Finca International Inc.

“The chairman of finca international's board of directors, robert w. Hatch, has a family relationship with the founder, john hatch, who is also a director and retired employee of the organization. Finca international directors richard williamson, harold jastram, and rupert scofield are all members of the board of directors and minor shareholders of cereal ingredients, inc. Which is owned by robert hatch. John hatch is also a minor shareholder of cereal ingredients but not a director.”

“Per finca international's constituent documents, members are the functional equivalent of shareholders but hold no economic interest. They act as stewards of the charitable mission and serve as the ultimate governance authority of the organization. Finca international has 4 (four) members, each of whom have equal voting rights and devote considerable time and attention to its activities. Memberships in finca international are not sold as fundraising mechanisms.”

“Per the bylaws of the organization, the members have power to make appointments to, accept resignations, make substitutions for, and remove persons from the board of directors.”

“Certain key decisions of the board of directors (finca international's governing body) are subject to the approval of the members of the organization.”

“The form 990 is presented to the 990 review team composed of the audit committee and representatives from management team, finance and legal. The review team surveys the document and a meeting is scheduled to discuss any questions with the cfo. Reviewing process includes surveying sections, schedules, checklists and disclosures of the return plus corresponding approvals.”

“Officers, directors and key employees are required to disclose any conflicts of interests on an ongoing basis. Conflict of interests are prohibited by finca international's code of conduct and employee handbook, subject to exceptions based by an independent audit committee. Conflicts, including related party transactions, are strongly discouraged and approved, if at all, in exceptional cases. The process is monitored through acknowledgement of the policy prohibiting and requiring reporting of any conflicts, along with internal audits and other controls (including the contract review process). The finca code of conduct, applicable to all finca persons globally, provides a confidential reporting mechanism ("hotline") for reporting violations of the code, including of interests.”

“Compensation for the president & ceo is determined annually by the executive committee. The president & ceo recuses himself from that conversation. The process for determining all officers' compensation is performed by the human resources department and reviewed and approved by the board of directors executive committee. The process includes a review of other form 990s and compensation surveys, and there is contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The review is performed annually.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements available to the general public upon request and on its own website.”

“Unamortized pension prior service costs 366,016. Currency translation adjustments -521,595. Additional share capital 399,982.”

“The consolidated financial statements have not been issued as of the date form 990 was filed, however finca impact finance, finca kosovo, and finca plus individual audit reports have been issued and approved by their respective audit committees.”