Onejustice

“OneJustice's Form 990 is reviewed by the organization's governing body before it is filed. The process is as follows: OneJustice's Audit Committee reviews the Form 990 with the CEO. After approval by the Audit Committee for submission, the Form 990 is distributed via email to the entire Board of Directors for Board members to raise any questions or concerns. The Form is then submitted.”

“OneJustice's conflict of interest policy requires Board members and key employees to disclose, on an annual basis, any interests that could rise to conflicts. Board members and key employees are given a disclosure form each year that asks them to disclose any conflicts, as defined by the policy. The policy also requires any Director who is affiliated with a prospective vendor, paid consultant, or grantee to abstain from voting with regard to any transaction with financial consequences to OneJustice involved that person or entity and, after disclosing his or her interest, to leave the room during discussion and while the vote is taken. At Board meetings, the Chair routinely reminds Board members about the policy and the conflicts requirement before any votes are taken involving transactions with financial consequences to OneJustice. The minutes reflect the Board's actions were in compliance with the policy when any such votes are taken.”

“The OneJustice Board delegated to the Executive Committee the review of executive director's compensation. The Executive Committee consists of the Chair, Vice Chair, Immediate Past Chair, Treasurer and Secretary of the Board, all of whom are independent persons. The CEO was not involved in the compensation review and approval process. During FY2015-2016, the Executive Committee reviewed executive compensation by using the board-approved OneJustice salary scale for the executive position. The CEO's salary scale and benefits were created based on comparability data from the 2015 Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits, the 2015 Center for Nonprofit Management Compensation and Benefits Survey, the 2013 National Center for Youth Law Salary Survey (a review of salaries at 36 social justice nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area), and the 2013-2014 Opportunity Knocks Age and Benefits Report. The Executive Committee decided that the CEO would not receive an increase in compensation during FY2015-2016 and that a decision about compensation increase would take place in fall 2016 following an evaluation of the CEO by the Board of Directors. Part VI, question 15b - No other officers or key employees as defined by Form 990 instructions received compensation.”

“OneJustice provides the financial information from its annual audit and the Form 990 to the public online at www.onejustice.org. OneJustice also states on the website that it will share the conflict of interest policy and whistleblower policy directly with anyone who submits an email request for the documents. OneJustice also provides its Form 990, audit, and financial information to GuideStar and has earned GuideStar's Gold Exchange Seal in recognition of its commitment to transparency.”