2023-09-06T15:47:21-07:00 2022-12-31 680260103 REGALIA & ASSOCIATES CPAS 103 TOWN COUNTRY DR STE K DANVILLE CA 94526 990 2022-01-01 731662480 UniversalGiving UNIV 4152969193 PO Box 1012 Menlo Park CA 94026 Pamela Hawley Founder & CEO 4152969193 2023-09-06 true Pamela Hawley 999009999 true Douglas W Regalia P00186389 9253140390 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Pamela Hawley PO Box 1012 Menlo Park CA 940261012 4477011 false X www.universalgiving.org X 2003 CA OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE. UNIVERSALGIVING IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WHOSE VISION IS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING ARE A NATURAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE. 13 12 7 15 0 1243340 1210467 813436 1150904 69024 44377 738 17564 2126538 2423312 1239946 961102 0 369662 328801 0 13504 268872 302133 1878480 1592036 248058 831276 4152122 4977899 8943 3444 4143179 4974455 X OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE. UNIVERSALGIVING IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WHOSE VISION IS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING ARE A NATURAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE. false false 1508501 961102 1168468 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) 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. (continued on Schedule O) 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 $750,000 WORTH OF GOOGLE GRANTS AND GOOGLE ANALYTICS PRO BONO; (continued on Schedule O) 1508501 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 5 0 true 7 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 178018 0 0 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 178018 1 false true false 0 1210467 1210467 Sales 900099 1150904 1150904 1150904 83798 83798 0 0 0 2014278 2053699 -39421 -39421 -39421 0 0 0 Credit Card Credit 522210 1222 1222 Late Fee Income 900099 16342 16342 17564 2423312 1168468 44377 144719 144719 0 816383 816383 0 178018 158078 12519 7421 0 61613 47743 13575 295 0 16726 14470 2178 78 72444 63168 5725 3551 0 0 21499 7310 14189 0 0 0 147651 132893 14758 705 695 10 1407 1407 52556 51682 874 0 243 87 156 3074 1957 1117 0 0 2 2 0 0 1460 1460 Bank & Paypal Fees 37719 36726 993 Web Infrastructure 30998 28765 84 2149 Miscellaneous 2560 2560 Subscriptions/Pubs/Dues 1749 1265 484 510 510 1592036 1508501 70031 13504 87476 121436 2266836 0 0 313053 528384 0 0 0 0 0 0 1484757 4328079 0 0 0 0 4152122 4977899 8943 3444 8943 3444 X 4143179 4974455 4143179 4974455 4152122 4977899 831276 X false false false X 577435 1680836 938070 1243340 1210467 5650148 0 0 577435 1680836 938070 1243340 1210467 5650148 3730699 1919449 12742 39010 274003 69024 83798 478577 0 1128 938 738 1222 4026 6132751 2305256 0.31300 0.34730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true E. Asia/Pacific 0 0 Grants to recipients Financially support NGO's 775103 North America 0 0 Grants to recipients Financially support NGO's 29224 South America 0 0 Grants to recipients Financially support NGO's 12002 Europe 0 0 Grants to recipients Financially support NGO's 54 816383 816383 E Asia/Pacific program support 12162 wire E Asia/Pacific program support 14235 wire E Asia/Pacific program support 16568 wire E Asia/Pacific program support 6087 wire E Asia/Pacific Program support 12869 wire E Asia/Pacific Program support 19987 wire E Asia/Pacific Program support 38393 wire E Asia/Pacific Program support 85610 wire E Asia/Pacific Program Support 51795 wire E Asia/Pacific Program Support 6525 wire E Asia/Pacific Program Support 7411 wire E Asia/Pacific Program Support 8024 wire E Asia/Pacific Program Support 8137 wire E Asia/Pacific Program Support 9037 wire E Asia/Pacific program suuport 115722 wire E Asia/Pacific program suuport 39899 wire North America Program Support 19116 wire North America Program Support 5595 wire South America Program Support 9967 wire 19 false false false false false false true American Diabetes Association 451 Crystal Dr 900 Arlington VA 22202 131623888 501(c)(3) 8000 0 Program support National Multiple Sclerosis 733 Third Ave 3rd Fl New York NY 10017 135661935 501(c)(3) 14300 0 Program support United Way of Greater Houston PO Box 3247 Houston TX 77007 741167964 501(c)(3) 82815 0 Program support US Fund for UNICEF 125 Maiden Lane New York NY 10038 131760110 501(c)(3) 5395 0 Program Support 4 0 X X false false false false false false false false false Pamela Hawley Founder & CEO 178018 178018 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d 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 $550,000 WORTH IN SALESFORCE USER ACCESS PRO BONO. NEW PARTNERSHIPS AS OF 2022 INCLUDE MICROSOFT THAT PROVIDES US $100,000 WORTH OF MICROSOFT 365 SERVICES PRO BONO; SLACK THAT PROVIDES US $200,000 WORTH IN SLACK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; OKTA THAT PROVIDES US $60,000 WORTH OKTA FOR SINGLE SIGN ON TECH FOR GOOD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; ALTERYX THAT PROVIDES US $100,000 WORTH OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; DROPBOX THAT PROVIDES US $100,000 DROPBOX BUSINESS CLOUD SERVICES PRO BONO; BUFFER THAT PROVIDES US $4,000 WORTH SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES PRO BONO; WEWORK THAT PROVIDES $4,000 WORTH SHARED WORKSPACES SERVICES PRO BONO.OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI THAT PROVIDES ALL OF LEGAL SERVICES PRO BONO, MORE THAN $2+ MILLION IN SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE MORE THAN 30 UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS USC, USC BUSINESS SCHOOL, 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 USC, USC BUSINESS SCHOOL, 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 HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CONTACTS, AND SUBSCRIPTIONS INCREASE EVERY DAY. THESE CONTACTS HAVE BEEN INCREASED BY NEARLY 30% THIS YEAR - WE NOW HAVE 152,000 CONTACTS OF VENTURE CAPITALISTS IN SILICON VALLEY; VPS IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; BILLIONAIRES AND MILLIONAIRES WHO ARE POTENTIAL DONORS TO UNIVERSALGIVING; SILICON VALLEY TECH COMPANIES; AND FAMILY OFFICES WORLDWIDE. NEWSLETTER CONTENT IS DEVOTED TO CRISES, SYRIA, UKRAINE, YOUTH SUPPORT, GLOBAL CAUSES AND FEATURES OUR NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR INITIATIVES. THE CEO ALSO HAS A DAILY BLOG CALLED LIVING AND GIVING (HTTP://LIVINGANDGIVING.IO). LIVING AND GIVINGS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE LEADERS TO LIVE WITH EXCELLENCE AND LOVE. OFTEN IN THIS BLOG, SHE ALSO PROMOTES THE NGO PARTNERS ON UNIVERSALGIVINGS WEBSITE. SHE WRITES ABOUT THE CAUSE SHE IS BRINGING LIGHT TO, AND THEN FEATURES THE NGO ON UNIVERSALGIVING WITH A LINK TO IT, TO INCREASE GIVING. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: PUBLIC SERVICE (continued from Form 990 Page 2)UNIVERSALGIVINGS SERVICES HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN MORE THAN 30+ PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING FRONT PAGE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, CBS NEWS, OPRAH.COM,THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, CNNMONEY, AND BUSINESSWEEK.UNIVERSALGIVING WAS FEATURED IN MORE THAN 16 BOOKS. OUR FOUNDER AND CEO WAS FEATURED ON THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE PODCAST.GUY KAWASAKI, WHO HAS 1.3 MILLION FOLLOWERS IN TWITTER, IS THE CREATOR OF GUY KAWASAKIS REMARKABLE PEOPLE PODCAST INTERVIEWS WITH THOUGHT LEADERS, LEGENDS, AND ICONOCLASTS SHARING HOW THEY'VE OVERCOME THE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES THEY'VE FACED IN LIFE. IN HIS PODCAST, OUR CEO DISCUSSED HOW TO FOSTER VOLUNTEERISM AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM.PAMELA HAWLEY IS ALSO FEATURED MISSION MATTERS PODCAST #552. ADAM TORRES FOUNDED MISSION MATTERS AND IT FOCUSES ON AMPLIFYING STORIES FROM ENTREPRENEURS, EXECUTIVES, AND EXPERTS. HE FOUND UNIVERSALGIVING AND OUR FOUNDER AND CEO, PAMELA HAWLEY, AND WANTED TO HOST A PODCAST INTERVIEW ON WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR. 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; $1.75 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 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 NGO PARTNERS INCLUDE AN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AT CARR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, DARAJA ACADEMY. WORKING WITH UNIVERSALGIVING HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASUREPAMELA AND [THE NGO TEAM] HAVE PROVIDED INCREDIBLE SUPPORT DURING OUR APPLICATION PROCESS AND JUST DAYS AFTER FINISHING OUR ONLINE PROFILE WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST COUPLE OF VERY SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS! THE UNIVERSALGIVING PARTNERSHIP IS GOING TO BE A HUGE BENEFIT TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND TO THE GIRLS OF THE DARAJA ACADEMY! -JULIE WHYTE 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 GI Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is prepared by an outside tax professional. The form is then reviewed by the organization's management. After a full review, the final version of the tax return is provided to all members of the organization's voting body. A representative of management authorizes the final form 990 which is then e-filed with the internal revenue service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c 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, Section B, Line 15a 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, Section B, Line 15b 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, Section C, Line 18 Tax returns are available by request from the organization's office in Menlo Park, California. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 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.