Fh Association

“The Executive Committee of the board is comprised of three persons who are members of the full board. No staff members are members of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee may exercise the full authority of the board except for actions requiring a majority vote by the full board under California law, actions concerning board or committee membership, changes to the governing documents, any approval of self-dealing transactions, or changes to compensation of top staff or directors.”

“The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and then the Chief Financial Officer and Controller make a full review of the Form 990 to verify accuracy. The return is then reviewed by the Finance & Enterprise Risk Management Committee (FERM). After that, the Form 990 is emailed to the board of directors prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy covers top management and members of the board of directors. Individuals are required to sign conflict of interest statements on an annual basis. The corporate secretary reviews the signed statements and monitors transactions for potential conflicts of interest. 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.”

“Food for the Hungry, Inc., a related organization of FH Association, posts FH Association's annual audits on its website at http://fh.org/about/finances. Copies of FH Association's tax returns, governing documents, and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.”

“FH Association does not compensate officers directly. Therefore, these lines were answered no in accordance with the instructions. Compensation is paid by Food for the Hungry, Inc., a related organization listed in Schedule R. The board of directors for Food for the Hungry, Inc. is responsible for determining compensation for the CEO. The CEO in consultation with HR is responsible for determining compensation for the organization's other officers and key employees. When determining an appropriate level of compensation for a given position, the board works closely with the human resources department. Comparability data is collected on salary and benefits offered by similar-sized, like-minded non-profit organizations. This information is used to set a benchmark in determining appropriate compensation to offer. The compensation policy is used to set compensation when an officer or key employee is first hired, as well as any time their compensation package is subject to change. All compensation decisions are recorded in documentation held by the Human Resources department. The board approves salaries and benefits in total when it approves the annual budget at its September meeting.”

“(Expenses $ 10,736,033 including grants of $ 846,519) HEALTH PROGRAMS- Malnutrition and illness prevention, trainings on proper sanitation practices, health assessments, training and educating of local healthcare representatives, assistance with health insurance provision. HIV/AIDS- Clinical treatment, home-based care, education on proper nutrition and prevention, Biblical training on abstinence and faithfulness, medical support, outreach.”

“(Expenses $ 1,907,227 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 59,661) OTHER PROGRAMS- Church leadership development, leadership training and others.”

“(Expenses $ 1,289,136 including grants of $ 74,945) WATER & SANITATION- Irrigation and safe water well construction, hand dug wells, latrine construction, hygiene/sanitation education, water purification, biosand filter for household.”

“Gain on foreign currency translation - 52959;”

“Most salary payments go to non-United States citizens, who are exempt from W-2/W-3 requirements. All United States citizen staff are compensated by a related organization, Food for the Hungry Inc. Food for the Hungry Inc. files all required payroll information returns as required by the IRS. As such, due to common paymaster rules as instructed by the IRS, the number of employees reported represent the number of U.S. employees who work for the filing organization but are compensated by a related organization. The amounts included in 990, Part IX, Lines 7-10 include the salaries and wages for both U.S. and foreign individuals.”