Zero Breast Cancer

“The form 990 is presented in its entirety first to the Finance Committee and then to the full board. Each member of the Board of Directors will receive a copy of the Form 990 prior to the board meeting and have an opportunity to comment/clarify any questions. The pre-filed 990 will be approved by a vote at the board meeting and subsequently submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.”

“The organization enforces and monitors its conflict of interest policy by requiring that each member of the Board of Directors sign an annual statement that affirms such director has received a copy of the policy, has read and understands the policy, and has agreed to comply with the policy. In addition, if the Board of Directors has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it will inform the member of the basis for such a belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. After hearing the member's response and making further investigation, if the remaining Board of Directors determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it will take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“The Executive Committee provides oversight and guidance to, and evaluates the performance of the Executive Director and makes recommendations to the Board regarding compensation. Executive Committee members will perform a thorough review to determine suitable compensation and what kinds of benefits will be provided. The process for determining the components of a compensation package may include the following: a) A review of compensation surveys, b) Reference to written employment contract, c) A review of 990's of similar organizations. The Executive Committee shall retain documentation of the deliberation and final compensation decision and such documentation will be contained in both the minutes of the Board of Directors as well as the Executive Director's personnel file. Other than its Executive Director, ZBC does not have any employees who meet the IRS definition of officer or key employee.”

“Zero Breast Cancer makes available to the public, upon request, the governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Survivorship total program expenses: $40,036 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Miscellaneous program expenses: $42,250 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Program evaluation total program expenses: $639”