Lwala Community Alliance

“The Executive Committee consists of 4 board members: the Board Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary along with both of the organization's Co-CEOs . The committee shall have the powers granted to it by the By-Laws and/or as delegated to it by the Board of Directors and is intended to fulfill nominating and governance responsibilities.”

“Fred Ochieng and Milton Ochieng - Family relationship”

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the finance committee, the Treasurer of the organization and other board members who have expertise in tax related matters. A copy of the return is provided to the board prior to filing with the IRS.”

“Interested persons, including board members, principal officers, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers must annually disclose any interest that could give rise to conflicts. The Board Chair compiles conflict of interest statements. The Vice Chair and Co-CEO review all the statements, including the Board Chair's statement. The Board Chair reviews the Vice Chair and Co-CEO's statements. If a situation were to arise involving a conflict of interest, the Board Chair shall appoint a disinterested person to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible, the governing board will determine by majority vote of the disinterested directors if the transaction or arrangement is in the organization's best interest.”

“Line 15a: The compensation Co-CEO's is reviewed by the Board and a Compensation Committee. The organization uses the CNM nonprofit compensation survey as well as the Form 990 for other organizations as a guide to set the target salary range for the Co-CEO. The organization contemporaneously substantiates the deliberation and the decisions. Line 15b: The organization does not compensate any other officers or key employees. Therefore, this line was answered no in accordance with the instructions.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“(Expenses $ 1,731,428 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) External Affairs: Through bottom-up innovation, Lwala incubates and measures new programs that improve health outcomes. As a result, we have been called upon by the national Ministry of Health (MOH) to provide technical expertise to national policies, guidelines, and curricula. As these national documents are finalized, Lwala then works with the MOH to pilot, evaluate, and scale-up these approaches. We use the set policies and guidelines to strengthen the county health system and build its ability to deliver healthcare for all.”

“(Expenses $ 1,051,008 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) Clinical Training: The community of Lwala village donated land and resources to bring health care to their community and constructed the area's first health clinic.Today, the Lwala Community Hospital provides care to more than 80,000 patient visits a year.We test innovations at the Lwala hospital which we then use to improve care in hundreds of health facilities across the health system. Examples include Obstetric Hemorrhage bundle with the Non-pneumatic Antishock Garment (NASG) and neonatal resuscitation (Helping Babies Breathe) that is informing emergency obstetric care practices across Kenya.”

“Translation Adjustment - 477288; Exchange Loss - 22187; Total - 499475;”