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X X false false false false false false false false false Chris Krewson Executive Director 168593 20000 7000 18678 214271 Anika Anand Deputy Director 129128 10000 5298 18386 162812 Lisa Hunter Director of Finance & Operations 133108 10000 5058 7849 156015 Dylan Smith Former Board Member 1000 Grant Honorarium to Community Ambassadors Chris Krewson Board Chair of Tiny News Collective 29000 Grant Grant for Fiscally Sponsored Projects Anita Li Founder of The Green Line 1300 Award Award for LION Awards winner Alvaro Gurdian VP of Operations La Noticia 20000 Grant Grant for Fiscal Sponsorships Alvaro Gurdian VP of Operations La Noticia 1300 Grant Award for LION Awards winner Cierra Hinton Board Member 100 Award Award for event participation Organizational document changes Part VI line 4 The bylaws were amended throughout upon a vote of The Board of Directors, including to update the following: LIONs principal address following re-incorporation; new mission statement; current classes of members; current division of labor between board and staff; member removal protocol; addition of membership committee charter. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Lisa Hunter, Director of Finance and Operations and Chris Krewson, Executive Director will review the 990 before filing, as well as distribute drafts to The Board of Directors to be reviewed. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c In 2021 LION adopted a more detailed Board conflict of interest policy, and required disclosure statements from all Board members. Questions that arise about potential conflicts of interest are referred to The Board Governance Committee. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a In 2021 an independent consultant on nonprofit operations re-benchmarked LIONs salary ranges for the Executive Director, newly-created deputy director role, and director of finance & operations. The Board of Directors approved these salary ranges. No changes were made to the processes for setting the Executive Directors salary and bonus (at the discretion of The Board) or determining the compensation of key employees (at the discretion of the Executive Director). Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b In 2021 an independent consultant on nonprofit operations re-benchmarked LIONs salary ranges for the Executive Director, newly-created deputy director role, and director of finance & operations. The Board of Directors approved these salary ranges. No changes were made to the processes for setting the Executive Directors salary and bonus (at the discretion of The Board) or determining the compensation of key employees (at the discretion of the Executive Director). Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The majority of governing documents are available on the website. Anything not on the website is available by request. Not undergone required audits or steps for audit part XII line 3b The Organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.