More Perfect Union Action

“The form 990 was prepared by coo/treasurer and third party accountants, reviewed by the executive director and outside counsel. It was presented to the board of directors for review prior to filing.”

“Each member and officer of the board of directors, and any members of a committee with delegated powers of the governing board sign a statement annually affirming such person: has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, agrees to comply with the policy, and gives notice of any potential conflicts with the policy. If the board of directors or committee has reasonable cause to believe a person has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it informs the person of the basis for such belief and affords the person an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the person's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the board or committee determines the person has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it takes appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“Independent members of the board reviewed comparability data from similar organizations' 990s and other publicly available sources for the executive director, coo, and key employees during a regular board meeting. The executive director, and coo were recused for the discussions and vote on the respective salary. The last compensation review took place in december 2024. Salaries for other officers and key employees of the organization were set and approved by independent members of the board during annual budget decisions.”

“Upon request, mpua makes available the documents required to be made publicly available by section 6104.”

“Mpua employees are paid by mpua under a common paymaster arrangement and cost-sharing agreement, and are shared with more perfect union foundation, inc and more perfect union solidarity. The mpua portion of the compensation for each relevant employee is: faiz shakir salaries: $40,161 benefits: $10,442 malea stenzel gilligan salaries: $83,978 benefits: $21,834 joshua miller-lewis salaries: $16,140 benefits: $4,196 faiz and malea are not independent since they are compensated as employees.”

“Consulting fees: program service expenses 16,207. Management and general expenses 1,390. Fundraising expenses 505. Total expenses 18,102. Social media consultants: program service expenses 4,931. Management and general expenses 423. Fundraising expenses 154. Total expenses 5,508. Hosts & collaborators: program service expenses 716. Management and general expenses 61. Fundraising expenses 22. Total expenses 799. Freelancer fees: program service expenses 135,686. Management and general expenses 11,639. Fundraising expenses 4,232. Total expenses 151,557. Location costs: program service expenses 2,795. Management and general expenses 240. Fundraising expenses 87. Total expenses 3,122. Video creation: program service expenses 28,414. Management and general expenses 2,437. Fundraising expenses 886. Total expenses 31,737. Net other professional fees: program service expenses 18,032. Management and general expenses 1,547. Fundraising expenses 562. Total expenses 20,141.”