The Voter Participation Center

“The organization amended and restated its bylaws in 2022 to increase term length of board members from two year terms to three year terms as well as implemented staggered terms for board members.”

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants with the assistance of the cfo. The form was reviewed by the cfo and the president/ceo. The final form 990 was distributed electronically to the board for review before filing with the irs.”

“Each director, principal officer, senior staff, and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms such person: a. Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, b. Has read and understands the policy, c. Has agreed to comply with the policy, and d. Understands the organization is charitable and, in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she leaves the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members decide if a conflict of interest exists. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it informs the member of the basis for such belief and affords the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it takes appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“In determining compensation, the board relied on an independent survey of compensation data compiled of chief executive officers for organizations of comparable size in the dc area. The process and the decision of the board is documented in the minutes of the board. A copy of the board's decision is also included in the personnel file. A similar process is also used for other officers of the organization, where the board uses comparable data to determine compensation. The last compensation review took place in december 2022.”

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

“Denise juneau received compensation for providing strategic consulting services to the organization. These services were unrelated to their duties as a board member.”