Agros International

“The board of directors may designate and appoint by resolution adopted by majority of the directors one or more standing or temporary committees, each of which shall consist of two or more directors. Such committee or committees, to the extent provided in such resolution, shall have and exercise the authority of the board of directors in the management of the corporation, subject to the limits of rcw 24.03.115 or similar statute. A majority of the number of directors composing any committee shall constitute a quorum, and the act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. Any committee member may be removed from committee by a majority vote of the board. The governance committee shall be a standing committee of the board of directors.”

“Form 990 is reviewed by management, and members of the finance committee before it is filed with the irs in a detailed manner.”

“All staff and board members are covered under the conflict of interest policy. Conflicts of interest are self-identified. In the rare case this was an issue, the board member would excuse him or herself from the deliberations and vote.”

“The compensation for the executive director/president position is set by the board of directors, all of whom are independent, using data on compensation rates for comparable positions, the advice of professionals in the field, and with consideration for budget constraints and equity among positions within the organization. The position of executive vice president was added in fy17, as an officer of the corporation. Compensation is approved by the president, in accordance with comparable positions and competitive labor market conditions.”

“The organization's form 990 is available on its website, www.agros.org, and public websites including www.guidestar.org. The form 1023 application for recognition of exemption was filed in 1984. The organization does not have a copy and is unable to make it available upon request. It did not have a copy on july 15, 1987, and is therefore exempt from the requirement to make it available which went into effect at that time. The governing documents, financial statements and conflict of interest policy are available on request.”

“Agros served 650 families in 11 villages and 3 countries with integrated programs in four core opportunity areas: land ownership, market-led agriculture, financial empowerment, and health & well-being. Every community realized meaningful improvementssuch as agricultural production increases, building community infrastructure, and increased food securityin each opportunity area. Agros met the needs of families in nicaragua, guatemala, and honduras, despite turmoil from the covid-19 pandemic and the two hurricanes, which placed many villages in crisis. While many non-agros farming families had difficulties maintaining their production or accessing credit, families in agros communities maintained and diversified their agribusiness production, created stronger market linkages, and continued profitable business. In guatemala, during 2020 we not only brought emergency supplies to families throughout the pandemic, but after the two hurricanes made landfall in later 2020, we worked to deliver 20.8 tons of emergency food supplies. Agros provided families with consistent stability, in the form of financial and technical support, as well as emergency aid. In october, the healthy start initiative program was launched and focused on solving childhood malnutrition. Families have received access to vitamins, supplements, and food that otherwise they would not have. Finally, agros built multiple new health clinics and outposts, where health fairs were hosted for agros families and their neighbors. We continued our work focus on food security by creating a food bank of basic grains and teaching workshops on backyard gardens and livestock production, helping to keep families healthy during the peak of the crisis. These fairs gave families access to prescriptions, ultrasounds, bloodwork, and other medical services not otherwise available. Program service expenses includes approximately $382,646 of wages and benefits paid to employees in central america who do not receive a us form w-2. The wages are included in part i line 15 and part ix line 7 and 8.”