Sowhope Org

“Mita Fitzjohn 6263 Redington Ct SE, Ada, MI 49301; Lizbeth Leeson 2564 Summit Ridge Dr NE Grand Rapids, MI 49505; Alfred Longtin 712 Lisson Grove, New Lenox, IL 60451 Lauren Spangler 219 Glenhaven Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI 49504; Leecie Brown 91007 Murdock Road Fairfax, VA 22032; Robert Cunningham 9 Rillington Dr Bella Vista, AR 72714; Fridah Kanini 3800 Yorkland Dr NW APT 7 Comstock Park, MI 49321; Doreen Mangrum 1784 Bluehill Dr NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525; Michael McDonnell 275 S Main St, Rockford, MI 49341; Kathleen Muedder 3310 Providence Hills Dr Matthews, NC 28105; Arnaldo Rodriguez 211 W Superior St, Wayland, MI 49348; Christiana Unakalamba, #32 Winter Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504”

“The organizational process concerning the Form 990 is to have the finance team review a draft of the Form 990 that was prepared by SowHope staff members. The draft is then emailed to every board member who review it one week before a board meeting. At the board meeting the board members may comment on, discuss about, and ask for clarification to the Finance team the Form 990. Any necessary changes are made and then voted upon by the board. Once approved the Form 990 is duly filed with the IRS.”

“Every Director, when they are elected to the board, reads and signs a form explaining the conflict-of-interest policy and requiring them to disclose any conflicts of interest. Officers and key employees are also required to read and sign the conflict-of-interest policy form. To date there has not been a conflict of interest at SowHope. The conflict-of-interest policy is reviewed annually at a board meeting.”

“A compensation committee is named, when needed, using members of the SowHope HR/Personnel team comprised of at least 1 board member and HR professional volunteers. They use resources available to determine a compensation recommendation. A presentation was made to the board of directors about the current position of Director of Administration. The board then delegated the final authority to the HR/Personnel Team in establishing appropriate compensation for the position.”

“Many of the SowHope governing documents including the Form 1023 and the Forms 990 are published on the SowHope website www.sowhope.org and can be found at www.sowhope.org/about. Additional documents may be made available upon request. A listing of various organizations receiving grants, is available upon approval of the request.”