Rubicon Programs Inc.

“Accounting staff and cfo carefully review the form 990 for accuracy and completeness and reconcile key amounts back to the year-end financials. Prior to its filing with the irs, all board members receive a copy of the form 990 as well”

“Staff is required to sign at the start of employment and board signs at the start of membership and thereafter completes an annual attestation.”

“Periodically, the human resource department embarks on an analysis of the officers' compensation rates and compares them to industry standards. Using the center for nonprofit management compensation and benefits survey, hr examines positions and/or grade looking at salaries, ranking, skill level, etc. A comparison is then made against agencies who are a similar size, nature, locale, etc. Once adequate ranges are determined, they are presented to the cfo and finance committee of the board of directors who will review. The board of directors will approve or make recommendations.”

“Rubicon's governing documents are made available upon request and are on file with the state of california where they can be confirmed and reviewed by the public. Rubicon's conflict of interest policy is an internal policy that both staff and board members review and attest to compliance via their signature on the document. The document is also available for review by the public upon request. Rubicon's financial statements are distributed to a core group of external stakeholders upon completion and summaries of the financial documents are included in rubicon's annual report. Statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Temporary help: program service expenses 24. Management and general expenses 119. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 143. Intern stipends: program service expenses 477. Management and general expenses 2,373. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,850. Subcontractors: program service expenses 1,554,968. Management and general expenses 89,866. Fundraising expenses 155,911. Total expenses 1,800,745. Recruiting and hiring: program service expenses 9,840. Management and general expenses 48,994. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 58,834.”

“This process has not changed from prior year.”