Meals on Wheels America

“The association is a membership organization consisting of general membership.”

“The members of the association routinely elect members of the board of directors as needed, including directors for three year terms and officers for two year terms.”

“General members of the association have authority to amend or repeal the bylaws, and elect or remove members of the board of directors.”

“The association's draft of irs form 990 undergoes a number of internal and external reviews before it is filed with the irs. It is prepared by members of the organization's accounting staff and the organization's independent auditors and then reviewed by the chief financial and operating officer and the president/ceo before presentation to the audit committee. The final draft of the form 990 is then provided to the audit committee at least three business days prior to an audit committee meeting where it is presented by management and the organization's independent auditors for acceptance by the committee. Once accepted by the audit committee at a regularly scheduled meeting, it is then sent to the board of directors with a recommendation that it be accepted as final. Copies of the full form 990 are made available to the board of directors for a review and comment period of no less than three business days prior to a vote of the board of directors in a regularly scheduled meeting or, in lieu of a meeting, by unanimous consent with the audit committee's recommendations. After approval in a meeting or unanimous consent is achieved, it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“All members of the board of directors are required to review the conflict of interest policy and submit a disclosure statement annually. It is the responsibility of the board of directors to bring any conflicts up as they arise. The association requires board members to recuse themselves from participating in any matter in which they have a personal interest. This is required in the association's bylaws. Further, the association's chief legal and compliance officer oversees compliance with conflict of interest and other organizational policies.”

“The president/ceo's compensation is determined by the board of directors, during executive session of a regularly scheduled meeting, using benchmarking compensation data from independent studies and informal surveys of similar organizations. Compensation of officers and key employees is determined by the president/ceo based on periodic independently prepared compensation studies and guided by an overall compensation philosophy approved by the board of directors.”

“The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request. Financial statements are available to the public via the association's website, the bbb wise giving alliance website, or upon request.”

“Consulting services (including direct mail processing): program service expenses 1,312,486. Management and general expenses 92,992. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,405,478. Contracted services - marketing & public relations: program service expenses 570,747. Management and general expenses 40,438. Fundraising expenses 891,874. Total expenses 1,503,059. Contracted services - web design & development: program service expenses 83,693. Management and general expenses 5,930. Fundraising expenses 176,156. Total expenses 265,779.”