Dare America

“Director t. Miller is the uncle of director j. Miller. Director m. Perricone is the son of director s. Perricone.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent cpa firm subsequent to an annual cpa financial statement audit. It is reviewed by the chief financial officer and the president/ceo. It is then furnished to the audit committee of the d.a.r.e. America board of directors for review/approval before submission to the irs.”

“D.a.r.e. America has a written conflict of interest policy which is furnished to all new officers, directors, and key employees. Annually, these individuals are asked to update their conflict of interest policy statement or to disclose any change in conflict of interest status to the board of directors. In addition, the chairman of the board and the president/ceo carefully monitor these individuals as to any dealings with d.a.r.e. America that might represent a conflict. All potential board members and prospective employees are vetted to avoid selection of anyone who might have a conflict of interest.”

“Each year, d.a.r.e. America conducts an extensive salary survey for all employees. The salary survey analyzes the duties of employees and compares them to like positions in non-profit organizations of similar mission, scope, size, and budget. The purpose of this survey is to determine individual employee accountabilities and responsiblities in order to set appropriate compensation levels. All quantifiable aspects of compensation are reviewed including but not limited to base salaries, merit increases, salary ranges, incentives, bonuses, benefits, and geographical location. Comparable data for the salary survey is obtained from a wide variety of reliable and published sources such as the bureau of labor statistics, the guidestar nonprofit compensation survey, and the nonprofit times. The completed d.a.r.e. America salary survey with accompanying recommendations is then submitted to the compensation committee of the board of directors for review and appropriate action.”

“D.a.r.e america makes the applicable documents available, upon request, for public inspection at its principal office during regular business hours. The inspecting individual is allowed to photocopy documents. If the individual asks that we photocopy the documents, a reasonable fee will be charged if the request is voluminous. In addition, d.a.r.e america honors written requests for a copy of the applicable documents. We also make the annual irs form 990 return available on the state of california, office of the attorney general, department of justice website which is available to the general public.”

“D.a.r.e america's policy is to make governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and certain other documents available for public inspection at its principal office during regular business hours. The inspecting individual is allowed to take notes freely and to photocopy documents. If the request is voluminous, a reasonable fee for photocopying will be assessed.”

“Other outside services: program service expenses 2,768,896. Management and general expenses 161,626. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,930,522.”

“The organization has an audit committee which reports to the board of directors.”

“A section 501(h) election is in effect. The organization spent no funds on lobbying during 2017.”