Jeremiah Program

“The form 990 is prepared by the public accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once the draft is completed, it is reviewed by management for completeness and any changes are incorporated into the filing before the form 990 is reviewed in detail by finance committee, including board treasurer before issued to board for review in advance of board meeting. At the board meeting, the treasurer reviews with board and opens up for any questions before motion to approve.”

“All trustees and key staff are required to complete annual disclosures of any potential conflicts. In addition, they are required to disclose new conflicts in a "timely fashion" when they arise. The governance committee reviews disclosed conflicts and assists the board in determining if there is a true conflict of interest. The board (or designee) discusses and decides if the matter is fair and reasonable by majority vote.”

“The hr committee conducts salary surveys within the non-profit sector and supplements this data with data from other salary surveys. An extensive organization wide review of salaries and grade levels, lead by hr committee with assistance from hr consultant, was completed in 2014. The ceos compensation is evaluated annually by the hr chair and board chair who utilize external data in determining ceo compensation. In addition, the hr committee and ceo utilize external salary surveys to annualy evaluate the compensation of executive leadership positions.”

“The consolidated audited financial statements are provided with grant proposals and anyone else who requests them. In addition, a summary of the audited financial statements is provided in the annual report, and both are available electronically through the organization's website. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are also available upon request.”

“In addition to the national governing board of directors, there are community boards providing oversight to local campuses. The following is a list of community board members in 2016: - minneapolis/st. Paul, mn: jason anderson, john beuerlein, margie bodas, trenda boyum-breen, ed.d., deb burke, andrew claar, brian donohue, marjorie mathison hance, barbara hanson, kimberly hogan, mark houge, john houlihan, beth jackson, gina kastel, kendra krolik, heather larson, catharine (kitty) mcclintock, tim o'connor, dee oliveira, ph.d., mike pedersen, megan remark, david saber, sharon sackett, ph.d., clare scott, stacey slaughter, patrick smith, jeff turner, judith (judy) walker, jd, and carol frey wolfe - austin, tx: rev. Michael k. Adams, laura bennett, steve christopher, melissa gray, hannah gourgey, renee hall, patti halladay, lisa harris, stuart hersh, glenda holmstrom, rhonda paver, marie rocha, tracey sharples, and bruce walker - fargo, nd & moorhead, mn: abigail burgum, mary lou dahms, elizabeth gibb, jenni huotari, cpa, ruby kolpack, james r. Maring, jan promersberger, sandra roers, eileen scheel, jeff volk, joanne warner, jonathan warrey, and carol weber”

“The national board may, by action of a majority of the entire board, designate officers, committee chairs and at-large national directors as an executive committee which, to the extent determined by the resolution of the board, shall have and exercise the authority of the board in the management of the business of the corporation. The executive committee shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the board. The executive committee shall maintain minutes of each meeting and report the same to the national board.”

“The functional expenses shown on form 990 are for jeremiah program non-profit only. The expenses do not include any expenses from the jeremiah st. Paul limited partnership, which is consolidated with jeremiah program for the consolidated audited financial statements. The partnership files its own tax return. Due to this, the percentage of program expense in relation to total expense is lower on form 990 compared to the consolidated financial statements. On form 990, program expense represents 64% of the total expense, compared to 68% in the consolidated financial statements. In, addition, the percentages are higher with fundraising for program expansion into new communities. Program percentage for the consolidated established campuses in twin cities is 78%. Copies of the audited financial statements are available on the organization's website and also available at jeremiah's administrative office on request.”