The New Beginnings Center

“Elizabeth goetz, board member and volunteer and natasha weddle, president and ceo, have a family relationship.”

“Chris mccarthy, past board chair, rolled off of the board of directors effective 12/31/14 and assumed the duties of trustee of the 401(k) plan and maintains the financial statement records. Chris performs these duties on a volunteer basis.”

“The executive committee is the oversight committee of the board and all actions by the executive committee require approval of the board.”

“All board members receive a copy of the 990 and are asked to review it and comment on any questions.”

“The board members review and sign a conflict of interest policy statement annually.”

“There is a review and approval of compensation by independent persons scheduled for july 2015. The cnpm database is used for comparative salary analysis. The board and past chair review the president and ceo once a year in july and retain a copy of the review.”

“Governing documents are provided on givingmatters.org, guidestar.org and upon request.”

“To proactively address the obesity crisis that faces low-income women and deliver healthy outcomes that are sustainable by using strength training, physical fitness and nutritional education as platforms for changing self-concepts and for building self-esteem.”

“Our agency has secured funding from over 60 foundations, corporations and individuals and will continue to grow our donor base by demonstrating sustainable wellness results through our clients. It is our mission to improve the obesity statistics in nashville by offering women a holistic and individualized approach to developing healthy lifestyles. We offer at-risk women group wellness education classes that will cover a variety of topics including nutrition education and cooking, access to community wellness facilities, self actualization and behavior modification classes, etc. These classes are focused on coaching women in their journey to build a healthy body and improved quality of life. The agency has provided thousands of hours of service to 200 women in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. These women have lost 8% body weight, and are maintaining their weight loss. They have also achieved the following results on average: 7% bmi reduction, 67% have stopped taking prescription medication for obesity related disease, 75% have lost two dress sizes or more, 92% have tested improved confidence and self concept, 95% have decreased pain, 93% have incorporated activity into their daily lives, and 100% graduated clients have improved strength and mobility. The volunteer hours have exceed 5,000 hours and is growing. Tnbc has received support from 6 new foundations and 7 new corporation donors. Collaboration partners have grown as well and we are working with 18 non-profit and local goverment employee groups who recommend clients for our programs.”

“Other professional fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,086. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,086. Consulting fees: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 6,222. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,222. Payroll processing fees: program service expenses 3,625. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 191. Total expenses 3,816. Contract assistance: program service expenses 17,318. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 912. Total expenses 18,230.”