State Democracy Project

“In march 2015, every voice center amended its articles of incorporation to change its legal name from public campaign to every voice center.”

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by the accounting consultant. A copy of the 990 was provided to each board member with additional documents for review and approval. If any changes were made, a final copy was also sent to the board.”

“Employees and the board are asked once a year at the december board meeting to complete their annual conflict of interest forms. To identify possible conflicts of interest, all every voice center staff, consultants, interns and volunteers must disclose to the president and ceo, or to the director of the washington national office, the existence of any financial interest in any entity with which that corporation or any legally related organization has or is negotiating a transaction or arrangement with every voice center and all material facts related to that interest. The definition of financial interest includes any direct or indirect relationship, through business, investment, or family, such as actual or potential ownership or investment interests or compensation arrangements. If every voice center staff, consultants, interns and volunteers violate this conflict of interest policy, the president and ceo, in order to protect the every voice center's best interest, take appropriate disciplinary action against the interested person. Such action may include formal reprimand, cancellation of the transaction or arrangement generating the conflict and/or suspension of employment.”

“All raises for the president/ceo, outside of cost of living adjustment, are initiated by the board of directors and are documented in the minutes of the meeting, based on current salary comparability data for nonprofit sector. The president determines compensation for all other staff. Aggregate staff compensation and cost of living adjustments are discussed with the board in the context of the annual budget process before making the increase. All final decisions regarding aggregate compensation are documented in the minutes of the meeting. In 2013 the compensation of all staff members was reviewed by an internal compensation committee which later reported to the board as part of the 2014 budget process. The committee used compensation information from other similar organizations and adjusted the organizations employees compensation accordingly in 2014.”

“Evc's annual financial statements as well as its 990 are available through the organization's website. The audited financial statements are also available through the charities registration bureaus in each of the states listed above. The financial statements plus the organization's governing documents and conflict of interest statement are also available at the organization's office located at 1211 connecticut nw, suite 600, washington, dc 20036 and upon request.”