Sustainable Conservation

“The organization did not have a committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“A draft of form 990 is reviewed by management and the audit committee of the board of directors prior to filing. The committee meets with management and the tax preparer as necessary to review the form 990, related schedules and supporting documentation. If changes to the form are requested, a revised copy is reviewed by management and sent to the committtee. The committee approves the filing and makes a recommendation to the full board to ratify the filing at the next board meeting.”

“The organization requests all board members to sign a conflict of interest statement once a year.”

“The governance committee is composed entirely of people that have no conflict of interest with sustainable conservation, its officers/key employees or its compensation arrangements. It is responsible for conducting the performance and compensation review of the executive director. The performance review process includes a self review by the executive director, discussion with the committee and a discussion amongst the committee then by the board. A written performance review is included in the personnel file of the executive director. The committee also reviews compensation information of comparable positions at environmental organization of similar sizes in the bay area and makes a compensation recommendation to the full board. The full board then discusses the recommendation and decides on the compensation annually and a record is put in the executive director's personnel file. Executive director's last compensation review was in 2017.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Program service revenue shows a large increase for the current year in comparison to prior year. This is due to reclassification in the current year government contracts from contributions/grants to program revenue.”

“It services: program service expenses 28,189. Management and general expenses 5,535. Fundraising expenses 11,352. Total expenses 45,076. General program services: program service expenses 3,180. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 10,370. Total expenses 13,550. Digital/ graphic design: program service expenses 1,500. Management and general expenses 8,512. Fundraising expenses 9,221. Total expenses 19,233. Technical/research consulting: program service expenses 1,047,101. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,047,101. Payroll & benefits service: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 6,324. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,324. Web design & maintenance: program service expenses 12,423. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 2,000. Total expenses 14,423. Honorarium: program service expenses 150. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 150. Communications: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 10,000. Total expenses 10,000.”

“The audit committee selects an independent cpa firm to conduct the audit. There was no change in the selection process or the auditor this year”