Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery

“The nursery has an executive committee consisting of the officers of the board and the two at large of the board. The executive committee has the authority to act on behalf of the board during the intervals between board meetings.”

“The finance committee does a thorough review of the form 990 and it is presented to the full board for approval.”

“The nursery has an annual written disclosure by board members and key staff. Prior to board or committee action on a contract for transaction involving a conflict of interest, a director or committee member having a conflict of interest and who is in attendance at the meeting discloses all facts material to the conflict of interest. A person who has a conflict of interest does not participate in and is not permitted to hear the board or committee discussion of the matter except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. Such person cannot attempt to exert his or her personal influence with respect to the matter, either at or outside the meeting. A person who has a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction that will be voted on at a meeting is not counted in determining the presence of a quorum for purposed of the vote. The person having a conflict of interest may not vote on the contract or transaction and is not present in the meeting room when the vote is taken, unless the vote is by secret ballot. Responsible persons who are not members of the board of directors of greater minneapolis crisis nursery or who have a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction that is not the subject of board or committee action, disclose to the chair or the chairs designee any conflict of interest that such responsible person has with respect to a contract or transaction. Such disclosure is made as soon as the conflict of interest is known to the responsible person. The responsible person refrains from any action that may affect the greater minneapolis crisis nursery's participation in such contract or transaction. In the event it is not entirely clear that a conflict of interest exists, the individual with the potential conflict discloses the circumstances to the chair or the chairs designee, who determines whether there exists a conflict of interest that is subject to this policy. No conflicts have been discovered to date.”

“At the time of hiring the executive director, mary pat lee, the contracted search firm had compensation data that was used to determine the salary range for the position. This was undertaken in 2006. Since that time, the executive committee has approved compensation adjustments on an annual basis. These adjustments have not been determined by outside forces, but rather by internal capacity and have not been extraordinary in nature. The decisions are documented in board minutes as a part of the budget approval process. The crisis nursery reviews salary data from the minnesota council of non-profits and periodically makes adjustments to employee compensation if some employees are significantly below their mid-points. These reviews are conducted by the finance & operations director and discussed with the executive director and presented to the board for approval along with the budget. All adjustments are dependent on crisis nursery capacity. Other officer compensation was last reviewed and approved in 2016.”

“The nursery's financial statements are available on the website. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Greater minneapolis crisis nursery's decrease in net assets in fy17 was anticipated and supported by proceeds from the multiplying effect campaign. The funds raised through this campaign were intended to directly support program expansion over the course of a defined period of time. In fy14, greater minneapolis crisis nursery's board of directors approved a new innovation fund campaign, known as the multiplying effect campaign, to support the organization as it seeks to expand programs that help reduce child abuse and neglect. The nursery successfully raised contributions and pledges over a three-year period. Contributions generated from the campaign are being used across the organization to support strategic priorities.”