John Austin Cheley Foundation

“The 990 is reviewed by the audit committee before it is filed. A copy of the 990 is provided to each trustee before it is filed.”

“The policy is signed annually at the spring board of trustees meeting, or if a new trustee is brought on thereafter. At the time, anyone with a potential conflict of interest is required to discuss the potential conflict of interest with the chair of the audit committee. The audit chair determines the significance of the conflict of interest and makes a recommendation to the board about whether the trustee needs to step down or recuse himself/herself from certain issues or decisions to be made by the executive committee.”

“The h.r. Committee of the board is responsible for setting the executive director's compensation. For determination of the executive director's salary, it collects comparability data from several salary surveys, including colorado non-profit association and employers council. There is a policy that the foundation compensates its executive director within a 80-120% range of the market median compensation for the position of comparable organizations. The actual salary range is then approved by the board of trustees and the actual salary is determined by the h.r. Committee.”

“990's are posted on guidestar and coloradogives websites, and along with audited financial statements, governing documents and policies are available from the organization upon request.”

“Added a new camp fellowship program described below on line 4b.”

“John austin cheley foundation fosters the development of youth through a variety of culturally responsive programs centered around a multi-year wilderness summer camp experience. Our program provides: -immersive, multi-week youth development opportunities at high-quality wilderness-based summers camps across the country -multi-year funding for campers which can cover tuition, travel expenses, camp store and equipment costs -dedicated mentoring to support and prepare each camper and their family to extract the greatest benefit from the camp experience -service-oriented leadership opportunities for campers to "pay it forward- and enrich their communities -social and emotional group learning experiences that foster meaningful relationships and guide youth to navigate their lives with a sense of belonging and purpose. Our program produces: -data-driven youth development outcomes -life and career skills known to be difficult to replicate in other settings -broad national impact through a network of high quality accredited camps and respected youth mentoring organization”

“The camp fellowship program is a leadership and career development program centered around independent employment at summer camp and aimed at recent alumni of our campership program. Each aspect of the camp fellowship program focuses on equipping the participants with critical thinking, problem-solving, interpersonal, and leadership skills that are highly coveted and transferrable to other educational and professional settings. The program prepares the participants for the responsibilities of working at a summer camp, and also provides mentorship opportunities that foster meaningful relationships with the younger participants of our campership and compass programs. The camp fellowship program includes a stipend that reflects the additional responsibilities required both before and during your employment at summer camp. When added to the job-related compensation received from camp, this stipend removes the financial barriers that may exist when considering a position working at summer camp by providing combined earnings that are competitive with other opportunities.”