Relief International Inc.

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants with the assistance of the organization's cfo and staff. The cfo and ceo review the return before submitting via email to the full board for their review prior to its submission to the irs.”

“It is the policy of relief international (ri) to prohibit its employees and board members from engaging in any activity, practice, or act which conflicts with, or appears to conflict with, the interests of ri. Each employee and board member is required to disclose any interest or involvement when participating in a transaction of the organization in which another party to the transaction includes himself, a close relative (spouse, parent, child, sibling, niece, nephew or in-law) or an organization with which the member of the board, the employee, or a close relative, is affiliated. This policy is not intended to detail every situation that could give rise to a conflict of interest. A person with ordinary good judgment should know whether or not a particular activity involves an actual or potential conflict. Where there is doubt, the matter should be brought to the attention of the individual's immediate supervisor (for staff) or the board chairperson (for board members), who will take action as appropriate. In general, employees and board members should refrain from: offering, soliciting or accepting gifts, except those of a nominal value, in return for an advantageous position; engaging in conduct that interferes with the primary time and effort obligation to ri or divides his or her loyalty, or discredits ri's name; or, disclosing confidential or proprietary information about ri to third parties. Upon discovery of a potential conflict, either in procurement or hiring or any other area of organizational interest, the employee or board member should make prompt disclosure to the supervisor or board chairperson (as appropriate), but no later than 30 days after becoming aware of an anticipated or actual occurrence. Members of the board and employees who have a conflict of interest in any matter shall refrain from participating in the consideration of the proposed transaction.”

“In 2020, the board of directors, through the human resources committee, approved a head office salary scale that was designed by the hr department based on market analysis. This salary scale also covered senior staff's compensation. The board of directors approved and decided upon ceo compensation based on this market and comparative analysis. The process and determination was contemporaneously documented.”

“Relief international presents its financial statements on its website. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Uncompensated board members and interns serve as volunteers.”

“The form 990 for the year ended december 31, 2020 has been amended to update the following for a financial statement audit that was formally issued after the original filing of the return: part iv, line 12a is now checked yes to indicate an audit was completed for the year part xii, line 2b was answered yes to indicate an audit was completed for the year. The separate basis box was also checked on this line. Part xii, line 12c was checked yes as there was a board committee who exercised oversight of the audit issued after the original return was filed. Schedule d, parts xi and xii were completed due to the fact that the organization has audited financial statements for the year. Schedule o was updated to remove the explanation provided for part iv, line 12a and part xii, line 2b since an audit has now been issued.”

“Activity reported on this form 990 and its audited financial statements includes all activity for relief international kenya, a related tax exempt organization included on schedule r, part ii.”