Braven Incorporated

“The prepared form 990 is reviewed by the vp, finance and the chief executive officer and provided to the members of the governing body before the return is filed with the irs.”

“All board members disclose and sign a conflict of interest policy annually. Any potential conflicts are reviewed at the board level. A director or officer with a conflict of interest is prohibited from participating in deliberations and decisions regarding the transaction.”

“The organization's board of directors determined the ceo's compensation using data on compensation paid by comparable organizations for similar services. The compensation is reviewed on an annual basis at the end of the fiscal year. The organization's management determined the key employee's compensation using outside benchmarking based upon cost of labor by region.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Braven's mission is to empower first-generation college students, students of color, and those from low-income backgrounds by equipping them with skills, networks, experiences, and confidence to secure strong first jobs.”

“Braven supports untapped students from college to career by partnering with institutions of higher ed and employers to offer a two-part experience that begins with a credit-bearing college course followed by a post-course experience that lasts through graduation. Fellows emerge from braven with the skills, confidence, experiences and networks they need to land a strong first job and get on a path to economic freedom. Braven also delivers bravenx, a stipend-based program outside of institutes of higher ed, with the goal of extending the critical work of college success organizations and charter high schools into strong career outcomes after college. By partnering with such organizations, braven helps ensure that their alumni not only graduate, enroll and persist in college, but also build the foundation for a lifelong career path. Bravenx is identical in content and cohort structure as our core product, the higher ed model. In lieu of academic credit, bravenx fellows earn a financial stipend upon completion of the program.”

“Braven leases employees from a professional employment organization, trinet. The employees are considered common law employees of braven, however, trinet is the employer of record and employees get their w2s from trinet.”