2025-01-29T14:55:26-06:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4 BATTERYMARCH PARK SUITE 100 QUINCY MA 02169 990 2023-01-01 475417614 REFUGEE PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL INC REFU 6178945359 PO BOX 624 BELMONT MA 02478 JENNIFER HILL PRESIDENT 6178945359 2025-01-28 1 0 DANIELLE NIHILL P01350943 7819821001 2025-01-27 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JENNIFER HILL PO BOX 624 BELMONT MA 02478 472790 0 X WWW.REFUGEEPROTECTION.ORG X 2015 MA HUMANITARIAN AID FOR DISPLACED CIVILIANS NEAR CONFLICT ZONES WITH NON-GOV ORGS & OTHERS 5 4 2 30 0 0 478015 307141 58534 162007 7 2 0 1652 536556 470802 419347 340213 0 0 43894 55302 0 0 21310 48359 67559 511600 463074 24956 7728 82760 94428 9914 15964 72846 78464 X RPI'S MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL NON-GOV ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTION AND SELF-RELIANCE AMONG REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS NEAR CONFLICT ZONES. IN 2023, RPI MADE CROSS-BORDER AID DELIVERIES TO UKRANIAN CIVILIAN HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS-TURNED-SHELTERS, ORPHANS, AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND SUPPORTED COMMUNITY/REFUGEE-LED HUMANITARIAN EFFORS IN UKRAINE & THE MIDDLE EAST. 0 0 138218 108827 HEALTH & EDUCATION: RPI'S CROSS-BORDER TRIPS TO UKRAINE & SUPPORT TO REFUGEE-LED PARTNERS AIDED 75,443 CONFLICT-AFFECTED CIVILIANS WITH HEALTH & EDUCATION SUPPORT IN UKRAINE, SYRIA & LEBANON. TRAVELING US-BASED RPI STAFF & ROMANIAN VOLUNTEERS PURCHASED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MEDICINES & HYGIENE SUPPLIES & DELIVERED THEM IN-PERSON TO SOUTH UKRAINE (KHERSON, MYKOLAIV, ODESA) & THROUGH UKRAINIAN PARTNERS TO HOSPITALS, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, ORPHANS & WAR-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH, SE & NW UKRAINE. WE FUNDED MEDICAL CARE & HYGIENE SUPPLIES FOR REFUGEES & LOCAL EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS IN NW SYRIA & SE TURKEY BY TURKEY-BASED REFUGEE-LED CHARITY PARTNERS & MEDICAL & NUTRITION SUPPORT FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN IN NE SYRIA BY OUR IRAQ-BASED CHARITY PARTNER. RPI'S US SALES OF REFUGEE-MADE CRAFTS (SELF-RELIANCE REVENUE BELOW) HELPED FUND PARTNER-RUN NON-FORMAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN IN LEBANON. 254295 201975 162007 PROTECTION & SELF-RELIANCE: RPI'S CROSS-BORDER RELIEF TRIPS TO UKRAINE & SUPPORT TO REFUGEE-LED PARTNERS WORKING ON WOMEN'S LIVELIHOODS & EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES & TURKISH HOST COMMUNITIES AIDED 37,121 CONFLICT-AFFECTED CIVILIANS IN UKRAINE, SYRIA, TURKEY & LEBANON. FOOD, HYGIENE ITEMS & WINTER CLOTHING REACHED WAR-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES & AN ORPHANAGE FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES IN SOUTH & SE UKRAINE. RPI NEARLY TRIPLED ITS ANNUAL SALES OF REFUGEE-LED CRAFTS TO EXPAND FUNDING FOR LIVELIHOODS TRAINING & HUMANITARIAN CASH AID FOR REFUGEE WOMEN & SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS & MENTAL HEALTH IN DISPLACED PERSONS IN NW SYRIA (THROUGH PARTNERS IN TURKEY), BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON & ODESA, UKRAINE. RPI FUNDED TURKEY-BASED PARTNERS TO FEED SYRIAN & TURKISH QUAKE SURVIVORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER. 37413 29411 HOUSING CONDITIONS: RPI'S CROSS-BORDER TRIPS TO UKRAINE & SUPPORT TO REFUGEE-LED PARTNERS WORKING ON THE SYRIAN-TURKISH BORDER AIDED 11,302 CIVILIANS WITH SHELTER-RELATED SUPPORT IN UKRAINE, SYRIA & TURKEY. TRAVELING US-BASED RPI STAFF & ROMANIAN VOLUNTEERS PURCHASED IN ROMANIA & DELIVERED TO KHERSON & ODESA, UKRAINE WINTER BLANKETS & LOGISTIC SUPPORT FOR A BORDER TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION CENTER FOR DISPLACED PERSONS IN SOUTH UKRAINE. HOUSING RENTAL SUPPORT WENT TO DISPLACED ORPHANS & FOSTER PARENTS IN UKRAINE TO SUPPLEMENT STATE AID. EQUIPMENT FOR UKRAINIAN SCHOOLS SHELTERING DISPLACED FAMILIES PROVIDED THE YEAR PRIOR CONTINUED TO AID NEWLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN 2023. RPI FUNDED A TURKEY-BASED PARTNER TO PROVIDE TENTS, INSULATION & BLANKETS TO EARTHQUAKE & CONFLICT-AFFECTED CIVILIANS IN NW SYRIA. ACROSS ALL 3 PROGRAMS ABOVE, RPI & ITS GRASSROOTS PARTNERS AIDED SOME 123,866 CIVILIANS. 429926 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X JENNIFER HILL 6178945359 PO BOX 624 BELMONT MA 02478 JENNIFER HILL PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 41.00 X X 39692 0 0 ALEESHA NUNLEY BENJAMIN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 S ELIZA PETROW SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NADINE WALICKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN HINTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 39692 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4828 302313 19680 307141 SELF-RELIANCE PROGRAM 624310 162007 162007 162007 2 2 3640 4828 1988 1652 1652 470802 162007 0 1654 340213 340213 39693 28023 1641 10029 10636 7509 440 2687 4973 251 3541 1181 3606 3606 3391 465 2466 460 928 928 193 86 88 19 VENDOR FEES & LOCAL ART 28635 28635 FILING & PROCESSING FEE 12337 5582 56 6699 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 9787 9787 TRANSPORTATION & SHIPPI 4760 4760 3922 3687 235 463074 429926 11838 21310 22996 45124 2683 5044 611 57081 43649 2737 2737 0 0 82760 94428 9914 15964 9914 15964 X 71253 66005 1593 12459 72846 78464 82760 94428 7728 -2110 0 X 0 0 0 X 130302 134087 118602 478015 307142 1168148 130302 134087 118602 478015 307142 1168148 54935 1113213 2 7 2 11 1168159 256263 0.95300 0.78630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2737 2737 0 0 1 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES EMERGENCY RELIEF 68713 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANT MAKING GRANT MAKING 258705 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES EMERGENCY RELIEF 12795 0 0 0 0 0 0 340213 0 340213 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GRANT MAKING 5100 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GRANT MAKING 120042 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GRANT MAKING 25000 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GRANT MAKING 83563 WIRE 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) GRANT MAKING 25000 WIRE 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA EMERGENCY RELIEF 12795 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES EMERGENCY RELIEF 9000 WIRE 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES EMERGENCY RELIEF 0 5120 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FMV RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES EMERGENCY RELIEF 0 1925 INSULIN FMV RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES EMERGENCY RELIEF 0 13180 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FMV RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES EMERGENCY RELIEF 0 19907 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, FOOD, & AID SUPPLIES FMV RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES EMERGENCY RELIEF 0 6227 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FMV RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES EMERGENCY RELIEF 0 1999 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, FOOD, & AID SUPPLIES FMV 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. RECIPIENT IMPLEMENTING PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS, WHICH ARE MONITORED BY THE RELEVANT BOARD STANDING COMMITTEE, AND DISCUSSED AT ALL FULL BOARD MEETINGS, IN RELATION TO THE AGREED UPON PROJECT PROPOSAL (OFTEN CO-DESIGNED WITH RPI), BUDGET, AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN RPI AND THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION FOR A GIVEN PROJECT. OTHER FORMS OF MONITORING INCLUDE VETTING OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION (ALSO ENSURING THEY ARE NOT ON THE OFAC SDN LIST), TRAVEL FOR OFFICE VISITS AND PROJECT SITE VISITS (PARTICULARLY FOR NEW PARTNERS), SECURITY PERMITTING, AND ONGOING COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT PERIOD. RPI ALSO RETAINS THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THIRD PARTIES TO CONDUCT ANONYMOUS 02. METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR EXPENDITURES (PART I, LINE 3, COL F) ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING IS USED. RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES REFERS TO AID FOR CIVILIANS IN GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED REGIONS OF UKRAINE. HUMANITARIAN GOODS ARE PURCHASED IN ROMANIA AND DRIVEN INTO UKRAINE BY ROMANIAN VOLUNTEERS AND US-BASED STAFF WHO TRAVEL TO THE REGION, SOMETIMES WITH THE VOLUNTARY SUPPORT OF ROMANIAN NGOS. TOTAL EXPENSES EXCLUDE SALARY TO TRAVELING US STAFF. GRANT-MAKING TO THE EUROPEAN REGION IS FOR REFUGEE-LED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE HEADQUARTERS ARE BASED IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, BUT WHICH IMPLEMENT THE CASH GRANTS RECEIVED TO ASSIST CIVILIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. TOTAL EXPENSES EXCLUDE US-BASED ACTIVITIES TO SELL REFUGEE-MADE GIFTS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN GRANTS ABROAD. PART II, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION USES 3 ACCOUNTING CATEGORIES: (1) DISBURSED CASH GRANTS; (2) PURCHASED HUMANITARIAN GOODS FOR DONATION; AND (3) DISTRIBUTING IN-KINDS (HUMANITARIAN GOODS) DONATED TO RPI. CATEGORY 2 IS BROKEN DOWN BY TYPE OF GOODS PURCHASED - MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FOOD AID AND OTHER RELIEF ITEMS (SHELTER NON-FOOD ITEMS; HYGIENE ITEMS); AND VEHICLES FOR CIVILIAN EVACUATIONS. CATEGORIES 2 AND 3 ARE CONSIDERED NON-CASH ASSISTANCE IN THE 990 AND SCHEDULE F. X 414 5321 FMV X 239 FMV X 11677 FMV X HYGIENE & FIRST AID 1031 1755 FMV X GIFT CARDS 9 643 FMV X MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 3 45 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS DONATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE 3 STANDING BOARD COMMITTEES (APPOINTED UNDER ARTICLE 5.2 OF OUR BY-LAWS) SERVE TO DELEGATE SUPPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES, SUCH AS CONDUCTING DESK RESEARCH ON THE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN A TARGET COUNTRY, OR DESK RESEARCH ON POSSIBLE CPA FIRMS TO WORK WITH, TO SMALL PORTIONS OF THE BOD, WITH THEIR SUMMARY ANALYSIS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOD. THESE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE DETAILED IN THE CHARTERS OF STANDING COMMITTEES (APPROVED OCT 2017, UPDATED APRIL 2018 & AUG 2020) APPROVED AT OUR RELEVANT BOD MEETINGS. THESE COMMITTEES AND THEIR KEY MEMBERS ARE "PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE", "FUNDRAISING & HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, AND "FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE". NOTWITHSTANDING THE DOLLAR THRESHOLDS IN THE CHARTER, OUR FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ALERTED BY EMAIL TO ALL PROPOSED OUTGOING FINANCIAL GRANTS OF ALL SIZES FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO OUR SIGNING MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING MOUS) WITH OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS AND WIRING GRANT FUNDS. THE BOD APPROVES BY QUORUM (MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS) MAJOR EXPENSES, IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS, COMPENSATION PACKAGES AND OTHER SIZABLE ACTIONS. AT OUR REGULAR BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETINGS, PROPOSED PROGRAM CONCEPTS AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED. DETAILED PROJECT PROPOSALS AND DRAFT MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING (MOUS) WITH OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS ARE PREPARED BASED ON THESE APPROVED PROJECT CONCEPTS YEAR-ROUND AND ARE EMAILED TO THE FULL BOD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE MOUS BEING SIGNED BY RPI AND THE APPROVED GRANT FUNDS BEING WIRED TO OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DOLLAR THRESHOLDS IN THE CHARTER OF THE STANDING BOARD COMMITTEES, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS TYPICALLY ALERTED BY EMAIL TO ALL PROPOSED OUTGOING FINANCIAL GRANTS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO OUR SIGNING MOUS WITH OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS AND WIRING GRANT FUNDS. FOR OTHER EXPENSES RELATED TO IMPLEMENTING ONGOING PROGRAMS (E.G. LARGE VENDOR FEES FOR THE BIGGEST FAIRS AT WHICH WE SELL THE REFUGEE-MADE GIFTS UNDER OUR BOARD-APPROVED REFUGEE SELF-RELIANCE PROGRAM OR SHIPPING DONATED CLOTHING UNDER OUR BOARD-APPROVED UKRAINE RELIEF PROGRAM) THE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL COMMITTEE WILL BE ON CC OF THESE EMAILS SUPPORTING PAYMENT APPROVAL AND DISTRIBUTION. OUR BOD APPOINTS LEGALLY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES TO SIGN MOUS, VENDOR CONTRACTS, ETC ON ITS BEHALF WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF BOARD-APPROVED PROGRAM CONCEPTS, PROPOSALS, AND MOUS. OUR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ALSO INCLUDE ARTICLE 5.4 5.4 "EXECUTIVE BOARD POWERS. IN THE EVENT THAT A QUORUM CANNOT BE ASSEMBLED AND IN CASES WHERE DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS, CONSTITUTED OF THE OFFICERS, WILL BE GRANTED THE POWER TO MAKE A DECISION." OUR CURRENT OFFICERS INCLUDE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 AND IS ASKED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE DRAFT 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM/AUDITOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OUR FULL BOD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING OUR ATTACHED WRITTEN "CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURES" ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND OUR STANDING BOARD FINANCIAL AND LEGAL COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONGOING MONITORING OF COI COMPLIANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OFFICERS AND BOARD DIRECTORS SHOULD VERBALLY DISCLOSE IF THERE IS ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT AT OUR ANNUAL BOARD MEETINGS (AND IN BETWEEN AS NEEDED). IF THERE IS AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT, THE RELEVANT OFFICER OR BOARD DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE COI DISCLOSURE FORM AT OUR ANNUAL BOARD MEETINGS OR AT THE TIME OF THE KNOWN ACTUAL/POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OUR FINANCIAL AND LEGAL COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING ANY IDENTIFIED ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO OUR FULL BOD FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. (THIS SAID, ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A COI MAY EXIST IS EXPECTED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE RELEVANT OFFICER OR BOARD DIRECTOR SO THAT HE/SHE MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO "EXPLAIN" TO THE GOVERNING BOARD). AFTER THE RELEVANT OFFICER OR DIRECTOR HAS DISCLOSED HIS POTENTIAL/ACTUAL COI AND HIS/HER MATERIAL FACTS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOD HE/SHE WILL LEAVE THE BOD MEETING AND THE REMAINING BOD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS AND VOTE ON "THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE COI". THE BOARD CHAIRMAN MAY APPOINT A "DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES." AFTER DUE DILIGENCE THE BOD "SHALL BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS DETERMINE WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION." IF THE BOARD HAS "REASONABLE CAUSE" TO BELIEVE A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL COI EXISTS IT WILL BRING THIS UP TO THE OFFICER OR DIRECTOR AND ALLOW HIM/HER TO "EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE." IF THE BOD FINDS THAT A FAILURE TO DISCLOSE HAS INDEED HAPPENED, AFTER INVESTIGATING ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, THEN IT WILL TAKE "APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ANNUAL SALARY LEVEL IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD ON A SEMI-ANNUAL, OR MORE FREQUENT, BASIS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION'S FUNDS PERMIT A CONTINUATION OR INCREASE IN PAY RATE (REVIEWED & DISCUSSED IN MONTHLY TERMS). THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND FUNDING AVAILABILITY, AND DESK RESEARCH ON COMPARATIVE SALARIES AFFORDED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WITH SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS AT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND ANY FUTURE MODIFICATIONS THERETO ARE PUT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL DURING THE RESPECTIVE FULL BOARD MEETING. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS COMPENSATED ON A SALARY BASIS WITH BI-WEEKLY PAYROLL MANAGED BY GUSTO. COMPENSATION IS FOR FUNCTIONS CARRIED OUT IN THE CAPACITY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. TIME SPENT ON DUTIES AS PRESIDENT OF THE RPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EXEMPT FROM OVERTIME PAY. THIS COMPENSATION DETERMINATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS IS SUMMARIZED IN THE MINUTES OF RELEVANT MEETINGS OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IN CONTRACT (MODIFICATION) PAPERWORK ISSUED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHICH ALSO REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BENEFITS OVERVIEW POLICY, PAID TIME OFF POLICY, SICK LEAVE POLICY AND ITS ADHERENCE TO ALL OTHER MASSACHUSETTS REGULATIONS, INCLUDING PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.