Gender Justice

“The executive director reviews the 990 with the board treasurer and chair. The board of directors is then sent a copy of the 990 via email to review and approve prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy that is consistently monitored. The conflict of interest policy covers the board of directors and officers of the organization. When a conflict arises, it is to be fully disclosed to the full board. No interested officer or director may vote or lobby on the matter or be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at the meeting which such matter is voted upon. Any transaction in which a director or officer has a financial or personal interest shall be duly approved by members of the board of directors that are not interested. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect the disclosure of the conflict, abstention from voting, and the board's rationale for approving. The policy also contains a section specificlally addressing conflict of interests in relation to litigation matters which is a critical part of the organization's program services.”

“The board of directors review and approve officer compensation. The compensation for the officers and key employees of the organization are determined through research involving several factors including comparability data based on similar sized organizations in their geographic region and similar missioned organizations in both the for and not-for-profit sectors.”

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

“The originally filed return was based on unaudited financial statements. The audited financial statements were completed and the amended return has been updated for the following changes. 990 page 9, part viii, statement of revenue: line 2a as originally filed: $76,183 line 2a as amended: $0 990 page 10, part ix, statement of functional expenses: line 11g as originally filed: $153,490 line 11g as amended: $77,307 schedule c was amended on page 2 to reflect the correct total expenses from the audited financial statements. Schedule d was amended on page 4 to reflect the correct income and expenses from the audited financial statements.”