The Open Door

“The board of directors shall have at least one member from each of the following congregations: mount calvary lutheran church, eagan township; st. John newman catholic church, eagan; and easter lutheran church, eagan.”

“The board treasurer submits the financial statements and general ledger details to the external accounting firm to prepare the form 990. After the return is prepared, it is reviewed by the board treasurer. The final draft of the form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee. The final version of the form 990 is presented to the board of directors by the treasurer prior to submission.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy that applies to the board of directors and all employees who can influence the actions of the organization. Disclosure involving directors, officers, and all employees who can influence the actions of the organization should be made to the president (or if she or he is the one with the conflict, then to the vice president), who shall bring the matter to the attention of the board. The board shall determine whether a conflict exists and in the case of an existing conflict, whether the contemplated transaction may be authorized as just, fair, and reasonable to the organization. The decision of the board on these matters will rest in their sole discretion. The person with the conflict of interest is excluded from the discussion and approval of such transaction. Such deliberations and decisions are documented in the meeting minutes. The conflict of interest is reviewed and signed by the board members and employees annually.”

“The salary for the executive director was determined on the basis of research of comparable data from the minnesota council of non profits and other sources reviewed by the personnel committee. The recommended salary was provided to the board of directors for review and approval as contemperaneously documented and last took place in 2020. Salaries for staff were determined on the basis of research of comparable data from the minnesota council of non profits and other sources reviewed by the personnel committee. The recommended salaries were provided to the board of directors for review and approval as contemperaneously documented.”

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

“The open door increased our mobile distribution network by providing food through additional large scale drive through food distributions. Mobile lunch box expanded to a year round distribution model. Changes were made to meet the needs created by the pandemic and its effects on our local populations.”