Universalgiving

“Form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is then reviewed by the organization's management. After a full review, the final version of the tax return is provided to all members of the organization's voting body. A representative of management authorizes the final form 990 which is then e-filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Members of the board, officers, and key employees must disclose ethical,legal, financial or other conflicts of interest involving universalgiving,and remove themselves from a position of decision-making authority withrespect to any conflict situation involving the organization. If the boardof directors determines that an actual or potential conflict of interestdoes exist, the board shall also determine an appropriate remedy. Suchremedy may include, for example, the recusal of the conflicted individualfrom participating in certain matters pending before the board or other ugbody or the removal from the organization or the board”

“Compensation is based on comparable data for nonprofit organizations fromthe council of foundations report, grantmakers salary and benefits report,and also cross referenced with small and mid-size companies in siliconvalley. In our efforts to be fair and competitive it is preparedconsistently by our coo and is reviewed and approved by the executiveofficers and the board of directors. Universalgiving is providedcompensation that is on par or a bit below the average compensation for thesize of our organization in california.”

“Compensation of other personnel and highly compensated employees is reviewed periodically by members of management. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries and all related benefits. All decisions are then documented in personnel files.”

“Tax returns are available by request from the organization's office in Menlo Park, California.”

“All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements, and other legal filings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by tax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to our website and to www.candid.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available by request from the organization's office.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: PUBLIC SERVICE (continued from Form 990 Page 2)UNIVERSALGIVINGS SERVICES HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN MORE THAN 30+ PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING FRONT PAGE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, CBS NEWS, OPRAH.COM, THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, CNNMONEY, AND BUSINESSWEEK. UNIVERSALGIVING WAS FEATURED IN MORE THAN 16 BOOKS, INCLUDING THE NEW EDITION HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW BOOK, HBR GUIDE TO DELIVERING EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK, ARIANNA HUFFINGTONS THRIVE, AND STANFORD PROFESSOR LAURA ARRILLAGA-ANDREESSENS GIVING 2.0.GUY KAWASAKI, WHO HAS 2 MILLION FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IS THE CREATOR OF GUY KAWASAKIS REMARKABLE PEOPLE PODCAST WHICH INTERVIEWS WITH THOUGHT LEADERS, LEGENDS, AND ICONOCLASTS SHARING HOW THEY'VE OVERCOME THE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES THEY'VE FACED IN LIFE. KAWASAKI, WHO IS A VENTURE CAPITALIST, INTERVIEWED OUR FOUNDER AND CEO OF UNIVERSALGIVING ON THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE PODCAST. HAWLEY INSPIRED ENTREPRENEURS AND LEADERS WORLDWIDE ABOUT HOW TO BE A GREAT START-UP ENTREPRENEUR, GENERATING THOUSANDS OF VIEWS, 5 MORE INTERVIEWS AND 100+ EMAIL INQUIRIES. THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF TWENTY YEARS HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY FEATURED ON PODCASTS, YOUTUBE, TWITTER/X, AND INSTAGRAM. FOR EXAMPLE, THE MISSION MATTERS PODCAST FEATURED UNIVERSALGIVING AND OUR FOUNDER AND CEO, PAMELA HAWLEY, ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP. IN ADDITION, SHE WAS ASKED TO SPEAK AT USC AND DUKE. SHE ALSO SPOKE TO MORE THAN 6 GROUPS OF WOMEN, INSPIRING WOMEN TO LEAD IN NONPROFIT CAUSES.UNIVERSALGIVING SUPPORTS SMALL, TOP-PERFORMING NGOS IN CRISIS-STRICKEN COUNTRIES. THESE NGOS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES BUT ARE THEMSELVES LARGELY UNKNOWN. WE HAVE MORE THAN 200 PUBLISHED ORGANIZATION OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SITE AND THOUSANDS ACCESSIBLE IN OUR DATABASE, DEPENDING ON THE CRISIS OR DONOR REQUEST. OUR NGO PARTNERS WORK IN OVER 160 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, WAR PREVENTION, ANIMAL RIGHTS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DISASTER RELIEF, AND MORE. UNIVERSALGIVING VETS EACH NONPROFIT NGO ON ITS WEBSITE WITH ITS QUALITY MODEL, A RIGOROUS 24-STAGE PROCESS. WE ENSURE THAT OUR USERS CAN GIVE AND VOLUNTEER WITH A TRUSTED, QUALITY ORGANIZATION. UNIVERSALGIVING SERVES NUMEROUS DIVERSE DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND ECONOMIC STATUSES. IN SUM, WE HAVE VETTED NEARLY 22000 NGOS FOR INDIVIDUALS, DONORS, CORPORATIONS, CORPORATE EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS, AND FOUNDATIONS. AS ONE SMALL EXAMPLE AND UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, FOR ONE CLIENT ALONE. UNIVERSALGIVING FACILITATED VETTING OF NGOS FOR NEARLY $5.1 MILLION IN U.S. DOLLARS; $1.8M AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS IN SMALL, MICRO-DONATIONS, WHICH WE DISBURSED WITH THOUSANDS OF RAPID MICROGRANTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. MUCH OF THESE DONATIONS ARE FROM SMALL DONATIONS OF $5-$100. UNIVERSALGIVING MAKES GIVING ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND INCOMES. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO HAS A CRISIS RELIEF FUND FOR DONATING TO CRISIS EVENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE. OUR CRISIS RELIEF FUND IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THOSE WANTING TO GIVE TO LOCAL, VETTED NGOS AND SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES IN TIMES OF CRISIS. TESTIMONIALS OF OUR NGO PARTNERS INCLUDE A FOUNDER AND CEO AT ROOM TO READ. AS A RESULT OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSALGIVING WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER $15,000 IN DONATIONS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. UNIVERSALGIVING MARKETS OUR ORGANIZATION AND PROJECTS BOTH ONLINE AND OFFLINE. AS A RESULT, WE ARE NOW A VISION FOR GLOBAL LITERACY WITH A BROADER AUDIENCE. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS GREAT RESOURCE TO OUR SECTOR, AND FOR MAKING IT FREE!-JOHN J. WOODUNIVERSALGIVING CORPORATE PIONEERED THE FIRST QUALITY MODEL OF VETTING STAGES, USED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND WORLDWIDE. THE QUALITY MODEL WAS FOUNDED BY OUR FOUNDER AND CEO, PAMELA HAWLEY IN 2001, WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN CSR AND INNOVATION. OUR CEO SAW THE NEED TO VERIFY NGOS, PROVIDING TRUSTED, QUALITY GIVING. THE QUALITY MODEL IS TRADEMARKED, UNIQUE, AND CONTINUES TO ADVANCE FROM 6 STAGES TO”