Blessman Medical Ministries Inc

“Minutes are maintained by the board secretary for each board meeting.”

“During the tax year, minutes were not maintained for committee meetings. During 2016, the organization devoted considerable time and resources to develop comprehensive policies and procedures. New policy will require minutes to be maintained and approved for each committee meeting.”

“An electronic copy of form 990 was provided to board members for review prior to submission to the irs.”

“During the tax year, the organization did not have a conflict of interest policy. During 2016, the organization devoted considerable time and resources to develop comprehensive policies and procedures. The conflict of interest policy adopted by the board of directors will require each board member, officer, and key employee to annually sign a statement related to conflicts of interest, including affirming that they received the policy, read the policy, and agree to comply with the policy. The organization will regularly monitor compliance with the policy by calling for any conflicts of interest at the beginning of each board meeting.”

“The president and ceo of blessman ministries served the organization without compensation. During the tax year, the organization did not have a compensation review & approval policy. During 2016, the organization devoted considerable time and resources to develope comprehensive policies and procedures. The compensation review & approval policy adopted by the board of directors established a compensation committee of persons independent of the ceo and key employees. The compensation committee will evaluate the salary of the ceo and key employees at such time the ceo may become compensated. The compensation committee will use comparable salary data from other organizations of similar size and scope. The compensation committee will document their research and deliberations and bring a salary recommendation(s) to the board for deliberation and approval.”

“During the tax year, the organization did not have a public inspection reporting policy. During 2016, the organization devoted considerable time and resources to develop comprehensive policies and procedures. To create an atmosphere of trust and transparency with the general public, the organization will make the following policies available for public inspection on the organization's website: conflict of interest policy internet privacy policy whistleblower protection policy”

“Original filing of form 990 for blessman ministries inc. Incorrectly included $100,000 in contribution income that should have been recorded as a liability.”