Council of Peoples Organization Inc

“Form 990 Part VI Line 11B Organizations process to review form 990 Form 990was distributed to the board of directors. The board was asked to submit comments or questions to the director of finance. Once comments were received and reviewed, the final form 990 was again distributed to the board prior to its submission to the IRS.”

“Form 990 Part VI Section Line 19 Governing documents disclosure explanation The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Form 990 Organizations mission or most significant activities to assist low income immigrant families, particularly South Asians and Muslims, to reach their full potential as residents of NYC. Council of Peoples Organizations COPO empowers marginalized communities to advocate for their rights and understanding their responsibilities as Americans. It helps to build community relations amongst Muslim and nonMuslim community groups. It is working to establish connections between the communities and various government agencies.”

“Form 990 Part IV Section 12C Enforcement of conflicts policy - No member of the council peoples organizations COPO board of directors, or any of its committees shall derive any personal profit or gain, directly of indirectly, by reason of his or her participation with COPO. Each individual shall disclose to COPO any personal interest which he or she may have in any matter pending before COPO board and shall refrain from participation in any decision matter. Any member of COPO Board, Committee, officer of staff who is also an officer, Board Member, A committee or staff member of an organization or agency that COPO has a contract with, Shall identify his or her affiliation specifically directed to that agency/organization. That member shall not participate in the decision affecting that agency/organization. The decision must be made and/or ratified by the full board. Any member of COPO Board, Commitee and Staff shall refrain from obtaining any list of COPO clients for personal or private solicitation purposes at any time during the term of their affiliation with COPO. All officers, directors, Committee Members, Staff members and/or faculty will be required to fill out the conflict of interest statement.”

“Form 990 Part XII Section 2C Change in Financial Review Process Not changed from prior year.”

“Hurricane Sandy struck New York those in need along with those who wanted to help turned to COPO. We launched and coordinated a recovery effort that eventually reached over 1,200 households directly served over 200 households and returned to the community 2.2 million in recovery grants, cash cards, household products, and other resources to help victims rebuild their homes and return to a normal life. Moreover, with a multilingual Disaster Case Management staff, we effectively served not only our core base of South Asian immigrants, but also households from many affected areas of Brooklyn whose populations came mainly from Russia, the Mid-East, and Latin America.”