Center for Community Change

“The form 990 was prepared by an outside accountant and reviewed by the organization's senior management. A draft of the form 990 was reviewed by the audit committee chair. The final form 990 was distributed to the board of directors before filing.”

“Each director, officer, member of a committee with board delegated powers, and employee annually signs a statement which affirms that such person: a. Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy. B. Has read and understands the policy. C. Has agreed to comply with the policy. D. Understands that the corporation is a charitable organization and that in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. To ensure that the corporation operates in a manner consistent with, and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its status as an organization exempt from federal income tax, periodic reviews are conducted to ensure that compensation paid by the corporation is reasonable and results from arm length transactions and that all transactions or arrangements to which the corporation is a party reflect reasonable payments for goods or services, further the corporation's charitable purposes and do not result in inurement or impermissible private benefit. If a conflict arises the following steps are taken: - all employees must fully disclose to the managing director and the managing director must fully disclose to the executive director any situation in which a conflict or potential conflict exists or could arise. - employees who have any question as to whether an activity they want to participate in conflicts with the center's activities or interests should discuss the issue in advance with the managing director. - violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including suspension and termination of employment. Board members annually agree to disclose to the board if they have a conflict for appropriate resolution.”

“The board relies on compensation consultants to determine compensation for the executive director, officers, and key employees. Salary benchmarking was done by the consultants who used comparability data in their determination. Deliberations and decisions were substantiated. The most recent salary review took place in march 2013.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”