National Abortion Federation

“Members include institutional providers (e.g., clinics and hospitals) and clinicians who provide abortion care, as well as reproductive health care organizations, pro-choice cooperating organizations, and individuals.”

“Naf has six categories of voting membership: institutional providers, medical abortion providers, clinician providers, reproductive health care organizations, pro-choice cooperating organizations and individuals.”

“Any bylaws changes must be approved by the membership.”

“The 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed in detail with senior management. A copy of the 990 was then e-mailed to the entire board for review. Board members were invited to review and consult with senior management and the organization's accounting staff if they had questions. The board chair and/or treasurer were consulted prior to the ceo's final approval and signature. A copy of the final 990 was sent to the entire board before it was filed with irs.”

“Annually, the conflict of interest policy is distributed in person at a meeting of the board of directors. At the end of the meeting, staff collect the completed forms. Staff follow up with any board members who were absent at the meeting to ensure that completed forms are received from them. The president/ceo or, where applicable, chair, after receiving information about a possible conflict of interest, takes such actions as necessary, without the substantive involvement of the person who has the possible conflict of interest, to assure that the transaction is completed in the best interest of naf. A written record of any report of possible conflict and of any adjustment made to avoid possible conflicts of interests is kept by the president/ceo or, where applicable, chair. Staff also receive a conflict of interest policy as part of the employee handbook. Upon being hired, they sign a certification, attesting that they have received, read, and understand the policy. The form is also redistributed annually, with signatures obtained each year.”

“The board of directors reviews the performance of the president/ceo annually. Decisions about compensation are guided by the evaluation and a review of compensation data of similar non-profit organizations, which is conducted by the chair. The board chair prepares a confidential summary of the assessment, which is shared with the president/ceo. The 2017 compensation review was completed in april 2018. The president/ceo determines the salaries of the key employees of the organization. The board approves written compensation schedules for employees as part of the annual budget process. These schedules are developed by reviewing compensation data for comparable positions at similar non-profit organizations.”

“Naf provides a link on its website to both www.charitynavigator.org and www.guidestar.org, where the organization's financial statements can be viewed. In addition, naf provides governing documents, including the conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and annual report, to all who request them. Telephone-answering instructions state that requests for these documents are to be forwarded to the appropriate senior administrative and financial staff for response. Similarly, requests that are received via email are forwarded to the appropriate senior administrative and financial staff for response.”

“Current year cancellation of prior year fiscal sponsorship -485,071.”