Constructive Dialogue Institute Inc.

“The board acted as a whole on all matters and no committees were appointed during the year.”

“Drafts of the form 990 are reviewed first by the operations manager and head of operations. Once the operations team deems a draft acceptable, it is then provided to openmind's general counsel for review. The draft is then shared with the executive director and vp of growth & development. Once openmind's internal finance team agrees that the draft is ready for board review, it is shared with the remaining three members of the board. The board will be asked to indicate their approval of the draft by email.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy applicable to all directors, officers and key persons of the corporation. The policy is administered by the board of directors. Prior to a person's initial election and annually thereafter, each director shall sign a statement: (1) whereby such person identifies, to the best of such person's knowledge, any entity of which such person is an officer, director, trustee, member, owner, or employee and with which the corporation has a relationship, and any transaction in which the corporation is a participant and in which the person might have a conflicting interest; and (2) which affirms such person has received a copy of the policy and agrees to comply with the policy. In addition to the annual statements, in connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest or any potential related party transaction, an interested person must disclose the existence of a financial interest, or other personal interest that may give rise to a conflict of interest, and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the board. After disclosure of the financial interest or other personal interest and all material facts, the board shall determine if a conflict of interest exists in accordance with the following: a. An interested person may make a presentation regarding the arrangement or transaction involving the possible conflict of interest to the board. After exercising due diligence, the board shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested members whether a conflict of interest exists. If the board determines that a conflict of interest does exist, then the interested person is prohibited from attempting to improperly influence any deliberation or voting related to the transaction or arrangement involving the conflict of interest. Further, the interested person must leave a meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, any such transaction or arrangement. B. If the board determines that a conflict of interest does exist, then it shall also make a determination as to whether the transaction or arrangement involving the conflict of interest is in the corporation's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. The minutes of the board shall include the deliberations and decision in regard to any actual or potential conflicts of interest.”

“The process for determining the compensation for the executive director includes an evaluation of their performance and an analysis of salary data of comparable positions. Comparable data sources include payscale, salary.com, glassdoor, indeed, and form 990s of similar organizations. The organization's board of directors reviews this information during the fourth quarter board meeting, and votes to approve compensation for the subsequent year. The determination is documented in the minutes of the board meeting. The process last occurred in 2021. The process for determining the compensation for the head of operations includes an evaluation of their performance and an analysis of salary data of comparable positions. Comparable data sources include payscale, salary.com, glassdoor, indeed, and form 990s of similar organizations. During the fourth quarter board meeting, the organization's board of directors reviews the budget for the subsequent year, which includes proposed compensation for all staff, including the head of operations. The board votes to approve the entire budget, and the approval is documented in the minutes of the board meeting. The process last occurred in 2021.”

“The organization makes its form 990, governing documents, conflict of interest policy, form 1023, and financial statements available to the public upon request at 244 madison avenue, suite 1098, new york, ny 10016 or by calling 888-814-0006.”

“The organization contracted with justworks, inc., 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.”

“The board assumes responsibility for the selection of an independent accountant and for the oversignt of the audit. This process has not changed from the prior year.”