2020-11-16T20:44:45-08:00 2019-12-31 680260103 Regalia & Associates CPAs 103 Town Country Dr Ste K Danville CA 94526 990 2019-01-01 731662480 UniversalGiving UNIV 4152969193 PO Box 1012 Menlo Park CA 94026 Pamela Hawley Founder & CEO 4152969193 2020-11-16 true Douglas W Regalia P00186389 9253140390 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X Pamela Hawley PO Box 1012 Menlo Park CA 940261012 1675949 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 577435 1635811 0 12742 39010 1128 590177 1675949 0 0 259793 423302 0 11890 229410 1154789 489203 1578091 100974 97858 2803529 3245314 199232 969964 2604297 2275350 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 1418127 CORPORATE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERINGUNIVERSALGIVING 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 TO 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 LOCAL NGO TO ACHIEVE THE (continued on Schedule O) 16891 MAJOR PARTNERSHIPSUNIVERSALGIVING PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSIONTO 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 RECENT MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE TOP TECH COMPANIES WHO SUPPORT US WITH PRO BONO RESOURCES. UNIVERSALGIVING IS AN ORGANIZATION STRONGLY COMMITTED TO INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY. TOP TECH PARTNERSHIPS IN 2019 INCLUDE: (A) GOOGLE PROVIDING US $750,000 WORTH GOOGLE GRANTS AND GOOGLE ANALYTICS PRO BONO; (B) SALESFORCE PROVIDING US $550,000 WORTH IN SALESFORCE USER ACCESS PRO BONO; (C) SLACK PROVIDING (continued on Schedule O) 14075 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 30 PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, CBS NEWS, (continued on Schedule O) 1449093 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 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 Evin Baysal 4152969193 PO Box 1012 Menlo Park CA 940261012 Pamela Hawley Founder & CEO 70.00 0.00 X X 129600 0 10826 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 129600 10826 1 false false false 0 1635811 1635811 0 39010 39010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Credit Card Credit 522210 1128 1128 1128 1675949 1128 39010 0 0 0 0 140426 124697 9875 5854 0 160477 124350 35358 769 0 14077 12178 1833 66 108322 94453 8559 5310 0 4200 4200 4747 2743 2004 0 0 0 62243 62243 0 4872 4872 8493 7228 1265 0 43169 43169 2381 2831 -450 0 22430 22430 0 0 0 1454 1454 NGO Disbursements 973059 973059 Bank & Service Fees 23918 22881 1037 Subscriptions/Pubs/Dues 3392 3392 Continuing Education 200 200 231 90 141 1578091 1449093 117108 11890 355284 302173 2362329 2361879 0 83485 50241 0 0 0 0 0 0 531021 0 0 0 2431 0 2803529 3245314 24562 7385 174670 962579 199232 969964 X 2604297 2275350 2604297 2275350 2803529 3245314 X 97858 -426805 X false false false X 1749055 745551 818352 577435 1680836 5571229 0 0 1749055 745551 818352 577435 1680836 5571229 2323734 3247495 3017 3147 9159 12742 39010 67075 0 1128 1128 5639432 0.57590 0.53120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Due to Non Gov't Organizations 962579 962579 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CORPORATE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING (continued from Form 990 Page 2)ORGANIZATIONS VISION. WE HELP OUR NGOS BY PRESENTING THEM TO COMPANIES FOR THEIR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMS. THIS INCREASES AWARENESS ABOUT THESE NGOS, HELPS THEM WITH FUNDING AND HELPS THEM WITH MORE CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS. THE SAME HOLDS TRUE IN OUR WORK WITH UNIVERSITIES, FOUNDATIONS AND DONORS. BY ENSURING THESE ENTITIES GIVING AND VOLUNTEER IS EFFECTIVE, WE ARE FURTHER BROADENING UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE. SOME OF UNIVERSALGIVINGS CORPORATE PARTNERS INCLUDE CISCO, RSF SOCIAL FINANCE, BHP, AND GAP. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS (continued from Form 990 Page 2)US $200,000 WORTH IN SLACK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; (D) OKTA PROVIDING US $60,000 WORTH OKTA FOR GOOD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRO BONO; AND (E) DROPBOX PROVIDING US $100,000 WORTH DROPBOX BUSINESS CLOUD SERVICES PRO BONO.OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES PRO BONO VALUED AT MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE MORE THAN 30 UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS DUKE UNIVERSITY STANFORD, HARVARD, TULANE, UC BERKELEY, UC DAVIS PROVIDING LINKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, OUR WEBSITE, AND OUR INTERNSHIP AND RETURNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP IS FORBES, WHERE THE CEO WRITES ARTICLES ABOUT PHILANTHROPY, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND HOW TO DONATE OR VOLUNTEER. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR SHOWCASES QUALITY VETTED WAYS TO GIVE AND VOLUNTEER AND WHERE THEY FEATURE ARTICLES FROM THE CEO ON PHILANTHROPY. UNVIERSALGIVINGS ARTICLES ARE PUBLISHED ON FORBES AND CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR EVERY MONTH.WE ARE CONSISTENTLY PIONEERING NEW INNOVATIVE WAYS TO HELP THE WORLD, SUCH AS MEDIAGIVES. MEDIAGIVES IS WHERE WE PARTNER WITH MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR IS ONE OF OUR TOP MEDIAGIVES PARTNERS THROUGH THEIR PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE ARTICLES. AFTER SOMEONE IS INSPIRED BY READING AN ARTICLE OR WATCHING A VIDEO ABOUT PHILANTHROPY, A LINK IS PROVIDED FOR THEM TO GIVE AND VOLUNTEER ON UNIVERSALGIVING. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER THEY READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT A CRISIS IN SUDAN THEY CAN THEN TAKE ACTION THROUGH UNIVERSALGIVING AND DONATE OR VOLUNTEER WITH ONE OF OUR NGO PARTNERS IN SUDAN. MEDIAGIVES PARTNERSHIPS PROMOTE HUNDREDS OF OUR NGO PARTNERS, MAKING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MORE AWARE OF THEIR DESERVING CAUSES.THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALSO TAKE ACTION AND GIVE OR VOLUNTEER, THUS INCREASING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF OUR PARTNERS. 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 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, QUALITY PHILANTHROPY, AND UNIVERSALGIVINGS MISSION.OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE HARVARD WOMEN IN BUSINESS, PEPPERDINE BUSINESS SCHOOL, USC MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, STANFORD LEADERS SERIES, SOCAP, WOMEN 2.0, DUKE I&ES INITIATIVE DEAR PAMELA, AND AMAZON SMILE.UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO WORKS WITH SYNERGOS, A GROUP OF HIGH-NET WORTH DONORS HELPING THEM GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY IN MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. ALL OF THE THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE BRINGING NEW DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO HUNDREDS OF OUR NGO PARTNERS.ADDITIONALLY, UNIVERSALGIVING HAS A NEWSLETTER WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO 40,000 CONTACTS. 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.UNIVERSALGIVING IS ALSO ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE FOUND THAT SOCIAL MEDIA CREATES BRIDGES FOR US TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO HELP. WE ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, PINTEREST AND TWITTER. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA RESULTS REFLECT A 25% INCREASE IN LIKES ON FACEBOOK IN 2019. IN 2019, WE ALSO CREATED PINTEREST PAGES TO SHOWCASE UNIVERSALGIVINGS PRESS PARTNERSHIPS, AWARDS, AND NGO PARTNERS. WE PLAN ON CONTINUING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT OUR NGO PARTNERS AND GLOBAL ISSUES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: PUBLIC SERVICE (continued from Form 990 Page 2)OPRAH.COM, THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, MOTHER JONES, CNNMONEY, AND BUSINESSWEEK.UNIVERSALGIVING SUPPORTS SMALL, TOP-PERFORMING NGOS IN CRISIS STRICKEN COUNTRIES. THESE NGOS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUT ARE THEMSELVES LARGELY UNKNOWN. WE HAVE 200 PUBLISHED ORGANIZATIONS ON THE SITE AND THOUSANDS ACCESSIBLE IN OUR DATABASE, DEPENDING ON THE CRISIS OR DONOR REQUEST. OUR NGO PARTNERS WORK IN OVER 170 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 OUR WEBSITE WITH OUR 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 STATUS. THIS YEAR ALONE WE VETTED 1,081 NGOS FOR INDIVIDUALS, DONORS, CORPORATIONS, CORPORATE EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS AND FOUNDATIONS. AS ONE EXAMPLE, FOR ONE CLIENT ALONE UNIVERSALGIVINGFACILITATED VETTING OF NGOS FOR NEARLY $2.2 MILLION IN U.S. DOLLARS AND $1.4 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS IN SMALL, MICRO DONATIONS, WHICH WE DISBURSED. MUCH OF THESE DONATIONS CONSISTED OF SMALL DONATIONS OF BETWEEN $5-$100. WE WANT TO MAKE GIVING ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND INCOMES. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO HAS A CRISIS RELIEF FUND FOR DONATING TO CRISIS EVENTS, SUCH AS FLOODS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. OUR CRISIS RELIEF FUND IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THOSE WANTING TO GIVE TO LOCAL, VETTED NGOS IN TIMES OF CRISIS.AS PART OF UNIVERSALGIVINGS PUBLIC SERVICE WE ALSO HAVE A DONATE/TIP FEATURE ON OUR WEBSITE WHICH ALLOWS VISITORS TO GIVE A TIP, USUALLY $15, TO UNIVERSALGIVING TO SUPPORT 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 170 COUNTRIES. TESTIMONIALS OF OUR VOLUNTEER SERVICES INCLUDE A MOM WHO TRAVELED FROM ALASKA TO COSTA RICA WITH HER DAUGHTER TO PROVIDE MEDICAL RELIEF TO CHILDREN; AND A 30-PERSON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS, WHICH VOLUNTEERED IN GREECE USING ART TO SUPPORT THE ELDERLY WITH ALZHEIMER'S. WE HAVE EMPOWERED MORE THAN 19,000 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 HOURSOVER OUR EXISTENCE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE, SINCE MANY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER FOR MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS AT A TIME.OUR TOP 5 NGO PARTNERS IN 2019 WERE NEPAL ORPHANS HOME INC., GLOBE AWARE, GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS, SANAGA-YONG CHIMPANZEE RESCUE AND ORPHANS` FUTURE UKRAINE FOUNDATION. NEPAL ORPHANS HOME INC WORKS TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN'S BASIC NEEDS OF FOOD, SHELTER, AND CLOTHING, AS WELL AS SCHOOLING AND HEALTH CARE, AND ADMINISTERS TO THEIR EMOTIONAL NEEDS WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION, ALLOWING THEM TO GROW UP IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. IN 2019, NEPAL ORPHANS HOME INC WAS FACILITATED 22 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS. GLOBE AWARE PROMOTES CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SHORT-TERM VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD. UNIVERSALGIVING FACILITATED 112 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS FOR GLOBE AWARE IN 2019. GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS WORKS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITIES IN 35 COUNTRIES IN 6 CONTINENTS. IN 2019, UNIVERSALGIVING FACILITATED 105 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS FOR GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS. SANAGA-YONG CHIMPANZEE RESCUE RESCUES AND REHABILITATES ILLEGALLY TRAFFICKED CHIMPANZEES IN AFRICA. THEY ALSO WORK TO SOLVE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM BY WORKING WITH CAMEROONS MINISTRY OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE TO INCREASE FOREST PROTECTION. UNIVERSALGIVING FACILITATED 128 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS FOR SANAGA-YONG CHIMPANZEE RESCUE IN 2019. ORPHANS` FUTURE UKRAINE FOUNDATION WORKS TO PROVIDE UKRAINIAN ORPHAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF THE TERNOPIL REGION TO BECOME INDEPENDENT, SELF SUFFICIENT AND CONFIDENT WHEN THEY FACE REALITY OF LIFE BEYOND THE ORPHANAGES. UNIVERSALGIVING FACILITATED 5 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS FOR ORPHANS` FUTURE UKRAINE FOUNDATION IN 2019. AS WE INCREASE OUR SERVICES AT UNIVERSALGIVING OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT MILLIONS OF NGOS ALL OVER THE WORLD. 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 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER LEGALFILINGS ARE MAINTAINED IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND HELD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BYTAX AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TAX RETURNS ARE POSTED ANNUALLY TOWWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG (WHERE THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AS ELECTRONIC COPIES) AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR A PHYSICAL INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Prior period adjustment = -$426805