Policylink

“Form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's director of financial accounting and cfo. A draft of form 990 is then reviewed by the director of financial accounting and cfo and any corrections/modifications are then made by the outside cpa. The revised draft is then reviewed by the cfo and chief operating officer. Any concerns that the cfo has are raised with the cpa firm, and when necessary, the chief operating officer. When a consensus is achieved, a full copy of the form 990 is distributed to all members of the governing board before finalization and electronically filed with the taxing authorities.”

“Board members renew their conflict of interest statement anually. In the statement they pledge to alert the organization of any conflicts as they arise, not just on an annual basis. Conflicts of interest are approved by the board of directors in which determinations are made by the board in good faith, with knowledge of the material facts concerning the transaction and the director's interest in the transaction, and by vote of a majority of the directors in office not counting the vote of the interested director.”

“The salaries for the ceo and cfo were approved by the board of directors, after a review of a compensation study prepared for the organization by a consultant specializing in nonprofit executive compensation, compensation data for the same positions in similar organizations, compiled from nonprofit industry surveys, as well as information from specific organizations of similar impact. The salaries for the coo and the executive vice president of programs, were set by the ceo based on a compensation study prepared for the organization by a consultant specializing in nonprofit executive compensation, compensation data for the same positions in similar organizations compiled from nonprofit industry surveys, as well as information from specific organizations of similar impact. All deliberations and decisons regarding compensation are done by independent person review and approval, and are contemporaneously documented in the board meeting minutes.”

“Policylink makes its financial statements available to the public on its website at https://www.policylink.org/about-us/financials-990. The organizing documents and conflicts of interest/ethics policy available to the public upon request.”

“Other professional fees: program service expenses 10,874,222. Management and general expenses 1,647,091. Fundraising expenses 13,121. Total expenses 12,534,434.”