Zoe International

“Michael hart (chairman & ceo), carol hart (president), lynne ginoza (secretary), les ginoza (vp) - family relationship”

“The organization has no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Therefore, this line was answered no in accordance with the instructions.”

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent cpa firm and reviewed in detail by the organization's top management. Zoe's form 990 was distributed to the governing body for review and approval prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization requires all officers and board members to annually complete and sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. The accounting manager is responsible for reviewing the signed statements and ensuring that interested persons are in compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship.”

“Line 15a: independent members of the board of directors determine and approve compensation for the ceo and other officers. Comparability data from a similarly situated organization is reviewed as part of the compensation setting process. Deliberations and approval are documented in the board meeting minutes. Line 15b: see narrative for form 990, part vi, line 15a.”

“Zoe's financial statements are audited annually, published on its website and available upon request. Zoe's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Compensation reported in part vii, column d and schedule j, part ii, column b is the amount reported on the individual's w-2, box 1 or 5 (whichever amount is greater) per the irs instructions. In the case of minister's compensation when box 5 of the w-2 is not applicable, box 1 compensation is used. Employee deferrals to qualified retirement plans are normally captured in box 5, not box 1 of form w-2. For reporting purposes we have included the minister's retirement plan deferrals in part vii, column f and schedule j, part ii, column c.”

“Contract services: program service expenses 100,857. Management and general expenses 8,394. Fundraising expenses 1,775. Total expenses 111,026. Missionary labor: program service expenses 752,635. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 752,635.”

“Foreign currency translation -2.”