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“The organization does not compensate any other officers or key employees. Therefore, this line was marked no in accordance with the instructions.”

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“Board members and officers sign a conflict of interest statement annually. The COI policy also requires that any possible conflicts of interest on the part of any member of the Board should be fully and promptly disclosed to the other members of the Board and made a matter of record throughout the year. Signed statements and any potential conflicts are reviewed by the President and the Board Chair. Any member having a possible conflict of interest on any matter abstains from voting or using any personal influence on any such matter. The Board determines whether a contemplated transaction is just, fair, and reasonable to the organization, and if determined affirmatively, the Board may authorize the transaction in the best interest of the organization.”

“Compensation for the President is set and approved by the independent members of the Board. The Board utilizes compensation data from similar organizations for guidance. Deliberations and decisions are documented in the Board minutes.”

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“(Expenses $ 64,388 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 75,126) ECHO flex, an 8-week class designed to help children and their parents develop skills for better mental health and resiliency, held 8 cohorts which served 129 children and 48 parents. Participants reported significant increases in resiliency and healthy relationships.”

“(Expenses $ 6,978 including grants of $) In May 2023 Project 1.27 welcomed an existing program that we call Neighbors Program. Project 1.27 recruits volunteer neighbors to provide a monthly meal and encouragement to kinship and foster families. The program increases sustainability of kinship and foster homes, thus decreasing disruption in placement for children in foster care. This provides an opportunity for children in care to develop healthy, healing relationships with foster providers, and avoids the additional trauma that comes with a placement disruption. The May transition meant that neighbors could be provided beginning in July.”