Sun Scholars Inc.

“The 990 is reviewed in tandem with our Executive Board members prior to submission.”

“All individuals are required to provide any major conflict of interests with the organization including political donations to statewide officials. As of now there are no conflict of interests that have risen amongst the board of directors.”

“| Name of the Person:, The process used to establish compensation of the person who served in:|, The year in which this process was last undertaken:| Christopher Scott, Our executive directors compensation is decided upon by the board of directors and our contract liasons at the department of children and families. All compensation is approved via the Board., 2023| Tyler Fabian, Tyler serves as the Secretary of the Board and received $17 an hour to do specific clerical duties. This was voted in by the Board of Directors as he serves on the board and any board employees who earn compensation for work must be approved by a Board of Directors vote., 2023| Board of Directors, Our board does not receive any compensation solely for serving on the board. As such all board members receive $0 for serving on the board. Only employees such as Tyler Fabian earn income which is solely related to his work providing clerical duties to SUN Scholars Inc., 2023|”

“All statements are made public via our board reports and minutes which are publicly available on sun scholars inc.s website www.sunscholarsinc.org or by request. The only info redacted are line items on bank statements that have student or client information.”

“| Employee Name:, Description:| Lino Pena Martinez, Board members are not paid for serving on the board. Lino is our Board President.| Ria Esteves, Ria was paid $400 to cover for our Director Chris Scott while out on sick leave for 1 week due to contracting Covid-19. Ria provided staff supervision case management and stepped in to ensure all on-the-ground activities were functioning in the absence of Chris.| Tyler Fabian, Tyler serves as our Secretary of the Board and handles major clerical duties throughout the year. Ty is compensated at $17 an hour for between 8 and 12 hours per week. Ty is an alumni of the SUN Scholars Inc. program.| Whitney Rodriguez, Salary: $46,887.91 Whitney provided student support coordianting services working with a caseload of 15-25 students at any given time. Whitney has been our longest standing student support coordinator and is paid slightly higher than other SSCs due to her long standing career at SUN Scholars Inc. Whitney is an alumni of the SUN Scholars Inc. program from 2019.| Alan Abutin, Alan became a full-time employee at SUN in 2023. Alan is responsible for overseeing 15-25 students at any given time and meets at a weekly basis. Alan is an alumni of the 2020 class of SUN Scholars Inc.| Christopher Scott, Chris Scott is the highest paid employee at $73,886 and serves as our Director. He is responsible for program management development grant writing the Robert & Anthony Dudchik SUN Memorial Fund Program our flagship DCF college program events staff management and organizational management. Chriss salary is roughly 58% below the median pay of other Executive Director positions in Connecticut child welfare non-profits.| Danaija Lewis, Upon Stephanie leaving Danaija Lewis fulfilled the role of student support coordinator. We had the two staff have their employment overlap for 1 month to ensure proper transitioning of cases and training was met.| Megan Butler, Megan served as our Town Fair Tire Foundation Fellow to builld curriculum and academic roadmaps over the course of just under 2 years of fellowship at SUN.| Stephanie Cooper, $17,483.68 paid as a full-time employee. Stephanie left mid-way through the year. Stephanie provided student support coordianting services working with a caseload of 15-25 students at any given time. Stephanie is an alumni of the 2020 class of SUN Scholars Inc.| Maria Kelley, Maria served at SUN as a program support assistant over the summer at SUN Scholars Inc. Maria is an alumni of the 2023 class of SUN Scholars Inc.|”

“| Description:, Amount:| Calendly, $153.00| Casebooks Case Management Software, $2376.00| Check Keeper Accounting Platform, $165.00| DocuSign Annual Purchase, $303.00| Bloomerang Donor Software, $1964.00| Jotform, $234.00| POLIS Tutoring Platform for SUN Students, $5015.00| SquareSpace Web Hosting and Domain for www.sunscholarsinc.org, $489.00| Zoom Web Conferencing, $132.00| SUN Workshops And Student Group Activities, $9170.00| Wifi - Comcast Business, $2778.00| Student Public Speaking Program, $3400.00| Student Professional Development Certification at Tunxis CC, $807.00| Staff Professional Development, $1431.00| Graduation Event May 2023 at the Society Room, $5854.00| Graduation Event Gifts for Graduates May 2023, $218.00| Holiday Workshop for SUN Students, $669.00| Student Workshop Food, $452.00| YWCA Co-Design ENGP Programming, $7000.00| Cell Phones for Staff through ATT, $3029.00| SUN Workshops at Innovation Lab, $202.00| Legal Filings for 990 and Secretary of State in CT, $281.00| Payroll Processing through Paychex, $4833.00| Robert & Anthony Dudchik SUN Fund to Florida see complete pulication, $11525.00| Innovation Lab equipment technology furniture and supplies, $11326.00| Mileage Reimbursement for Staff meeting with students in their communities and at colleges, $4624.00| Rent at 39 Russ Street Hartford 2 floors, $34071.00| Technology for staff - laptops chargers and ipad, $2291.00| Junk Removal at SUN Office from 1-800 Junk, $163.00| Robert & Anthony Dudchik Fund Resources for Planning Peru Trip, $1577.00|”