Murray Grove Association

“Any individual that donates becomes a member.”

“Only Board Members have the right to vote for additional members”

“Only Board Members have the right to vote, however, a voting member of the governing Board or any committee who recieves compensation, directly or indirectly for services is precluded from voting on matters pertaining to their compensation”

“The Governing Board will discuss and review the 990 prior to filing. The filer of the Tax return will request the review along with notes, comments, and questions coupled with meeting the Bookkeeper to ensure proper recordkeeping and update the organization on any applicable tax law changes.”

“The Murray Grove Conflict of Interest Policy establishes the procedures to identify and resolve any conflicts of interest where an interested party may have potential exposure to a financial interest inside the organization. The Conflict of Interest policy is ackowledged and signed annually with statements affirming the Director, Principal Officer, and Member of a Committee with Baord delegated powers received a copy of the policy, read and understands the policy and agrees to the terms, along with disclosing any Financial Interest they may believe exists.”

“To ensure operations are conducted in a manner consistent with its charitable purpose, periodice reviews are conducted to ensure compensation arrangements are reasonable and based on industry and demographic standards. Outside experts may be called in at the organizations discretion. Any potential conflict of interest exposure pertaining to compensation will be discussed among the Board without the interested party present.”

“To ensure operations are conducted in a manner consistent with its charitable purpose, periodice reviews are conducted to ensure compensation arrangements are reasonable and based on industry and demographic standards. Outside experts may be called in at the organizations discretion. Any potential conflict of interest exposure pertaining to compensation will be discussed among the Board without the interested party present.”

“Governing documents are available to the general public uopn request for inspection. The Books and records are located at the Corporate Office and are readily available.”

“While COVID again threw a wrench in Murray Grove programs, in addition to hosting small private retreats and opening our campgrounds for family fun, we offered just a few, but very impactful, programs: Coming of Age Led by religious educators Tracy Breneman and Meagan Henry, 21 youth and 17 mentors from six congregations participated in this virtual workshop weekend in which they learned the history of Murray Grove, completed a spiritual journey interview, explored writing prompts for their personal credos and had fun interfacing with youth on the COA path along with them. Camping in the Grove Our intrepid team kept a dozen campers in our youth camp busy and safe for a fun week of discovery and joy. 251st Anniversary Homecoming In partnership with UU Faith Action NJ; Black Lives Unitarian Universalist; Salvation and Social Justice; NJ Institute for Social Justice; the Racial Justice Task Force of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton NJ; and NJ Social Justice Remembrance Coalition, together with the Bayard Ruston Center for Social Justice, we hosted Rise up for Justice, Renew in Peace a virtual 3-day gathering with nine featured speakers and workshops. Rev. Michael Tino preached a live Sunday service from Cone House. Our thanks to the New York State Convention of Universalists for support of this important event. During COVID, volunteers and staff reinvigorated Murray Groves Hospitality Garden. Every other week, there was an open invitation to join in two-hour gardening sessions extended to MGA guests and community members to enjoy peaceful gardening as a release from the tensions of the time. The result? A garden filled with love. Murray Grove Online We launched a series of free online programs by three prominent, global, presenters in their respective fields; Francesco Garri Garripoli, Dr. Carol Penn and Rev. Terry Chapman on: Movement/Qigong; Mind, Body, Spirit and Now is Our Time, respectively. Each has produced three short videos which were posted on our social media and our web site. These programs were designed to inspire, engage and empower our global Murray Grove Community. Coming of Age Led by religious educators Tracy Breneman and Meagan Henry, 21 youth and 17 mentors from six congregations participated in this virtual workshop weekend in which they learned the history of Murray Grove, completed a spiritual journey interview, explored writing prompts for their personal credos and had fun interfacing with youth on the COA path along with them.”

“Td Money Market Account funded by a distribution from the Corpus of the Murray Grove Trust, administered by the UUA”

“Dues and Fees 1,181Prof fees 10,760CC Fees/Credit line 6,728Payroll Service Fees 809Board Expenses 590Postage 543Prof Developement 18,100Expenses funded by Corpus 6,677Other Expenses 352”