Tostan Inc.

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants. A draft of the returnwas reviewed by senior management and finance committee. The final form 990was provided to the board of directors before filing with the irs.”

“Notice will be given to the senior management immediately and board yearly.if a conflict arises, the board of directors determine whether the conflictexists and, if so, the board votes to authorize or reject the transactionor take any other action deemed necessary to address the conflict andprotect tostans best interests.board members have a duty to disclose any possible conflict of interest.the board of directors determines whether a conflict of interest existsand, if so the board votes to authorize or reject the transaction or takeany other action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protecttostans best interests. Votes will be by a majority vote, without countingthe vote of any interested director, even if the disinterested directorsare less than a quorum”

“The board committee reviews comparable salaries before making anyrecommendations for senior staff salaries. The process is documented. Areview was last conducted in january 2018.the board committee also reviews comparable salaries before making anyrecommendations for the key employees salaries. The process is documented.tostans compensation policy is to pay at the 25th percentile of the marketfor senior management and towards the 75th percentile for around 500african staff members in the field.”

“Tostans compensation policy is to pay at the 25th percentile of the marketfor senior management and towards the 75th percentile for around 500african staff members in the field.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interestpolicy, and financial statements available to the public upon request”

“Form 990 Line 9 Change in Net AssetsExchange Rate Gain and Loss 50,052Other Variance : 50”

“Program service expenses 930075Managment & General 237038Fundraising 576329”

“Contract services:program service expenses 930,075.management and general expenses 237,038.fundraising expenses 576,329.total expenses 1,743,442.total other fees on form 990, part ix, line 11g, col a 1,743,442”

“925 awareness-raising campaigns organized to promote peace and humansecurity.tostan also worked with community partners to conduct a wide range ofadditional programming activities, reaching many hundreds morecommunities. Please see below for a summary of tostans mainprogramming efforts across all programs in 2024.the tostan community empowerment program (cep): our unique three-yearprogram empowers community members in five west african countries withthe skills and knowledge they need to lead their own development. The cep is a non-formal education program, based on human rights, and isimplemented in more than a dozen local languages. It combines moderneducation techniques with traditional african oral teaching methods andis underpinned by a respectful approach to local beliefs and culture.impact areas: our work uses a holistic approach for community-leddevelopment, and our impacts are found across five key areas:governance, education, health, environment, and economic growth. Eachtostan, inc. 98-0118876result area is elaborated upon below:governance: cep participants learn about democracy, human rights andresponsibilities, leadership, decision-making and problem-solving”