Center for Us Global Leadership

“The Center has a contractual agreement with an independent contractor, Schrayer & Associates, Inc., to provide strategic, program, management, and fundraising services to the Center. Schrayer & Associates assigns various employees to provide such services, including Elizabeth Schrayer, who serves as the Center's President & CEO. Other functions provided by Schrayer & Associates include administrative, operational and communications support. To determine whether its payments to Schrayer & Associates are reasonable and appropriate, the Center evaluates the rates charged for comparable management services provided by similar consulting firms to other non profit organizations of similar size, scope and purpose. Additionally, the Center examines the costs and impact of acquiring such services in-house, versus purchasing the services from an external firm. This analysis is conducted annually as part of the budget process.”

“The Center's President & CEO, finance department, and full governing board review Form 990 prior to its submission to the IRS.”

“Pursuant to the guidelines outlined in its policy handbook, the Center conducts periodic reviews to ensure ongoing compliance with its written conflict of interest policy. Key employees and all members of the governing body review and sign the conflict of interest policy annually.”

“The Center maintains a compensation committee which reviews comparability data and approves compensation for top management and key employees each year. Meetings and deliberations of the compensation committee were contemporaneously documented, and recommendations were approved by the governing body during the annual budget process.”

“The Center makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Payroll processing fees: Program service expenses 27,322. Management and general expenses 3,143. Fundraising expenses 1,220. Total expenses 31,685. Strategists: Program service expenses 293,581. Management and general expenses 7,840. Fundraising expenses 22,080. Total expenses 323,501. Communications: Program service expenses 47,501. Management and general expenses 1,268. Fundraising expenses 3,572. Total expenses 52,341. Photographer/Videographer: Program service expenses 101,209. Management and general expenses 2,703. Fundraising expenses 7,612. Total expenses 111,524. Other professional fees: Program service expenses 256,085. Management and general expenses 6,838. Fundraising expenses 19,260. Total expenses 282,183. Temporary help: Program service expenses 212,728. Management and general expenses 5,681. Fundraising expenses 15,999. Total expenses 234,408. Field consultant: Program service expenses 70,786. Management and general expenses 1,890. Fundraising expenses 5,324. Total expenses 78,000. Writers: Program service expenses 4,538. Management and general expenses 121. Fundraising expenses 341. Total expenses 5,000. Polling: Program service expenses 113,439. Management and general expenses 3,029. Fundraising expenses 8,532. Total expenses 125,000.”

“The Center's Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the audit, including the selection of the independent accountant. The process is consistent with previous years.”