MDI Commercial Services

“The executive committee consists of the chair of the board, vice chair, treasurer and past chair. The executive committee shall have all the powers of the board of directors if action is required between meetings of the board of directors.”

“All directors and officers have a business relationship. The business relationship is an employer/employee relationship at minnesota diversified industries, inc, a related 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.”

“The directors elected to the board of directors of minnesota diversified industries, inc.; mdi government services; and mdi hired hands, all related organizations, are also elected to the board of directors of mdi commercial services.”

“A draft of form 990 will be reviewed and approved by the finance & audit committee, which will report significant items to the board. The full 990 is also made available to the board before filing.”

“The policy is brought to the attention of the board of directors at least annually at a regular meeting and recorded in the minutes of such meeting. Board members have specifically agreed to disclosure of any potential conflict of interest relating to the subject matter of a meeting of the board of directors or a committee on which they serve, and withdrawal from such meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the subject matter that results in the potential conflict of interest. Additionally, each board member signs a conflict of interest statement.”

“The executive committee of the board is responsible for determining compensation of officers and key employees. The process includes review and approval by independent persons, comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decisions. This process was most recently undertaken in 2022.”

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

“Mdi commercial services is one of four related nonprofit corporations, which also include minnesota diversified industries, inc.; mdi government services; and mdi hired hands. These nonprofit corporations work together to serve people with disabilities by offering inclusive employment opportunities and services. The organizations file separate form 990's with the irs each year. The separate form 990's each present only a piece of the organizations' programs, and should be viewed in conjunction with one another to understand the actual operations as a whole. We recommend that the reader of the form 990's also review the consolidated financial statements of mdi, inc. And affiliates, which provide the most meaningful financial representation of the organizations. The financial statements are posted on our website, www.mdi.org, and are available upon request.”

“Mdi has accumulated a significant amount of institutional knowledge over 59 years regarding how to increase the employability of individuals with a disability by purposely developing their skills, behaviors, and experiences within an inclusive team-based environment. To spread this knowledge with individuals, support centers, and employers, mdi created unified work. This department works to achieve mdi's vision of meaningful work for all people with a disability. It seeks to accomplish this through a 4-part model. 1) direct training of individuals with a disability in-person or virtually on soft skills. This training has been used inside of mdi for years, and the resulted in increased communication and well-articulated personal goals by employees. 2) on-line learning platform tailored for people with disabilities, both in content and configuration. This system is a flexible asynchronous learning platform, with a diverse content library that can be accessed by individual learners or a group of learners. 3) business consulting is a necessity to help employers overcome the internal barriers of a focused diversity equity and inclusion effort towards people with a disability, and to provide the sourcing partners and screening tools to create the best match. 4) experiential learning creates the opportunity for individuals with a disability to try various core job functions within a safe nurturing learning environment to determine the type of work that they are passionate about doing. This allows them to practice their training, receive encouragement, and build talking points for communicating with potential employers. These jobs are completed in internships, simulated virtually in vr, cross-training within an existing work environment, and through supporting partner sites. Mdi's uniqueness comes from the ability to conduct internal pilots to prove concept efficacy with our over 200 employees with a disability. In addition, mdi provides these services with a goal of free-of-cost to community partners and individuals who wish to participate in the program.”

“Mdi is a social enterprise operating with a workforce of both individuals with disabilities and without disabilities. Individuals with disabilities develop skills with support and training, gaining work experience while earning competitive wages and benefits. Placement or advancement of these individuals with disabilities in meaningful competitive employment inside or outside of the company is inherent in our mission. Mdi also offers work and training programs for schools, county and rehabilitation agencies in the community. Mdi's vision is to grow the number of jobs for individuals with and without disabilities.”

“Temporary staffing: program service expenses 3,662,594. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,662,594.”

“The process for oversight and selection of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.”