High Jump

“The board retains the services of an independent cpa firm to prepare the organization's form 990. Management reviews the organization's completed form 990. A meeting is then scheduled for designated individuals from the finance committee, the tax advisor and management to review and discuss the form 990. A copy of the form 990 is provided to the entire board prior to filing.”

“Officers, directors, key employees, and trustees are required to fill out and file with the organization a conflict of interest statement on an annual basis. Senior management reviews these statements.”

“The executive director is the only compensated officer of the organization. A committee of trustees appointed by the board chair, including the board chair, meets annually to discuss and set compensation for the executive director. The decision takes into consideration the size of the organization, the complexity of the job duties and the directors' knowledge about comparable compensation for executive directors at other area non-profits. The committee documents its deliberations and decision by keeping minutes of such annual meeting.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“Compensation reported for nathan pietrini and jill reid has been paid by a related organization and common paymaster, the latin school of chicago ein# 36-2258525. Since all services performed by these individuals were for high jump, the compensation has been reported in column d as if paid by the organization. The latin school of chicago has complied with payroll filing requirements.”

“On march 11, 2020, the world health organization declared the outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus a pandemic. First identified in late 2019 and now known as covid-19, the outbreak has impacted millions of individuals worldwide. In response, many countries have implemented measures to combat the outbreak that have impacted global business operations. On march 21, 2020, a shelter-in-place order became effective in illinois. As a result, the organization closed its facilities to students and its employees and operated in a virtual learning environment. As of the fall 2021 semester, the organization has resumed normal operations in a mostly in-person environment.”

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