The Sunrise Project Inc

“During 2024, the bylaws were amended to give the executive director voting rights.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional in conjunction with the organization's accounting and finance staff. Management then reviews a draft of the form 990; adjustments are made, as necessary. A complete copy of the form 990 is made available to the voting members of the board of directors prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy which covers all members of the board of directors, officers, and key employees. Under the conflict of interest policy, each covered member is required to provide annual disclosure and compliance statements which: (i) affirms that the person has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, has read and understood the policy, and has agreed to comply with the policy, and (ii) discloses the person's financial interests and family relationships that could give rise to conflicts of interest. Should a potential conflict of interest be identified, the covered person shall disclose to the board all material facts regarding his or her interest in the transaction, promptly upon learning of the proposed transaction; the board (excluding any insiders or other interested persons involved with the transaction) shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists. Should an actual conflict of interest be identified, the board may ask questions of and receive presentation(s) from the insider(s) and any other interested person(s), but shall deliberate and vote on the transaction in their absence. The minutes of any meeting of the board shall record the deliberations and vote on the matter.”

“Compensation for the principal officer, other officers, and key employees has historically been established by an advisory board of the organization's fiscal sponsor, which utilized comparability data in determining appropriate and reasonable compensation. Effective august 1, 2022, the organization "spun-out" from its fiscal sponsor, and the organization is currently establishing similar policies and procedures on a go-forward basis. There have been no substantial increases in compensation subsequent to the organization spinning-out from its fiscal sponsor as an independent entity; however, the organization regularly monitors compensation by benchmarking salaries with recruiters and compensation consultants to ensure compensation for officers and key employees and reasonable given the employee's responsibilities and geographic location.”

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

“Professional services - staff training: program service expenses 55,177. Management and general expenses 9,392. Fundraising expenses 2,684. Total expenses 67,253. Professional services - recruiting: program service expenses 88,754. Management and general expenses 16,795. Fundraising expenses 4,800. Total expenses 110,349. Consultant fees - general: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 2,608,791. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,608,791. Consultant fees - project management: program service expenses 735,232. Management and general expenses 5,203. Fundraising expenses 1,487. Total expenses 741,922. Consultant fees - research & evaluation: program service expenses 770,092. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 770,092. Consultant fees - communications: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 945,213. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 945,213. Contractor expenses: program service expenses 88,963. Management and general expenses 510. Fundraising expenses 2. Total expenses 89,475. Consultant fees - strategy: program service expenses 428,282. Management and general expenses 542. Fundraising expenses 155. Total expenses 428,979. Peo fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 317,380. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 317,380. Consultant fees - campaign management: program service expenses 223,073. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 223,073.”