Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc.

“Executive director, bobby raines, and employee, daniel martin, have a business relationship that began in 2015 before bobby raines became executive director. No cpf monies have been granted to this business and no issues or challenges have been found with this business relationship.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 7a:the governor of the state of north carolina appoints the foundations directors, two of which are selected from a list of nominees submitted by the chief of the eastern band of cherokee indians. The chief and chairman of the tribal council of the eastern band of cherokee indians also serve as directors.”

“The audit/investment committee review the form 990 in detail with the guidance of its finance officer. The full board is provided with a copy of the 990 before it is filed and performs a more cursory review of the document. The audit/investment committee members and finance officer answer all questions board members have before the 990 document is filed.”

“Comparability of salaries data for all staff members is gathered from the following sources; forms 990 of similiar organizations in north carolina, local organizations; and an annual salary and benfits survey from the council on foundations philanthropic trade organization. Salaries are proposed by the board chairman and executive director each year during the budgeting and annual staff evaluation processes. Then the proposed salaries are presented in the draft budget submitted to the board.”

“As with executive officers, and ceo, the same policy is used for all employees: comparability of salaries data for all staff members is gathered from the following sources; forms 990 of similiar organizations in north carolina, local organizations; and an annual salary and benefits survey from the council on foundations philanthropic trade organization. Salaries are proposed by the board chairman and executive director each year during the budgeting and annual staff evaluation processes. Then the proposed salaries are presented in the draft budget submitted to the board.”

“Photo copies of the form 990 are available upon request at the organizations administrative office. In addition, recent filings of the form 990 are available online at www.guidestar.org”

“All governing documents, policies, and financial statements are made available upon request to any individual or organization. The foundation often shares its internal information in an effort to assist other organizations in adopting best practices.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”

“Part v, line 4:the endowment fund represents amounts set aside in a long-term invesments fund. The objective of the fund is to emphasize long-term growth of capital and to build a corpus that will help sustain the foundations operations in the future. The fund is not reported as restricted since there are no donor-imposed stipulations. Included in the endowment fund investment portfolio are monies designated for two leadership award funds. The objective of the funds is to emphasize short-term growth of capital, while simultaneously protecting the corpus from the effects of inflation, to allow for the awarding of annual leadership awards. The funds are not reported as restricted since there are no donor-imposed stipulations. Form 990, schedule i, part iigrants are presented by type then recipient for the year. In some cases, a recipient will be presented multiple time on schedule i. Form 990, part iii, line 4astatement of program accomplishments:the mission of the cherokee preservation foundation (cpf) is to increase the quality of life of the eastern band of cherokee indians (ebci) and strengthen the western north carolina region. Cpf accomplishes this mission as a grant maker, convener, partnership broker and community builder. In these roles, we award grants to nonprofit organizations, schools and higher learning institutions on or near tribal lands in the seven western most counties of north carolina.in additiion, we bring together groups with common interst and goals to share ideas, combine efforts and resources, and leverage resources from various funding organizations, we then network with regional, state and national organizations to seek and create partnerships enabling other funding organizationsto invest in projects and groups in western north carolina, building the capacity of nonprofits on the qualla boundary (the ebcis homeland) and the surrounding region.during two grant funding cycles in fiscal year 2017, the board approved 55 grants and leadership awards totaling $6,964,444.stategic initiatives-in addition to making high-quality, one-year grants, the foundation pursues grant making opportunities where investmest can effect systemic change and positive long-term results. Such multi-year grant making integrates planning, grants, cluster evaluation and strategic communication. The following strategic initiatives illustrate the foundations multi-year programming activities:cultural preservationcherokee language initiativethe cherokee language revitalization initiative, one of the cpfs most recognizable cultural preservation efforts, exemplifies a community-based approach to collaborative problem solving. With over 14 years of support from the foundation, the partners continue to take stategic actions toward progress. In 2017, the foundation continued to sustain these efforts by collaboration with applied image solutions to create level two of the cherokee language app while also adding to the online database. In 2017 kpep is preparing for year one of their adult immersion program. Leadership and civic participationtimes of change are times of opportunity, but only if we are secure in our identity and leadership skills. The emergence of a solid leadership base is essential in maintaining a sustainable community. To help the cherokee tribe develop new leaders, the foundation has developed a progression of leadership programming, for youth and adult ebci members. The goal of these cultural-based leadership initiatives is to produce a selfless, giving generation, grounded in traditional cherokee values, that possess the contemporary leadership skills. In 2017 cpf start a collaborative project with the cherokee boys club, to maximize on the potential of the existing leadership programs - cherokee youth council, jones-bowman leadership award program, and right path. Cherokee youth leadership - the cherokee youth councils (cyc) mission is to empower local youth to have a voice on issues that matter to them. Cyc is focused”