Meherana

“Ralph Brown, Board Member, is married to Katherine Brown, Treasurer.”

“Meherana has two classes of membership: 1) An Associate Member has a sincere interest in Avatar Meher Baba and makes a small monetary donation for membership to show support of Meherana's Mission Statement. For the fiscal year there were 238 Associate Members. 2) An Active Member also has a sincere interest in Avatar Meher Baba & shows effort to become and remain informed regarding Meherana's goals, activities, and history as well as contributes service work for Meherana. For the fiscal year there were 27 Active Members. Only Active Members may hold office or vote on official business. Both types of membership need to be applied for annually.”

“At Meherana's Annual General Meeting, active members elect the Board of Directors as well as the members of the Membership, Nominating, and Site Committees.”

“As part of Meherana's Annual General Meeting, active members vote on the annual operating expenditures and capital development budgets. Active members also vote on changes or updates, if any, to Meherana's Master Plan, Corporate Bylaws, or Official Policies.”

“Meherana's balance sheet and statement of activities are reviewed alongside the 990 and each question or item is gone over line by line. Balance Sheet and Statement of Activities are presented to each board member at the end of each fiscal year and quarterly throughout the fiscal year.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c - As Meherana is a small, tight-night group, the active members and board of directors consistently interact with each other and are aware of operations thus ensuring that there is no conflict of interest.”

“Meherana has an unwritten policy of retaining its records.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 - Governing documents and financial statements are open to inspection by any board member at all reasonable times. The books of account are open to inspection on the written request of any Active Member at any reasonable time. Requests for inspection by the general public are to be made in writing to the President or Secretary. The Conflict of Interest Policy is signed by all directors annually and available to all Active Members on Meherana's website. Financial statements are passed out at each general business meeting of the board and at the Annual General Meeting.”

“Lines 1b, 1f, 2 (all lines), and 10: A portion of the listed funds derived from credit card transactions. 2016 1099-K forms received were: American Express gross amount box 1 $1,107.29 and Elavon, Inc (MasterCard, Visa, Discover) gross amount box 1 $24,858.47”

“During retreats & meetings volunteers do site preparation, organize activities, coordinate workshops, present musical performances, and create programs for children. During service days volunteers help with mailings, website updating, site maintenance including building repair as well as property maintenance such as brush clearing and other landscaping needs. Volunteers serve on all committees.”

“Amount listed for conferences , conventions, and meetings represents retreats, study courses, small events, and meetings held at Meherana.”

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