Friendship Shelter Inc

“An independent cpa prepares the form 990 and provides a draft copy of the return to either a designated committee or the board of directors as a whole. After all members have had an opportunity to review and address comments, the revised form 990 is voted on for acceptance by the board. A designated officer signs form 8879-eo authorizing the cpa to electronically file the return.”

“On an annual basis a questionnaire is given to board members asking them to disclose any conflicts of interest. The questionnaires are dated and filed. Board members exclude themselves from voting on any action items where a conflict of interest has been disclosed.”

“The board of directors of the friendship shelter shall review the compensation package of all personnel on an annual basis, including the executive director. The following factors are usually relevant in the determination of the reasonableness of a salary package: 1. The employee's qualifications. 2. The nature, extent and scope of the employee's work. 3. The complexities of their duties. 4. The prevailing general economic conditions. 5. The prevailing rates of compensation for comparable positions in comparable organizations. 6. The amount of compensation paid to the particular employee in previous years.”

“The friendship shelter's governing documents are available upon request.”

“With reduction of funding from federal and state sources and denied the opportunity to ask the community for an operating millage, we were forced to close the doors on august 10, 2013. The subsequent months were spent transition clients to new locations and working on dissolution of organization.”