The Harmony Project

“Process the organization uses to review the Form 990 The finance committee reviews the Form 990 prior to submission. After the review process, the committee makes a recommendation to the full board of directors to either approve filing the Form 990, or to remand the document back to the accountant for necessary changes.”

“Process of monitoring and enforcing compliance with conflict of interest policy Harmony Project board members are required to review and sign a conflict of interest statement annually. At the annual review, the board members are reminded to disclose any potential conflicts of interest, whether financial, or through support of another organization whoses mission is counter to Harmony Projects mission. Resolution of a potential conflict of interest may be as simple as expecting a board member to leave the room for certain discussions and voting, or in extreme cases, requiring the board member to resign. Harmony Projects conflict of interest policy is enforced for key employees, as well as for board members.”

“Process for determining compensation of key employees The executive committee and finance committee discuss and set compensation for key employees by examining current data from the Southern California Compensation survey, as published annually by the Center for Non-Profit Management. The committee focuses on data relevent to compensation standards in the local area. The committees recommendations are then forwarded to the full board for review and discussion.”

“How the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statement available Harmony Project posts its Form 990 and conflict of interest policy on the world wide web through Guide Star, a watchdog organization dedicated to creatiing transparency for U.S. based non profit organizations. The organization also provides audited financial statements and the Form 990 to the public upon written or verbal request.”