Global Mapping Project Inc

“The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and is reviewed by the organizations top management for accuracy. Management then emails the draft 990 to the entire board of directors, at least two weeks in advance of filing, requesting their review and comments. Directors "reply to all" to the email so the whole board, as well as top management, can track the discussion and any concerns that arise.”

“At each regular board meeting, the board explicitly reviews any potential conflicts of interest, including requiring each director to report his or her outside organizational involvements. Any relevant conflicts of interest must be approved by the board. Should a conflict exist, interested parties are required to recuse themselves from the deliberations and subsequent board vote. Directors sign a conflict of interest statement on a semi-annual basis. In addition, at each regular board meeting, the board receives a report of the outside involvements of the organization's staff members.”

“On an annual basis, the board of directors, without the president's participation, conducts a review of the CEO's compensation and determines, by board vote, what that compensation should be for the coming year. Periodically, at the board discretion, the board reviews comparable organizations' presidents' compensation, discussing its findings (again, without the CEO present), and uses that input to inform its CEO compensation deliberations. This was last done in July of 2012. All compensation related decisions are recorded in the board minutes.”

“By board policy, the organization makes such documents available upon request, but only as approved at the discretion of the CEO.”

“Research Service Fees: Program service expenses 55,234. Management and general expenses 1,263. Fundraising expenses 196. Total expenses 56,693. Mapping Service Fees: Program service expenses 38,485. Management and general expenses 880. Fundraising expenses 137. Total expenses 39,502. Publishing Service Fees: Program service expenses 13,411. Management and general expenses 307. Fundraising expenses 48. Total expenses 13,766. Other Professional Sevice Fees: Program service expenses 2,887. Management and general expenses 66. Fundraising expenses 10. Total expenses 2,963.”