committee; and (c) contemporaneously document in the meeting minutes the basis for the board's or the authorized committee's approval of the conflict transaction, including its consideration of any alternative transaction. 4) all questions as to whether a related party has a financial interest or a substantial financial interest in transaction, agreement or arrangement in which the organization is a participant shall be resolved by a vote of the board or the authorized committee in which the interested individual, if he or she is a director, may not vote. 5) the minutes of the meeting of the board or the authorized committee considering the conflict transaction shall (i) reflect that the related party's financial interest in the transaction, agreement or arrangement in which the organization is a participant was disclosed, (ii) state that the related party (and any director, officer, or key employee affiliated with the related party) was not present during the final deliberation or vote of the board or the authorized committee on the conflict transaction, (iii) state that the related party, if a director, abstained from voting on the conflict transaction, (iv) describe the action taken by the board or the authorized committee relating to the conflict transaction (e.g., approval or disapproval), and (v) describe any consideration of alternative transactions, to the extent applicable, by the board or the authorized committee.”

“A compensation summary which includes research and comparable data is completed for all employees that are designated officers, directors, and highly compensated at date of hire and upon a request to change. This process documents america achieves' effort to assess the reasonableness of compensation.”

“Governing documents are not made available to the public.”

“America achieves' mission is to advance economic opportunity, mobility, and pathways to good jobs and careers, including for low and moderate-income and other underserved populations and communities. We help ensure americans can obtain the economic and educational opportunities they need to be successful and contribute to their communities' success in the 21st century. We catalyze large-scale impact by generating, supporting, and incubating high-potential ideas and initiatives, advancing public policy, providing technical assistance to state and local initiatives, delivering thought partnership and philanthropic funding to promising and scalable models for impact, and convening and advising public sector leaders, foundations, and other key leaders to accelerate and scale evidence-based partnerships and solutions. Since 2020, america achieves has leveraged our organization, track record, expertise, capacity, and networks to focus on addressing the economic and educational impact of the covid-19 crisis and advancing long-term economic rebuilding and recovery. After the covid pandemic began, america achieves developed research, public policy, and philanthropic options to address the educational, jobs, and economic crises triggered by the pandemic and to enable a long-term economic and educational recovery within our nation. We developed public policy ideas, implementation support strategies for communities using newly enacted federal funding, and philanthropic programs to help put americans back to work, to skill them for middle-class careers, strengthen the educational recovery especially for low-income students, and drive long-term inclusive economic innovation.”

“Technical assistance: program service expenses 3,039,957. Management and general expenses 45,632. Fundraising expenses 5,175. Total expenses 3,090,764. Communications & marketing: program service expenses 118,064. Management and general expenses 67,340. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 185,404. Strategic planning: program service expenses 1,892,583. Management and general expenses 121,550. Fundraising expenses 31,100. Total expenses 2,045,233. Policy planning: program service expenses 215,700. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 215,700. Temporary services: program service expenses 795,199. Management and general expenses 293,378. Fundraising expenses 10,290. Total expenses 1,098,867. Other professional fees: program service expenses 322. Management and general expenses 23,411. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 23,733. Fund development: program service expenses 5,038. Management and general expenses 380. Fundraising expenses 375,721. Total expenses 381,139.”