2023-07-28T11:30:31-07:00 2021-12-31 680260103 REGALIA & ASSOCIATES CPAS 103 TOWN COUNTRY DR STE K DANVILLE CA 94526 990 2021-01-01 731662480 UniversalGiving UNIV 4152969193 PO Box 1012 Menlo Park CA 94026 Pamela Hawley Founder & CEO 4152969193 2023-07-28 true Pamela Hawley 999009999 Douglas W Regalia P00186389 9253140390 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Pamela Hawley PO Box 1012 Menlo Park CA 940261012 2126538 false X www.universalgiving.org X 2003 CA OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE. 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UNIVERSALGIVING LEVERAGES ITS EXPERTISE AND CORE COMPETENCY OF VETTING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS TO RECOMMEND NGOS FOR FUNDING TO CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS AND TO DONORS. THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE MORE VALUE TO CORPORATIONS, EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS AS THEY CAN BE ENSURED THEIR FUNDS ARE GOING TO THE BEST NGOS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HELPED A COMPANY DONATE BACKPACKS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN AMIDST A CIVIL WAR IN GUINEA. NO OTHER FOUNDATION OR DONOR ADVISED FUND WOULD TAKE ON THE PROJECT AND WE FOUND A (continued on Schedule O) 3497 PUBLIC SERVICEUNIVERSALGIVING HELPS ORGANIZATIONS ALL AROUND THE WORLD ACCESS RESOURCES BY CONNECTING DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO VETTED NGOS AND THEIR PROJECTS IN AN EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT MANNER. UNIVERSALGIVINGS WEBSITE (WWW.UNIVERSALGIVING.ORG) PROVIDES A FREE PUBLIC SERVICE SINCE 2002, WHERE USERS CAN SELECT AMONG HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER AND DONATION OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED, SUCH AS TEACHING COMPUTER LITERACY IN GHANA, OR MAKING A $50 DONATION TO PROVIDE FRESH FRUIT TO ORPHANS IN NEPAL.UNIVERSALGIVING DOES NOT TAKE A CUT: 100% OF EVERY DONATION MADE TO OUR PARTNER NGOS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE CAUSE. UNIVERSALGIVINGS SERVICES HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN MORE THAN 32 PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING FRONT PAGE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, CBS NEWS, OPRAH.COM, (continued on Schedule O) 420 MAJOR PARTNERSHIPSUNIVERSALGIVING PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION TO INCREASE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING BY PROMOTING OUR VETTED NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR PROJECTS. WE ARE EXPANDING THE REACH OF OUR NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR DESERVING CAUSES BY BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPISTS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND UNIVERSITIES THAT SHARE OUR GOAL OF HELPING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. SOME MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE TOP TECH COMPANIES WHO SUPPORT US WITH PRO BONO RESOURCES. UNIVERSALGIVING IS AN ORGANIZATION STRONGLY COMMITTED TO INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY. UNIVERSALGIVING IS ONE OF THE TOP TECH FOR GOOD NGOS.TOP TECH PARTNERSHIPS FOR 10+ YEARS INCLUDE GOOGLE THAT PROVIDES US $800,000 WORTH OF GOOGLE GRANTS AND GOOGLE ANALYTICS PRO BONO; (continued on Schedule O) 1783247 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 11 true false true OC false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X Pamela Hawley 4152969193 PO Box 1012 Menlo Park CA 940261012 Pamela Hawley Founder & CEO 70.00 0.00 X X 145600 0 12329 Alan Olsen Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Cole Wilbur Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carole Klove Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Kibarian Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Letts Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dan Gilbert Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Samuelson Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Randy Best Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rob Ryan Director 8.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Goldberg Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Rehmus Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leslye Obiora Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 145600 12329 1 false true false 0 25000 1218340 1243340 Sales 900099 813436 813436 813436 69024 69024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Credit Card Credit 522210 738 738 738 2126538 814174 69024 640034 640034 0 599912 599912 0 145600 129291 10239 6070 0 116393 90190 25645 558 0 25533 22088 3325 120 82136 71619 6491 4026 0 1424 494 930 38375 13130 25245 0 0 2609 2609 160413 160413 713 539 174 1203 283 920 4815 3264 1551 0 1290 1290 2072 791 1281 0 0 0 0 0 2055 2055 Web Infrastructure 30366 30294 72 Bank & Paypal Fees 20343 19615 728 Postage and Shipping 2545 1290 1255 Subscriptions/Pubs/Dues 499 499 150 150 1878480 1783247 84285 10948 188954 87476 3218136 3751593 0 347714 313053 0 0 0 0 0 0 531021 0 0 0 0 0 4285825 4152122 10415 8943 929011 939426 8943 X 3346399 4143179 3346399 4143179 4285825 4152122 248058 27756 520966 X false false false X 818352 577435 1680836 938070 1243340 5258033 0 0 818352 577435 1680836 938070 1243340 5258033 3290767 1967266 9159 12742 39010 274003 69024 403938 0 1128 938 738 2804 5664775 1138010 0.34730 0.44180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true E. 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Asia/Pacific program suuport 12488 wire North America Program Support 103563 wire 15 false false false false false false true American Cancer Society 2500 Fondren Rd 100 Houston TX 77063 131788491 501(c)(3) 12933 0 Program support American Red Cross PO Box 37295 Washington DC 20013 530196605 501(c)(3) 5500 0 Program support Houston Food Bank 535 Portwall St Houston TX 77029 742181456 501(c)(3) 9194 0 Program support Mississsippi State Univ Fndt PO Box 6149 Mississippi St MS 39762 640410581 501(c)(3) 6000 0 Program support National Multiple Sclerosis 733 Third Ave 3rd Fl New York NY 10017 135661935 501(c)(3) 15394 0 Program support United Way of Greater Houston PO Box 3247 Houston TX 77007 741167964 501(c)(3) 574344 0 Program support 6 0 false false false false false false false false false Pamela Hawley Founder & CEO 145600 12329 157929 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CORPORATE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING UNIVERSALGIVING REGULARLY PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING OUR SERVICES TO HELP THEM GIVE AND VOLUNTEER WITH TOP-PERFORMING NONPROFITS. ONE OF THE BEST WAYS WE DO THIS IS HELP COMPANIES, THEIR EMPLOYEES AND FOUNDATIONS KNOW WHICH NGOS TO GIVE TO. UNIVERSALGIVING LEVERAGES ITS EXPERTISE AND CORE COMPETENCY OF VETTING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS TO RECOMMEND NGOS FOR FUNDING TO CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS AND TO DONORS. THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE MORE VALUE TO CORPORATIONS, EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS AS THEY CAN BE ENSURED THEIR FUNDS ARE GOING TO THE BEST NGOS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HELPED A COMPANY DONATE BACKPACKS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN AMIDST A CIVIL WAR IN GUINEA. NO OTHER FOUNDATION OR DONOR ADVISED FUND WOULD TAKE ON THE PROJECT AND WE FOUND A (continued on Schedule O) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS (continued from Form 990 Page 2)SALESFORCE THAT PROVIDES US $600,000 WORTH IN SALESFORCE USER ACCESS PRO BONO. NEW PARTNERSHIPS AS OF 2021 INCLUDE MICROSOFT THAT PROVIDES US $150,000 WORTH OF MICROSOFT 365 SERVICES PRO BONO; SLACK THAT PROVIDES US $220,000 WORTH IN SLACK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; OKTA THAT PROVIDES US $80,000 WORTH OKTA FOR GOOD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; DOCUSIGN THAT PROVIDES $6,000 WORTH OF DIGITAL SIGNATURE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO. ALTERYX THAT PROVIDES US $120,000 WORTH OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; DROPBOX THAT PROVIDES US $120,000 WORTH DROPBOX BUSINESS CLOUD SERVICES PRO BONO; BOX.COM THAT PROVIDES US $20,000 WORTH DROPBOX BUSINESS CLOUD SERVICES PRO BONO; BUFFER THAT PROVIDES US $3000 WORTH SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES PRO BONO.OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI THAT PROVIDES ALL OF LEGAL SERVICES PRO BONO, MORE THAN $2.9 MILLION IN SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE MORE THAN 30 UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS DUKE UNIVERSITY STANFORD, HARVARD, TULANE, UC BERKELEY, UC DAVIS, HULT BUSINESS SCHOOL THAT PROVIDE LINKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, OUR WEBSITE, AND OUR INTERNSHIP AND RETURNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING THEM PROMOTE AND FACILITATE GIVING THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS. OUR FOUNDER AND CEO PAMELA HAWLEY, SPEAKS ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT MANY EVENTS AND VENUES INCLUDING STANFORD AND DUKE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE DISCUSSED ENTREPRENEURSHIP, QUALITY PHILANTHROPY, AND UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE HARVARD WOMEN IN BUSINESS, STANFORD WOMEN IN BUSINESS, PEPPERDINE BUSINESS SCHOOL, USC MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, HULT BUSINESS SCHOOL, STANFORD LEADERS SERIES, SOCAP, WOMEN 2.0, SCHWAB PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES, AND AMAZON SMILE. ALL OF THE THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE BRINGING NEW DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO HUNDREDS OF OUR NGO PARTNERS.LAST YEAR SUBSCRIBERSHIP TO UNIVERSALGIVING NEWSLETTER TOOK OFF AT AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL IN OUR HISTORY: WE MORE THAN DOUBLED OUR NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS. THESE ARE ALL PEOPLE WHO USE UNIVERSALGIVING AS AN EXPERT IN GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING WORLDWIDE. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS A NEWSLETTER THAT GOES TO 60,000 CONTACTS. THESE CONTACT HAVE BEEN INCREASED BY NEARLY 33% - WE NOW HAVE 102,000. OUR SUBSCRIBERS, DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, POTENTIAL DONORS AND POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS ARE GROWING, AS WELL AS NEW AND SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS. NEWSLETTER CONTENT IS DEVOTED TO GLOBAL CAUSES AND FEATURES OUR NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR INITIATIVES. THE CEO ALSO HAS A DAILY BLOG CALLED LIVING AND GIVING (HTTP://PAMELAHAWLEY.WORDPRESS.COM/). LIVING AND GIVINGS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE LEADERS TO LIVE WITH EXCELLENCE AND LOVE. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: PUBLIC SERVICE (continued from Form 990 Page 2)THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, CNNMONEY, AND BUSINESSWEEK.UNIVERSALGIVING WAS FEATURED IN MORE THAN 16 BOOKS. OUR FOUNDER AND CEO WAS FEATURED IN THE NEW UPDATED EDITION OF THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW BOOK: HBR GUIDE TO DELIVERING EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK. UNIVERSALGIVING WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN ARIANNA HUFFINGTON`S BOOK THRIVE. PHILANTHROPY EXPERT AND STANFORD BUSINESS SCHOOL PROFESSOR LAURA ARILLAGA-ANDREESSEN FEATURED UNIVERSALGIVING IN HER BOOK: GIVING 2.0. in 2022 PUR CEO WAS ALSO MENTIONED IN THE BOOK LEGACY. UNIVERSALGIVING SUPPORTS SMALL, TOP-PERFORMING NGOS IN CRISIS-STRICKEN COUNTRIES. THESE NGOS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES BUT ARE THEMSELVES LARGELY UNKNOWN. WE HAVE MORE THAN 200 PUBLISHED ORGANIZATION OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SITE AND THOUSANDS ACCESSIBLE IN OUR DATABASE, DEPENDING ON THE CRISIS OR DONOR REQUEST. OUR NGO PARTNERS WORK IN OVER 160 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, WAR PREVENTION, ANIMAL RIGHTS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DISASTER RELIEF, AND MORE. UNIVERSALGIVING VETS EACH NONPROFIT NGO ON ITS WEBSITE WITH ITS QUALITY MODEL, A RIGOROUS 24 STAGE PROCESS. WE ENSURE THAT OUR USERS CAN GIVE AND VOLUNTEER WITH A TRUSTED, QUALITY ORGANIZATION. UNIVERSALGIVING SERVES NUMEROUS DIVERSE DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND ECONOMIC STATUSES. IN SUM, WE HAVE VETTED NEARLY 21,000 NGOS FOR INDIVIDUALS, DONORS, CORPORATIONS, CORPORATE EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS, AND FOUNDATIONS. AS ONE SMALL EXAMPLE AND UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, FOR ONE CLIENT ALONE UNIVERSALGIVING FACILITATED VETTING OF NGOS FOR NEARLY $3.5 MILLION IN U.S. DOLLARS; $1.25 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS IN SMALL, MICRO-DONATIONS, WHICH WE DISBURSED WITH THOUSANDS OF RAPID MICROGRANTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. MUCH OF THESE DONATIONS ARE FROM SMALL DONATIONS OF $5-$100. UNIVERSALGIVING MAKES GIVING ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND INCOMES. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO HAS A CRISIS RELIEF FUND FOR DONATING TO CRISIS EVENTS, SUCH AS THE COVID RELIEF CRISIS ACROSS THE GLOBE. OUR CRISIS RELIEF FUND IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THOSE WANTING TO GIVE TO LOCAL, VETTED NGOS AND SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES IN TIMES OF CRISIS. TESTIMONIALS OF OUR NGP PARTNERS INCUDE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT HUMAN STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (HSHR).UNIVERSALGIVING IS A FANTASTIC FUNDRAISING MECHANISM, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING HSHR THIS OPPORTUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS FOR CREATING SUCH A FANTASTIC RESOURCE FOR GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY FOR ME. IT IS AN EFFECTIVE WINDOW TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRADDLE ALL SIDES OF THE RESOURCE POOL WORKING TO OVERCOME GLOBAL CONCERNS." -GINA ANNETTE GAGNON UNIVERSALGIVING CORPORATE PIONEERED THE FIRST QUALITY MODEL OF VETTING STAGES, USED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND WORLDWIDE. THE QUALITY MODEL WAS FOUNDED BY OUR FOUNDER AND CEO, PAMELA HAWLEY IN 2001, WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN CSR AND INNOVATION. OUR CEO SAW THE NEED TO VERIFY NGOS, PROVIDING TRUSTED, QUALITY GIVING. THE QUALITY MODEL IS TRADEMARKED, UNIQUE, AND CONTINUES TO ADVANCE FROM 6 STAGES TO 24. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS INNOVATION IS OUR WORKPLACE MISCONDUCT VETTING STAGE, IN RESPONSE TO THE ME TOO MOVEMENT. UNIVERSALGIVING CONTINUES TO INNOVATE IN STAYING ON TOP OF WORLD TRENDS AND PROTECTING OUR CLIENTS.UNIVERSALGIVING HAS NOW FACILITATED A NEW VETTING SERVICE, DEEP DIVES. THESE ARE 6-MONTH DEEP INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS ON AN NGO. A DEEP DIVE PROVIDES IN-DEPTH VETTING SERVICES. THESE ARE 20-100 PAGE REPORTS ON AN NGO, UTILIZING UPDATED VETTING DETAILED VETTING TECHNIQUES AND PROPRIETARY TOOLS TO FIND LONG-TERM HISTORY AS WELL AS CURRENT DATE INFORMATION. WE PROVIDE THESE DEEP DIVES FOR FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, HIGH NETWORTH DONORS, HELPING PROTECT THEM FROM FRAUD, TERRORISM. UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION KEEPS EXPANDING TO HELP PEOPLE ENGAGE WITH QUALITY PHILANTHROPY. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO FACILITATES PRIVATE STRATEGIC VETTING SERVICES FOR HIGH NETWORTH DONORS, DAFS, FOUNDATIONS, HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS, AND ULTRA HIGH NETWORTH INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH PART OF OUR PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES. THIS IS A NEW SERVICE ADDING MORE DIMENSION TO UNIVERSALGIVINGS PHILANTHROPY AND INCREASING OUR REACH TO MORE INDIVIDUALS IN ANOTHER MARKET SECTOR. UNIVERSALGIVING PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES BROADEN UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION, EXPANSION OF SERVICES, AND AWARENESS OF QUALITY, VETTED PHILANTHROPY. AS PART OF UNIVERSALGIVINGS PUBLIC SERVICE WE ALSO HAVE A DONATE/TIP FEATURE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO GIVE A TIP. THE TIP RANGES FROM $15-$200. THE TIP SUPPORTS UNIVERSALGIVING WITH OUR FREE SERVICE, WHICH HELPS PEOPLE GIVE AND VOLUNTEER ALL OVER THE WORLD. CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION IS OUR VOLUNTEERING SERVICE. WE HELP PEOPLE VOLUNTEER IN MORE THAN 160 COUNTRIES. WE HAVE EMPOWERED MORE THAN 23700 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITIES IN NEED ALL OVER THE WORLD. INDEPENDENT SECTOR VALUES THE VOLUNTEER HOUR AT $20.00 PER HOUR AND A TRIP IS ON AVERAGE TWO WEEKS. WE HAVE FACILITATED MORE THAN 32 MILLION WORTH OF VOLUNTEER HOURS OVER OUR EXISTENCE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE SINCE MANY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER FOR MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS AT A TIME.TESTIMONIALS OF OUR VOLUNTEER SERVICES INCLUDE SHIELA MARIE FOLLOWING NEARLY 3 DECADES AS A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, I HAVE SPENT THE PAST THREE YEARS EXPLORING AND EXPANDING HORIZONS. IT Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BYTHE ORGANIZATION'S CEO, COO AND MANAGER OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY, DETAIL AND THOROUGHNESS, AS WELL AS TO ENSURE IT REPRESENTS OUR MISSION AND ACTIVITIES WITH CLARITY. A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE ETHICAL,LEGAL, FINANCIAL OR OTHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING UNIVERSALGIVING,AND REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM A POSITION OF DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY WITHRESPECT TO ANY CONFLICT SITUATION INVOLVING THE ORGANIZATION. IF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THAT AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTDOES EXIST, THE BOARD SHALL ALSO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY. SUCHREMEDY MAY INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE RECUSAL OF THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALFROM PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN MATTERS PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD OR OTHER UGBODY OR THE REMOVAL FROM THE ORGANIZATION OR THE BOARD Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROMTHE COUNCIL OF FOUNDATIONS REPORT, GRANTMAKERS SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT,AND ALSO CROSS REFERENCED WITH SMALL AND MID-SIZE COMPANIES IN SILICONVALLEY. IN OUR EFFORTS TO BE FAIR AND COMPETITIVE IT IS PREPAREDCONSISTENTLY BY OUR COO AND IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVEOFFICERS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UNIVERSALGIVING IS PROVIDEDCOMPENSATION THAT IS ON PAR OR A BIT BELOW THE AVERAGE COMPENSATION FOR THESIZE OF OUR ORGANIZATION IN CALIFORNIA. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Compensation of other personnel and highly compensated employees is reviewed periodically by members of management. Efforts are made to secure compensation data from industry sources in order to determine competitiveness and appropriateness of salaries and all related benefits. All decisions are then documented in personnel files. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection Tax returns are available by request from the organization's office in Menlo Park, California. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available All of the organization's governing documents, financial statements, and other legal filings are maintained in a secure environment and held available for inspection by tax authorities and the general public. Tax returns are posted annually to our website and to www.guidestar.org (where they are available for viewing as electronic copies) and are also available by request from the organization's office.