United We Dream Action

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by the treasurer, legal counsel, and the executive director. A copy of the return was provided to the board before filing with the irs.”

“Any director, officer or member of a committee of the organization is under a continuing obligation to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest to the board or committee as soon as it is known, or reasonably should be known. In connection with any actual or potential conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest or organizational conflict in a writing. Each candidate for the board must submit a disclosure form prior to the election for such candidate and each board member must complete a disclosure form and submit it to the board annually, prior to any vote of the board, and upon learning of any actual or potential conflict. After disclosure of the financial interest or the organizational conflict, the interested person leaves the board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The chairperson of the board or committee may, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the board or committee determines whether the corporation can obtain, with reasonable efforts, a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the board or committee determines by a majority vote of the disinterested members of the board or committee whether the transaction or arrangement is in the corporation's best interest, for its own benefit and fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, the corporation makes its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement.”

“See disclosure below for part vii, section a regarding the cost sharing arrangement under which uwda compensates its officers and other employees performing services for them. A consultant was hired to research salary levels for the executive director. The salary level of the executive director was approved by the board of united we dream network, with the most recent review taking place in april 2017.”

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

“United we dream network ("uwdn") and united we dream action ("uwda")have entered into a cost-sharing arrangement whereby uwda reimburses uwdn, the common paymaster for the two organizations who issues the w-2s, for uwda's allocable share of the compensation of certain employees for services provided to uwda. The two organizations are not "related organizations" as that term is defined in the form 990 glossary. The allocable share of compensation for uwda has been reported on part vii. Pursuant to their arrangement, the compensation allocated to uwdn to the following individuals listed on part vii of this return is as follows: cristina jimenez: 27.5 hours per week; $66,413 compensation; $3,695 other compensation louise weissman: 29.75 hours per week: $62,479 compensation; $9,672 other compensation in addition, adam luna,senior communications advisor, was paid the following amounts for his work for both organizations: $120,237 compensation; $6,983 other compensation. Approximately 60% of his compensation was allocated to uwdn, and 40% of his compensation to uwda.”