Acacia Center for Justice

“The organization has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. Once a draft of the 990 has been made available, acacia circulates the form 990 to all board members and key personnel via email. The information is reviewed, and comments and feedback are incorporated when appropriate. Acacia returns the form 990 to the tax preparer for filing.”

“The organization has a written conflict of interest policy that applies to all trustees, officers, employees, and volunteers of the corporation. The organization annually and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy. A conflict of interest may arise when: (a) the outside interests or activities (such as covered interests) of a trustee, officer, employee, or volunteer interfere or compete with the corporation 's interests. (b) the stake of a trustee, officer, employee, or volunteer in a transaction or arrangement is such that it reduces the likelihood that such person's influence can be exercised impartially in the best interests of the corporation. (c) a trustee, officer, employee, or volunteer has divided loyalties. (d) an excess benefit transaction would occur. An interested person must disclose the existence of any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest as soon as such interested person identifies that there may be a conflict of interest, and before the corporation enters into the proposed transaction or arrangement that gives rise to the conflict of interest. After any discussion between the board and the interested person, the interested person shall leave the board meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon.”

“The executive committee of the board of trustees, composed of independent members with no conflicts of interest, reviews and approves compensation for the executive director and all other officers. In determining compensation, the committee considers individual performance, the organization's compensation philosophy, corporate resources, and compensation for comparable positions at other organizations. The committee may review comparability data from published nonprofit salary surveys, form 990 filings of peer organizations of similar size and mission, and other relevant market data sources. All deliberations, supporting data, and final decisions are contemporaneously documented in the committee's minutes, including the date of review, participants, data reviewed, and board approval of compensation levels. The compensation review process was most recently conducted in 2024.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. In addition, the organization makes its governing documents and conflicts of interest policy available upon request. The audited financial statements and form 990 are available on the website.”

“Interpreters/translation/other: program service expenses 4,563,075. Management and general expenses 386,245. Fundraising expenses 90,751. Total expenses 5,040,071. Pension service fees: program service expenses 3,679. Management and general expenses 5,783. Fundraising expenses 84. Total expenses 9,546. Payroll processing fees: program service expenses 31,739. Management and general expenses 49,878. Fundraising expenses 722. Total expenses 82,339. Subcontractor services: program service expenses 291,024,400. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 291,024,400. Other professional fees: program service expenses 131,167. Management and general expenses 11,103. Fundraising expenses 2,609. Total expenses 144,879.”