ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY

Accountability is part of the work.

ISO Metrik Institute is committed to independent governance, responsible stewardship, ethical decision-making, and clear public reporting as its charitable, educational, and scientific work develops.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER

One place for governance, records, policies, and public access.

ISO Metrik Institute, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit corporation organized for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. It is a separate legal entity from ISO Metrik Solutions, Inc., with separate governance, finances, records, and institutional decisions.

Related-party matters must advance the Institute’s mission, be handled at arm’s length, reflect fair-market value when applicable, be reviewed for conflicts, and receive approval from disinterested directors.

Publication standard: A document is not represented as filed, approved, audited, reviewed, completed, or currently effective unless that status is stated and the applicable record is posted here.

GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC RECORDS

Leadership, status, reports, and financial disclosure.

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Leadership and Governance

Founder and President: Prentice Capri McGhee

The Board of Directors is responsible for charitable purpose, strategy, finances, compliance, conflicts of interest, executive oversight, and protection against improper private benefit.

Board roster and committee information: Publication pending formal confirmation and Board approval.

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IRS Status

ISO Metrik Institute, Inc. is organized in Georgia as a nonprofit corporation for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes.

Federal determination documentation: Not currently posted. The Institute does not represent on this page that federal tax-exempt recognition has been issued unless and until an IRS determination letter or other authoritative documentation is published here.

Donors should rely on an official acknowledgment and consult a qualified adviser regarding the deductibility of a particular contribution.

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Annual Reports

Current availability: No annual report is currently posted.

Future annual reports are intended to summarize mission activity, program development, research progress, educational reach, partnerships, public benefit, financial stewardship, and material limitations after the relevant reporting period and review are complete.

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Form 990

Current availability: No Form 990-series return is currently posted.

When an applicable return has been filed and is available for public disclosure, the Institute intends to publish a public copy here. Contributor-identifying information will be protected to the extent permitted or required by law.

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Financial Statements

Current availability: No audited or independently reviewed financial statements are currently posted.

Financial materials published in the future will identify the reporting period and whether they are audited, independently reviewed, compiled, or management-prepared so readers can understand the level of assurance provided.

POLICIES & ETHICAL SAFEGUARDS

Standards designed to protect the mission and the public.

The summaries below describe the Institute’s intended public standards. A policy should not be treated as formally adopted until its Board approval date, effective date, and complete approved text are posted.

Public summary · Formal approval information pending

Conflict-of-Interest Policy

Directors, officers, key personnel, and other decision-makers are expected to disclose actual, potential, or perceived conflicts. A conflicted person should not participate in deliberation or voting except to provide requested factual information.

  • Document disclosures and recusals.
  • Use disinterested review and approval.
  • Confirm mission benefit and fair-market value when applicable.
  • Prevent excess benefit and improper private benefit.

Public summary · Formal approval information pending

Whistleblower Policy

The Institute intends to support good-faith reporting of suspected fraud, misuse of charitable assets, unsafe conduct, discrimination, retaliation, legal or regulatory violations, research-integrity concerns, or material policy violations.

  • No retaliation for a good-faith report.
  • Prompt, impartial review by an appropriate non-conflicted person.
  • Confidentiality protected to the extent practical and lawful.
  • Records retained according to applicable policy and legal holds.

Public summary · Formal approval information pending

Document-Retention Policy

Governance, tax, financial, employment, donor, research, program, contract, insurance, and charitable-operation records should be retained for periods appropriate to their legal, operational, historical, and accountability value.

  • Permanent preservation for core formation, governance, and final filed tax records.
  • Secure handling of confidential and sensitive information.
  • Immediate suspension of routine destruction when litigation, audit, investigation, or a legal hold is anticipated.
  • Documented and secure destruction when authorized.

Public summary · Formal approval information pending

Gift-Acceptance Policy

The Institute may accept gifts that further its charitable purposes and can be administered responsibly. It may decline or seek additional review of gifts that create excessive restrictions, liabilities, conflicts, reputational harm, private benefit, or costs disproportionate to their charitable value.

  • Honor lawful donor restrictions accepted in writing.
  • Use independent review for complex, non-cash, related-party, or unusually restricted gifts.
  • Do not provide personal legal or tax advice to donors.
  • Document acceptance authority, valuation responsibilities, and any conditions.

Public summary · Formal approval information pending

Donor Privacy

The Institute intends to collect only information reasonably needed to process, acknowledge, account for, and steward contributions. Donor information should not be sold or traded.

  • Limit access to authorized personnel and service providers.
  • Honor reasonable anonymity and communication preferences when feasible.
  • Protect payment information through approved payment processors.
  • Disclose information only when authorized, operationally necessary, or legally required.

WEBSITE, PRIVACY & ACCESS

How the public can use and access this website.

Privacy Policy

The website may collect information that visitors voluntarily submit through contact, newsletter, donation, partnership, volunteer, employment, or program-interest forms. It may also process ordinary technical information needed for security, performance, and site operation.

Information may be used to respond to requests, administer programs, maintain records, process donations through approved providers, improve the website, and satisfy legal obligations. The Institute does not request medical records, card numbers, bank credentials, government identification, or other unnecessary sensitive information through general website forms.

Requests concerning access, correction, deletion, or communication preferences may be submitted through the Contact Us page. Some records may be retained when required for tax, accounting, legal, security, research, or charitable-operation purposes.

Terms of Use

This website provides general institutional, charitable, scientific, and educational information. It does not provide medical diagnosis, individualized treatment, emergency services, legal advice, tax advice, or a guarantee of program participation, funding, partnership, employment, or research eligibility.

Visitors should not use the website as a substitute for qualified professional advice. External links are provided for convenience and do not necessarily imply endorsement. Website content may be corrected, updated, suspended, or removed as the Institute’s work and public records develop.

Accessibility Statement

ISO Metrik Institute is committed to making its digital information usable by people with disabilities and is working toward alignment with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA.

Priorities include keyboard access, readable structure, sufficient color contrast, text alternatives for meaningful images, responsive layouts, clear labels, and accessible documents. Some third-party services or legacy documents may not yet provide equivalent access.

If you encounter a barrier, please identify the page, feature, document, or task involved and the format or accommodation that would help. The Institute will make a reasonable effort to provide access or an alternative.