Amigos for Christ

“The Executive Committee is comprised of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer of the Board, and CEO. The Executive Committee is responsible for working in support of, or occasionally in place of, the full board. The committee carries out specific directions of the board and take action on policies when they affect the work of the executive committee or when the full board directs the committee to do so; acts as the liaison with the CEO and the President, provides counsel, feedback and support to either or both when needed, facilitates the annual assessment of the CEO and the President by the board and report the results to them, and reviews compensation and benefits of both; helps develop a strategic plan and initiates the board's involvement in establishing a strategic framework or direction; and handles urgent issues and resolves an emergency or organizational crisis.”

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the organization's top management. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS.”

“The organization requires all officers and board members to annually complete and sign a conflict of interest statements. The President of the organization is responsible for reviewing the signed statements and ensuring that interested persons are in compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship, and the board would seek to replace the individual in an orderly manner if the conflict could not be cleared to the board's satisfaction.”

“Line 15a - The independent Board of Directors reviewed and approved the Executive Director's salary and used comparability data. This process and decision is documented in the Board minutes. Line 15b - The independent Board of Directors reviewed and approved the President's salary and used comparability data. This process and decision is documented in the Board minutes.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements available to the public upon request and also makes their conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements available to the public on their website.”

“The Board's Audit Committee 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.”