Mercy Ministries of America Inc

“Joe cook, jr. Christy singleton board member exec dir father/daughter”

“A copy of the form 990 is delivered to the board of directors for review and full approval. The corporate secretary of the ministry is to be available to answer questions to the board of directors during the period of review and approval. A signed acknowledgement of review and approval, either manual or electronic, is to be received from each of the board of directors prior to filing the ministry's form 990.”

“If the governing board or a committee of the ministry has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. With regard to employees of the ministry, they are required to complete a disclosure statement to report any actual, attempted or suspected violations of this policy by anyone in the ministry. The disclosure statement is also required to be completed by all employees to indicate the existence of actual or potential conflicts of interest before entering into a business relationship. To ensure the ministry operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic review of arrangements that may cause conflicts of interests shall be conducted. The periodic reviews shall, at a minimum, include the following subjects: 1) whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent survey information, and the result of arm's length bargaining. 2) whether business relationships conform to the ministry's written policies, and are properly recorded, reflect reasonable investments or payments for goods and services, further the charitable purpose of the ministry and do not result in inurement or impermissible private benefit or excess benefit transactions. When conducting the periodic reviews, the ministry may, but need not, use outside advisors. If outside experts are used, their use shall not relieve the governing board of its responsibility of ensuring periodic reviews are conducted.”

“The process for determining compensation for the top official of the ministry includes a review and approval by the board of directors or compensation committee, excluding those who may have a conflict of interest with respect to the transaction before such compensation may become effective. The board of directors or compensation committee is provided with independent compensation studies and comparable compensation as reported on similar organizations on a filed form 990.”

“The process for determining compensation of the officers or key employees of the ministry includes a review and approval by the top official of the ministry as directed by the board of directors or the compensation committee before such compensation may become effective. The top official of the ministry is provided with independent compensation studies and/or comparable compensation as reported on similar organizations on a filed form 990. Should compensation fall outside of the range of the reported data , or if there is a conflict of interest with regard to the transaction, board of directors or compensation committee approval is required.”

“Mississippi, north carolina, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee, utah, virginia, wisconsin, west virginia”

“The ministry makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public via the ministry's website at www.mercyministries.com. These documents, as well as the conflict of interest policy, are available upon request.”

“Since 1983, the ministry'sfree-of-charge, voluntary christian residential programhas served a diverse population of young women from various socio-economic backgrounds, ages 13-28, who have been physically and sexually abused, including victims of sex trafficking as well as those who face life-controlling issuessuch as eating disorders, self-harm, drug and alcohol addictions, depression and unplanned pregnancy. The ministry has residential homes in the following areas: monroe, la; nashville, tn; st. Louis, mo; and sacramento, ca. The program is voluntary, lasts approximately six months, and includes biblically based counseling,nutrition and fitness education, and life-skills training such as budgeting, setting boundaries, and preparation for parenting or placement if they are pregnant. In addition to its residential program, the ministry reaches out to young women through speaking engagements and educational resource publications. These initiatives bring awareness to life-controlling issues and present the ministry's biblically based method of overcoming these issues. Initiatives include: the ministry's website, issue-based books, teaching materials, and podcasting. The program takes a christian approach to treatment by addressing a young woman's sense of self and self-worth. In this way, the ministry helps young women facing a variety of seemingly diverse issues move past their debilitating circumstances as they recognize and accept their identity in christ, preparing them to reach their full potential.”

“Schedule l, part iv nancy alcorn is the founder and a board member of the ministry. Her niece is a full-time employee of the ministry. Her niece's compensation is less than 100,000 a year and, as such, is not reported elsewhere on the return. Schedule d, part vi, line 1a, column a land held for sale of 2,003,323 consists of approximately 8 acres of an 11.75 acre plot of undeveloped land in florida. The remainder of the land is to be used for a future residential facility.”

“At 2013 year end, there were 504 young women in the application process.”

“In 2008, the ministry entered into a ministry collaboration agreement (mca) with mercy ministries, international (mmi) thereby agreeing to adhere to the standards of operations, governance, structure and commitments as defined in the mca. As provided for in the mca, the ministry may, with express approval of the board of directors, make donations or provide funds to mmi as the ministry deems appropriate to support its efforts to accomplish the goals of the ministry around the world. The total funds contributed to mercy ministries international, inc. For 2013 were 394,798. .”

“Direct expenses of fundraising events (see part viii,l.8b) 374,018 cost of goods sold on inventory (see part viii, l. 10b) 43,139 insurance refund 20,920 direct expenses of fundraising events (see part viii,l.8b) -374,018 cost of goods sold on inventory (see part viii, l. 10b) -43,139 insurance refund -20,920”