POLARIS PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
POLARIS PROJECT (EIN 03-0391561)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202133199349317828
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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NANCY CHOI
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CAREN BENJAMIN
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MICHELLE NICHOLSON
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MARGO KELLY
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ROBERT BEISER
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DAMON GORHAM
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ANJANA RAJAN
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MATTHEW BRADLEY
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EBONY FOX
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ROY AUSTIN JR
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LISA BENENSON
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GREG MOORE
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JEAN GILBERT
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FREDERICK REYNOLDS
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BORIS GARTNER
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Gail MacKinnon
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Total$299,330TotalAmt
Program Services$207,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,260FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,792TotalAmt
Program Services$55,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,753FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
LICENSES AND FEES$42,455$24,170$17,675$610
PAYROLL PROCESSING$53,996$53,996
ONLINE FUNDRAISING FEES$37,835$1,950$27,392$8,493
RECRUITING$119,125$623$118,426$76

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,448TotalAmt
Program Services$13,602ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,644FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,135,393TotalAmt
Program Services$8,861,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,949,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,324,381FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,638,011BOYAmt
EOY$708,791EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,142,147BOYAmt
EOY$3,000,274EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,773,190BOYAmt
EOY$2,338,925EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$175,343BOYAmt
EOY$113,983EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,275,896LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$543,370LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$522,167BOYAmt
EOY$2,732,526EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,525BOYAmt
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,382,383BOYAmt
EOY$8,899,499EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$727,690BOYAmt
EOY$623,453EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,868,493EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$719,111BOYAmt
EOY$2,705,792EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,446,801BOYAmt
EOY$5,197,738EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,545,845BOYAmt
EOY$1,046,315EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,389,737BOYAmt
EOY$2,655,446EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,935,582BOYAmt
EOY$3,701,761EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,382,383BOYAmt
EOY$8,899,499EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$4,231,652ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,169OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,222,499CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,449,691CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,474,139CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,439,979CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,177,492CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,763,800TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,222,499CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,449,691CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,474,139CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,439,979CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,177,492CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,763,800TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,595,416SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$42,168,384PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,462CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,410CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,001CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$138,139TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,333CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$1,249CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$31,175CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,259TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$51,933,198TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.81197PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87977PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,180,013OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$105,522DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,074,491BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,095,883OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$437,848DepreciationAmt
Book Value$658,035BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Land BuildingsOtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,732,526TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$1,106,204
DEFERRED IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE$1,599,588
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,705,792TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,846,661TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,942,920DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,942,920RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,903,741RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,903,741TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$20,080,482TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,945,089DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,945,089ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,135,393ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,135,393TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth AmericaRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKINGPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$25,000CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH F, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWHEN MAKING A GRANT TO AN ORGANIZATION, POLARIS REQUIRES THE GRANTEE TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM REPORTS PER THE GRANT AGREEMENT. PROGRAM OFFICER MONITOR PROGRESS, PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE GRANTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT ARE MET.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
ALFONSO WRIGHT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$146,490$5,177$151,667
CAREN BENJAMIN
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER$179,979$7,199$191,428$4,250
CATHERINE CHEN
Exec Dir & CEO From 9/2020$191,968$7,679$203,871$4,224
NANCY CHOI
Interim Exec Dir & CEO$189,279$7,571$196,850
EMILY TRACY
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$177,638$7,106$184,744
MICHELLE NICHOLSON
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICE$184,968$189,192$4,224

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4DSTRATEGIC INITIATIVE ON SEX TRAFFICKING: THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ON SEX TRAFFICKING WORKS TO REDUCE SEX TRAFFICKING IN CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. THE PROGRAM WORKS TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY OF COMMUNITIES-AT-RISK, INCREASE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACCOUNTABILITY OF PERPETRATORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND TRAFFICKING, AND CHANGE SOCIAL NORMS. STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS WORKS TO EQUIP THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SECTOR WITH KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS AND INSIGHTS TO DISRUPT SEX AND TRAFFICKING AT SCALE. PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY: POLARIS PROVIDES CREDIBLE, NONPARTISAN EXPERTISE TOHELP CONGRESS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IDENTIFY AND ULTIMATELY ENACT LEGISLATION THAT REDUCES HUMAN TRAFFICKING, HOLDS TRAFFICKERS AND EXPLOITERS ACCOUNTABLE, BUILDS AND SUSTAINS THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING FIELD, AND PROVIDES RELIEF AND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS. CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS: POLARIS PROVIDES ANTI-TRAFFICKING EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT MAJOR MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN TARGETED SECTORS SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA, HOSPITALITY, AND TRANSPORTATION. THROUGH CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS, POLARIS OFFERS A DATA-DRIVEN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW BUSINESSES CAN DISRUPT AND PREVENT TRAFFICKING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND REVIEWED BY THE CFO PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE FORM 990 IS DISSEMINATED TO BOARD MEMBERS THEREAFTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPOLARIS HAS A DETAILED ETHICS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DESCRIBED IN ITS ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY MANUAL. IT WAS LAST UPDATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2009. BOARD BYLAWS WERE LAST UPDATED IN 2014. PROCEDURES INCLUDE THE DUTY TO DISCLOSE, DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, AND ADDRESSING ANY REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. POLARIS IMPLEMENTS THIS PRACTICE BEFORE EVERY SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION AND BOARD VOTE. AN INTERESTED PERSON IS EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS IN ALL OTHER SITUATIONS. IF A CONFLICT OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS, THE INTERESTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM VOTING ON THE RELATED MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF POLARIS' CEO INCLUDED A REVIEW OF REGION-SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEYS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR. THE RESEARCH AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN THE MINUTES AND ASSOCIATED RECORDS OF THE BOARD AND RELEVANT BOARD COMMITTEES. THE LAST SALARY REVIEW DATE WAS IN DECEMBER 2020. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF POLARIS INCLUDED A REVIEW OF REGION-SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEYS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND COMPARISONS OF FEDERAL FORM 990 INFORMATION OF SIMILARLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE FIELD AND RELATED FIELDS. THE RESEARCH AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION MINUTES AND ARE SUBSTANTIATED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE FILES AND/OR THE ASSOCIATED RECORDS OF THE BOARD AND RELEVANT BOARD COMMITTEES, DEPENDING ON THE POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19POLARIS PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS OWN WEBSITE OR THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES: BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, MISSION AND VALUES STATEMENTS, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE REQUESTED BY CONTACTING THE OFFICE. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, MAY BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9Net difference in in-kind items.

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