Impact100 Oakland County

“Form 990 is distributed to the board of directors prior to filing. It is reviewed by the president and select directors before filing.”

“Each member of the board of directors, grant/financial review committees and other designated persons shall sign a confilct of interest form before initiating their duties, agreeing to disclose any conflict of interest should the occasion arise. Each person who is required to sign a conflict of interest shall do so annually. If a member of the board of directors, grant/financial review committees or designated person has a conflict of interest in any matter, such person shall refrain from participating in deliberations, discussions, or decision relating to the proposed transaction. No person with a conflict of interest shall vote on any matter relating to the transaction nor should such person be present to vote on the matter. Any member who has disclosed a conflict of interest may however vote at the annual award meeting for purposes of identifying that year's final grant recipient. Any person who fails to comply with the conflict of interest policy may be removed or terminated from their position on the board, committee, or designated position at the discretion of the board of directors.”

“The organization provides copies of all governing documents, conflict of interest statements, financial statements and other documents upon request.”

“Grants to other charitable organizations. Friendship circle: umatter's goal is to save lives by preventing suicide, spreading awareness and helping teens discover their value and purpose in the world. Activities are teen-led, guided by mental health experts and include: community events, suicide prevention training, umatter weeks in schools and parent programs. Kids kicking cancer: to meet the compounded emotional needs of parents caring for seriously ill child, kids kicking cancer designed a year-long parent support program. Grounded in evidence-based practice, each session will include a therapeutic, expressive or educational component designed to promote open dialogue and organic support. Parents will leave each event with take-away tools to help foster healthy family relationships and overall well-being. Crossroads for youth: crossroads for youth in collaboration with teacher's pet will expand an animal-assisted therapeutic model designed to assist the youth in improving emotional regulation skills, self confidence, and socialization skills. The shelter dogs also directly benefit; the program dogs have an 80% adoption rate.”

“Accounting method has been changed to the accrual method to more appropriately align with the operations of the organiztion.”