Mind Share Partners

“The form will be emailed out to all board members asking for review and approval prior to it being filed. The board was given a few days to respond with their feedback.”

“An employee conflict of interest policy was implemented in november 2017 and included in the employee handbook, which is reviewed on a regular basis. A board conflict of interest policy was implemented on september 24, 2018. Board members are encouraged to disclose throughout the year and a specific request is sent out annually (most recently in october 2020)”

“In october 2019, the board conducted a compliant, independent compensation review and determined an equivalent ceo fee to be included in in-kind donations. The amount is included in this year's 990 for the first time and included under program service revenue. For other officers and employees, proposed compensation for each candidate is determined based on compensation comparable, internal benchmarks, and individual experience. Compensation comparables are determined through peer compensation studies and other publicly available data. Compensation is reviewed and approved by senior leadership of the organization (without external independent review)”

“Documents will be available to the public upon request.”

“The board of directors approved an annual equivalent professional fee of $160,000 for the ceo and is to be recognized as a donated services to the organization. The $160,000 was not actually paid to the ceo but is an assessment of the time and service that she has been donating to the organization.”

“Other professional services: program service expenses 184,670. Management and general expenses 19,602. Fundraising expenses 16,000. Total expenses 220,272.”