Kara

“The tax return is prepared by a Certified Public Accountant and is forwarded to the Primary Officer for review. The tax return is made available to all board members prior to its filing.”

“Annually, each Board Member signs a Conflict of Interest Statement, which declares the following:No member of the Kara Board of Directors shall derive any personal profit or gain, directly or indirectly, by reason of his or her participation in Kara. Each individual shall disclose to Kara any personal interest which he or she may have in any matter pending before the organization and shall refrain from participation in any decision on such matter. Any member of Karas Board of Directors shall refrain from obtaining any list of Karas clients for personal or private solicitation purposes at any time during the term of their affiliation. In addition, each Board member shall declare any board member service for other organizations as well as their current employer if applicable. The signed Conflict of Interest Statement further certifies that except with regard to carrying out their duties as an office or director of Kara or as described below, they are currently not, nor at any time during the past year have been: 1)A participant, directly or indirectly, in any arrangement, agreement, investment, or other activity with any vendor, supplier, or other party; doing business with Kara which has resulted or could result in person benefit. 2)A recipient, directly or indirectly, of any salary payments or loans or gifts of any kind or any free service or discounts or other fees from or on behalf of any person or organization engaged in any transaction with Kara. Any exceptions to 1 or 2 are attached with a full description of the transactions and of the interest, whether direct or indirect, which they have (or have had during the past year) in the persons or organizations having transactions with Kara.”

“The ED salary is set when a new ED is hired based on both level of qualification and a review of a current nonprofit salary survey for northern California, to see what EDs make in similar organizations. The salary is then reviewed annually and raises are based on performance and financial resources.”

“The Organization makes its governing documents available to the public via the Internet (agency website) through the Guidestar website or via directly upon request.”