Long Way Home Inc

“The executive director of the organization distributes a pdf copy of the 990 return to all board members for review and comment prior to being filed.”

“At each board meeting, if there is a discussion of selecting or engaging a vendor or service provider, all in attendance are asked to recuse themselves from this discussion if there could be a perceived conflict. Annually, the organization reviews and discusses the conflict of interest policy and requests that each board member list and acknowledge any known conflicts.”

“The board may hire and compensate individuals for necessary services rendered to the organization so long as such compensation is reasonable. The board shall determine reasonable compensation amounts based upon compensation paid by similarly situated nonprofits for like services. The board may rely upon salary studies, as well as data regarding compensation paid by peer organizations of similar size to determine reasonable compensation. The terms of such compensation and information relied upon shall be recorded in writing. An individual who is a member of the board who receives compensation, directly or indirectly from the organization for services, is precluded from participating in discussions or votes pertaining to their own compensation.”

“The organization will provide in a timely manner, copies of financial statements and governing documents, including its conflict of interest policies, when requested in writing or in person.”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC INSIGHT ON OUR MISSION AND ACCESS TO OUR ACTIVITIES, IN 2018 WE WORKED WITH AN NGO CALLED VISIONARIES ON THE CREATION OF A SHORT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT LONG WAY HOME, TO BE BROADCAST ON PUBLIC TELEVISION NETWORKS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN 2019. IN ADDITION TO THE DOCUMENTARY, WE POSTED 70 NEW GREEN BUILDING VIDEOS TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FEATURING THE GREEN CONSTRUCTION OF OUR SCHOOL CAMPUS.”

“Significant changes to existing program activities and addition of new program activities over the period of 13 years, our flagship school in san juan comalapa, guatemala, the centro educativo tecnico chixot cetc has been built. Although education and green building projects will continue to be ongoing here, the majority of the school complex has been finished. The school was largely built through volunteer labor. The volunteer program has continued to grow through the years and has also blossomed into the green building academy, where individuals come to be learn about using sustainable design and materials to construct self-sufficient buildings. A natural transition of the organization has been to pivot from building the school complex to build residential homes for local guatemalan families living in poverty. The residental building project has been two-fold in design it provides an additional location and opportunity for green building academy students to see and experience all stages of the projects and also alleviates a housing need in the local area. The organizations mission, work, and projects have also garnered attention and built relationships with fellow green-builders across the globe and requests have been made for the green building academy to be taught in other areas of the world. Another transition point of the organization has been to fulfill requests from governments, other nonprofit organizations, and / or private individuals to build green buildings for their use. These projects-for-hire are closely aligned with our mission to use sustainable design and materials to promote education, employment and environmental stewardship. Throughout all these building projects, our priority is to teach skills to empower individuals to complete construction on their on, and in their local community using materials that are inexpensive or discarded, and as a result, becoming cognizant and active in stewardship of the environment.”

“Other contract services 72,989 61,080 foreign labor for teachers and construction contractors, 61,080 program, -0- management, -0- fundraising 909 payroll processing fees, -0- program, 909 management, -0- fundraising filming and videographers 11,000, -0- program, -0- management, 11,000 fundraising.”

“The prior period adjustment reflects restating foreign cash in u.s. Dollars from guatemalan quetzales, a foreign currency exchange loss. Cash funds were inadvertently reported in foreign currency instead of us dollars.”