Lava Mae

“The tax return is prepared by an outside accounting firm. After completion of said returns, the organization is sent a draft of the tax returns to be reviewed and examined. The organization makes copies of the returns and distributes to those individuals charged with governance. Those individuals at that time can review and if applicable discuss any line items in the return with the accountant who has prepared the return. If all items are found to be acceptable, an authorization is signed and provided to authorize the outside accounting firm to process, sign and provide copies of the returns to be filed (paper or electronically) with the designated governmental agencies. The tax returns are then signed by the organization, stamped and mailed with certified return receipt or the signed form 8879 is provided to the outside accounting firm allowing electronic filing.”

“The Board makes periodic inquiries regarding potential conflict of interest during scheduled Board meetings.”

“When hiring the CEO and top management, the Board will perform a thorough review to determine suitable compensation. This process included a review of the comparability data such as compensation surveys, written employment contracts and Form 990s of similar organizations. The Board will retain documentation of the deliberation and final decision.”

“The same process described above for the CEO and top management also applies to key employees.”

“Federal Tax Returns are available at guidestar.org.”

“Governing documents are available for public inspection at the principal place of business.The conflict of interest policy and the organization's financial statements are available upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: After witnessing our guests struggle to access critical services, we created Pop-Up Care Villages to mobilize partners and bring services such as clothing, case management, healthcare, haircuts etc. to the street. To date weve hosted 15 in San Francisco, 2 in Los Angeles, and 1 in Austin, TX during SXSW. Weve served 6,500 guests, engaged 70 partners that span the sectors and activated 700 volunteers. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: In response to repeated requests for help from local governments, we opened our LA branch in November of 2016 and will expand to serve Oakland in February of 2018. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Weve single-handedly raised awareness among the broader community about the lack of access to hygiene for people experiencing homelessness. As a result, weve engaged 1,000s of donors, volunteers, and advisors in our work.”