United Marriage Encounter

“Our board of directors consists entirely of married couples, including the officers listed in part vii. Each of the married couples serving on our board have a husband-wife relationship, but do not have any other family or business relationship with any other director, officer, or key employee. The same board of directors and officers serve both united marriage encounter (ume) and our supporing organization, marriage encounter support foundation (mesf).”

“Our organization has several thousand members. Members do not have voting rights.”

“Our annual form 990 is sent to all members of the board of directors before it is filed. The board of directors reviews financial statements monthly. Our executive committee (6 independent directors) does an annual review of the audit, including meeting with the auditors' representative.”

“Our conflict of interest policy includes both united marriage encounter (ume) and our supporting organization, marriage encounter support foundation (mesf). Officers, directors, and employees, if any, are required to complete an annual disclosure of interest and affiliations that could be interpreted as a conflict of interest. Except for gifts of nominal value, employees are not allowed to keep gifts from a company or organization with which ume or mesf has contracts. Gifts received can only be for the benefit of the ministry. Reporting of gifts is required. Employees may accept an occasional reasonably priced meal from a company or organization with whom we partner in ministry work. The executive director or the executive committee reviews potential conflict of interest transactions to ensure that our conflict of interest policy is not violated. If there appears to be a conflict of interest regarding any transaction, the decision on that transaction must be made by the board of directors (independent directors only, excluding any interested director) or by an independent decision-making body as determined by the board.”

“Our governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and audited financial statements are furnished to anyone upon request.”

“Vision: our vision is to reach as many legally married, one man, one woman, couples as we can with the hope of starting a transformation in their marriages that leads to strong families and stronger communities. We recognized that financial resources are a primary barrier in one man, one woman, couples seeking help and pursuing more for their marriages through continued learning and focused time together. We eliminate that obstacle with the help of generous donors that have the means and resources to help them. Our mission is to provide united marriage encounter weekends and ongoing support to the future generations in the us and beyond. This can only happen with the financial support of generous donors and caring volunteers with a clear understanding of the importance of helping families, starting with their marriage. With the help of local volunteers and other foundations united marriage encounter offers pathways past the transformation started on the weekend by providing resources, core groups, and ongoing events.”

“The executive committee assumes responsiblility for the oversight of the audit.”