Fort Worth Area Habitat for Humanit

“The form 990 is made available for review at the directors' meeting preceeding the actual filing of the return. Any questions or statements are corrected or amended at that time.”

“Conflicts of interest are to be brought before the board and decided on a case by case basis.”

“Compensation is reviewed through surveys and other tax exempt organizations' tax returns in the same type service area.”

“The core values of the fort worth area habitat for humanity as well as the overall mission statement and strategic plan are listed on the website at www.trinityhabitat.org. Internal documents are made available upon request.”

“Trinity habitat is committed to efficiency and transparency. We communicate with our supporters, donors, and prospective donors by email, postal mail, phone and other means, both to request contributions to our cause and to educate the public about trinity habitat's year-round programs, volunteer opportunities and other events in local communities and around the world. These efforts help advance our mission to put god's love into action by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. As a result, in accordance with the financial accounting standards board guidelines and internal revenue service guidance, trinity habitat allocates a portion of our fundraising costs to program services. As a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal taxation, we ensure our donors' money is spent as efficiently and effectively as possible. Additionally, we have certain expenses that cannot be billed separately for each functional area. Office supplies, utilities, information technology, and other costs are grouped together. We allocate these costs in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, or gaap, across the program (including habitat restores), management and general, and fundraising categories. Finally, some staff members have responsibilities that cross over functional areas. To calculate the time allocation, trinity habitat divides the number of hours spent on a project outside of a staff member's designated expense category by the total hours worked during that period and allocates that percentage of costs to the appropriate expense category.”