Islamic Relief USA

“The irs form 990 is reviewed internally by the finance, program, and legal departments. It is then submitted to the board of directors for final review prior to filing with the irs.”

“The board of directors reviews the conflict of interest policy, prepared by external legal counsel, annually. The conflict of interest statement is completed and signed by all board of directors and officers annually. If a transaction comes before the board for consideration that involves a conflict of interest, the conflicted board member must alert the board to the conflict and recuse himself or herself from voting on the matter. This process would be recorded in the minutes. Conflict of interest disclosures are made by key employees, reviewed by human resources and shared with the key employee's supervisor if it appears that the employee would be involved in decision-making that could result in a conflict. The organization maintains internal controls and policies that facilitate enforcement with the conflict of interest policy.”

“The board of directors review recommended compensation levels in light of market and comparability data such as prior job history, competing offers, relevant salary surveys, irs form 990 data from similarly situated ngos, and other comparable, and then approves or adjusts the total compensation and/or individual components thereof. These deliberations are recorded in contemporaneous minutes. Compensation of the ceo and other officers of the organization are approved by irusa's board of directors.”

“Irusa's financial statements are available at: www.irusa.org. Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are available upon request at: [email protected]. Financial statements, conflict of interest policy and governing documents are available upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d).”

“Islamic relief usa (irusa) enjoyed the service of an estimated 1506 volunteers across the country during 2017. Irusa offers volunteer opportunities including organizing events, assisting in food package assembly, providing administrative support in an office environment, and various other programs that aid communities in need. The disaster response team (drt) is a dedicated group of irusa volunteers who undergo training in disaster services to help u.s. Communities during or after disasters such as tornadoes and floods, many times working in partnership with the american red cross. We continue to support communities around the country through our membership in the national voad (voluntary organizations active in disaster). Our annual ramadan food box assembly program engages volunteers all over the country through packing events that allow volunteers to attend and assist us in the assembly of 5000+ food boxes which provide assistance to families in need around the country.”

“Irusa recognizes the inherent challenges in generating an accurate beneficiary count in relief and development work. Some challenges can involve data integrity and others are intrinsic to the context in the field, including the ability to maintain an accurate census of a transient or displaced population. In line with our values of excellence and stewardship, irusa strives to be aware of, and adopt, the best industry standards for our beneficiary count methodology. Since 2016, irusa has adopted a methodology for the programs we fund and/or implement in which a beneficiary who is provided with multiple services during a 12-month period, whether through the same or multiple projects, is counted as one individual recipient. Also, beneficiary numbers are inclusive of all those who were served throughout a reporting year, including projects that may have carried over from one year to the next or are multiple year projects.”

“Islamic relief usa received a consolidated statement that included itself, its disregarded entity, 88 wheeler foundation llc, and its related supporting organization, irusa waqf, prepared in accordance with gaap. Islamic relief usa did not receive a separate statement for itself as a standalone entity.”

“Our professional employer organization (peo), trinet hr corporation, filed 158 w-2's on behalf of irusa. Trinet hr corporation (trinet hr iii, inc.) is a professional employer organization headquartered at 9000 town center parkway, bradenton, fl 34202, (888) 874-6388. It provides hr outsourcing services, including payroll processing, human capital consulting, and employee benefits for small to medium-sized businesses. Their ein is 48-1304650.”

“Foreign currency exchange gain 121,701. Grant refunds 3,063,962.”