Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA

“Laureus sport for good foundation usa was incorporated as a membership organization.”

“The members have the power to elect members of the governing body.”

“The members have joint power to appoint the board of directors, which is the governing body. New board members are proposed and vetted by the entire governing body prior to their appointment. All other governance decisions are made by the governing body in accordance with the foundation's by-laws.”

“Before preparing the 990, and annually appointed ad hoc audit committee reviews and approves the audited financial statements and distributes them to the board of directors. After a draft of the 990 is prepared, the appointed ad hoc audit committee reviews the draft 990 and meets with condon o'meara mcginty & donnelly to discuss any feedback or comments.”

“Conflict of interests are annually reviewed and signed by all board members and staff.”

“Board of directors meet to decide the compensation for the national director. Edwin moses and the board approve the compensation for all c-level and above employees.”

“The foundation does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the general public.”

“Chapters & membership - laureus usa's chapter model is a multi-year strategy for catalyzing and coordinating city-wide growth around the use of sport as a tool for social change both in individual communities and across the united states. Grounded in a collective impact framework, laureus usa plays the backbone role, organizing the movement and developing a sustainable model for community improvement while empowering local community members to guide and own long-term change. Laureus has made multi-year investments in 10 organizations using sport to increase youth education, employability, health, and/or social cohesion. These investments have reached over 50,000 youth, 45% of which are female and 78% of which are low-income. In addition to grants funding, our model provides a robust suite of benefits and resources to diverse organizations across the many sectors that influence a child's life, including k-12 education, parks and recreation, social and family services, and city government. These resources include professional development events, monitoring and evaluation support, access to centralized services, networking opportunities, an annual celebration event, and access to a network of national strategic partners. To ensure we are building a sustainable model that can scale to diverse communities, we also conduct ongoing process and impact evaluations and commission local research.”

“Coaching grants - laureus usa invests in coaches, funding the training they need to become highly effective mentors in their communities. Training fuels caring and capable coaches to ignite social change through sport. Through supporting national non-profit organizations up2us sports and playworks, laureus usa has helped to build a highly qualified national coaching force that spans 108 u.s. Cities. Since 2012, laureus usa has funded the training of over 8,200 coaches to implement sports-based youth development. In addition, laureus usa has placed over 1,800 coaches to provide long-term support to communities with a demonstrated need. These coaches are now providing youth the guidance and motivation they need to stay engaged, as well as lessons on how to apply the values learned through sport to their everyday lives.”

“Research & evaluation - laureus sport for good usa has a deep commitment to improving the broader sport for development sector through monitoring, evaluation, and information sharing. The program aims to improve the sector's understanding of effective practices for delivering high quality programming with sustainable impact. This includes commissioning research through infocus to drive innovation in sport for development methodology. Laureus usa provides its grantees with the necessary tools to evaluate their progress towards achieving targeted social outcomes. Driven by research, laureus usa then shares our expertise through public forums including conferences and panels.”

“The laureus sport for good foundation usa has an employment management agreement with a corporation that provides a comprehensive personnel management system encompassing a broad range of services, including benefits and payroll administration, health and workers' compensation insurance programs, personnel records management, employer liability management, etc.”