Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy Inc.

“Mcael is committed to appropriate fiscal oversight by the organization's board of directors. As such, mcael works to ensure the highest standards in review of its internal revenue service form 990. Each year, prior to the submission of the organization's form 990 to the internal revenue service, a draft version is sent to the treasurer for an initial review. The auditing firm will meet with the board of directors to go over the entire form 990 and answer any questions prior to filing. Discussions by board members regarding the 990 are documented in board minutes.”

“Mcael's board primarily monitors and enforces compliance through an annual certification process. Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers must annually sign a statement which affirms such person has received, read and understood the conflict of interest policy, has agreed to comply with the policy and understands that the montgomery coalition for adult english literacy is a charitable organization, thus in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

“The executive director's salary is reviewed and adjusted by the board of directors using outside data and performance metrics.”

“Mcael makes its articles of incorporation, conflict of interest policy, and recent financial statements and 990 available to the public through our website and through third party websites such as guidestar. In addition, these documents are available to the public at mcael's office and through the maryland office of the secretary of state.”

“Capacity building mcael strengthens the capacity of adult english literacy programs to deliver high quality,effective programs that meet the needs of the learners. To accomplish this, the following activities are conducted: for providers: capacity building grants for community programs convenings to create strategies to address current and/or hot topics workshops technical assistance networking meetings resource library provider e-news online tools job/volunteer postings for instructors: trainings convenings to create strategies to address current and/or hot topics resource library awards/stipends networking meetings instructor e-news list job/volunteer postings online tools”

“Public engagement mcael acts as a catalyst for community outreach and education about the benefits that adult english literacy brings to the whole community. Mcael is a community resource and knowledge center for county-wide data on adult english literacy in montgomery county. Mcael engages the broader community to understand esol needs, garner support, and promote the 65+ programs that provide english literacy services. Activities include: data collection and analysis reports provider directory learner stories promoting community literacy coalition building connecting businesses, government, nonprofits, and individuals local, state, and national policy monitoring mcael directly supports 65+ adult literacy programs in montgomery county, providing coordination and collaboration to build the capacity and quality of those programs. The leveraging power of the coalition supports a system that serves almost 15,000 adult english learners allowing them to move from poverty to prosperity, from dependence to independence, and from isolation to full engagement in our community. Mcael knows a healthy, vibrant community is one where all community members have the opportunity to fully participate, access community resources, and thrive. Mcael supports a wide range of organizations, yet there are still tens of thousands of adults in montgomery county that are identified as limited english proficient who are not in classes or receiving tutoring. Mcael continues to work to identify new service delivery models and new providers. The county's english language learners support the economic and social growth of montgomery county as a whole. In fiscal years 2020 and 2019, mcael served 436 and 350 instructors and provider staff (unique individuals), respectively, to improve their skills. Mcael connected with almost 43 separate organizations, and multiple programs at those organizations through a professional development institute for provider staff and instructors, workshops, e-news, resources, technical assistance, etc. With funding from montgomery county, mcael awarded in fiscal years 2020 and 2019, 1,260,000 and 1,190,000, respectively, of montgomery county grants. The funding supported 20 organizations and 27 programs both years. The grant funded programs served over 7,300 and 7,600 learners in fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. The coalition serves about 15,000-17,000 learners annually.”