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 its Executive Committee the review of executive compensation. Upon assessing the Executive Director's compensation in June 2017, the Committee consisted of the Board Chair, Vice Chair, Immediate Past Chair, and Secretary, all of whom are independent persons. The CEO was not involved in the compensation review and approval process. In its evaluation, the Executive Committee reviewed comparable executive compensation packages in the broader nonprofit sector, as well as the legal services nonprofit sector more specifically. The Committee reviewed comparability data from several sources including, but not limited to, the OneJustice salary scale approved by the Board of Directors, the 2016 Legal Aid Compensation Survey Report, and the 2018 Northern California Fair Pay Nonprofit Compensation report. The Board reaffirmed the Committee's determinations about executive compensation when it approved the organization's budget for FY 1819 in June 2018. Additionally, the Board will continue to meet periodically to assess whether the Executive Director's pay continues to abide by market standards.”

“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, whistleblower policy, audit and Form 990 directly with anyone who submits an email request for the documents. OneJustice also provides its Form 990, audit, and financial information to GuideStar; OneJustice has also earned the Gold GuideStar Exchange Seal in recognition of its commitment to transparency.”