Project Vote Inc.

“Project vote's accountants prepare a draft of the form 990, which is then reviewed by project vote's outside 501(c)(3) counsel and the president. Any questions or corrections they have are directed to the return's preparer. A second version is prepared. The process repeats itself until both counsel and the president are satisfied with the filing. The draft form 990 is distributed to members of the board of directors and they are provided with an opportunity to ask questions and comment. The federal form 990 is then filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Project vote's board of directors adopted a formal conflict of interest policy in august 2008 by a unanimous vote of all directors. The board of director's assistant secretary and attorney leads the board of directors through an annual review of the conflict of interest policy and other key governance policies. At its core, the conflict of interest policy is meant to be self-policing, relying on board members to disclose when they have a conflict or appearance of a conflict. The president, board chair, counsel, or other board members have reminded the board of directors of the conflict of interest policy in situations where, based on their knowledge, such a reminder appears to be prudent.”

“Project vote's board of directors receives no compensation for their services. The board of directors sets the president's salary, which occurred most recently in march 2013. To accomplish this, the board of directors appointed a temporary task force of three board members to assess the president, examine salaries at comparable organizations, assess the organization's financial resources and compensation culture, and bring a recommendation to the full board of directors. The full board of directors met in an executive session, discussed the task force's recommendation, and voted on a specific salary. Contemporaneous minutes were recorded.”

“Project vote complies with applicable rules requiring that it make its federal form 990 tax return and related schedules available to the public for inspection. Project vote does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public.”

“Design and production fees: program service expenses 13,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 535. Total expenses 13,535. Direct mail fees: program service expenses 102,020. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 8,395. Total expenses 110,415. E-infrastructure fees: program service expenses 269. Management and general expenses 39,340. Fundraising expenses 266. Total expenses 39,875. Food and beverage services: program service expenses 383. Management and general expenses 12,650. Fundraising expenses 200. Total expenses 13,233. Hr fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 33,438. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 33,438. Other professional services: program service expenses 3,800. Management and general expenses 21. Fundraising expenses 3,438. Total expenses 7,259. Payroll processing fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 9,365. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,365. Research fees: program service expenses 15,567. Management and general expenses 1,364. Fundraising expenses 5,070. Total expenses 22,001. Staff professional fees: program service expenses 1,570. Management and general expenses 377. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,947. Consultant fees: program service expenses 153,475. Management and general expenses 44,577. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 198,052.”