Rebuilding Together Inc.

“The accounting services provider (raffa) compiles the data with assistance from finance, resource development, business development, and affiliate relations staff. Information is provided to the outside tax preparers. Drafts of the federal form 990 are prepared by the outside tax preparers. Upon receipt of the drafts, the controller reviews it then shares it with the audit committee, comprised of board members, for review. Upon the audit committee's approval, the outside tax preparer is notified of any additional changes and a final review is done by the controller. A copy of the federal form 990 is emailed to the board of directors and posted on the organization's website before it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Any conflict of interest on the part of any member of the board of directors, or any member of the immediate family of a board member occupying the same household, shall be disclosed by the board member to the board of directors at least annually and made a matter of record. When any such interest becomes relevant to any subject requiring action of the board of directors, the director having a conflict shall call it to the attention of the president and the chairman and, if the matter is being considered by a committee of the board of directors, to the attention also of the chair of such committee.”

“The executive committee of the board of directors determines the salary of the president & ceo and any annual bonus based upon performance for the year, consulting periodic studies and with human resources professionals to verify the comparability of the compensation being awarded with that of other organizations. The deliberations are held in closed sessions and the results are conveyed in writing. The secretary of the board of directors maintains notes of the discussions of the executive sessions. The president & ceo determines the salary for the key employees within the constraints of the approved budget and based upon the annual performance evaluation.”

“The audited financial statements and the federal form 990 are available on the organization's members only website. The federal form 990 is provided to guidestar as well for posting in its database. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are made available upon request.”

“In 2015, the organization had no additional volunteers (not including members of the board of directors) who assisted in furthering its mission. However, through the organization's affiliates, an additional 105,340 volunteers helped repair and modify 8,526 homes, 284 non-profit facilities and 80 community spaces, which served approximately 16,317 homeowners and families, and impacted 505,276 community members. The organization's volunteer data is obtained by the communications and marketing department through the annual affiliate survey.”