Motivated Youth Academy

“There are no committees that can act on behalf of the board.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's outside public accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once a draft of the return is available, it is reviewed by management with any changes or revisions incorporated into the filing. The revised return is then submitted to the board of directors for their review and approval prior to submitting to the irs.”

“Monitoring is performed regularly by the officers to identify potential conflicts of interest. Any question of a conflict is addressed with the interested person, who is required to disclose the existence of any financial interest and be afforded the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the board and executive director. If a conflict of interest is identified, the appropriate action is taken, including limitations to the individual's influence on related business matters.”

“The executive director's pay is determined based on data provided by external charter management organizations and through comparison studies of other charter schools. The board must vote to approve the executive director's compensation as a direct action. The officers and key employees' pay is determine based on data provided by external charter management organizations and through comparison studies of other charter schools. The board must vote to approve the officers and key employees' compensation as a direct action.”

“Governing documents available upon request.”

“Sped services: program service expenses 121,374. Management and general expenses 187,045. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 308,419. Professional services: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 79,101. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 79,101. Collaborative shared services: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 157,615. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 157,615. Instructional vendors & consultants: program service expenses 31,604. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 31,604.”

“The process has changed from the prior year. The school adopted the fiscal policy in august 2020 to create an audit committee. The committee will be convened to review the policies and to select the auditor in the next cycle.”