Community Partners

“The audit committee of the organization reviews the informational return and then makes it available for the rest of the board of directors for their review. The return is then electronically filed.”

“All contracts and expenses are reviewed by finance staff and all corporate level decisions that might be a conflict of interest are known by the president of the organization and reviewed and discussed with the appropriate staff and legal counsel.”

“The ceo's compensation is reviewed by the executive committee and the board. An independent compensation consultant is utilized to conduct a competitive compensation assessment using the most available form 990 filings of selected comparison organizations and current major published surveys covering the defined executive market. The ceo's compensation is approved by the board. The ceo and the executive committee review and approve the compensation of officers. An independent compensation consultant is utilized to conduct a competitive compensation assessment for these positions as well.”

“All governing documents, conflict of interest policy, informational returns and financial statements are available to the public upon request. The form 990 is also available for public inspection on www.guidestar.org.”

“Community partners (the organization") is a california nonprofit public benefit corporation that helps foster, launch and grow creative solutions to community challenges. Through fiscal sponsorship, the organization provides the benefits of tax-exempt status, a full range of back-office services, and expert guidance to the 181-plus projects working under its umbrella. As an intermediary, the organization combines its robust financial and administrative services with extensive nonprofit development experience to help foundations, government agencies and other institutions create and manage complex initiatives, build grantee capacity, and supports other efforts to advance the public good. The organization's knowledge sharing activities are designed to capture and disseminate nonprofit best practices, as well as generate innovative ideas and perspectives to strengthen leaders, build the field, and serve as a springboard for an effective civil society. Across all program areas, the organization works toward its organizational vision: a vibrant society in which individuals and institutions use knowledge, resources and relationships to build equitable, democratic and thriving communities. The organization's work spans a wide range of fields, including civic engagement, arts and culture, education, social justice, health, public policy, social services and youth.”

“Through the fiscal sponsorship program, we accept new program projects on a regular basis. While each program is monitored and identified on a separate basis, they are all considered to be part of the organization's fiscal sponsorship program, which has not changed.”