Trans Journalists Association

“Copy of 990 was provided to all of the Board of Directors and reviewed prior to filing.”

“The Board of Directors are provided with a copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy upon joining the Board and are asked to disclose any potential conflicts. Any identified conflicts are reviewed by the Board, and members are prohibited from participating in deliberations and decisions on transactions where they are in potential conflict.”

“The Board periodically reviews and approves the compensation of the Board members to ensure it is in line with market amounts and job responsibilities. While TJA was still fiscally sponsored, we paid a few board members contract fees for conducting trainings. We paid our standard training rates, which are paid to any of our contractors doing the same work, and this work was outside the scope of their board duties. These payments all occurred prior to June 2024 and under our fiscal sponsor.”

“The Board periodically reviews and approves the compensation of the Board members to ensure it is in line with market amounts and job responsibilities.”

“The Organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“We offered private newsroom trainings to large newsrooms, including the Associated Press and American Public Media, and to smaller groups of newsrooms via Report For America. Our representatives spoke at multiple journalism industry conferences, reaching diverse audiences of data reporters, editors, and education reporters, all key coverage areas. These trainings pulled from our style guide, which we continued to maintain for the year. (Additional expenses occurred under fiscal sponsorship.)”