Immigrant Hope

“The officers of the filing organization, as elected from time to time by the board of directors, constitute the executive committee of the board of directors. There must be a minimum of three directors serving on the executive committee. The executive committee has the power and authority to act on behalf of the board of directors between meetings of directors and has the responsibility of working with and assisting the president with respect to the financial and program details of the organization.”

“Immigrant hope has an agreement with its controlling organization the evangelical free church of america, efca, to receive administrative support and fundraising services. No services were invoiced by the efca during 2015. Immigrant hope did pay $6,000 by board directive to efca in 2015 to reimburse a stipend amount for one efca employee who performs services for immigrant hope programs.”

“The president of the evangelical free church of america, or said president's designee, is a member of the filing organization's board of directors.”

“Election or appointment of the filing organization's directors must be ratified by the board of directors or the executive committee of the evangelical free church of america before such election or appointment becomes effective. The board of directors of the evangelical free church of america, having sole authority to do so may, with or without cause, remove directors from office. Amendments to the organization's governing documents must be approved by the board of directors of the evangelical free church of america before becoming effective.”

“Each board member will receive a complete copy of the draft form 990 via email. Each member will be given an opportunity to review the document and discuss any questions with each other or the person who prepared the form, and indicate approval via email giving the treasurer authority to submit the form to the irs. After adequate time for review and questions, the treasurer will notify the preparer to submit the final form 990 to the irs prior to the filing deadline.”

“Each member of the board of directors, and each employee that is at a director level or above, signs an annual conflict of interest statement. These disclosures are reviewed by the board who will determine if an actual conflict exists. The restrictions imposed on persons with a conflict are determined by the board and would include exclusion from the discussion and approval of any transactions related to the conflict. All proceedings related to conflicts of interest are documented in meeting minutes.”

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

“Stipend for efca staff consulting 6000, honoraria for ipi speakers 3806, payment to ipi host 3600, grantwriter fee 358, immigration center consulting 258”