Hands of Christ a Duluth Cooperative Ministry Inc

“Line 1 board representatives are made up of both church sponsors and community volunteers. Each church or family has one vote. Churches/families may have more than one representative on the board but in that situation, they share the one vote. Line 2 two board members are spouses; however, they share one vote.”

“Lynn madderra todd madderra exec board exec board spouse”

“Annual elections are held in order to fill all board positions.”

“The executive committee reviews the 990 form and provides copies to the board members for their review.”

“The board reviews outside data for compensation comparability prior to approval of executive salary.”

“The financial statements are submitted with a state required cost report to the state of georgia. Otherwise, the financial statements, governing documents, and policies are available upon request.”

“Line 1g duluth cooperative ministries, inc. Receives numerous donated items of food and other holiday items throughout the year. In prior years the organization could not determine the value of these items and no value amount related to these items were included in the financial statements. During 2020, the duluth co-op tracked these items as they were distributed to clients since not all donations could be used. Food items were valued using the irs recommended rate of 1.70 per pound.”

“The original return did not include the non-cash donations of food. This represents a significant amount of the assistance provided in our community. The rental income of 2,400 was incorrectly reported as contributions on the originally filed return. Additional detail is provided on schedule o relating to the government and management of the corporation.”

“The duluth co-op, is a faith-based ministry, that brings our community together to provide food, and emergency assistance, and hope to neighbors in need. We serve people in need of all races and national orgin in duluth ga, zip codes of 30096 and 30097.”

“The duluth co-op fed 4,500 families (17,565 individuals) during 2020, a 315% increase from the prior year. Due to the generosity of our surrouding community, the estimated value of food distributed was 421,235. In total, 247,785 pounds was distributed in 2020. Significant upgrades in technology were required to meet the demands during the covid-19 pandemic. Clients were able to make appointments online at our website. We used ipads in the parking lot to speed the process of getting food into car trunks and ensure social distancing. Due to high demand, clients were able to receive food twice a month rather than only once a month. At least 12 volunteers per day were busy answering phones and counseling clients through crisis, welcoming clients needing food, sorting and packing food, picking up contributions from local stores we partner with, initiating food drives in neighborhoods, as well as many more things needed to meet the needs of our community.”