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.”

“In January 2020, Lava Mae pivoted its programming to focus on teaching people and organizations around the globe how to launch and sustain our programs. We continue to deliver weekly mobile shower services and monthly Pop-Up Care Villages on the streets of San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles.”

“At the onset of COVID-19s presence in California, Lava Mae suspended direct mobile shower and Pop-Up Care Village services in accordance with local and state shelter in place orders and to ensure the safety of our staff and our guests. During this time, we began distributing hygiene kits to Bay Area and Los Angeles residents experiencing homelessness, and proto-typed and deployed hand-washing stations to communities lacking adequate hygiene resources. Lava Mae has since resumed direct mobile hygiene services and Pop-Up Care Villages.”