2024-11-05T20:29:38-05:00 2023-12-31 460952065 BOUNTIFUL PEAK ADVISORS 1564 SOUTH 500 WEST SUITE 201 BOUNTIFUL UT 840107400 990 2023-01-01 873544416 THE POLICY PROJECT POLI 8042670217 1607 E YALECREST AVE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84105 BROOKE GLEDHILL SECRETARY/TREASURER 8042670217 2024-11-04 true false SHALAUN T HOWELL CPA P00969274 8012943155 2024-11-05 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z EMILY BELL MCCORMICK 1607 E YALECREST AVE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84105 2643537 false X WWW.THEPOLICYPROJECT.ORG X 2021 UT THE POLICY PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOLUTION-BASED POLICY AT ALL LEVELS IN SOCIETY, INCLUDING POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. 4 3 4 575 0 1879891 2589856 0 4579 51006 9446 -1800 1893916 2639062 500 0 106485 294926 22875 55423 1299295 139671 1405780 457972 488136 2181090 515527 2715211 13501 515527 2701710 X THE POLICY PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOLUTION-BASED POLICY AT ALL LEVELS IN SOCIETY, INCLUDING POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE WORK TOWARD HEALTHY, EQUITABLE POLICY FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD, KNOWING THAT WHEN EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITIES FLOURISH. false false 131100 THE PERIOD PROJECT IN 2023, THE POLICY PROJECT CARRIED FORWARD THE ESSENTIAL WORK OF ELIMINATING PERIOD POVERTY BY FURTHER IMPLEMENTING H.B. 162, WHICH ALONG WITH PRIVATE DONATIONS FUNDED THE INSTALLATION OF PERIOD PRODUCTS AND DISPENSERS IN EVERY KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE GIRLS- AND ALL-GENDER BATHROOM IN EVERY PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE STATE. WE ALSO EXPANDED INTO NEW COMMUNITIES BY LAUNCHING THE PERIOD POSITIVE WORKPLACE INITIATIVE AND SUPPORTING WORK TO OFFER PERIOD PRODUCTS IN WORKPLACES, STATE BUILDING, AND STATES OUTSIDE OF UTAH. AFTER OUR WORK IN 2022 TO PASS HB 162, WE COLLECTED DATA THIS YEAR THROUGH A SURVEY DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 1,400 UTAH STUDENTS. THE RESPONSES POINT TO A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS POSITIVELY AFFECTING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, WITH 55.7% OF RESPONDENTS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL OR ACTIVITIES PREVIOUSLY MISSED DUE TO ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS. THE RESPONSES ALSO POINT TO A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN PROVIDING PERIOD PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS AND REDUCING NEGATIVE MENSTRUATION STIGMA, WITH 75.8% OF RESPONDENTS' COMFORT LEVEL IN TALKING ABOUT MENSTRUATION HAVING INCREASED. TO FURTHER SUPPORT THOSE EXPERIENCING PERIOD POVERTY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOINED THE POLICY PROJECT TEAM FOR TWO PERIOD PRODUCT PACKING PARTIES, DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 260,500 PERIOD PRODUCTS IN PERIOD KITS TO STUDENTS WHO NEED ACCESS TO PRODUCTS OVER SUMMER MONTHS AND WEEKENDS AND NEARLY 300 PERIOD PRODUCT KITS TO AT THE LARRY H. AND GAIL MILLER FAMILY FOUNDATION SEASON OF SERVICE EVENT. 67781 1202 THE TEEN CENTER PROJECT AFTER THE LAUNCH OF THE TEEN CENTER PROJECT IN FALL OF 2022, OUR TEAM SET OUT TO MEET WITH LEADERS FROM EACH OF UTAH'S 42 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE KNEW THE DATA SHOWED STATE-WIDE NEED: A 34% INCREASE IN UTAH STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, 30% OF STUDENTS CATEGORIZED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND QUALIFYING FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH, AND 25% OF UTAH TEENS HAVE HIGH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. WE MET WITH SUPERINTENDENTS, PRINCIPALS, AND SCHOOL STAFF TO UNDERSTAND AND WEAVE THE STATEWIDE TAPESTRY OF LIVED EXPERIENCE. WE GOT TO KNOW THE STUDENTS AND CAREGIVERS BEHIND THESE STATISTICS. WE ALSO HOSTED MEETINGS AND EVENTS WITH MORE THAN 1,500 UTAH COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDING FAMILIES, STUDENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FOSTER PARENTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND OTHERS. BASED ON ALL THE DATA, STORIES, AND RESEARCH WE COLLECTED, OUR TEAM DETERMINED THAT THE BEST WORKABLE SOLUTION WAS A GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD TEEN CENTERS AND CONCRETE SUPPORTS IN UTAH SCHOOLS. TEEN CENTERS ARE AN INNOVATIVE, SPACE-BASED SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN PILOTED IN NEARLY A DOZEN UTAH HIGH SCHOOLS THAT CENTRALIZES STUDENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD AND CLOTHING PANTRIES, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, HYGIENE RESOURCES AND SHOWERS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, AND POST-GRADUATION PLANNING. STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO RELIABLY ACCESS THE HELP THEY NEED IN THE TEEN CENTER AND THEN ENTER THE CLASSROOM PREPARED TO LEARN. EACH TEEN CENTER IS STAFFED BY A TRUSTED ADULT THAT CAN BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND OFFER CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE GRANT PROGRAM WOULD ENSURE FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL LEADERS TO DETERMINE WHAT SERVICES SHOULD BE OFFERED AND AT WHAT SCALE. THE UTAH LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED 15,000,000 FROM THE 2023 BUDGET FOR UTAH SCHOOLS TO BUILD TEEN CENTERS, ALONG WITH THE ADDITIONAL 3,000,000 COMMITTED BY PRIVATE DONORS FOR A TOTAL OF 18,000,000 TO BE INVESTED IN UTAH SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT TEENS IN NEED. THE IMPACT OF THIS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WILL BE FELT IN EVERY CORNER OF UTAH AND SUPPORT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF UTAH STUDENTS IN THE YEARS TO COME. 68,440 UTAH STUDENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO HAVE ACCESS TO A TEEN CENTER SUPPORTED BY THIS FUNDING BY 2025. 54370 THE SAFE CHILD PROJECT IN FALL OF 2023, THE POLICY PROJECT LAUNCHED THE SAFE CHILD PROJECT TO ADVOCATE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL K-6 STUDENTS TO RECEIVE AGE- APPROPRIATE SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION BY STRENGTHENING UTAH CODE 53G-9-207 AND SECURING FUNDING THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. THIS EFFORT AIMS TO PREVENT ABUSE AND TO END THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ABUSE BY ENGAGING FAMILIES IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION, THEREBY STRENGTHENING HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. THE POLICY PROJECT TEAM HOSTED A PROXIMATE GATHERING OF SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND HELP TO CENTER SURVIVOR NEEDS AS THE SAFE CHILD PROJECT PROGRESSES. THIS GATHERING AFFIRMED THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION EDUCATION AS ONE WAY TO REDUCE ABUSE AND THE ONGOING NEED FOR HEALING AND EDUCATION IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY. OUR TEAM ALSO RECEIVED AN INFLUX OF SURVEY RESPONSES FROM SURVIVORS THAT EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR PREVENTION EDUCATION AND GREATER SUPPORT FOR YOUTH. IN NOVEMBER 2023, 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS RALLIED AT THE UTAH CAPITOL IN SUPPORT OF THE SAFE CHILD PROJECT AND 337 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED TO ENGAGED IN THE EFFORT TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. 58514 500 STUDENT AMBASSADORS THE POLICY PROJECT HAD 238 STUDENTS AGES 12 TO 18 SEEKING TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY VIA SERVICE AND ADVOCACY PARTICIPATE IN OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IN 2023. EACH MONTH, WE FOCUSED ON ONE OF OUR THREE PILLARS OF LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND ADVOCACY, AND OFFERED REMOTE TRAINING AND TASKS FOR STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO ENGAGE IN. OUR MONTHLY SPEAKER SERIES GAVE OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS AN EXCLUSIVE CHANCE TO LEARN FROM ALL-STAR LEADERS FROM ACROSS UTAH-INCLUDING ENTREPRENEURS, INFLUENCERS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, POLITICIANS, ATHLETES, AND MORE. EVERY MONTH WE POSTED A CONVERSATION WITH A NEW GUEST AS THEY SHARED HOW THEY MADE AN IMPACT IN THEIR FIELD AND GAVE ADVICE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS. WE ALSO INVITED OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO ATTEND AN IN-PERSON SERVICE OR ADVOCACY EVENT EACH QUARTER. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE RECOGNIZED 16 STUDENT AMBASSADORS WHO SHOWED CONSISTENT COMMITMENT WITH THE LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE & ADVOCACY AWARD AND AWARDED ONE GRADUATING SENIOR THE LEADERSHIP AND POLICY SCHOLARSHIP. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF POLICY TO MAKE LASTING CHANGE, AND WE KNOW THAT CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR WORK. WE ARE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING NONPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS AND TO TRAINING FUTURE LEADERS ALONG THE WAY. WE COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH LEGISLATORS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND CULTIVATE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT. OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ENABLES THE CRUCIAL WORK TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND IDENTIFY UNMET NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT CAN BE SOLVED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE POLICY PROJECT. IN 2023, WE HOSTED 59 EVENTS WITH 4,602 ATTENDEES AND ENGAGED WITH MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEERS. 58514 500 311765 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 8 0 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 3 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false true false false UT X BROOKE GLEDHILL WOOD 8017127469 1607 E YALECREST AVE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84105 EMILY BELL MCCORMICK PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 116917 0 0 BROOKE GLEDHILL SECRETARY/TR 40.00 X 79050 0 0 ROBIN RITCH CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTIN ANDRUS DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 KAT KENNEDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHELLE MORRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 195967 1 false false false 35575 2554281 70355 2589856 51006 51006 35575 3002 -3002 -3002 2675 1473 1202 1202 2639062 1202 48004 500 500 195967 134075 41607 20285 77341 54128 18780 4433 21618 14869 4779 1970 503 503 9792 9792 22875 22875 3992 3992 9956 7446 1370 1140 2034 1673 221 140 4839 3697 845 297 3512 2197 848 467 2354 1566 470 318 9064 4222 4426 416 462 462 PERIOD PRODUCTS 71905 71905 EVENT SUPPLIES 9123 6149 755 2219 SUPPLIES 6216 6216 MISCELLANEOUS 4089 1974 1542 573 1830 686 854 290 457972 311765 90784 55423 115223 23816 108623 3570 400304 2578184 1018 515527 2715211 13501 0 13501 X 515527 799208 1902502 515527 2701710 515527 2715211 2181090 5093 X false false false X 39120 879891 1589856 2508867 39120 879891 1589856 2508867 1376723 1132144 4579 51006 55585 3236 3236 2567688 15215 X SUPPORTING SCHEDULE 1,000,000 PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 3,236 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2325 6430 8755 449217 457972 91594 22899 207987 91594 299581 449372 1363 8755 10118 51997 22899 74896 112344 1363 2325 3688 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A THE ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN 2021 AND DID NOT BEGIN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES UNTIL 2022. SCHEDULE C, PART IV THE POLICY PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR A LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 15,000,000 DIRECTED TO THE UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A GRANT SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING TEEN RESOURCE CENTERS AND SERVICES IN UTAH SCHOOLS PRIMARILY FOR VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK STUDENTS. THE APPROPRIATION WAS FORMALLY PASSED AS LINE-ITEM IN HB 2. TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF THIS APPROPRIATION, MEMBERS OF THE POLICY PROJECT TEAM MET DIRECTLY WITH LEGISLATORS, PRESENTED AND TESTIFIED AT PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEETINGS, DEVELOPED MESSAGING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH TRADITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, AND HELD PUBLIC EVENTS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDING A RALLY AND THREE EDUCATIONAL NIGHTS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. X X X X true GRANTED FUNDRAISING CONSULTANTS PO BOX 1437 VERNAL UT 84078 GRANTS false 20000 19125 875 20000 19125 875 BENEFIT CONCERT 35575 35575 3002 35575 35575 3002 3002 -3002 X PERIOD PRODUCTS 1 70355 ESTIMATED FMV false false false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF DONATIONS, NOT THE NUMBER OF DONATED ITEMS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE POLICY PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOLUTION-BASED POLICY AT ALL LEVELS IN SOCIETY, INCLUDING POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE WORK TOWARD HEALTHY, EQUITABLE POLICY FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD, KNOWING THAT WHEN EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITIES FLOURISH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE PERIOD PROJECT IN 2023, THE POLICY PROJECT CARRIED FORWARD THE ESSENTIAL WORK OF ELIMINATING PERIOD POVERTY BY FURTHER IMPLEMENTING H.B. 162, WHICH ALONG WITH PRIVATE DONATIONS FUNDED THE INSTALLATION OF PERIOD PRODUCTS AND DISPENSERS IN EVERY KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE GIRLS- AND ALL-GENDER BATHROOM IN EVERY PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE STATE. WE ALSO EXPANDED INTO NEW COMMUNITIES BY LAUNCHING THE PERIOD POSITIVE WORKPLACE INITIATIVE AND SUPPORTING WORK TO OFFER PERIOD PRODUCTS IN WORKPLACES, STATE BUILDING, AND STATES OUTSIDE OF UTAH. AFTER OUR WORK IN 2022 TO PASS HB 162, WE COLLECTED DATA THIS YEAR THROUGH A SURVEY DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 1,400 UTAH STUDENTS. THE RESPONSES POINT TO A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS POSITIVELY AFFECTING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, WITH 55.7% OF RESPONDENTS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL OR ACTIVITIES PREVIOUSLY MISSED DUE TO ACCESS TO PERIOD PRODUCTS. THE RESPONSES ALSO POINT TO A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN PROVIDING PERIOD PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS AND REDUCING NEGATIVE MENSTRUATION STIGMA, WITH 75.8% OF RESPONDENTS' COMFORT LEVEL IN TALKING ABOUT MENSTRUATION HAVING INCREASED. TO FURTHER SUPPORT THOSE EXPERIENCING PERIOD POVERTY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOINED THE POLICY PROJECT TEAM FOR TWO PERIOD PRODUCT PACKING PARTIES, DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 260,500 PERIOD PRODUCTS IN PERIOD KITS TO STUDENTS WHO NEED ACCESS TO PRODUCTS OVER SUMMER MONTHS AND WEEKENDS AND NEARLY 300 PERIOD PRODUCT KITS TO AT THE LARRY H. AND GAIL MILLER FAMILY FOUNDATION SEASON OF SERVICE EVENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE TEEN CENTER PROJECT AFTER THE LAUNCH OF THE TEEN CENTER PROJECT IN FALL OF 2022, OUR TEAM SET OUT TO MEET WITH LEADERS FROM EACH OF UTAH'S 42 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE KNEW THE DATA SHOWED STATE-WIDE NEED: A 34% INCREASE IN UTAH STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, 30% OF STUDENTS CATEGORIZED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND QUALIFYING FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH, AND 25% OF UTAH TEENS HAVE HIGH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. WE MET WITH SUPERINTENDENTS, PRINCIPALS, AND SCHOOL STAFF TO UNDERSTAND AND WEAVE THE STATEWIDE TAPESTRY OF LIVED EXPERIENCE. WE GOT TO KNOW THE STUDENTS AND CAREGIVERS BEHIND THESE STATISTICS. WE ALSO HOSTED MEETINGS AND EVENTS WITH MORE THAN 1,500 UTAH COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDING FAMILIES, STUDENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FOSTER PARENTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND OTHERS. BASED ON ALL THE DATA, STORIES, AND RESEARCH WE COLLECTED, OUR TEAM DETERMINED THAT THE BEST WORKABLE SOLUTION WAS A GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD TEEN CENTERS AND CONCRETE SUPPORTS IN UTAH SCHOOLS. TEEN CENTERS ARE AN INNOVATIVE, SPACE-BASED SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN PILOTED IN NEARLY A DOZEN UTAH HIGH SCHOOLS THAT CENTRALIZES STUDENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD AND CLOTHING PANTRIES, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, HYGIENE RESOURCES AND SHOWERS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, AND POST-GRADUATION PLANNING. STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO RELIABLY ACCESS THE HELP THEY NEED IN THE TEEN CENTER AND THEN ENTER THE CLASSROOM PREPARED TO LEARN. EACH TEEN CENTER IS STAFFED BY A TRUSTED ADULT THAT CAN BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND OFFER CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE GRANT PROGRAM WOULD ENSURE FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL LEADERS TO DETERMINE WHAT SERVICES SHOULD BE OFFERED AND AT WHAT SCALE. THE UTAH LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED 15,000,000 FROM THE 2023 BUDGET FOR UTAH SCHOOLS TO BUILD TEEN CENTERS, ALONG WITH THE ADDITIONAL 3,000,000 COMMITTED BY PRIVATE DONORS FOR A TOTAL OF 18,000,000 TO BE INVESTED IN UTAH SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT TEENS IN NEED. THE IMPACT OF THIS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WILL BE FELT IN EVERY CORNER OF UTAH AND SUPPORT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF UTAH STUDENTS IN THE YEARS TO COME. 68,440 UTAH STUDENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO HAVE ACCESS TO A TEEN CENTER SUPPORTED BY THIS FUNDING BY 2025. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE SAFE CHILD PROJECT IN FALL OF 2023, THE POLICY PROJECT LAUNCHED THE SAFE CHILD PROJECT TO ADVOCATE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL K-6 STUDENTS TO RECEIVE AGE- APPROPRIATE SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION BY STRENGTHENING UTAH CODE 53G-9-207 AND SECURING FUNDING THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. THIS EFFORT AIMS TO PREVENT ABUSE AND TO END THE STIGMA SURROUNDING ABUSE BY ENGAGING FAMILIES IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION, THEREBY STRENGTHENING HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. THE POLICY PROJECT TEAM HOSTED A PROXIMATE GATHERING OF SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND HELP TO CENTER SURVIVOR NEEDS AS THE SAFE CHILD PROJECT PROGRESSES. THIS GATHERING AFFIRMED THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION EDUCATION AS ONE WAY TO REDUCE ABUSE AND THE ONGOING NEED FOR HEALING AND EDUCATION IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY. OUR TEAM ALSO RECEIVED AN INFLUX OF SURVEY RESPONSES FROM SURVIVORS THAT EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR PREVENTION EDUCATION AND GREATER SUPPORT FOR YOUTH. IN NOVEMBER 2023, 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS RALLIED AT THE UTAH CAPITOL IN SUPPORT OF THE SAFE CHILD PROJECT AND 337 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED TO ENGAGED IN THE EFFORT TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D STUDENT AMBASSADORS THE POLICY PROJECT HAD 238 STUDENTS AGES 12 TO 18 SEEKING TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY VIA SERVICE AND ADVOCACY PARTICIPATE IN OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IN 2023. EACH MONTH, WE FOCUSED ON ONE OF OUR THREE PILLARS OF LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND ADVOCACY, AND OFFERED REMOTE TRAINING AND TASKS FOR STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO ENGAGE IN. OUR MONTHLY SPEAKER SERIES GAVE OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS AN EXCLUSIVE CHANCE TO LEARN FROM ALL-STAR LEADERS FROM ACROSS UTAH-INCLUDING ENTREPRENEURS, INFLUENCERS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, POLITICIANS, ATHLETES, AND MORE. EVERY MONTH WE POSTED A CONVERSATION WITH A NEW GUEST AS THEY SHARED HOW THEY MADE AN IMPACT IN THEIR FIELD AND GAVE ADVICE FOR CURRENT STUDENTS. WE ALSO INVITED OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS TO ATTEND AN IN-PERSON SERVICE OR ADVOCACY EVENT EACH QUARTER. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE RECOGNIZED 16 STUDENT AMBASSADORS WHO SHOWED CONSISTENT COMMITMENT WITH THE LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE & ADVOCACY AWARD AND AWARDED ONE GRADUATING SENIOR THE LEADERSHIP AND POLICY SCHOLARSHIP. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF POLICY TO MAKE LASTING CHANGE, AND WE KNOW THAT CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ARE INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR WORK. WE ARE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING NONPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS AND TO TRAINING FUTURE LEADERS ALONG THE WAY. WE COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH LEGISLATORS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND CULTIVATE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT. OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ENABLES THE CRUCIAL WORK TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND IDENTIFY UNMET NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT CAN BE SOLVED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE POLICY PROJECT. IN 2023, WE HOSTED 59 EVENTS WITH 4,602 ATTENDEES AND ENGAGED WITH MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WHICH HAD AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CPA IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IT WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REASONABILITY AND ACCURACY. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFIERS REVIEW THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALY AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. IN THE EVENT THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD MEETING, BUT AFTER SUCH PRESENTATION, THAT PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MAY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE PERSON IN CONTROL OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE IF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS FAIR TO, OR OTHERWISE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF, THE POLICY PROJECT, AND IF SO, MAY ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY INDIVIDUALS ARE WERE INDEPENDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPARABILITY DATA (SUCH AS SALARY SURVEYS, SALARIES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION) WERE USED TO DETERMINE A REASONABLE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION. THE DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATIONS 990S FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR.ORG AND THE ORGANIZATIONS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS AND COMMERCIAL CODE. THE ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN 2021 AND DID NOT BEGIN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES UNTIL 2022.