Vow for Girls Inc

“The organization does not have committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The organization has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically sent to the board for approval. Once the board has approved the return it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“A conflict of interest will arise whenever the corporation considers entering into a contract or transaction (including a compensation arrangement) with any individual or entity that has substantial influence over the affairs of the corporation or has authority to make decisions on its behalf. Such "interested persons" include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) directors and officers of the corporation; (ii) members of a committee of the board; (iii) employees responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of the corporation ("key employees"); (iv) a substantial contributor to the corporation; (v) a family member of any director, officer, committee member, key employee, or substantial contributor of the corporation; (vi) an entity of which any director, officer, committee member, key employee, or substantial contributor of the corporation or a family member of any such individual is a director, trustee, officer, committee member, or employee; and (vii) an entity in which directors, officers, committee members, key employees, or substantial contributors of the corporation or family members of any such individuals have a material financial interest through either ownership or managerial control. The board will determine whether an actual conflict of interest exists and take action that the board deems appropriate. The interested person may not be present when the board makes its determination other than to answer questions. If the board determines that a transaction would create a conflict of interest, the transaction must be approved in advance by only those board members who do not have a conflict with respect to the transaction. Any interested person therefore must recuse him- or herself from consideration of the transaction. He or she may not vote on the transaction or be present when the vote is taken. All applicable individuals are required to complete annual disclosure statements. All potential and conflicts of interest are documented in the board minutes.”

“The organization's compensation committee reviewed form 990s of other similar organizations and used a compensation study to determine the salary level for the ceo. The approval of the compensation level was documented by the board secretary.”

“The organization makes a copy of its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The form 990 is posted on the organization's website, www.vowforgirls.org, along with the audited financial statements. It is also posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation, and by-laws are also available upon written request.”

“The organization contracted with a professional employer organization (peo) for services, including but not limited to, payroll, timekeeping, employee benefits, hr administration and workforce regulatory compliance needs. As the employer of record for tax purposes, forms w-2 and w-3 are issued by the peo and filed under the peo's federal ein. In this co-employment arrangement, the organization is the common law employer and, accordingly, compensation is reported on form 990, part vii, section a and part ix, lines 5-10.”

“Consultants: program service expenses 235,484. Management and general expenses 165,500. Fundraising expenses 37,342. Total expenses 438,326. Content consultant: program service expenses 7,131. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,131. Design consultant: program service expenses 62,293. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 62,293. Digital consultant: program service expenses 13,523. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 13,523. Payroll processing: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 7,542. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,542. Public relations consultants: program service expenses 139,887. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 139,887. Recruiting services: program service expenses 236,928. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 236,928.”

“The organization's board is responsible for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of its independent auditor. This process has not changed since last year.”