Disability Rights Washington

“Drw's form 990 is approved by the board treasurer and disseminated to the full board with a deadline for expressing any concerns. It is reviewed at the first board meeting after its completion.”

“Drw has a conflict of interest policy for both its board and its staff members. Once a year the topic is discussed and individuals are required to sign a code of ethics certification form. Potential conflicts of interest are brought to the chairperson of board or council. The matter is discussed by the board or council. The matter of whether or not a conflict actually exists will be decided by majority vote of the members present of the board or council, excluding the member with the potential conflict. After the board or council has made the determination of whether or not an actual conflict of interest exists, they will take whatever action is deemed appropriate by the majority of the board or council. Such actions may include excluding the member from participating in discussions on the matter with which they have a conflict; not allowing that member to vote on any actions regarding that particular matter, or, in the case of an extreme conflict, asking the board or council member to step down from their position.”

“Once a year the board of directors executive committee meets to prepare the executive directors performance appraisal and pay review. Periodically in preparing the pay review comparative information is collected from form 990s of similar organizations across the country as well as other non-profits in the state of washington. Also considered is the prior salary history. Disability rights washington has a base salary rate for each job category that is periodically reviewed after researching compensation rates for like organizations in the localities where our offices are located. Salary surveys are also conducted by our national association and other relevant salary surveys.”

“Disability rights washington's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public online and upon request at drw headquarters in seattle.”

“The number of volunteers corresponds to the number of board, dac and mhac members, and volunteers that worked on the fundraising event. Drw did not have program volunteers or volunteer attorneys.”