Mercy Enterprise Corporation

“Process used by the organization to review Form 990: The Executive Director will review the Form 990 to be presented to the governing body of the board. The governing body will vote on a resolution approving or disapproving the Form 990. The approved Form 990 will be signed by the Executive Director and submitted to the IRS.”

“Mercy Enterprise Corporation distributes a Conflict of Interest Questionnaire to all officers and directors on an annual basis and requires signatures that they have abided by the terms of the conflict of interest policy. Returned COIs are reviewed by the legal department of the parent organization to identify any conflict of interest. During the year, the board member(s) with a conflict will recuse themselves from discussion and voting on the conflicted matters.”

“Officer compensation at Mercy Enterprise Corporation is determined based on parent organization Mercy Corps' Human Resource assessment gathered from objective comparison of compensation paid for similar position by other non-profits of similar size on an annual basis which is reviewed by the Compensation Committee of the parent organization and recommended for Board approval. The compensation is considered mid-market and reasonable and increase occurs based on merit, market condition and promotion.”

“Upon request, Mercy Enterprise Corporation will provide a copy of the governing documents, Conflict of Interest policy, and Audited Financial Statements.”

“Assist low-income individuals, including minorities, women, and immigrants, in the Oregon-Washington region to increase their economic self-sufficiency through micro-enterprise and self-employment.”

“Vista volunteers $117,694, Contracted trainers $33,081, Set up of CIT structure $17,666,Professional services for reentry clients $13,448, Web service $2,625, grant writers $611, for a total of $185,125”

“A133 Audit for the organization was covered by inclusion with parent organization Mercy Corps' A133 Audit.”