Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona

“There shall be an executive committee consisting of the elected officers of the board of directors and the immediate past-chair (who shall be a nonvoting member of the executive committee) and any others as selected by the board chair and approved by the board of directors. The president/ceo of the corporation shall also be a nonvoting member of the executive committee. The executive committee is authorized to transact the business of the corporation between regular board of directors' meetings, making decisions which cannot wait for regular board of directors' meetings. Reports of actions taken shall be made at the next regular board of directors' meeting. Minutes of the executive committee must be kept. However all major financial, legal or administrative changes must be submitted for approval to the board of directors at a regular or specially called meeting. The executive committee plans and conducts the annual meeting of the board of directors.”

“During fy21 the organization changed its primary address from 9133 nw grand avenue #1 peoria, az 85345 to 2830 west glendale avenue #33 phoenix, az 85051. During fy21 the organization amended their bylaws to have 11 standing committees instead of 12. The nominating and restore committees were removed and advocacy committee was added.”

“Management reviews the 990 return for accuracy and completeness, and then provides a draft copy to the finance committee and board of directors for further review. A final 990 return draft (incorporating any changes as a result of the review) is provided to the committee and board via email prior to filing the return. The filed 990 return is presented at the next regularly scheduled meetings of the finance committee and board of directors.”

“Currently there are no ongoing conflict of interest transactions. If any conflicts are disclosed, they are submitted to the secretary. Upon the disclosure of an actual or potential conflict of interest of a director, officer or staff person, the board secretary will disclose the conflict to the board who can then vote on the conflict with the person in question excused from the room with the minutes reflecting the vote and that the interested party did not take part in the vote.”

“Compensation is determined by comparability data and salary surveys from local similar non-profits. The ceo salary is approved by the executive committee (or ceo search committee for new hires). This process was last undertaken during the year 2015). On an annual basis the executive committee reviews the ceo's salary and approves it with any annual increases. This is documented in the committee's meeting minutes. Key employee compensation is compared periodically with data and salary surveys from local similar non-profits (asu loadstar survey) and compensation is approved by the ceo. This process was last undertaken during the year 2016). Decision is documented in employee's personnel file.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public through the organization's website or upon request.”

“Habitat for humanity central arizona (habitat) builds partnerships through life-changing opportunities. As a top producer of new and renovated homes out of over 1100 habitat for humanity affiliates in the united states for the fiscal year, habitat brings people together to facilitate community transformation in maricopa and northern pinal counties. During fy20-21, we sold 16 new and renovated homes to families in need of affordable housing. We completed 332 repairs, which includes families served by our emergency home repair programs and neighborhood revitalization efforts. This was made possible due to the generous support of the following cities. - glendale - habitat was able to build one new home and renovate two homes in the city of glendale. - arizona city - habitat was able to build one new home in the city of apache junction. - peoria - habitat was able to renovate one home in the city of peoria. - phoenix - habitat was able to build nine new homes and renovate one in the city of phoenix. - mesa - habitat was able to renovate two homes in the city of mesa - repairs - habitat completed 251 neighborhood revitalization projects which includes 115 in the canyon corridor due to our continued award-winning partnership with grand canyon university. We completed 81 repairs in our home repair program within the city of glendale and city of peoria emergency home repair programs. Through community partnerships, these neighborhoods are being revitalized into vibrant, safe and inviting places to live. Additionally: - we partnered with 5,869 volunteers who spent over 33,000 volunteer hours to help with home construction, property maintenance, committee work, office support, outreach, and customer service support in our restores. Because of their dedication to the habitat mission, habitat has realized a labor savings of $954,606 - we have become a recognized leader in the construction and rehabilitation of homes that are leed certified with 154 homes now designated leed silver, gold and platinum. - we served more than 417,000 customers across all our restore locations, which generated over $4.7 million in sales. - through our restores we collected and resold used or unwanted home supplies and goods donated by individuals and local businesses with a value of over $3,100,000 which diverted approximately 4.2 million pounds of goods from landfills. We offer a hand up, not a hand out, with a no-profit mortgage loan for new construction, renovation and owner-occupied home repair services. Our efforts benefit families who meet our qualifications: - the gross annual household income may not exceed 80% of the maricopa and pinal county area median income. Afford a mortgage based on current market, the median income figure varies depending on the size of the family and area. - two-year history of stable income - monthly long-term debt payments, including estimated mortgage payment, should not exceed 43% of a family's income. - an acceptable history of credit. - ability to pay closing costs (approximately $3,500). - applicant must be a u.s. Citizen or a permanent resident. This applies to all household members. - lack of decent and safe living conditions as defined by the habitat for humanity housing evaluation criteria - be willing to contribute 200-400 hours of sweat equity towards the building or renovating of habitat homes (special accommodations may be made available upon request). - attend mandatory workshops for success in homeownership. Habitat families build new lives and better futures as they transition from overcrowded, poverty shelter into decent, affordable homes. We are an equal opportunity housing provider and comply with federal regulations regarding housing discrimination. We consider applicants without regard to their race, religious preference, gender, physical ability, familial status, or national origin. Additional accomplishments for fy20-21 include the following: - raised over $8 million in public support by retaining 64%”

“Change in deferred gifts 30,726.”

“The organization did not changed its oversight or selection process during the year.”