Building Strong Communities Inc

“The organization does not have any committees that have authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The 990 draft is prepared by auditing firm, with input from building strong communities financial team, and then presented to both the finance committee and the board of directors for review and approval.”

“A director, officer or member of a committee has a directly or indirectly interest through business, investment or family. It is the duty of the individual to disclose all material facts to the board of directors. After discussion with the individual, the remaining board members will decide if a conflict exists. If a conflict of interest exists, the board or committee will investigate alternatives to the proposed transactions to determine if there are more advantageous options. The minutes of the board will contain the name of persons disclosed who were found to have an actual or potential conflict of interest, nature of the financial interest and action to determine whether conflict of interest in fact existed. The policy is periodically reviewed by the board.”

“Minneapolis building & construction trades council, an unrelated organizations, pays the compensation of the executive director, rick martagon. Rick was paid compensation of $140,363 and $39,950 of benefits. Building strong communities, inc reimburses minneapolis building & construction trades council for this. Research is done annually on comparable executive director position compensation for other nonprofit organizations. Executive director brings this information to the finance committee along with the annual budget for review and approval. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“The organization will make public documents available upon request.”

“"pathways to placement" program was implemented during 2024 which is a series of weekly workshops for participants to assist them in their career search. Designed to keep graduates engaged in their search for a career in the construction industry, the program provides the participants engaged with one-on-one mentoring including mock interviews, individual tools for the search, application, and interview process.”

“Consultants: program service expenses 99,662. Management and general expenses 18,919. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 118,581. Professional fees: program service expenses 43,427. Management and general expenses 2,821. Fundraising expenses 705. Total expenses 46,953.”