Writeboston Inc.

“The organizations Finance committee can act on behalf of the Board with relation to the audit and tax filings, however, they are not required to document their meetings with minutes.”

“The organizations auditor prepares form 990, which is reviewed and approved by both the organizations management and the organizations signing officer before filing. The full 990 is provided to the board prior to filing.”

“WriteBoston monitors its compliance with the conflict of interest policy through regularly scheduled board meetings.”

“The board of directors used comparable data to establish the directors salary upon hire. On an annual basis, the board of directors use this salary and apply cost of living increases to determine the current compensation paid. Periodically, the Board of Directors uses comparability data to determine the compensation of the Executive Director. This review process was completed in FY 2020. The organization does not have other compensated officers or other key employees.”

“WriteBoston makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Additionally, the organizations governing documents, financial statements and tax filings are available on the MA AGs website.”

“Included in unsecured notes and loans payable (line 24) is a loan related to the Payroll Protection Plan.”

“WriteBoston - Description of programs and services:WriteBoston is a nonprofit literacy organization that partners with students, schools, districts and educational organizations across Massachusetts. We believe that powerful literacy skills are core to social justice, social mobility, and equal opportunity. We work towards this goal with two complementary programs: 1) a youth writing and journalism program, Teens in Print and 2) professional development and coaching services to schools, districts and education organizations so that they may better serve young people to develop into independent and engaged readers, writers and critical thinkers. In 2020-2021, our Teens in Print program engaged over 500 middle and high school students through after-school and summer programming, workshops, college-readiness support, and online publication. In our professional development and coaching services, our instructional coaches worked with 160 educators from a total of 31 schools and 14 school districts. In total, our services for youth and educators had a reach of approximately 5000 middle and high school students during FY 21.”