Compass Housing Alliance

“A member shall be any church that (a) supports the mission of building safe and nurturing communities that recognize the right to affordable housing, the importance of self-determination, the value of mutual respect, and (b) commits to support the corporation through the payment of annual dues in an amount set by the board from time to time. Churches may apply for membership in the corporation at any time. Members may have such other qualifications as the board may prescribe by amendment to these bylaws.”

“Each member is entitled to designate one (1) representative to serve as its delegate to cast its vote on matters for which such member is entitled to vote (each such person, a "delegate"). Except for the sole right to elect directors, members shall have no other voting rights, including, without limitation, no voting rights to (a) amend the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws or (b) approve mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, reorganizations or liquidations or sales, leases, exchanges or other dispositions of assets.”

“The form 990 is reviewed in detail by the controller and the executive director prior to filing.”

“Board members and employees are required to disclose anything that may give rise to a conflict of interest annually. The development assistant reviews the disclosures and would determine if a conflict exists and should be reviewed. If a conflict is found, it is reviewed by the senior manager who determines how to move forward. If a board member has a conflict of interest, the member must recuse him/herself from voting and discussion.”

“The executive director's compensation is determined by a sub-committee of the board of directors, who consider compensation data and the succession planning needs of the organization to make their decision. The director of finance and operations' salary is determined by the executive director, who considers compensation data in the united way compensation survey and the salary structure within the organization. The date of the last compensation review was october, 1st 2013.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“1,564 volunteers prepare and serve meals at our locations; hand out supplies; do laundry and clean facilities; teach classes; cut hair; sort and distribute mail. In addition, there are 27 volunteer board members. This volunteer number was calculated using volunteer application records, volunteer scheduling records, and daily volunteer tracking done by scattered site program staff.”

“Rounding 15. Book/tax difference: net asset for compass on dexter, llc 726,380. Elimination of gain from a related organization 22,887.”