Mission Interests Committee Inc.

“Board members are elected in January/February prior to the annual ministers' meetings by receiving ballots sent to each of the Beachy Amish churches who represent the sponsoring constituency. Votes of the returned ballots are tallied in February to determine the new (or returning) board members. The board does organize among themselves as to who becomes Chairman or Vice-Chairman. The Secretary/Treasurer is appointed by the board until he chooses to resign.”

“The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the Secretary/Treasurer. The entire governing board reviews the Form 990 for accuracy before it is filed with the IRS.”

“Officers and Board Members sign annual conflict of interest statements which are reviewed by the Chairman. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship.”

“The Board reviews and approves officer compensation. Comparability data is used, and the approval process is documented in the minutes.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available for inspection at the business office upon request. Prior year's financial statements are made available for inspection at the annual constituency-wide pastors' conference.”

“The organization is currently in the process of drafting and adopting a written document retention and destruction policy and plans to have in place for the year ending 6/30/2017.”

“Contract labor: Program service expenses 732,197. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 732,197. Consulting fees: Program service expenses 96,491. Management and general expenses 24,123. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 120,614. Other fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 172,436. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 172,436.”

“The organization's Board assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of its independent accountant. This process has not changed since the prior year.”