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“The board of directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, may designate and appoint one or more committees, each of which shall consist of one or more directors, which committees, to the extent provided in said resolution, shall have and exercise the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation, provided that no committee so designated and appointed shall have the authority to take any action on a matter that these bylaws provide shall be taken by a vote of the directors then in office.”

“The organization's form 990 was prepared by external accountants and reviewed by senior management. The final 990 was presented to the full board prior to filing with the irs.”

“In the event that a non-disclosed conflict of interest is determined, icrw will take appropriate action for the violation of this policy with the intention of eliminating any and all real, apparent, or perceived conflicts of interest. Each employee signs and acknowledges receipt of and compliance with the icrw conflict of interest policy. When there is an infraction, icrw has a formal progressive discipline policy for all unacceptable conduct that requires warnings or counseling sessions. Most cases are considered based on their own facts. In the case of misconduct or violation of policy,an employee may be immediately terminated.”

“The board recommends the compensation level of the ceo, and its approved by the full board. The committee reviews external market data from a variety of independent data sources provided by leading national non-profit executive compensation experts. Decisions about compensation are made consistent with market data and are based both on the data and the performance of the executive which is vetted by the board. The ceo participates in icrw's formal annual performance appraisal system and the appraisal is duly recorded. The appraisal includes a written analysis of accomplishments rated against pre-set goals for the year, which the committee reviews with the ceo. The last compensation review took place during 2021. Disqualified persons are excluded from the compensation decision and the committee provides the recommendation to the full board. Final decisions reached by the board are communicated to human resources staff by the board chair. The committee and icrw maintain all records on the determination of the ceo's compensation. Pay for all icrw employees, including key employees, is determined principally by assigning employees to their respective salary bands. Salary bands are grouped by level of work and division. They are reviewed bi-annually with a detailed analysis of internal job descriptions and responsibilities and then mapping them to corresponding data sets in published salary surverys for non-profit organizations in the dc metro area with similar operating budgets. As part of the annual budget process, icrw gathers current inflation rates and cost of living indices determined by the bureau of labor statistics, and forecasts the orgainzation's economic outlook to establish a merit pool which is approved by the board of directors. Employee performance is reviewed anually and via the annual merit review process, a merit increase budget and matrix which the ceo and coo use to determine pay for these aforementioned employees. All disqualified persons are excluded from the final determination of salary levels and icrw maintains records on all decisions regarding employee pay levels.”

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

“Fiscal: program service expenses 70,091. Management and general expenses 227,574. Fundraising expenses 901. Total expenses 298,566. Consultant: program service expenses 158,759. Management and general expenses 515,466. Fundraising expenses 2,040. Total expenses 676,265. Temp & clerical: program service expenses 24,616. Management and general expenses 79,925. Fundraising expenses 316. Total expenses 104,857. Contracted services: program service expenses 70,748. Management and general expenses 229,709. Fundraising expenses 910. Total expenses 301,367.”