German Village Society

“The trustees of the board are notified when the tax return is available for review prior to filing.”

“Trustees of the board discuss conflicts of interest at the final board meeting of the year as planning for the upcoming year is discussed. Trustees are required to complete conflict statements and to update throughout the year as any new conflicts may arise. Board meetings are periodically used to update and discuss potential conflicts.”

“The finance committee, as well as the executive committee, reviews and sets payroll scales for the executive director. The committees will also make recommendations for other staff pay scales. The committees utilize trustee experience and salary surveys to assist in determining pay scales for the organization.”

“The finance committee, as well as the executive committee, reviews and sets payroll scales for the executive director. The committees will also make recommendations for other staff pay scales. The committees utilize trustee experience and salary surveys to assist in determining pay scales for the organization.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“The german village society strives to maintain the neighborhood's reputation as a recognized example of historic communities in columbus and across the country. The gvs goals are as follows: (1) gvs leads preservation efforts and preservation education leadership for german village property owners, city of columbus and state of ohio affinity groups, and for visitors through experiential learning, heritage tourism and student educational field trips. (2) gvs serves as a connector organization with the community, working collaboratively with neighbors and governments to enhance the quality of life and experiences in the historic district, as well as to serve as an important destination for visitors to our city. (3) gvs provides stable leadership and governance to sustain and grow our mission, while preserving its 60-year legacy. (4) gvs provides a community hub, both physically in our building and virtually, by engaging, monitoring and coordinating community efforts across many organizations in the area.”

“Members of the german village society serve as caretakers of a legacy for the neighborhood, and collectively support the mission of historic preservation and education. The primary role of the society is to advocate for the german village commission process and use of the german village guidelines on all exterior projects within the historically designated footprint. Our first audience for education is the property owners who must navigate the guidelines and commission process to properly preserve their historic property. The second audience for education is government and affinity groups who work with us on preservation best practices. The third audience for education is visitors to our historic district to that end, the german village society maintains a visitors center to welcome and orient visitors (as well as new residents). It is staffed entirely by volunteers, as are the society's guided field trip and group-tour experiences together, the visitors center and the guided tours serve more than 15,000 people each year. German village society has 17 elected board trustees. There are 17 committies that tackle everything from visioning for the future needs of the nonprofit to gardening, event-planning and business support for the neighborhood. All told, more than 400 people regularly volunteer their time to all of the functions of german village society.”

“Fundraising expenses 100,795 fundraising expenses -100,795”