Intercultural Development Research Association

“990 review process description of the 990 board of directors review process - idra's annual form 990 undergoes a number of internal and external reviews. The return is prepared by the organization's business office manager. In preparing this return, the business manager relies on the organization's audited financial statements, which are prepared by the independent auditors. The return is then reviewed by an independent public accounting firm and the organization's president. The final version of the form 990 is provided to each member of the board of directors for review and discussion before it is filed with the irs.”

“Description of conflict of interest policy methods of monitoring & enforcement of compliance. Idra has an established conflict of interest policy that is applicable to all officers, directors, and employees. The organization implements, monitors, and enforces the policy through annual disclosure, whistle-blower and other periodic reporting processes. Officers, directors and senior managers must report annually any existing family or business with idra, other employees and certain third-parties, including significant vendors, contractors, or others with material business or financial relationship with the organization. Each year, all officers, directors, and employees must acknowledge in writing that they have read and agree to comply with idra's conflict of interest policy. Conflicts of interest disclosure forms are completed by board members and all staff and kept as organizational records by the executive assistant and available annually for review by the independent auditor and the full board. Management and the board of directors have established mechanisms to operate, monitor and enforce the policy to ensure that no officer, director or employee with decision-making capacity can participate in deliberations or decisions involving matters in which conflicts are found to exist. In all cases these matters are subject to review, appeal and final decision by the full board of directors.”

“Compensation determination process for determining compensation of the organization's president and key employees. In determining the compensation of its president, idra considers comparability data gathered from forms 990 of comparable organizations along with compensation studies conducted by independent third-party compensation consultants. Final review, deliberation, and determination are contemporaneously documented and are made by all independent voting members of the board of directors. This process was last undertaken for the president in 2022.”

“Governing documents availability process for making idra's governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements available to the public. Conflict of interest disclosure forms are kept as organizational records by the executive assistant and available annually for review by the independent auditor and the full board. Idra makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial data and certain tax filings (idra determination letter, form 990 and form 1023 application for recognition of exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code) available for inspection by the general public upon request.”

“Reenergize - in this program, idra worked in partnership with edgewood isd, southwest isd, and the college of education and human development at the university of texas at san antonio to combine expertise in preparing principals in an unprecedented way to support high poverty, low performing schools to improve achievement of students, edgewood isd and southwest in the westside of san antonio will build and strengthen the leadership teams to begin a new era of change marked by systemic, structural and instructional transformations. Eac - the region ii idra eac-south is a federally funded program that idra operated to develop local capacity among the approximately 2,329 school districts and 28,628 schools in the region and to desegregate schools in the area of race, national origin and religion. The program implemented a coherent, research based technical assistance and training plan in region ii through strategic approaches, service delivery, and web-based and on-site approaches. Project recipients included sea's and lea's in region ii states which include alabama, arkansas, florida, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, texas, virginia, and the district of columbia. Seen - the southern education equity network is funded by the hewlett foundation with four main goals in texas and georgia. The program seeks to 1) develop a virtual network to support education advocates: 2) expand culturally sustaining teaching that accurately portrays the contributions of all communities: 3) eliminate discipline and policing practices that adversely impact students of color; 4) connect advocates with state-level policy fellows. The program seeks to accomplish these goals by leveraging new education cafes across texas and georgia, a virtual network connecting families and advocates across the region, and by creating a network of trained advocates of color that will continue to work on education advocacy issues across the region. Epf - the educaton policy fellows program funded by the kresge foundation, is a program to build capacity and sustainability for a fellowship program for early and mid-career professionals to engage in state-level advocacy concerning issues of race, equity, and diversity in college pathways. Communities most impacted by education policies and racial injustice must be a meaningful part of decision making processes, and the fellowship program seeks to address a stark lack of representation of those communities in those processes. Gra - with initial support from the william and flora hewlett foundation, idra created and expanded the southern education equity network (seen) in the u.s. South especially in texas and georgia. Idra diversified the education advocacy field in both texas and georgia by recruiting, training, and mentoring education policy fellows in both states. This grant provided general operating support to continue building the capacity of advocates in texas and georgia. Creo - through the creo project, and with collaboration with the educate texas fund of communities of texas, idra provides technical assistance/training sessions on community advocacy development to support advocacy through engagement in the local, regional and/or state decision-making processes, with a focus on the rio grande valley (rgv). Idra also participates in the creation of a reflection document on lessons learned from the initiative and includes rgv focus and stakeholder voices for communities across the state and for our philanthropic partners. Srh - the school resource hub, through funding from the charles and lynn schusterman family foundation, idra proactively worked with partners in the u.s. South to ensure that students attend culturally sustaining schools that encourage civics education and critical thinking. To accomplish those goals, idra created a hub of resources and lesson plans for policy advocates, families and educators. Dsec - the defense stem education consortium (dsec) named the a”