The Helix School Foundation

“The following updates were made to the bylaws during this fiscal year: the helix school bylaws updates general updates: much of the language has been updated to conform with statutory requirements. (for example, section 4.4(a) clarifies that electronic notice may only be provided to trustees who has provided a written consent to receive notice by electronic communication.) other updates include matching definitions, updating section numbers, and re-organizing some provisions for clarity. The bylaws also now use gender neutral pronouns, "they, their, and them" rather than gender specific ("him/her, his/her") pronouns. Trustees art. Iii and art. Iv the number of trustees was changed from 4 to a range, between 5 and 15 trustees, with the exact number set by the board. The bylaws contain expanded provisions describing the statutory duties of trustees and requirements for elections and meetings. Trustees will be elected for three-year terms at the regular annual meeting, at a regular or special meeting for that purpose, or by unanimous written consent. A trustee's term of office shall begin on the date of the annual meeting in june when the trustee is elected or, in the case of a trustee elected to serve out the unexpired term of a former trustee, immediately upon the trustee's election, or in either case, on such other date as determined by the board trustees elected to fill the seats of departing trustees will serve until the next annual meeting and then for a two year term thereafter. Board committees art. V the bylaws were updated to include descriptions for the board's standing committees: executive committee, finance committee, committee on trustees, and fundraising committee. Officers art. Vi we distinguished between two kinds of officers, corporate officers and board officers. The board officers are not true officers of the corporation and have more limited presumptive authority than a corporate officer. The corporate officers include the chair, executive director, cfo, and secretary. The board officers are the board treasurer and any other board officers that the board may designate (currently there are none). The board has the power to appoint additional corporate and board officers. Non-discrimination art. Xiv the bylaws now contain a statement saying that the school will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, and national and ethnic origin. A nondiscrimination policy is required by the irs, and while the policy does not have to be included in the bylaws, because the bylaws are easily accessible by the school (from an administrative standpoint), the bylaws are a convenient and practical document to memorialize the policy. Private foundation: all references that relate to the school being a private foundation have been removed, as the school operates and is recognized by the irs as a public charity, (not a private foundation). These changes were made to align the corporate documents with the school's current practice and status.”

“The form 990 is provided to the board of directors for review and approval before the form 990 is filed.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy during the board of directors' meetings.”

“The board of directors meet and discuss annually the compensation for the organization's officers and key employees. The board reviews comparable compensation data from other schools in the san francisco, marin and east bay areas.”

“The public may contact helix's main office and request copies of the tax returns.”

“The public may contact helix's main office and request copies of the governing documents, policies and financial statements.”

“The organization changed its name from "the helix school foundation" to "the helix school". The change has been formalized by submitting updated articles of incoporation to the california secretary of state.”

“The helix school foundation po box 986 mill valley, ca 94942 employer identification number: 47-3699669 for the year ending july 31, 2021 the helix school foundation is making the de minimis safe harbor election under reg. Sec. 1.263(a)-1(f).”