Ploughshares Fund Inc

“Ploughshare fund's outside cpa firm and chief financial officer prepare the form 990. The form is then reviewed and approved by the organization's audit committee. The form is provided to the full board for review before filing.”

“All board members and staff are covered persons under ploughshares fund's conflict of interest policy. In any actual, possible and/or perceived conflict of interest, after reasonable inquiry, the board member or staff is required to advise the organization of the conflict before the organization makes a decision related to, or affecting, such conflict. It is the organization's policy to acknowledge such conflicts openly and appropriately. In cases where a grant is awarded and one or more of ploughshares fund's board members has abstained from voting on the proposed grant because of a conflict or the appearance thereof for example, he or she is a member of that organization's board of directors or is employed by the organization -- such circumstances are clearly identified in the minutes of that meeting.”

“Ploughsghare fund's board of directors has a process for reviewing and approving the compensation of the president on a regular basis to determine it is fair and reasonable with the goal of retaining employees at compensation levels within appropriate market range. The process for determining the compensation paid to the president includes the approval of the compensation arrangement in advance, by the board of directors, with all persons with a conflict of interest abstaining from the board's deliberation and discussion. The board reviews comparable compensation data for comparable services, comparable enterprises (by budget, revenues, number of employees, persons served, and mission), comparable circumstances (geographic location and economic conditions/cost of living), and other factors such as whether the person manages multiple functions or departments, the employee's duties and past performance history, and the employee's background, skills, education, and experience. The documentation of the board includes the terms of the transaction and the date of approval, the members who were present during the debate and vote on the transaction, a description of the comparable data and how it was obtained, and documentation of the basis for the determination.”

“Governing documents, the conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Marketing & communications consulting: program service expenses 60,625. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 60,625. Design services: program service expenses 20,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 10,250. Total expenses 30,250. Human resource consulting: program service expenses 37,367. Management and general expenses 7,953. Fundraising expenses 14,136. Total expenses 59,456. Payroll service: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 7,438. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,438. Photography/videography/audio recording: program service expenses 5,427. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 5,631. Total expenses 11,058. Temporary staffing services: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 13,828. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 13,828. Other professional services: program service expenses 658,087. Management and general expenses 50,993. Fundraising expenses 39,560. Total expenses 748,640.”

“Bad debt expenses: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 7,429. Total expenses 7,429.”