Miguel Pro Mission

“Miguel Pro Mission committees are not authorized to act on behalf of the governing body. They can recommend actions to the governing body, but all decisions are made only by the governing body (which is the Board of Directors).”

“The preparers of this form consulted a CPA with experience filing form 990 for public charities. Since there is no time for review prior to filing, since it has been a struggle for Miguel Pro Mission to learn to complete this more complex tax form after having always filed 990 EZ in all prior years. All members of the governing body (namely the board of directors) are being sent by email a copy of this entire 990 form after filing. All members are asked to review the form before the board meeting on December 2, 2021. If there are any concerns or need for changes, an amended return will be filed.”

“All prior years, there were no paid services for accounting or for organization management (CEO or Executive Director) so there was no need to determine compensation. Furthermore, assets were below 500,000 and Miguel Pro Mission was lucky to have a volunteer accountant who knew QuickBooks and could file the 990 EZ form. When Miguel Pro Mission could not maintain a volunteer as the accountant as the assets rose above 500,000, it was decided by the governing body to pay for part-time Accounting Services. The former volunteer accountant said that it took about 5 hours per month to maintain the books and produce the monthly financial report. An hourly rate of compensation to pay a part-time accountant was researched, presented to all members and approved”

“Anti-discriminations policy was provided when Miguel Pro Mission applied for grants at the request of a granting agency. However, no grants were awarded in 2020. In the process of compiling this return, it became apparent that Miguel Pro Mission needs to adopt additional policies, such as for Conflict of Interest, Whistle Blower, and Document Retention. These will be formulated and approved before end of 2021 and will be made available to the public upon request.”

“In 2020 due to food shortages and prices during the pandemic Miguel Pro Mission began supporting three foodbanks in Juarez to provide by weekly dispenses (food baskets) to needed families, all of whom are interviewed for eligibility and are visited periodically to determine how their needs have changed.”

“Starting in 2020, Miguel Pro Mission stopped providing chickens and goats for families and garden structures or enclosures. This change was because the families indicated that they could no longer provide the feed, nor make time available for the care of animals and gardens. Parents had to find whatever work they could outside their homes to survive the rising prices caused by the pandemic and the flood of immigrants to Ciudad Juarez.”

“We did not have either an audit review or a full audit in any former tax year prior to 2020. The accountant alone compiled the financial statements. For 2020, the Financial Oversight Committee reviewed the financial statements and requested that Source CPAs conduct a brief audit review.”