Center for Applied Linguistics

“The board of trustees shall have an executive committee. The committee shall consist of: the chair and vice chair of the board, the president of the corporation, and not fewer than two additional members of the board to be elected annually. The executive committee may exercise any and all powers of the board of trustees including, but not limited to, the removal of officers when board is not in session. It may make rules for handling and conduct of its meetings and shall keep the records hereof. It shall report each of its actions to the board of trustees at the first meeting of the board after such action has been taken.”

“Draft of the 990 as prepared by the organization's accounting firm will be reviewed by the organization's senior director of finance & president/chief executive officer. Their comments will be forwarded to the accounting firm for inclusion in the return. A complete revised draft of the 990 will then be electronically sent to the board of trustees for comment/review, in accordance with the organization's policy. Any comments/questions will be addressed by management or the accounting firm. The final 990 will then be filed with the irs by the filing deadline, including extensions.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors compliance with its conflict of interest policy. Its trustees and officers review the policy annually and sign a form that indicates their compliance with the policy. All employees sign a form that acknowledges their compliance with the policy. Policy is explained to new employees when they are hired. When signing the form, each person discloses any situation that may give rise to a conflict of interest. Policy is included in organization's staff handbook, and staff are referred to that resource regularly for relevant policies. If a situation arises at any time where an employee has a personal, familial, or business relationship that could reasonably give rise to a possible conflict of interest, that employee informs the president; who then follows the guidelines of the policy for determining if a conflict exists and how to proceed. If such a situation arises for a trustee or the president, the chair of the board is informed and the chair carries out the defined process.”

“The board of trustees sets the compensation for the president (at hiring and annually during the march meeting). Documentation of the review and final decision is filed with the corporate secretary. Suitable compensation is determined using comparability data or an independent consultant. An outside consultant was engaged in 2018. Process for determining compensation for the organization's other officers & key employees follows the organization's compensation policy. Annualy, a performance review is conducted by said individual's supervisor. The written evaluation is submitted to the president and chief operating officer/chief financial officer for approval along with any salary change recommendation, based upon salary increase ranges budgetarily established by the organization for all staff. This process last took place in 2018. In 2018, cal engaged an outside consultant to perform comparable wage analysis in evaluating its staffing needs and tier structure for positions.”

“The center for applied linguistics makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. When a request is received, a copy of the document is provided, or inspection at the cal office is arranged.”

“Consultant fees: program service expenses 782,212. Management and general expenses 327,194. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,109,406. Consultant travel: program service expenses 18,572. Management and general expenses 7,769. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 26,341. Other professional services: program service expenses 120,598. Management and general expenses 50,445. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 171,043. Temporary agency: program service expenses 6,348. Management and general expenses 2,656. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,004. Recruiting costs: program service expenses 3,675. Management and general expenses 1,537. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,212. Exhibit expense: program service expenses 15,024. Management and general expenses 6,284. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 21,308. Payroll related services: program service expenses 11,847. Management and general expenses 4,955. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 16,802.”

“The process has not changed since the prior year.”