Sandy Hook Promise Foundation

“Mark barden and jackie barden have a family relationship.”

“The organization amended its bylaws to require a majority of the board present to constitute a quorum.”

“Key takeaways of committee meetings are communicated to the board of directors during subsequent board meetings.”

“The board of directors shall be supplied with a full package containing the current audited financial statements, form 990 and auditor's governance and internal control communications to review and approve prior to acceptance and publication.”

“Conflict of interest policies are reviewed annually by the board and conflict of interest disclosure statements are completed and signed by all board members on an annual basis. Conflict of interest disclosure statements are reviewed by the board for potential issues and addressed on a case by case basis. Foundation's conflict of interest policy is included within its employee handbook. All employees are required to sign annually that they have read the handbook and that they agree to abide by all policies contained therein. Foundation reserves the right, in its sole discretion and on a case-by-case basis, to make decisions regarding the transfer, reassignment or termination of the involved teammates in order to avoid an actual or perceived conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest.”

“Compensation for all employees is based upon market research and survey data for non-profits of a similar budget size. Executive compensation is approved by foundation's board. Salaries are benchmarked against independent salary surveys and are updated every two years. Salaries are banded by level and by step to determine salary ranges. The sr. Vp of people prepares a spreadsheet of those salary ranges and share the spreadsheet with co-ceo's and cfo to substantiate salary recommendations and to receive their approval. The process described here was last completed in 2025 but the last benchmark was performed in 2024.”

“All control documents such as the conflict of interest statement and organizing resolutions were made available upon request to anyone interested through the offices of sandy hook promise foundation. Financial statements are available to the public via sandy hook promise foundation's website.”

“Sandy hook promise foundation (foundation) envisions a future where all children are free from school shootings and other acts of violence. As a national nonprofit organization, foundation's mission is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities. Creators of the lifesaving, evidence-informed "know the signs" prevention programs and home of beyond differences, foundation teaches the warning signs of someone who may be in crisis, socially isolated, or at-risk of hurting themselves or others and how to get help. Foundation is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school on december 14, 2012.”

“Foundation completed an asset transfer agreement with beyond differences(bd) on november 25, 2024. As part of that agreement, foundation incorporated bd programs into foundation's know the signs programs.”

“Program related technology & training: program service expenses 1,354,999. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,354,999. Recruitment & other professional services: program service expenses 1,264,102. Management and general expenses 224,821. Fundraising expenses 122,793. Total expenses 1,611,716. Advertising services: program service expenses 1,240,965. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,240,965. Public relations: program service expenses 609,642. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 609,642. Research: program service expenses 481,468. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 481,468. Contracted trainers for program delivery: program service expenses 42,176. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 42,176.”

“During the year ended june 30, 2017, dylan's wings of change (dwc) became a fiscally sponsored project of foundation. Dwc is run as a standalone project, pays foundation a monthly administrative fee, and is governed by its own board of directors. Dwc raises its own funding, pays its own expenses, and distributes its own grants.”