Commission on Eliminating Harassment and Advancing Equality

“The organization does not have separate committees; accordingly, form 990, part vi, section a, line 8b has been answered "no".”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent tax accountant in conjunction with the organization's management. Management reviews a draft form 990; adjustments are made, as necessary. A complete copy of the form 990 is then provided to all members of the governing body prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The conflict of interest policy covers directors and officers of the commission on eliminating sexual harassment and advancing equality in the workplace. All material facts concerning any situation that might be viewed as a conflict should be disclosed to the board of directors by the director of officer concerned. Where doubt exists regarding whether a conflict exists or appears to exist, the matter must be resolved by the board of directors. To assure that persons who have a conflict of interest will not have influence over the corporation regarding business transactions involving themselves, no director or officer may be present for a vote by the board of directors on any decision or action by the corporation which would directly or indirectly benefit such director or officer. Such director or officer may, however, answer questions or respond to requests, at a meeting or otherwise, for factual information needed for the board of directors to make an informed decision. A copy of this policy is furnished annually to all incumbent and incoming directors and officers of the corporation. Each director and officer annually signs a statement that they received a copy of the policy, has read and understands the policy and has agreed to comply with the policy.”

“In setting compensation for the chair of the commission, the board of directors followed the steps required to secure the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness. Specifically: (1) ms. Hill (who serves on the board) recused herself from all discussions regarding her compensation, such that only the two independent directors participated in any deliberations and similarly situated nonprofit organizations; (2) the two independent directors reviewed appropriate comparable data regarding compensation paid to executives of similarly situated nonprofit organizations; and (3) the independent directors' decision regarding the chair's compensation, and the comparable data upon which they relied, was recorded contemporaneously in the minutes of their meeting. In setting the compensation for the executive director of the hollywood commission, the board of directors followed the steps to secure the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness. Specifically: (1) ms. Arrington did not participate in discussions regarding her compensation and only the board of directors participated in any deliberations on the matter; (2) the board of directors consulted an executive search firm which provided appropriate comparable data reviewed by the board regarding compensation paid to executive directors of similarly situated nonprofit organizations; and (3) the independent directors' decision regarding the executive director's compensation and the comparable data upon which they relied were recorded contemporaneously.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Contractors - general: program service expenses 494,813. Management and general expenses -88,113. Fundraising expenses 27,375. Total expenses 434,075. Payroll service fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 715. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 715.”