Community Initiatives

“After the draft form 990 was prepared, it was reviewed by the board of directors and senior management. Then the final form 990 was distributed to all board members for their review and comment before filing.”

“At the board meeting during which a new director is elected, he/she is asked to sign the conflict of interest policy forms prepared by our attorney. At the annual meeting in january, all officers, directors, and key employees update their forms for the following year. Potential conflicts are reviewed and determined by the board or a committee in a meeting that does not include the person under review. If a conflict exists, the board or committee shall decide whether to enter any proposed transaction and, if so, to ensure that the terms of the transaction are reasonable. If a director is involved, the director shall not vote on any transaction in which the director has an interest, and the remaining board or committee members shall decide the matter.”

“The independent board of directors, in executive session, annually reviews the performance of its ceo and cfo and approves changes in compensation which are compared against data for similar positions in the nonprofit sector. They then instruct the director of human resources to implement changes. This deliberation is recorded in the minutes of the meeting and filed with its corporate documents.”

“Financial statements, governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are made available upon request during regular business hours and when appropriate staff is available. These documents are available for the same period of time set forth in sec. 6104(d). An annual report is published which includes a summary of the independent audit. This report is widely distributed and is available on our website and upon request to the general public.”

“Community initiatives acts as a thought-partner and provides professional services to nonprofit startups, established initiatives, networks, and collaborations. We sponsor projects for the benefit of communities in service to social change. Community initiatives enables individuals and groups, working together, to create and invest in projects that benefit the public. We do this by providing fiscal sponsorship and financial, human resources, and grants management services to unincorporated nonprofit projects. These include new incubating nonprofit organizations, collaborative initiatives of philanthropic foundations, and public/private partnerships with government agencies. In 2019, community initiatives served 91 projects throughout california and elsewhere. These projects include new incubating nonprofit organizations, collaborative initiatives of philanthropic foundations, and public/private partnerships with government agencies. Projects, which may have overlapping issue areas, are focused on education (51%), social justice (37%), health and wellness (31%), youth development (21%), capacity building (17%), environment (15%), network/alliance (13%), arts (7%), philanthropy (7%), and animals (4%). One quarter of projects (25%) work on a diverse set of issues, including career development, civic engagement, culture/humanities, data science, food/farming, immigration, journalism/media, science, and veteran support. For more information see www.communityin.org.”

“Outside temporary support: program service expenses 99,488. Management and general expenses 21,929. Fundraising expenses 11,054. Total expenses 132,471. Interns: program service expenses 8,401. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 933. Total expenses 9,334. Consultants - general: program service expenses 2,148,988. Management and general expenses 157,754. Fundraising expenses 238,776. Total expenses 2,545,518. Consultants - technical: program service expenses 76,150. Management and general expenses 55,811. Fundraising expenses 8,461. Total expenses 140,422. Consultants - program: program service expenses 1,609,325. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 178,814. Total expenses 1,788,139. Consultants - other: program service expenses 47,646. Management and general expenses 9,001. Fundraising expenses 5,292. Total expenses 61,939. Consultants - communications: program service expenses 386,807. Management and general expenses 98,540. Fundraising expenses 42,979. Total expenses 528,326. Consultants - facilitator: program service expenses 12,011. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 1,335. Total expenses 13,346. Honorarium: program service expenses 56,417. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 6,269. Total expenses 62,686. Translation services: program service expenses 7,010. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 779. Total expenses 7,789. Child care: program service expenses 2,150. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 239. Total expenses 2,389. Employee recruiting: program service expenses 1,877. Management and general expenses 29,666. Fundraising expenses 209. Total expenses 31,752. Payroll processing: program service expenses 23. Management and general expenses 24,551. Fundraising expenses 3. Total expenses 24,577. Videography: program service expenses 52,206. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 5,801. Total expenses 58,007.”