The Malala Fund

“Ziauddin yousafzai, honorary chairperson and cofounder, is the father of malala yousafzai, honorary chairperson and cofounder.”

“After the form 990 is prepared by the malala fund's independent audit firm, it is reviewed by the management. A final version of the form is presented to the board of directors prior to filing. The form 990 is filed with the irs following final sign off by the board of directors.”

“Every year, all malala fund board members, officers and employee in decision-making positions must sign an official statement affirming that each person has received, read and understands the organisation's conflict of interest policy and fully agrees to comply with the policy. Board members, officers and key employees must disclose in writing any and all items of actual or potential conflicts of interest and this list becomes widely available to all board members and the employees necessary to track and enforce compliance. Whenever any director, officer or key employee of the organisation becomes aware that the malala fund is considering a transaction that could potentially create a conflict of interest, he or she is obligated to notify the board and to disclose all material facts relating to his or her interest in the transaction. Malala fund representatives are not permitted to be involved in decisions that could raise conflict of interest concerns, either perceived or actual.”

“Per malala fund's compensation policy, in determining the compensation level for the president/ceo of the organisation and other covered persons, the board of directors must defer to comparability data demonstrating the reasonableness of a proposed compensation level. This data must include documentation of compensation levels paid by similarly situation organisations for functionally comparable positions and can be pulled from independent reports and/or information obtained from irs form 990 filings of comparable organisations. The board must document how it reached its decision regarding compensation of the president/ceo and similarly covered persons, including the data on which it relied. The president/ceo of malala fund sets the compensation levels for all employees other than covered persons and does so in accordance an annual board approved budget. Malala fund employee salaries are benchmarked against two independent surveys from similar organizations with the objective of ensuring competitive compensation that is still reasonable and in keeping with malala fund's status as a charity.”

“The malala fund's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are available to the public upon request. Its audited financial statements are also available on the organization's website.”

“Professional services - communication: program service expenses 126,928. Management and general expenses 32,280. Fundraising expenses 20,261. Total expenses 179,469. Professional services - digital: program service expenses 87,870. Management and general expenses 22,347. Fundraising expenses 14,026. Total expenses 124,243. Professional services - graphic design: program service expenses 20,320. Management and general expenses 5,168. Fundraising expenses 3,244. Total expenses 28,732. Professional services - media/content: program service expenses 61,412. Management and general expenses 15,618. Fundraising expenses 9,803. Total expenses 86,833. Professional services - human resources: program service expenses 26,850. Management and general expenses 6,828. Fundraising expenses 4,286. Total expenses 37,964. Professional services - other: program service expenses 9,379. Management and general expenses 2,383. Fundraising expenses 1,497. Total expenses 13,259. Professional services - programs: program service expenses 547,686. Management and general expenses 139,285. Fundraising expenses 87,424. Total expenses 774,395. Professional services - research: program service expenses 11,347. Management and general expenses 2,886. Fundraising expenses 1,811. Total expenses 16,044. Professional services- security: program service expenses 1,627. Management and general expenses 414. Fundraising expenses 260. Total expenses 2,301. Professional services - state solicitations: program service expenses 6,220. Management and general expenses 1,582. Fundraising expenses 993. Total expenses 8,795. Professional services - website: program service expenses 7,304. Management and general expenses 1,857. Fundraising expenses 1,166. Total expenses 10,327.”