Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| REVIEW OF FORM 990-FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11b | The staff reviews and compares each of the line items on the 990 with those in the financials reports and also Quickbooks. The different schedules are also reviewed with the reports sent to the auditors including the questionnaire. It is then sent to the audit committee who reviews and approves it prior to sending to the Board. |
| COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY-FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, 12C | Each board member receives a conflict of interest policy and completes and signs the disclosure statement. The chairman of the audit committee and the executive director review each disclosure statement especially those who send in exceptions. If the board is discussing a sensitive matter he/she will disclose any conflict they may have before the discussion begins. |
| DETERMINING COMPENSATION-FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15b. | The organization's executive committee conducts a review and sets the salary of the CEO, Executive Director, or top management official. The executive director sets the salary of other officers or key employees of the organiztion based on the board of director's approval of annual budget for staff compensation. |
| PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS-FORM 990,PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS The By-laws, the Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policies as well as the financial statements are available to the public on our website www.citizensunion.org. Also the public can request a copy of the financials from the NY Charities Bureau. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 9 PART VIII, LINE 1C AND SCHEDULE R, LINE 2 (2) | CITIZENS UNION FOUNDATION INC. AND CITIZENS UNION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK HELD A JOINT FUNDRAISING ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER IN OCTOBER 2014. DONORS/ATTENDEES DESIGNATED ON THE EVENT TICKET WHAT PORTION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO EACH ENTITY. IF A DONOR/ATTENDEE INDICATED ON THEIR TICKET THAT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES, THE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE HANDLED AS FOLLOWS: -IF MONIES WERE RECEIVED BY CHECK, IT WAS DEPOSITED INTO THE CU-CUF AWARDS DINNER ACCOUNT, WHICH WAS AN ACCOUNT SET UP TO BE USED AS A FLOW THROUGH ACCOUNT FOR THE SPLIT DINNER CONTRIBUTIONS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS DEPOSITED INTO THIS ACCOUNT WAS $231,604. AFTER THE DINNER, VARIOUS TRANSFERS TOTALING $119,552 WAS TRANSFERRED TO CITIZENS UNION FOUNDATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND $112,052 WAS TRANSFERRED TO CITIZENS UNION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. -IF MONIES WERE RECEIVED VIA CREDIT CARD, IT WAS PROCESSED THROUGH CITIZENS UNION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THEN TRANSFERRED OVER TO CITIZENS UNION FOUNDATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACCOUNT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED VIA CREDIT CARD THAT WAS TO BE SPLIT WAS $82,800. OF THIS AMOUNT $41,400 WAS TRANSFERRED TO CITIZENS UNION FOUNDATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACCOUNT. |
| MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY-FORM 990 PAGE 6 PART VI,SECTOION A #1A & 1B | 42 BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED INDEPENDENTLY. 12 BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO BOARD MEMBERS OF THE RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. THESE 12 BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT GET TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE PREFERENCES BUT CAN VOTE ON OTHER ISSUES. |
| OTHER LIABILITIES-FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, OTHER LIABILITIES | OTHER LIABILITIES INCLUDED IN OTHER LIABILITIES IS $12,154 OF DUE TO AFFILIATES. THE ORGANIZATION SHARES SPACE WITH A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, THE RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RECORDS ITS RENT EXPENSE ON THE STRIGHT LINE METHOD WHICH RESULTS IN AN ACCRUED RENT LIABILITY REPRESENTING THE CUMULATIVE RENT EXPENSE RECORDED ON THE BOOKS IN EXCESS OF THE CUMULATIVE PAYMENTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEASE AGREEMENT. THE MAJORITY OF THE DUE TO AFFILIATE LIABILITY BALANCE REPRESENTS THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION'S SHARE OF THE ACCRUED RENT LIABILITY. |
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