Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

“Each year prior to distribution to the lirs board of directors, the audit committee reviews and discusses the draft form 990 after its review by lirs certified public accountants. The completed form 990 is made available to the entire board for review and questions before it is submitted to the internal revenue service.”

“Lirs board policy requires all directors, officers, committee members and lirs senior managers to identify actual and potential conflicts of interest and complete a declaration of a conflict of interest statement annually which is reviewed by the board governance committee. Any director, officer, committee member or senior manager who discloses a direct or indirect financial or other material interests in a proposed or existing arrangement will not be allowed to be a part of the discussion or decision-making on the matter that results in the conflict of interest. If any director, officer, committee member or senior manager fails to disclose a direct or indirect financial or other material interest subject to the policy, s/he will be informed and given the opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If the board or committee or president and ceo determines that the individual has failed to disclose a conflict of interest, they will take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“For lirs' ceo's compensation, an independent consultant performs an analysis on a regular basis using independent research which considers the organization's budget, the current compensation, and the number of years served by the ceo. The analysis uses salary surveys that provide a salary range that is competitive with similar non-profits in the same geographic area. The findings are presented to the board's executive committee, which reviews the consultant's report in conjunction with the ceo's performance and presents a recommendation to the full board. The full board approves the ceo's compensation for the upcoming year. For all other lirs staff positions, an independent consultant performs an analysis using independent research to determine competitive salary ranges for the various grades of positions within lirs. This analysis is completed every other year and the board approves the salary ranges for all respective job grades. The ceo sets and/or approves the particular salaries within these grades for staff. Board officer positions are non-staff, volunteer positions and receive no compensation.”

“Lirs makes its audited financial statements, form 990, list of current board of directors, and other information that may be useful in understanding lirs' vision, mission, values, goals and activities available on the lirs website at www.lirs.org. This information is also available to the public upon request. Summary financial statements, senior management, and the list of current board of directors are also published in the annual report which is distributed to donors and other stakeholders.”

“Those who seek safety from persecution; reunites families torn apart by conflict; resettles refugees; and protects vulnerable children who arrive alone in the united states.”