Education with Purpose Foundation for Pacific Islanders

“Our current Chairman is the husband of our Executive Director. He only provides guidance and our ED does not have voting privileges for any major financial decisions.”

“We provide a copy of our completed Form 990 at a special meeting that is held specifically to review all submissions with our secretary, treasurer and Board members to ensure the accuracy of the form. It is during this meeting that we discuss any errors that might be uncovered so that our data is confirmed and reported correctly.”

“We ensure full compliance of our conflict of interest policy by requiring all staff and volunteers to submit a form each quarter and/or whenever they believe any part of our policy is being breached or violated. It is a requirement for everyone to review and confirm that they fully understand the terms and conditions of our conflict of interest policy.”

“We implement a process for establishing compensation and job descriptions that involve: (1) review and approval in advance by an authorized body of our organization comprised of individuals who have no conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement; (2) determination using appropriate comparability data from similarly situated organizations for functionally comparable positions; and (3) documentation contemporaneously in the minutes of the approving body.”

“In compliance with Section 6104, the organization makes its Form 1023 available for public inspection. We post a direct link to our Form 1023 on the homepage of our website at edwpf.org, where it is easily accessible to the public at any time. Our goal is to ensure full transparency regarding our tax-exempt status, governance, and charitable mission. By making this information available online, we provide the public with clear and open access to our founding documents and demonstrate our commitment to accountability and openness in all areas of our operations.”

“During the tax year, our governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements were made available for public inspection by making them accessible upon request via our website or by calling our toll-free number to ensure ease of access for the public. Individuals could obtain copies by contacting our organization directly, and our financial statements were provided as part of our annual Form 990 disclosure. We are committed to full transparency and accountability, and we ensure that our core governance and financial materials remain accessible to the public so that our stakeholders may understand our mission, stewardship practices, and organizational integrity.”