Transforming the Bay with Christ

“The board has the responsibility for reviewing the organiation's form 990 (including all pertinent schedules) before it is filed with the internal revenue service. A draft of the form 990 is ready for review by the board no later than a week prior to the filing deadline. After the draft of the form 990 has been obtained by the board, they will have no more than a week to complete their review. In conducting their review of the draft of the form 990, the board conducts a top-level or big-picture type of review. However, if the board deems it necessary to conduct a more detailed review of the form 990, then they contact the preparer of the form 990 to requeset copies of the relevant detailed tax return workpapers which they would like to see. Once the board has completed its initial review of the form 990, a meeting or conference call is scheduled with the preparer of the form 990 to discuss any questions, comments, and suggested revisions identified by the board. The preparer of the form 990 makes any revisions to the form 990 as soon as feasibly possible to ensure that the form 990 is filed with the internal revenue service on a timely basis. All questions, comments, and suggested revisions set forth by the board are documended, along with any responses from the preparer of the form 990, if applicable.”

“The board of directors and officers prepare an annual disclosure of any possible conflicts of interest. These disclosures are reviewed by the organization's management team, and should any disclosure justify further discussion/determination, the full board would vote on the transaction without the board membmer or officer present for the deliberation. There were no instances of the organization having to enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy.”

“The board relies on comparability data to determine and approve the compensation of the executive director. The board utilizes resources such as similary situated exempt organizations in their areas to benchmark pay along with market information from other exempt organizations and for- profit organizations to assess the competitiveness and reasonabliess of the compensation. Once a decision has been made, a vote is taken for approval by the board. Recusal of the individuals whose compensation is being determined is mandatory. A similar process is in place for determining compensation of the other key employees, if any.”

“The organization utilizes compensation surveys to determine a reasonable range of compensation for key employees.”

“The following organizational documents are available (for inspection or copying) at the organization's main office during normal business hours at no charge: -tax exemption application (form 1023) -internal revenue service determination letter -articles of incorporation -by-laws the public inspection copy of the organization's form 990 and form 990-t, from the previous three years (at a minimum), will be available (for inspection or copying) at the organization's main office during normal business hours at no charge, if applicable. The public inspection copy of the form 990 will not include the schedule of schedule a excess contributors or the schedule b names and addresses of contributors. The organization will make best efforts to ensure that the forms 990 and 990-t held at their main office are the most updated versions of such. For example, in the instance where a form 990 has been amended, the amended version of the form 990 or form 990-t will be the one available for public inspection. When responding to a public inspection request for any organizational document or form 990 (including form 990-t) by anyone, the organization fulfills such request in a timely fashion without inquiring as to the reason for the public inspection request. The following other document (most updated versions) is made available for inspection or copying) at the organization's main office during normal business hours at no charge: -conflict of interest policy”

“Our mission is to catalyze a holistic gospel movement in the bay area that results in spiritual and societal transformation. Spiritual transformation is the result of an increasing number of people loving god with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength; societal transformation is the result of an increasing number of people loving their neighbor as themselves.”

“Board and officers are volunteer.”

“In fiscal year 20242025, transforming the bay with christ (tbc) advanced its mission to unite churches, serve communities, and share the gospel across the san francisco bay area. Through over 50 pastoral networks representing 800 churches, tbc hosted major leadership gatherings (ascent and base camp), launched new regional networks in the east bay, solano, and monterey counties, and expanded collaborations addressing poverty, foster care, and disaster response. Its multiply initiative continued to fund and equip church plants and strengthen evangelism partnerships, while new horizons projects with harvard, oxford, and gloo advanced research and innovation at the intersection of faith, work, and technology. Fiscal year 20242025 program accomplishments overview transforming the bay with christ (tbc) is a regional movement of churches and faith-based organizations working together to see every person in the san francisco bay area experience the life-changing power of jesus. Now in its twelfth year, tbc serves eleven counties and more than 800 churches through strategic initiatives designed to unify pastors, amplify collaboration, multiply churches, and advance new horizons of innovation and faith-work integration. In 2024 tbc launched phase 3: increasing our impact, a multi-year plan expanding regional leadership, strengthening networks, and deepening evangelistic reach across the bay area. Unify connecting and equipping pastors across the bay area tbc currently supports more than 50 regional pastoral networks representing over 800 churches. Through two annual offsites: base camp (fall) and ascent (spring), network leaders gather for encouragement, training, and shared vision. Base camp introduced a hackathon format to help leaders co-design solutions for regional kingdom impact, while ascent brought 70 pastors together for three days of spiritual renewal and collaborative planning. Tbc also expanded into new network deserts, launching regional networks in the east bay, solano county, and monterey county, and hosting a planning gathering for the black pastors network. Ongoing communication to network leaders continued through tbcs monthly email, 3 minutes with tbc. Amplify mobilizing compassion and collaboration the amplify initiative connected hundreds of churches and non-profits to address needs in foster care, poverty alleviation, education, and disaster response. Key 202425 highlights included: poverty pockets partnerships: three peninsula coalitions of local churches formed to serve underserved neighborhoods such as north fair oaks and mountain views buena vista. Foster care collaboratives: expanded in the north bay and south bay, with leaders convening faith communities and county officials to recruit families and support children in care. Disaster response team: launched a bay area disaster response leadership network with 4 regional directors and 4 hub churches, establishing an hour-by-hour activation plan for crisis response. Bearing witness training: a four-week series at lords grace church equipped leaders to engage poverty with biblical wisdom and practical action tbc team page .through these efforts, tbc continued to serve as a bridge between churches and civic leaders, strengthening the churchs public witness of compassion and collaboration. Multiply advancing church planting and evangelism tbcs multiply initiative accelerated church growth and evangelistic collaboration through partnerships with the stratum foundation and bay area church planting network. This year, tbc helped launch new church plants and continued to resource existing planters through training, grant funding, and a new church planting collaboration forum that connects pastors and investors. Planning began for a bay area-wide evangelism initiative in 2026, building on the success of explore god bay area (2023). Multiply also continued its focus on faith and work integration through oxford and ceo forum courses and the development of the bay area ce”

“Professional fees - admin 0 23,300 0 ministry honorariums-unify 77,626 0 0 ministry honorariums-amplify 13,514 0 0 ministry honorariums-multiply 4,955 0 0 honorariums-strat. Opportunit 45,700 0 0 honorariums-platform 5,300 0 0 total 147,095 23,300 0”