Farmworker Justice Fund Inc.

“The draft form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by senior management. The finance committee and the full board received a copy of the draft 990 and the audited financial statements. The board members reviewed the forms and statements and forwarded any questions through the finance committee to the president. After the finance committee members were satisfied with the responses, they then responded to the board. Once this process was completed, the 990 was filed with the irs.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces its conflict of interest policy by requiring each board member to complete an annual statement and employees to sign a statement upon hiring. By signing this form, the individual affirms that he/she has no conflicts of interest with the organization or will disclose any such situations that may arise. If a conflict of interest arises, the conflicted board member recuses him/herself from discussion and resolution of the issue by the board.”

“The organization's process for determining the president's compensation includes: 1) annually, the board writes a performance evaluation for the president. 2) the vice chair meets with the board and executive committee to compile the performance evaluations. 3) the board and executive committee discusses comparable information from unrelated organizations where they and other board members serve. 4) the board and executive committee makes salary recommendations to the full board who vote on any salary increases. Only board members who are independent of the officers may participate in determining the president's and other officers' compensation. 5) the board and executive committee keeps minutes to document the entire evaluation, deliberation, and decision process. The last compensation review took place in december 2015.”

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

“For purposes of reporting on the 990, farmworker justice is not related to or a controlled entity of another organization. However, the organization maintains a collaborative relationship with and is a subsidiary corporation of the national council of la raza (nclr), a not-for-profit corporation incorporated in washington, d.c. This relationship was established through an election under d.c. Law. The farmworker justice management and board of directors are independent of the nclr management and board of directors.”