The Midtown Youth Academy

“Board members gloria lee and khalia jackson have a family relationship.”

“The organization had no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The organization has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm. The form 990 is reviewed by management and provided to the entire board prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy applicable to officers and directors. When there is a transaction or arrangement that may present a conflict of interest, officers and directors have a duty to disclose such transaction or arrangement with the board of directors. After disclosure, the board will determine if a conflict of interest of exists. The interested person may provide the board with any relevant information concerning the possible conflict of interest, but may not participate in the final deliberation or decision while the matter is voted upon. The minutes of the board must contain the names of the persons involved, the nature of the financial interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present, the board's decision as to whether a conflict of interest in fact existed, and any alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. Each officer and director must annually sign a statement which affirms that such person has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy and has agreed to comply with the policy. The is president is responsible for overseeing collection of the annual statements as well as compliance with the conflict of interest policy.”

“The compensation of the executive director was determined by the board of directors. Compensation data for comparable positions at similar organizations was utilized in the process. As the executive director also serves as board member of the organization, and was recused from deliberations and voting on the matter. The compensation determination was contemporaneously documented in the board minutes and was last undertaken in 2019. Compensation has not changed.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and form 990 available to the public upon request at 202-600-5940 or 5332 georgia ave nw, washington, dc 20011. In addition, the form 990 is available on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites.”