Dolores C Huerta Foundation

“Dolores huerta and alicia arong are sisters. Angela cabrera, fidel cabrera, and camila chavez are siblings.”

“During the tax year, the organization adopted amended and restated bylaws materially affecting governance. The changes include: (i) establishing a board size of 13 voting directors and revising the quorum to a majority of directors in office (minimum 3); (ii) restructuring officers, creating board officers (chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer) distinct from corporate officers (including president and executive director) and defining their respective authorities; (iii) clarifying director terms (3year, staggered; unlimited consecutive terms), removal, and vacancy procedures (including electronic written consents/board polls); (iv) updating meeting requirements (annual january meeting; quarterly meetings with 10day notice; special meetings with 48hour notice; remote participation; agenda/minute procedures); (v) revising committee provisions to advisory committees only and establishing audit committee requirements when revenues are $2,000,000; (vi) reaffirming the 49% interested director limitation and adopting enhanced conflictofinterest provisions; (vii) updating fiscal authority (dual signatures and a $5,000 contract threshold absent board approval); and (viii) articulating the organization's charitable purposes/mission and dissolution provisions consistent with irc 501(c)(3).”

“Draft copies of form 990 with all statements and related state reports are provided to the board and the organization's attorney for review. Board members are given time to review, inquire, and resolve any questions and reply with approval prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy is provided to all employees as part of the bylaw and employee hand book and is maintained in the employee policy manual. A copy of the policy is also provided to the board members. The organization has instituted an annual questionaire for board members and employees to complete and sign to disclose any potential conflict of interest. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, a director must disclose the existence of ant perceived or actual conflict of interest assocated with a proposed action under consideration by the bod or to any actual conflict of interest in accordance with the board's conflict of interest policy and provide and update all board members to ensyre they adhere to their duty of loyalty.”

“The board of directors has a process of reviewing and approving the compensation of its executive director and other officers and key employees, on a regular basis to determine it is fair and reasonable with the goal of retaining employees at compensation levels within appropriate market range. The board of directors sets the compensation packages of the executive director and other officers and key employees based on comparable market data of similar sized organzations and industry. The comparable data includes the 2022 compensation & benefits survey for southern california nonprofits. The results of the survey were presented to the full board and the board voted on the compensation packages, in advance. The organzation's board of directors contamporaneously documented its deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangements, including who was present, how they voted, and a description of the comparability data and how it was obtained.”

“The organization's annual return is available by written request from the offices of the organization. It is also available online through the guidestar system.”

“Contract labor: program service expenses 455,370. Management and general expenses 283,172. Fundraising expenses 67,907. Total expenses 806,449.”

“Bad debt expenses: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 36,000. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 36,000. Taxes and licenses: program service expenses 16,855. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 3,996. Total expenses 20,851. Sponsorships and gifts: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 5,314. Total expenses 5,314. Other expenses: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,431. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,431.”