Outside the Frame

“Staff review and reconcile the return against financial statements before approval of the final draft by the executive director. This draft is then reviewed with key members of the board including the organizations treasurer prior to finalizing the return. Before filing the return, a copy is distributed to all board members.”

“The president or the presidents designee is required to submit a conflict of interest disclosure form to any potential board members prior to their joining the board. Each board member is also required to submit a conflict of interest disclosure annually. The president or the presidents designee shall monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy by reviewing the list of insiders and the disclosure and acknowledgement forms each year and by bringing potential or actual conflicts to the attention of the president of the board, in the event that the policy is being monitored by a designee.”

“At the end of each year, the board of directors review the top official's salary and sets their salary for the following year. The board reviews the performance of the top official, the board votes to approve any salary adjustments and presents to the top official. The board also used a compensation report provided by the nonprofit association of oregon to determine the executive director's salary based on other nonprofits in oregon with similar budget sizes. They apply the findings from the report to the budget and approve the salary when they vote to approve the annual budget.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and its conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request. The form 990 is available on guidestar.”

“Gen program- 86 unique youth created a total of 17 films. Weekly workshops - 57 three-hour film workshop sessions for 113 youth. The workshops provide training, mentorship and equipment check out. Workforce development - 2 production assistant trainings for 32 people, a prerequisite for paid internships through the oregon media pathways program. 32 participants secured film industry jobs.”