Missionary Athletes International and Charlotte Eagles Inc

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the organization's top management. The reviewed form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS.”

“The Board and Management annually sign a conflict of interest statement. Signed statements are reviewed by the CEO and the board chairman reviews the CEO's signed statement. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship.”

“The Compensation of the CEO and officers staff at MAI is approved by the independent board members according to ECFA guidelines. The finance committee keeps minutes of this process and reports to the independent board every year. When the policy is implemented, it is approved by the independent Board”

“the governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are currently available upon request.”

“MAIs influence often begins early in a young persons life when they first arrive at one of MAIs micro-mini, basic, elite, neighborhood academy, Urban Eagles, or special needs soccer camps. MAI has been operating camps since 1984 with a dual purpose of influencing youth while training camp coaches (ages 16- 30) how to model their Christian faith in a soccer sports ministry environment. In the past 40 years, approximately 60,000 kids have participated in MAI camps in America and overseas. Historically, MAI soccer camps and clinics have taken place in the Charlotte, Chicago, and Los Angeles metropolitan areas, as well as other smaller towns in North Carolina, and internationally, in Germany, Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Japan. MAI partners with organizations to train volunteer recreational soccer coaches. MAIs soccer camps, clinics, and community outreach are all an integral part of MAIs strategy of providing opportunities for participants to live out what they have learned by loving and serving others through the sport of soccer. In the process of loving and serving campers and training volunteer recreational coaches, hundreds of MAIs team players have become transformational coaches who can positively influence the lives of youth through their example and testimony. This is one way that an MAI season of training becomes a lifetime of service.”

“The Charlotte Lady Eagles compete in the WPSL and USLW leagues and offer summer developmental program for female collegiate athletes. MAI also operates the Chicago Eagles, who sponsor the Chicago Eagles Summer Academy for men and women collegiate players who compete in the Illinois State league. The purpose of MAIs adult teams (involving players ages 18-30) is to provide the role models for youth to emulate and seed beds from which MAI can cultivate a growing number of transformational sports ministry coaches. Through their season of team-based sports ministry training, MAIs team players have life-changing opportunities to discern their vocations while impacting lives through soccer both on and off the field. Players are trained in skills development,spiritual formation, camp coaching, cross-cultural sports ministry, highly competitive league play, and team coaching experiences that better equip them to love and serve others. These coaches not only coach MAIs teams and at MAIs camps, but many go on to become transformational coaches for club, scholastic, collegiate, and professional soccer teams, impacting players all over the world. Some become MAI missionaries and remain sports ministers for the rest of their lives.”