Advocates for Community

“The organization does not have a committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 will be provided to all members of the board of directors. The vice president of finance will review the form 990 during the board meeting and answer any questions before filing with the irs.”

“Act requires annual disclosure of any possible conflicts of interest and monitors all transactions for any board members, officers, or their businesses. Monitoring for potential conflicts through this year is performed by both the board and the president. If a potential conflicts were to be identified, the independent members of board would vote on whether or not to participate in the transaction. All such transactions must be at or below fair market value.”

“The budget approval process requires all compensation to be reviewed and approved by the board. For the compensation of the president and executive officers, the board uses comparable data from multiplie sources, inlcuding the ecfa and guidestar surveys, in making their decision regarding the approval of the annual budget. The process and decision are documented in the board minutes.”

“No documents are available to the public.”

“Advocates for community transformation (act) is a christian organization that exists to make stronger and safer neighborhoods a normal reality for everyone. Act carries out this vision through empowering residents living in high-crime areas to stop illegal activity on their street using the civil justice system. Founded on christian principles and a desire to see shalom ushered back to our neighborhoods, act uses civil law to shut down these houses that eat away at the fiber of once peaceful neighborhoods. Act's legal advocacy model is a private solution to the public problem these drug houses pose. Act uses existing civil laws to bring legal action against the owners of the drug houses seeking injunctive relief that forces the cessation of the illegal activity. In 15 years, act has shut down over 256 drug houses, impacting more than 39,000 of our neighbors who live within just 0.1 mile of the shuttered houses. This innovative approach disrupts this fight and provides a winning solution that brings neighbors, law enforcement, and pro bono attorneys together using existing civil law to tackle this entrenched problem that plagues every major city in the united states. Act's unique legal advocacy approach is a private solution to a public problem. Act's model takes existing laws - traditionally only utilized by municipalities - and puts the power of those laws into the hands of those closest to the problem, the residents. This collaborative, community-driven approach complements the work of the police and the city, resulting in tangible change that is long-lasting.”