| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 |
CFW TAKES A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION: 1) ADVOCATING FOR UNDERSERVED WOMEN AND GIRLS; 2) PROVIDING GRANT SUPPORT TO BOTH EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS; 3) OFFERING AN INNOVATIVE ARRAY OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMING. SERVING AS A BACKBONE ORGANIZATION, CFW CONVENES AND COORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO BETTER THE LIVES OF WOMEN, GIRLS, TRANS, AND GENDER NONBINARY INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH COLLECTIVE IMPACT, CFW SEEKS TO ACHIEVE LARGE-SCALE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A |
THE BY-LAWS OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN STATE, IN ARTICLE VI, SECTION 2A., THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL (I)HAVE AND EXCERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND (II) REVIEW ANNUALLY THE SALARY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE CHAIR, THE PAST CHAIR OR CHAIR-ELECT AND THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS, OTHER THAN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR, OF THE FOUNDATION. ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS MAY BE ADDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPON NOMINATION BY THE CHAIR AND A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD(THE "APPOINTED DIRECTORS"). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B |
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PASSED A RESOLUTION IN FY 2012 STATING THAT "THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW A FINAL DRAFT OF THE IRS FORM 990, AND THAT, AFTER SUCH REVIEW, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR, ON ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, SHALL REVIEW, REVISE AS APPROPRIATE, AND APPROVE FOR SIGNATURE AND FILING, BY AN OFFICER OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN, THE IRS FORM 990 (AND APPROPRIATE STATE FILINGS)." ANNUALLY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO A PRESENTATION OF THE IRS FORM 990 PRIOR TO SEEKING THEIR APPROVAL OF THE DOCUMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C |
PRIOR TO THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, ALL DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO FILL OUT AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM. WHEN RELEVANT, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM. BEFORE ANY VOTE BY THE BOARD ON GRANTS, THE CHAIR SPECIFICALLY ASKS IF ANY VOTING MEMBER HAS ANY CONFLICT AS TO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 |
DURING FY 2022, THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT AND RECOMMENDED A MERIT-BASED SALARY INCREASE BASED ON COMPARATIVE NATIONAL DATABASE INFORMATION, EDUCATION, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY AND OVERALL RESULTS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. THE PROPOSED SALARY INCREASE WAS SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IRS FORM 990 CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.CFW.ORG. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.