Open Table Ministry Inc

“A copy of the Form 990 will be distributed to members of the Board for approval prior to filing.”

“The Conflict of Interest policy is monitored by the Chairman and when issues are brought before the Board, Board members are obligated to disclose any potential conflicts. Individuals with conflicts are excused from the meeting when matters related to the conflict are decided upon.”

“Compensation was set based on knowledge of comparable positions and discussed and approved at a Board meeting. Discussion of compensation issues were documented as part of the meeting.”

“Compensation was set based on knowledge of comparable positions and discussed and approved at a Board meeting. Discussion of compensation issues were documented as part of the meeting.”

“A copy of our bylaws, Form 1023 and most recent copy of our Form 990 are provided to the public upon request.”

“We had to cease serving our weekly Monday lunches halfway through March of 2020 due to Covid-19, but we expect to resume them in 2021.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Case management: Individual case management to assist homeless clients navigating the social services and housing system in order to gain stable permanent housing, including counseling and referral to other agencies. We served 55 individuals and either housed or assisted 40 people through paperwork completion, assistance assessments, filing of applications and managing referrals. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Get to Work Program: Provide work-related items such as work boots, nonslip shoes, and uniform components to individuals who have job opportunities for which such items are required, thus enabling them to start work immediately. In 2020, the Get to Work program assisted 72 individuals who otherwise may not have been able to start work, distributing 107 required work-related items such as workboots, work shoes, and clothing items. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Streets To Home: Provide our clients with safe housing during times of medical need, inclement or dangerous weather, or other dire situations as warranted. May also include security deposits to secure permanent housing, emergency utility payments or rent shortfalls so as to prevent eviction. In 2020 we housed 38 people in hotel rooms for a total of 244 nights, paid for 15 utility bills to avoid cut off and paid security deposits/first month's rent for 16 people to move into permanent housing. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Emergency Winter Shelter: This program allowed Open Table Ministry to offer an overnight shelter to many clients during the cold Winter months. The program did not begin until January 2021 but significant planning occured in 2020 towards a sucessful launch.”