Rights & Democracy Project Inc

“The organization has one class of membership.”

“An annual membership assembly is held once a year. At that time membership will vote on new members of the board of directors.”

“The power to alter, amend or repeal the bylaws is vested in the membership.”

“The power to alter, amend or repeal the bylaws is vested in the membership.”

“We do not have committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 was prepared by outside accountants. It was then reviewed by the board chair and treasurer and distributed to the entire board before filing with the irs.”

“An individual with a potential conflict of interest shall disclose all material facts to the committee, and the committee shall decide what steps it will take to evaluate the situation, including the possible appointment of a subcommittee and the possible initiation of an investigation. When appropriate, the committee shall designate a disinterested individual to investigate alternatives to any transaction or arrangement that appears to present a conflict. When the committee decides it has gathered sufficient information and/or that no further information is reasonably available, it shall either make a determination as to the action, if any, to be taken with respect to the matter or refer the matter to the board for such a determination. The individual with the potential conflict shall be recused from any meeting of the committee or the board in which the matter is being discussed or voted on and shall not attempt in any way to influence its outcome. The minutes of committee and board meetings that deal with such matters shall reflect the nature of the conflict of interest and the person(s) involved, any discussion of alternatives to the transaction or arrangement at issue, the persons present at the meeting, the determination of the matter, and the record of any vote. Other considerations in responding to conflicts of interest if a determination is made that a conflict of interest exists, a second decision must be made as to the manner with which the conflict should be handled. The proper response to the existence of a conflict could be as simple as heightening awareness and establishing a program of monitoring or as final as eliminating the conflict by either refusing to enter into or terminating the transaction or ending the person's affiliation with rad. A conflict of interest does not automatically require an individual to dissociate him or herself from the rad or from the source of the conflict; it does, however, require disclosure and determination of what additional steps may be necessary through the procedure outlined above in section 3. When evaluating how to respond to a conflict of interest, factors to be taken into account include: the nature and extent of the competing interest, the individual's position and functions at rad, the possible impact of the competing interest on rad's policy, program, advocacy, and interests, and the risk, under the particular circumstances, of a public perception of compromised integrity or independence. In the case of financial interests in conflict, a decision should be made as to whether a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is reasonably attainable and, if not, whether the transaction or arrangement that poses the conflict is fair and reasonable to rad and in its best interests. All staff and board members sign and acknowledge the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis.”

“Any officer, employee or agent of the organization is authorized to receive a reasonable salary or other reasonable compensation for services rendered to the organization when authorized by a majority of the board, and only when so authorized. To ensure the organization operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, the board shall appoint a special committee to conduct periodic reviews. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include the following subjects: a. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of arm's length bargaining. B. Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations conform to the organization's written policies, are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction. The date of the last compensation review was december of 2024.”

“The organization does not makes any additional documents available to the public.”