United Communities Against Poverty Inc.

“The supervision of the fiscal manager is under the president /ceo”

“Form 990 is prepared by the accounting firm that completes the annual audit for the agency. Due to timing, the governing body was not able to review the document before it was filed. During preparation the audit firm consults with and obtains data from the fiscal manager, president/ceo and vice president to make sure that the document reflects the accurate activities of the agency.”

“A conflict of interest policy is included in the employee handbook. During staff meetings, agency policies are routinely discussed to make sure compliance is in force. Policies and procedures are also discussed during employee reviews.”

“The agency uses an outside source to assist the board of directors in detemining the compensation of the top officials. The compensation of comparable positions in the area are reviewed to help make the appropriate decision.”

“The organization makes its conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“United communities against poverty, inc., ein 52-0822919. Late filing penalty assessed for the year ended 05/31/2015. Dear service center representative: i am writing on behalf of united communities against poverty, inc. In response to the late filing of our organization late filing of its form 990 the tax year ended 5/31/2015. The organization believes it has reasonable cause for filing late and is hereby requesting that the irs abate the late-filing penalties. United communities against poverty inc. (ucap) was established in 1964 and was designated as the official community action agency for prince george's county in 1978. Ucap, a non-profit 501(c) (3), is the leading advocate for communities of people facing deficiencies in education, affordable housing, economic stability, and adequate health care access. On april 29, 2016 we had a change in executive leadership at the agency and at our board of directors level. We welcomed a new president/ ceo, board chair & vice-chair and treasurer. This change caused the timeliness our filing this year (2015) to be delayed and we missed the deadline for the 2015 return (may 15, 2016). Our cpa firm has prepared our 2015 form 990, which will be filed on july 1, 2016. No extension of time to file form 990 was requested because we were not aware of the requirement to request giving our recent transition to ucap. To prevent future late filings our entire executive management tier and board has placed the due date of the form 990-ez on the calendar, moving forward all current and new board members are educated on all the annual filing requirements that pertain to the organization. We respectfully request that the irs abate all assessed penalties and interest related to our 2015 form 990-ez. Thank you for considering our request. Under penalties of perjury, i declare that the facts presented here, to the best of my knowledge and belief, are true, correct, and complete. Sincerely, rasheeda jamison-harriott president/ ceo”