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“The organization has an executive committee consisting of the officers of the board as elected by the board of directors. The executive committee has only the powers as delegated and set forth by the board of directors. Any action taken shall be reported in minutes and to the board at the next board meeting.”

“The president/ceo and the chief financial officer will perform a detailed draft review of the form 990 prior to filing. The finance committee of the board of directors will review a draft of the form 990 and move for approval to the board of directors who will receive a copy of the form 990 and a report from the finance committee.”

“All avivo board members and all employees are covered by the conflict of interest policy. Annually both board members and employees are required to review the conflict of interest policy, in order to declare any, thus far, undeclared conflicts of interests or potential conflicts of interest. The board chairperson and the president/ceo review board member conflict of interest disclosures. The conflict of interest disclosure form includes instructions to the board member regarding the manner in which the board member must handle situations that could or do present a conflict of interest, should these situations arise. The board chairperson and the president/ceo are responsible for ongoing monitoring of board member actions that are potential or actual conflicts. The employee's supervisor and the president/ceo review employee conflict of interest disclosures. The conflict of interest disclosure form includes instructions to the employee regarding the manner in which the employee must handle situations that could or do present a conflict of interest, should these situations arise. Employee's supervisors are responsible for ongoing monitoring of employee actions that are potential or actual conflicts. Examples of restrictions include: 1. Requiring a board member employed by another organization that could compete for similar contracts not to obtain unauthorized information, or if she/he is in possession of information in the course of performing her/his board duties that improves the competitiveness of her/his employer she/he may not use this information to her/his advantage. 2. Requiring an employee who volunteers at another nonprofit organization similar to avivo not to use avivo curricula or approaches as a volunteer instructor. If a potential conflict arises during the year, the division vice president and the president/ceo, or the board of directors shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists and whether the proposed transaction may be approved. The conflict of interest transaction may not be approved unless such person(s) or body determines, in the exercise of good faith judgment, that the proposed transaction is fair and reasonable and , if undertaken, does not undermine or conflict with the organization's mission. In every case, the individual involved in the conflict of interest will be excluded from the discussion and approval of the proposed transaction. Disclosures and proceedings related to conflicts of interest are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“Annually, the board executive committee reviews the compensation of the president/ceo. The vice president of human resources provides the board executive committee with nonprofit executive director compensation studies. These studies include the annual minneapolis star tribune compensation report for social service executives and the minnesota council of nonprofit salary survey, with compensation information presented according to the budget level of the organization. The executive committee determines the compensation for the president/ceo and documents deliberations in meeting minutes. The compensation of other officers is reviewed in three ways. Salary levels are established based on a review of the minnesota council of nonprofits annual minnesota nonprofit salary and benefits survey. Also, all salary levels are reviewed annually by the vice president of human resources, along with the agency's position classification system. Proposed adjustments to the salary schedule are presented annually to the board executive committee for review and approval. Individual compensation reviews are the responsibility of the key employee's supervisor, utilizing the classification system salary schedule and adjusting salaries for merit increases based on performance as the annual performance appraisals are conducted. A skills based volunteer completed a comprehensive market survey and salary schedule for all levels of the organization in 2016.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents available to the public. The organization does make its conflict of interest policy and financial statements available on the organization's website and upon request.”

“With increased need in our communities, avivo grew in response and in 2020 received $3.2 million from the u.s. Department of treasury coronavirus relief fund. This funding created two new programs: the hotel-to-home program ($1,500,000) and avivo village ($2,600,000). As our audited financials and annual report show, the accounting behind this funding shows a significant surplus for 2020. See below for descriptions of these two new programs. Hotel-to-home was a program that assisted approximately 200 individuals to move from unsheltered homelessness to a hotel. The funding received supported the costs for the operations and the hotel, the food and supplies needed for clients and the staff costs to move these individuals into permanent housing from the hotel. This funding was expensed when received. Based on the increased numbers of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the metro and hopes of a more community-based and financially efficient model, avivo village began being built in november 2020. The $2.6 million received was for the construction of the 100 shelters and converting an empty warehouse space into a low-barrier, harm-reduction emergency shelter. Avivo village will be open for 2 to 6 years and this revenue was all recognized in 2020 without the expenses of the building-use (depreciation) being incurred. By the end of 2020, avivo village had 16 residents and capacity for 100 by the end of the first quarter 2021. In addition to the above revenue growth, avivo's balance sheet was substantially impacted by the capital addition of avivo village, as well as the purchase of three transitional recovery housing buildings in the fourth quarter of 2020. Avivo secured naturally occurring affordable housing (noah) funds and optimal financing by partnering with greater minnesota housing fund to invest in property needed to meet our current programming needs. Avivo also received a $3.2 million ppp loan significantly increasing cash assets in 2020.”

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“Avivo serves almost 13,000 people each year who struggle with addiction to drugs and/or alcohol, mental illness, unemployment, underemployment, disabilities, and poverty. Accomplishments in the past year include helping 2,816 people with significant barriers to employment find jobs. Our programs also assisted more than 2,000 women and men and their families move off of public assistance. Thanks to our career education, 400 people earned industry recognized credentials that will jumpstart their careers and help them earn a living wage. In addition, more than 6,000 people began the path to recovery and wellness through our chemical and mental health services and we assisted over 800 people find housing and supportive services to avert homelessness.”