The Bay Area Urban Network Inc

“The executive committee has the responsibility for reviewing the organization's form 990 (including all pertinent schedules) before it is filed with the internal revenue service.a draft of the form 990 is ready for review by the executive committee no later than two weeks prior to the filing deadline.after the draft of the form 990 has been obtained by the executive committee, they will have no more than two weeks to complete their review. In conducting their review of the draft form 990, the executive committee conducts a top-level or big-picture type of review. However if the executive committee deems it necessary to conduct a more detailed review of the form 990, they contact the preparer of the form 990 to request copies of the relevant detailed tax return workpapers to review.once the executive committee has completed its initial review of the form 990, a meeting or conference call is scheduled with the preparer of the form 990 to discuss any questions, comments, and suggested revisions identified by the executive committee.the preparer of the form 990 makes any revisions to the form 990 as soon as feasibly possible to ensure that the form 990 is filed with the internal revenue service on a timely basis.all questions, comments, and suggested revisions set forth by the executive committee are documented, along with any responses from the preparer of the form 990, if applicable.after the form 990 has been reviewed by the executive committee and filed with the internal revenue service, the executive committee makes a presentation at the next full board of directors meeting to update the full board regarding its review of the form 990. At this meeting with the full board of directors, it is not required for the executive committee to review all of their questions, comments, and suggested revisions; a summary of the more important points is sufficient.”

“The organization enforces compliance with their conflict of interest policy by annually administering a conflict of interest questionnaire. All board members are required to annually review and complete the conflict of interest questionnaire to disclose any previously undisclosed conflicts of interest. Once identified, conflicts of interest are addressed as set forth in the organization's conflict of interest policy.”

“The board relies on comparability data to determine and approve the compensation of the executive director. The board utilizes resources such as similarly situated exempt organizations in their areas to benchmark pay along with market information from other exempt organizations and for-profit organizations to assess the competitiveness and reasonableness of the compensation. Once a decision has been made, a vote is taken for approval by the board. Recusal of the individuals whose compensation is being determined is mandatory. A similar process is in place for determining compensation of the cfo and any key employees, if any.”

“The public inspection copy of the organization's form 990 from the previous three years (at a minimum), will be available (for inspection or copying) at the organization's main office during normal business hours at no charge, if applicable.the public inspection copy of the form 990 will not include the schedule a or the schedule b names and addresses of contributors.the organization will make its best efforts to ensure that the forms 990 held at their main office and posted on their web site are the most updated versions of such. For example, in the instance where a form 990 has been amended, the amended version of the form 990 will be the one available for public inspection.when responding to a public inspection request for any organizational document or form 990 by anyone, the organization fulfills such request in a timely fashion without inquiring as to the reason for the public inspection request.”

“The following organizational documents of the bay area urban network are available (for inspection or copying) at the organization's main office during normal business hours at no charge:- tax exemption application (form 1023)- internal revenue service determination letter- articles of incorporation- by-laws- conflict of interest policy”