Zero to Three - National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families

“Zero to three's board delegates authority to act on behalf of the board to a ten-member executive committee in between board meetings. The executive committee may exercise all powers of the board, when the board is not in session, except such powers of the board, if any, as the board may specifically reserve for itself or as may be reserved in the articles of incorporation, provided that the board is notified of committee actions on a regular basis.”

“The draft irs form 990 is presented to the finance committee of the board of directors for part vi, review and approval. They have the opportunity to review the filing and ask questions for section b, clarification. A copy of the draft irs form 990 is then distributed to all board members line 11 b via email prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The conflict of interest policy is issued to all staff as part of the personnel policies a part vi, nd procedures manual. Conflict of interest disclosure forms are requested annually from all staff by the human resources department. Staff members are advised to notify their supervisor whenever there is a potential conflict of interest. Any conflict of interest situation is first reviewed by the supervisor with the human resources director. If a determination is not able to be made as to whether there is a conflict of interest, it then goes to the executive management team for review and determination. Board members are also asked to review and sign conflict of interest statements annually. If a conflict of interest is found, zero to three requests the employee or board member to remove themselves from any decision-making process where this conflict would exist.”

“The president, vice president, treasurer, and past president of the board of directors form a personnel committee and conduct the performance review and determine compensation and salary adjustments for the executive director. The board periodically contracts for a compensation study by an independent compensation consultant which includes an analysis of similar industry comparisons and benchmarks to ensure appropriate compensation levels are maintained. The executive director conducts the performance review for the chief financial and administrative officer and other senior members of management and sets compensation that aligned to salary benchmark data provided by zero to three's human resources staff from annual surveys.”

“Zero to three places its annual report, audited financial statements, and irs form 990 on its website for public access at www.zerotothree.org. The irs form 990 is also available at www.guidestar.org. Zero to three does not currently make its governing documents, 990-t, nor conflict of interest policy available to the public.”

“Subcontractors: program service expenses 11,796,960. Management and general expenses 246,533. Fundraising expenses 29,583. Total expenses 12,073,076. Contractors: program service expenses 4,254,312. Management and general expenses 241,812. Fundraising expenses 10,471. Total expenses 4,506,595. Consultants: program service expenses 2,218,706. Management and general expenses 126,110. Fundraising expenses 5,461. Total expenses 2,350,277. Temporary help: program service expenses 145,055. Management and general expenses 8,245. Fundraising expenses 357. Total expenses 153,657. Recruitment fees: program service expenses 87,592. Management and general expenses 4,979. Fundraising expenses 216. Total expenses 92,787. Honoraria & stipends: program service expenses 138,302. Management and general expenses 9,589. Fundraising expenses 415. Total expenses 148,306.”