Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations

“The Executive Committee consists of the four officers of the Board: Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. The Executive Director serves as an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall execute and have all of the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the necessary management of the affairs of the Organization in the intervals between board meetings.”

“Accord Network has two classes of voting members, which are: 1. Relief and development members - Exempt organizations defined in Article II, Section 2 of the Bylaws. Each relief and development member is entitled to vote in an election of directors and on any other matter requiring membership approval under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (the Act), the Articles of Incorporation, or the Bylaws. 2. Associate Members - Organizations defined in Article II, Section 3 of the Bylaws. Associate members play an active role in implementing and furthering the mission of the organization. Each associate member is entitled to vote in an election of directors and on any other matter requiring membership approval under the Act, the Articles of Incorporation, or the Bylaws.”

“Each member has a vote at the annual meeting, when the board of directors are elected. All board positions requiring re-election or replacement will be nominated by the board itself and presented to the Members for approval as a slate.”

“Per the bylaws, members are entitled to vote on any matter requiring membership approval under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act, the Articles of Incorporation, or the Bylaws, as well as changes to the Bylaws.”

“The Form 990 was prepared by an independent CPA firm, reviewed in detail by the CEO and Treasurer, and then provided to the Board of Directors for review before the return was filed with the IRS.”

“Board members and officers sign annual conflict of interest statements, which are reviewed by the Executive Director. In addition, board members are required to bring any potential conflicts that arise over the course of the year to the attention of the Executive Director or the Board Chair. If a conflict of interest is determined to exist, the board member with the conflict would recuse him/herself from any board decision-making process, and the recusal wold be reflected in the board minutes.”

“The independent board of directors reviews and approves the Executive Director's compensation and benefits annually using comparative industry salary surveys. All related deliberations and decisions are documented in the board minutes. The Organization does not compensate any other officer or key employee. Therefore, line 15b is answered "no" in accordance with the instructions.”

“The governing documents, confict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Consulting: Program service expenses 117,534. Management and general expenses 13,059. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 130,593. Coaching: Program service expenses 1,652. Management and general expenses 184. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,836.”