Habitat Omaha Affordable Mortgage

“Per the articles of incorporation for hoams, hoams has no stock. Hoams has one member which is habitat for humanity of omaha inc, a nebraska nonprofit corporation.”

“Per the by-laws of hoams, executive officers or equivalent positions of the member, habitat omaha, comprise the governing body of hoams.”

“Governance decisions are made by the hoams board of directors. The hoams board of directors are employees of the sole member of the hoams corporation which is habitat for humanity of omaha, inc. No other entity or person makes any decisions for hoams.”

“Hoams does not have any committees with authority to act on beahalf of the governing body. Hoams does have an advisory board without authority which does document meetings contemporaneously.”

“An independent cpa firm prepares the form 990. Upon completion of the preparation, a copy of the form 990 is provided to a finance committee member and all board members of hfho prior to submission to the irs.”

“A signed conflict of interest statement is obtained, annually, from each officer, member of the board of the organization, and staff members. Each statement documents direct business relationships, family business relationships and inter and intra family and business relationships, and are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest. Such potential conflicts are reported to the president and the board of directors. A transaction in which a director has a conflict of interest may be approved in advance by affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors, or a committee of the board of directors. At the staff level, notice of potential conflicts of interest are provided to the supervisor. Significant or complex conflicts are examined and resolved by the executive staff.”

“The organization is committed to attracting, retaining, and motivating highly qualified employees and leadership essential to achieving our mission. Compensation is designed to be fair, equitable, and aligned with industry standards while ensuring fiscal responsibility. We strive to provide compensation that reflects the following key principles: benchmarking against similar organizations in the nonprofit and private sectors to ensure they remain competitive and capable of attracting top talent, a combination of base salary and performance-based incentives that recognize individual and organizational achievements, equity among all employees with consistent evaluation processes for setting and reviewing salaries, alignment with the organization's values, mission, and financial position. The executive committee (a sub-committee of the board of directors) reviews and approves the ceo's compensation and provides an overview of the process, including performance evaluation and approved compensation, to the full board of directors. The ceo sets compensation for officers and key employees with the executive committee serving in an oversight and advisory role. The executive committee reviews performance and comparable market data for each officer and key employee and conducts detailed discussions with the ceo regarding compensation for each of these positions. An overview of the executive committee meeting related to the compensation review is prepared following the meeting and provided to the full board of directors for review.”

“When requested in grant applications, the grant managers include by-laws, articles of incorporation, the form 990 and audited financial statements. When requested by the public (other than in grant applications), the form 990 and conflict of interest policy are provided. In addition, the form 990 can be seen on the following websites: habitatomaha.org, guidestar.org, and charitynavigator.org.”

“Per hoams by-laws, directors and officers of hoams are employees of the sole member of hoams corporation, habitat for humanity of omaha inc (habitat omaha). As such, the wages paid to the hoams directors and officers are paid by habitat omaha and not by hoams. The wages paid by hoams are to mortgage services personnel and not leadership.”

“Transfer of assets - habitat for humanity sarpy county inc 396,412.”