Sowhope Org

“Mita Fitzjohn 343 W Wolf Point Plaza Unit 3103 Chicago, IL 60654; Lisbeth Leeson 2564 Summit Ridge Dr NE Grand Rapids, MI 49505; Lauren Spangler 354 Richard Ter SE Unit 2 Grand Rapids, MI 49506; Alfred Longtin 712 Lisson Grove New Lenox, IL 60451; Leecie Brown 91007 Murdock Road Fairfax, VA 22032; Fridah Kanini 3800 Yorkland Dr NW APT 7Comstock Park, MI 49321; Doreen Mangrum 1784 Bluehill Dr NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525; Michael McDonnell 275 South Main St Rockford, MI 49341; Jason Radmacher 3521 7th Street Wayland, MI 49348; Arnaldo Rodriguez 211 W. Superior St Wayland, MI 49348; Kim Rowsome 2120 S Buchanan Street Arlington, VA 22206; Christiana Unakalamba No. 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, suggest changes, and ask for clarification to the Finance team about any questions or concerns they have regarding the Form 990 as presented. 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 at the annual board meeting each year.”

“A compensation committee is named when needed, using members of the SowHope HR team comprised of at least 1 board member and HR professional volunteers. They use resources available in the HR industry such as salary surveys to determine a compensation recommendation. Such a process was used to determine the annual salary of the position of Director of Fund Development. The board delegates the final authority to the HR team in establishing appropriate compensation for employees.”

“Many of the SowHope governing documents including the Form 1023 and the Forms 990 are published on the SowHope website at www.sowhope.org and can be found at www.sowhope.org/about. Additional documents such as the conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. A listing of various organizations receiving grants is available upon approval of the request. A printing/mailing fee is required for documents upon request.”