More Than a Bed

“Eli bunch and jody bunch are married.”

“There were no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“Form 990 was prepared by the treasurer, who is a cpa. A draft was provided to the executive director for her review and approval and a copy was then provided to the entire board of directors prior to filing.”

“More than a bed (mtab) has a written conflict of interest policy. Any director, officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers is an interested person and therefore not permitted to benefit directly or indirectly from any potential business transaction with the nonprofit. An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion and vote. If the governing board has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, and after making further investigation as warranted by circumstances, the governing board determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. Board members are provided a copy of the conflict of interest annually and asked to sign a statement affirming they have read and will abide by the policy. They are also asked to disclose any potential conflicts of interest.”

“The board utilizes a nonprofit salary survey and approves the salary for the executive director of the organization annually. The decision is documented in the minutes. The executive director's compensation was last reviewed and adjusted in january 2023.”

“Information is available to the public upon request. In addition, mtab provides an annual report on our website, form 990 is available on guidestar, and information regarding the governing board is available on the arizona corporation commission website.”

“More than a bed (mtab) has over 334 volunteers who assist the organization in a variety of capacities throughout the year and are a key component to the success of the mission. Mtab relies on volunteers to process donations of client items, display items in the warehouse, assist families as they select items and assemble baby equipment. Volunteers are critical to the various family events mtab hosts, including the christmas event and annual golf fundraiser.”

“More than a bed (mtab) provides essential items to foster, kinship and adoptive families out of its two warehouses located in tucson, arizona. Warehouse one is a 5000 square foot building where qualified families can shop at no charge for the children in their homes. The warehouse offers new twin beds, bunk beds, diapers, underwear, new and used cribs, toddler beds, dressers, toys, car seats, clothing, shoes and bedding. Warehouse two is a 2500 square foot building where all donations are received and sorted, and our inventory of new beds, out of season clothing and toys are stored. We provide beds as needed for the children placed in out-of-home care. From 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023, we provided 112 cribs/toddler beds, 163 twin beds and 238 bunk beds. In addition, we also provided 216 car seats, 57 dressers, 1,847 packs of diapers, 5,046 pairs of shoes, and 16,172 new and used toys. This fiscal year, we served 1,033 families and 2,912 children. The organization received numerous donations of new and gently used items to be distributed to its clients. During 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023, $480,164 of beds, cribs, car seats, strollers, dressers and clothing were received from donors, and $572,894 in items were distributed to clients. More than a bed also strives to initiate programs or partnerships with other nonprofits that will benefit the children even more. Three of those initiatives are: (1) to provide any needed clothing, hygiene, shoes, or household items to teens 18-21 that are still under dcs oversight - arizona young adult program (ayap), tilp program etc; (2) a christmas event to provide the children with entertainment, a picture with santa and gifts; and (3) a golf tournament fundraiser to increase visibility for mtab and to raise money to continue serving the children.”