2016-12-15T00:00:00-06:00 2015-12-31 941254756 HOOD & STRONG LLP 275 BATTERY STREET STE 900 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 990 2015-01-01 731662480 UNIVERSALGIVING UNIV 4152969193 901 MISSION STREET NO 205 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 PAMELA HAWLEY CEO 4152969193 2016-12-16 1 MAGA E KISRIEV P01008919 4157810793 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z PAMELA HAWLEY 901 MISSION STREET NO 205 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 1752199 0 X WWW.UNIVERSALGIVING.ORG X 2003 CA TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE. 11 10 6 60 0 0 934143 1749055 0 0 583 3017 0 127 934726 1752199 0 0 0 0 230705 433742 0 0 16441 89920 160350 320625 594092 614101 1158107 1128835 2363531 143261 219738 985574 2143793 X TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING 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." 0 0 207414 0 0 PUBLIC SERVICEUNIVERSALGIVING HELPS ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD ACCESS RESOURCES BY CONNECTING DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO VETTED NGOS AND THEIR PROJECTS IN AN EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT MANNER. UNIVERSALGIVING'S WEBSITE (WWW.UNIVERSALGIVING.ORG) PROVIDES A FREE PUBLIC SERVICE WHERE USERS CAN SELECT AMONG HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEER AND DONATION OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED, SUCH AS VOLUNTEERING TO BUILD SCHOOLS IN NEPAL OR MAKING A $10 DONATION TO PROVIDE MOSQUITO NETS TO FAMILIES IN CAMEROON. UNIVERSALGIVING DOES NOT TAKE A CUT, SO 100% OF EVERY DONATION MADE TO OUR PARTNER NGOS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE CAUSE. WE WANT OUR SERVICE TO BE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE WE BEGAN IN 2002.CRITICAL TO OUR MISSION IS OUR VOLUNTEERING SERVICE. WE HELP VOLUNTEERS IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES, WHICH HAS INCREASED 20% SINCE LAST YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, WE MATCHED ONE VOLUNTEER WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE SUMMER IN POLAND WITH WORLDTEACH. ANOTHER VOLUNTEER BUILT A HEALTH CLINIC IN KENYA WITH THE GLOBAL CITIZENS NETWORK. IN 2015, UNIVERSALGIVING FACILITATED MORE THAN 3,146 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS, OUR HIGHEST NUMBER TO DATE. IN TOTAL, WE HAVE EMPOWERED MORE THAN 27,568 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITIES IN NEED ALL OVER THE WORLD. STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND RETIREES USE UNIVERSALGIVING TO FIND MEANINGFUL TRIPS THAT SERVE THE IMPOVERISHED. JUST THIS YEAR ALONE WE HAVE FACILITATED MORE THAN $5,033,600 WORTH OF VOLUNTEER HOURS CONTRIBUTED. IF ONE VALUES THE VOLUNTEER'S HOUR AT $20 PER INDEPENDENT SECTOR, AND A TRIP IS ON AVERAGE TWO WEEKS, WE HAVE FACILITATED MORE THAN 36 MILLION WORTH OF VOLUNTEER HOURS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE, SINCE MANY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER FOR MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS AT A TIME. UNIVERSALGIVING VETS EACH NON-PROFIT NGO ON OUR WEBSITE WITH OUR QUALITY MODEL, A RIGOROUS 24 STAGE PROCESS, ENSURING 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. UNIVERSALGIVING HAS BEEN FEATURED ON CBS NEWS, OPRAH.COM, THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, MOTHER JONES, CNNMONEY, AND BUSINESSWEEK. JUST THIS YEAR, WE CLOSED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FORBES WHERE WE PUBLISH ARTICLES AND LINKS TO OUR NGO TWICE MONTHLY, A SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIP THAT PROMOTES OUR NGOS. WE WERE ALSO PUBLISHED WITH ARTICLES ABOUT OUR NGOS ON TRIPLE PUNDIT, GLASS CEILING, FORBES, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, COMMUNITY BASED JOURNALISM AND DEAR PAMELA.UNIVERSALGIVING HAS FACILITATED NEARLY $2 MILLION IN SMALL, MICRO DONATIONS, MUCH OF IT FROM SMALL DONATIONS OF $5 TO $15. WE WANT TO MAKE GIVING ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND INCOMES. 100% OF EVERY DONATION GOES DIRECT TO THE CAUSE. IN 2015, 275 DONORS GAVE A TOTAL OF $155,063.00 UNIVERSALGIVING IS VERY POPULAR FOR GIVING DONATIONS FOR CRISIS EVENTS, SUCH AS PROVIDING RELIEF TO THE VICTIMS OF THE NEPAL EARTHQUAKE AND HELP AID SYRIAN REFUGEES. PEOPLE ALSO USE OUR FUNDRAISING PAGE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THEIR FAVORITE CAUSE, FOR HOLIDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, CELEBRATIONS, TOURNAMENTS, GIFT REGISTRIES, AND WALK-A-THONS. AS PART OF UNIVERSALGIVING'S PUBLIC SERVICE WE HAVE A DONATE FEATURE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS VISITORS TO GIVE A TIP TO UNIVERSALGIVING TO SUPPORT OUR WORK SERVING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. ALMOST 40% OF ALL DONORS CHOSE TO SUPPORT UNIVERSALGIVING IN THE FORM OF A SMALL TIP, TYPICALLY $15, WHEN THEY VISITED OUR WEBSITE. THEY DO SO BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT OUR FREE SERVICE, HELPING PEOPLE GIVE AND VOLUNTEER IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. ONE OF UNIVERSALGIVING'S KEY SERVICES IS TO HELP PROVIDE RELIEF TO CRISIS STRICKEN COUNTRIES. WE SUPPORT SMALL, TOP-PERFORMING NGOS WHO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES, BUT ARE THEMSELVES LARGELY UNKNOWN. WE HAVE 200 PUBLISHED ORGANIZATIONS ON THE SITE WHO WORK IN 80 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY, WAR PREVENTION, ANIMAL RIGHTS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND DISASTER RELIEF. OUR TOP NGO PARTNERS FOR 2015 WERE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS, DEVELOP AFRICA, EMBRACE, AND THE GVN FOUNDATION.INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS IS A GLOBAL, HUMANITARIAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SAVING LIVES AND RELIEVING SUFFERING THROUGH HEALTH CARE TRAINING AND RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THEIR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES THAT BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. BY OFFERING TRAINING AND HEALTH CARE TO LOCAL POPULATIONS AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AT HIGHEST RISK, AND WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND RAPIDLY TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS REHABILITATES DEVASTATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND HELPS BRING THEM BACK TO SELF-RELIANCE. THEY RECEIVED $1,350 IN DONATIONS FROM UNIVERSALGIVING.DEVELOP AFRICA FACILITATES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS 6 AFRICAN COUNTRIES. THEY FOCUS ON CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION. THEIR PROJECTS INCLUDE PROVIDED SOLAR-POWERED RUNNING WATER AND BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN NEED. IN 2015, DEVELOP AFRICA RECEIVED $6,210 IN DONATIONS AND 6 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS FROM UNIVERSALGIVING SITE.EMBRACE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF PREMATURE AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. THE AWARD-WINNING EMBRACE WARMER COSTS THE FRACTION OF A PRICE OF AN INCUBATOR, DOESN'T REQUIRE CONSTANT ELECTRICITY, AND IS PORTABLE, HYGIENIC AND REUSABLE. THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELP HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND MOTHERS PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA AND CARE FOR PREMATURE INFANTS. EMBRACE RECEIVED $2,500 IN DONATIONS AND 3 REFERRALS FROM UNIVERSALGIVING.THE GVN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES THROUGH ORGANIZING VOLUNTEER TRIPS AS WELL AS THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL, IN-KIND, AND MATERIAL DONATIONS. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THE GVN FOUNDATION OFFERS ON UNIVERSALGIVING IS VOLUNTEERING WITH CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES. VOLUNTEERS HELP COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO PROVIDE NUTRITION, HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF TYPHOON HAIYAN. GLOBAL CITIZENS NETWORK PROMOTES CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND INTERCONNECTEDNESS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCES. SMALL GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS LIVE AND WORK IN SMALL VILLAGES, WHERE THEY EXPERIENCE A NEW CULTURE AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. IN 2015, GCN RECEIVED 406 VOLUNTEER REFERRALS FROM THE UNIVERSALGIVING WEBSITE. 177042 0 0 MAJOR PARTNERSHIPSUNIVERSALGIVING PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSALGIVING'S 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 AND FOUNDATIONS THAT SHARE OUR GOAL OF HELPING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. SOME PARTNERSHIPS FROM 2015 INCLUDE COMPASS PARTNERS, SOCAP, GROUNDWORK OPPORTUNITIES, WOMEN 2.0, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, AND AMAZON SMILE. OTHER PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE SOCIAL INERTIA/ACTON, WITH WHOM WE HELPED TO CREATE A MOBILE APPLICATION AVAILABLE TO OVER 100 NONPROFITS FEATURING WAYS TO GIVE, VOLUNTEER, SIGN PETITIONS, AND TAKE GLOBAL ACTION. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO WORKED WITH SYNERGOS, A GROUP OF HIGH NET WORTH DONORS HELPING THEM GIVE BACK TO SOCIETY IN MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES ACROSS THE WORLD. ALL OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE BRINGING NEW DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO HUNDREDS OF OUR NGO PARTNERS. WE PIONEER NEW INNOVATIVE WAYS TO HELP, SUCH AS COMMUNITY BASED JOURNALISM WHERE WE PARTNER WITH MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING. FOR EXAMPLE, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR IS ONE OF OUR TOP COMMUNITY BASED JOURNALISM 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 THAILAND THEY CAN THEN TAKE ACTION THROUGH UNIVERSALGIVING AND DONATE OR VOLUNTEER WITH ONE OF OUR NGO PARTNERS IN THAILAND. COMMUNITY BASED JOURNALISM 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, ALSO INCREASING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF OUR PARTNERS.WE ALSO WORK WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND EVENTS, HELPING THEM PROMOTE AND FACILITATE GIVING. THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS AS WELL AS NUMEROUS WRITINGS ABOUT PHILANTHROPY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, UNIVERSALGIVING FURTHERS ITS MISSION AND HELPS OUR INDUSTRY AND THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY. OUR CEO, PAMELA HAWLEY, SPOKE AND WROTE ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT MANY EVENTS AND VENUES INCLUDING SOCAP WHERE SHE DISCUSSED THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO CREATE A PHENOMENAL GIVING EXPERIENCE; POINTS OF LIGHT CONFERENCE, PRESENTING A VARIETY OF OPTIONS FOR BUILDING CAPACITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERS, SPECIFICALLY SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING. UNIVERSALGIVING IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE IMPACT HUB, WHICH HAS 150 OFFICES WORLDWIDE, REPRESENTING 11,000 MEMBERS. THIS NETWORK OF NONPROFITS AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS ALLOWS ITS MEMBER TO COLLOCATE, COLLABORATE, AND INCREASE THEIR IMPACT FOR SOCIAL GOOD. PAMELA WRITES DAILY ON TOPICS OF GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLICATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SEECHANGE MAGAZINE, FAST COMPANY, AND CSRWIRE. UNIVERSALGIVING ALSO HAS A BLOG, PHILANTHROPOST, WHICH IS DEVOTED TO GLOBAL CAUSES FEATURING OUR NGO PARTNERS AND THEIR INITIATIVES. THE BLOG FEATURED THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS. THE CEO ALSO MAINTAINS HER BLOG, LIVING AND GIVING (HTTPS://PAMELAHAWLEY.WORDPRESS.COM) WHICH HELPS PEOPLE TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WORLDWIDE, SUPPORTING LEADERS ALL ACROSS THE WORLD ON A GLOBAL LEVEL, INCLUDING GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS, HOW TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CRISES, GLOBAL ECONOMICS IN IMPOVERISHED COUNTRIES AND HOW TO TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THESE CAUSES. 72172 0 127 CORPORATE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERINGUNIVERSALGIVING REGULARLY PARTNERS WITH OTHER 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 OR 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 AND DONORS AS THEY CAN BE ENSURED THEIR FUNDS ARE GOING TO BEST NGOS. WE HELP OUR NGOS BY PRESENTING THEM TO COMPANIES FOR THEIR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMS; THIS INCREASES MORE 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 VOLUNTEERING IS EFFECTIVE, WE ARE FURTHER BROADENING UNIVERSALGIVING'S MISSION TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO QUALITY GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. SOME COMPANY PARTNERS IN 2015 INCLUDE CISCO, FLUOR, RSF SOCIAL FINANCE, BHP BILLITON, AND GAP. 456628 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X REBECCA BEAUMAN VIRTUALLY DETAILED LLC 8002402151 9611 BROOKDALE DRIVE CHARLOTTE NC 28215 RANDY BEST DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SAMUELSON DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 EDUARDO RALLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE LETTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG SEGAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE ARIEFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT REHMUS DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN OLSEN TREASURER 10.00 X 0 0 0 COLE WILBUR SECRETARY 8.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA HAWLEY FOUNDER & CEO 70.00 X X 70000 0 8000 70000 0 8000 0 0 0 0 0 1749055 18505 1749055 3017 3017 OTHER INCOME 900099 127 127 127 1752199 127 0 3017 70000 53803 14260 1937 302456 232472 61614 8370 30073 23115 6126 832 31213 23991 6358 864 4227 3249 861 117 7683 5905 1565 213 42270 32489 8611 1170 5522 4244 1125 153 6682 5136 1361 185 3440 2644 701 95 43306 33286 8822 1198 12876 9897 2623 356 2303 1770 469 64 BANK SERVICE FEES 26119 20075 5321 723 NGO SERVICES 3485 2679 710 96 MEMBERSHIPS & DUES 1453 1117 296 40 EDUCATION SEMINAR 746 573 152 21 238 183 48 7 594092 456628 121023 16441 97279 325533 1029071 2035513 2631 2577 54 54 2431 2431 1128835 2363531 10000 18678 133261 201060 143261 219738 X 0 0 0 0 985574 2143793 985574 2143793 1128835 2363531 1158107 112 0 X 0 0 0 X 452377 286494 375071 934143 1749055 3797140 452377 286494 375071 934143 1749055 3797140 1390176 2406964 1045 1555 811 583 3017 7011 3804151 1283 0.63270 0.53960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2631 2577 54 54 CREDIT CARD LIABILITIES 7523 OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 14785 INTERN/RETURNEE DEPOSITS 3970 DUE TO BHP BILTON 174782 201060 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY HOOD & STRONG, LLP, AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY UNIVERSALGIVING'S CEO, COO, AND MANAGER OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE. IT IS THEN PASSED OFF TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE UNIVERSALGIVING BOARD, WHO REVIEWS IT 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, 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 WITH RESPECT TO ANY CONFLICT SITUATION INVOLVING THE ORGANIZATION. IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THAT AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES EXIST, THE BOARD SHALL ALSO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY. SUCH REMEDY MAY INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE RECUSAL OF THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL FROM PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN MATTERS PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD OR OTHER UG BODY OR THE REMOVAL FROM THE ORGANIZATION OR THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL OF FOUNDATIONS REPORT, GRANTMAKERS SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT, AND ALSO CROSS REFERENCED WITH SMALL AND MID SIZE COMPANIES IN SILICON VALLEY, IN OUR EFFORTS TO BE FAIR AND COMPETITIVE. IT IS PREPARED CONSISTENTLY BY OUR COO AND IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UNIVERSALGIVING IS PROVIDED COMPENSATION THAT IS ON PAR OR A BIT BELOW THE AVERAGE COMPENSATION FOR THE SIZE OF OUR ORGANIZATION IN CALIFORNIA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UNIVERSALGIVING MAKES ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FORM 990'S AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR. ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FORM 990'S ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SEC. 6104(D). REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING AND SENT TO OUR OFFICE AT 901 MISSION STREET, SUITE 205, SAN FRANCISCO CA, 94103, ALONG WITH A POSTAGE PAID, SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE. POLICIES AVAILABLE INCLUDE AMONG OTHERS - CONFLICT OF INTEREST, DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION, GIFT ACCEPTANCE, PRIVACY POLICY, TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY.