YWCA Lake County

“Any woman or girl of the community, twelve years of age or over, may join as a member of the ywca. All members are required to pay membership dues. Annual membership dues are free for girls under fifteen years of age, $10 for teen girls fifteen to seventeen years of age, $25 for women and $15 for senior women sixty-two years of age and over. All members fifteen years of age or over have the priviledge of being a voting member.”

“The audit committee approves the form 990 and presents the information to the board. The irs form 990 is available to the board for review by intranet prior to issuance.”

“Board members review and sign their board letter of commitment, which contains a conflict of interest statement every year at the december board meeting. Those members not in attendance are sent a copy to sign and return. Any conflicts a board member may have would be disclosed during this process and would be addressed accordingly.key employees and all staff: the conflict of interest policy is reviewed and signed on the first day of employment and annually thereafter during performance reviews.”

“The board of directors are provided with information from an independent consultant that the ywca uses as a basis for their review of the executive director's compensation package. The information provided by the independent consultant is reviewed by the board of directors. The deliberation and final decision was documented in writing. A salary survey is used in determining the compensation of key employees and written documents evidenced the approval.”

“Organizational by-laws, conflict of interest policy and annual reports are on the organization's website, audited financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Other program services 4: youth development programs-ywca lake county youth develpoment programs look at todays statistics of male dominance in technology/engineering professions and work to make a difference through our girl friendly programming. Techgyrls club provides girls, ages 9-14 in underserved, at risk communities with the opportunity for more intensive exploration of science, technology, engineering and math. The program focuses on individual and group projects, chosen by the girls themselves and offers ongoing opportunities for the mastery of hands-on technical challenges. Approximately 425 girls participated.total expenses were $86,328. Other program services 5: women and adolescent girls health program is a grass roots program, educating low-income, uninsured or under-insured high risk women on the need for early detection of breast cancer and cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, hiv/aids and other sexually transmitted diseases (std's) including human papilloma virus (hpv). Annually, the program reaches over 6,000 women and girls with culturally sensitive health education and provides access to 400 free or low cost screenings and health literacy and provides access to 500 free or low cost screenings and provides navigation services as needed.total expenses were $134,999.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”