Missions Inc. Programs

“The Executive Committee is composed of elected officers of the corporation and the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall have no vote. The Executive Committee has the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business of this corporation in the interval between meetings of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Board of Directors.”

“Update title from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Director.”

“The Finance Committee will review the 990 and present to the board for approval. The review by the Finance Committee is done in April and the board will approve in April.”

“Annual disclosure of any interests that could give rise to conflicts is documented at the Board of Directors' meeting in April. Review and approval by the Board of Directors is required for any contract or transaction involving an officer or director. Directors and officers with a potential conflict of interest are required to be removed from deliberations and discussions related to such transactions.”

“Executive Director Compensation is subjected to two levels of review by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the full Board of Directors, and is based upon comparable salary data from two independent sources the MN Council of Nonprofits Salary Survey and Guidestar Compensation Report. These deliberations are contemporaneously documented in the Board of Director minutes. The last salary review for the CEO position was conducted in 2018. Salaries and salary ranges of other key employees are determined by the Executive Director based upon comparable salary data from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Salary Survey. Salary reviews for positions were conducted in 2018.”

“Guidestar”

“The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Established in 1895, Missions Inc. Programs is a multi-service non-profit organization with a long history of providing services to those who are most in need, each year offering thousands of people, whose lives have been severely disrupted by chonic addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence the opportunity to make real change in their lives. Substance use services are provided through four programs, Hart House, Judy Retterath Withdrawal Management Center, Mission Lodge and Smith Lodge, and domestic violence services through the Home Free Shelter and Home Free Community Program. In 2021, there were 1,489 admissions to Missions Inc. residential programs and an additional 943 persons served through the Home Free Community Program. We are located on a 38-acre campus on the north shore of Medicine Lake in Plymouth, MN, with other sites in Plymouth and St. Paul, MN.”

“Missions, Inc. Programs enables people struggling to meet fundamental human needs to obtain safety and healing and to pursue justice in their lives. We fulfill our mission by providing housing and health care for individuals affected by chemical dependency, violence, chronic illness or disability by advocating for societal changes that will benefit the people we serve. In all our efforts, we affirm human worth and dignity, encourage self-determination, value diversity and promote the basic rights of all individuals.”