Manos De Cristo Inc.

“Drafts of the financial statements are reviewed with the executive director, the treasurer and as needed the board president. As soon as the organization management accepts the draft of the financial statements, the third party tax preparer begins work on the form 990. A form 990 draft is reviewed by the same people as the financial statements. Once management accepts both documents, a final version of the financial statements and form 990 are created. These docments are filed with the appropriate government body, as required.”

“Board members are required to report potential and actual conflicts of interest as soon as the conflict is discovered. The board president will request board members to report conflicts of interest at the beginning of every board meeting, where an open discussion of the situation can occur.”

“Review and approval of the executive director's salary the president of the board of directors together with the chairperson of the personnel committee are responsible for setting and administering manos de cristo's executive director's salary. The executive director's salary is set based on the prevailing rates for similar positions in this geographic area, within the limits of the manos de cristo's financial situation. On an annual basis, the executive director's salary is included in manos de cristo's operating budget, which is approved by the board of directors.”

“No other officers or key employee salaries.”

“Manos de cristo makes its governing documents available to anyone who comes to the adminstrative office and requests to see a copy.”

“Manos de cristo is dedicated to empowering low-income individuals with a loving hand of assistance without regard to age, gender, race, or religious preference. Manos promotes dignity and self-reliance by providing essential oral care, furthering educational development, and meeting basic needs with food and clothing.”

“Supplies with judicious purchases at local warehouse and discount stores.”

“Other program service accomplishments: back to school: each year, our staff and volunteers provide basic necessities to k - 5 school children. We believe that if a child has grade-appropriate school supplies and nice clothes, they may feel more at ease at school and be more open to learning. In 2013, 2,041 children received two sets of clothes, including socks and underwear, grade appropriate school supplies and a backpack. Four hundred seventeen volunteers provided 1,988 hours of support preparing for the event, during the two-week distribution period and the end of program break-down and cleanup.”