Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund

“Mark and jackie barden have a family relationship, and both are board members of the organization”

“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. The organization'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. The organization 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 similar organizations. Executive compensation is approved by the 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 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 2024.”

“The organization does not have a form 1023. The organization has self-identified as a 501(c)(4).”

“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 action fund. Financial statements are available to the public via sandy hook promise action fund website.”

“Marketing services: program service expenses 732,158. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 732,158. Copywriting / production services: program service expenses 67,603. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 67,603. Recruitment and other professional services: program service expenses 13,609. Management and general expenses 2,088. Fundraising expenses 101. Total expenses 15,798. Operational, program & strategic consulting : program service expenses 176,075. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 176,075.”