International Rivers Network

“The audit committee of the Board and all Board members and management will receive an electronic copy of the prepared Form 990 before it is filed with the IRS, and will have one week to review it before it is filed.”

“The Organization requires all Board members to sign a statement annually declaring any conflict of interest, and excuse themselves from discussions and votes where such a conflict occurs. In the course of meetings or activities, all Board members and officers will disclose any interets in a transaction or decision where, to their knowledge, including their businesses or other nonprofit affiliations, their families and/or their significant other, employer, or close associates will receive a benefit or gain. After disclosure, the Board members will be asked to leave the room for the discussion and will not be permitted to vote on the question.”

“Every 3-5 years, the Organization conducts a salary benchmarking review for all positions, including that of the Executive Director. The most recent review was in 2020 and implemented in 2021. The Organization purchased salary data for regions in which we have staff from an outside salary benchmarking firm, Birches. Management worked with Birches and an external HR consultant to translate that data to our organization's positions and set salary ranges for different levels of responsibility, cost of living in different geographies, etc. This process was approved by the Board prior to 2020. The pay policy and salary data are used by senior management to evaluate salaries for all staff, except the Executive Director, on an annual basis. This same pay policy and salary comparability data is made available to the Board of directors to be used as a reference in its annual review of the Executive Director's compensation. Management recommends to the Board of directors a lump sum for salary increases as part of its budget recommendations and once approved, management distributes that lump sum among individuals based on its pay policy and the most recent salary comparability data.”

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

“Other professional fees: Program service expenses 222,580. Management and general expenses 11,871. Fundraising expenses 216. Total expenses 234,667.”