2020-03-23T12:20:52-05:00 2019-06-30 411360831 OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD 2675 LONG LAKE ROAD ST PAUL MN 55113 990 2018-07-01 411360294 NEIGHBORS INC NEIG 6514551508 222 GRAND AVE W NO 100A SOUTH ST PAUL MN 550754000 CHARLES D THOMPSON PRESIDENT/CEO 6514551508 2020-03-06 1 LINDA M NELSON CPA P00205567 6514834521 50.201.188.58 2020-03-06 10:48:52 CS P FE11DA12C5E1108E0FF0F5D126AEDF33FAAFC614 DE40E4B61215EC9D79336490C1DE0CFB4BF8ABD8 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z CHARLES D THOMPSON 222 GRAND AVE W NO 100A SOUTH ST PAUL MN 550754000 3424284 0 X WWW.NEIGHBORSMN.ORG X 1974 MN EMERGENCY & SUPPORTIVE AID TO FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGH VOLUNTEER SERVICES & FAITH COMMUNITIES 15 15 19 1143 0 0 2763673 3216681 193674 173694 26616 9843 25911 18053 3009874 3418271 2100336 2225054 0 0 916790 837534 0 0 59503 228229 248373 3245355 3310961 -235481 107310 2537181 2642100 41342 24554 2495839 2617546 X NEIGHBORS, INC. IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED. OUR PHILOSOPHY OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES THROUGH THE TIME AND TALENT OF VOLUNTEERS. TODAY, NEIGHBORS OPERATES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MORE THAN 35 FAITH COMMUNITIES, COUNTLESS LOCAL BUSINESSES, CIVIC GROUPS, FOUNDATIONS, AND MANY MORE. OUR MISSION: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO THRIVE BY CONNECTING VOLUNTEERS WITH PEOPLE IN NEED. OUR VISION OF TRANSFORMED COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL ARE NOURISHED IS EVIDENT IN ALL WE DO. LAST YEAR, 1,482 VOLUNTEERS SERVED MORE THAN 125,000 PEOPLE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT HELP WITH BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 0 0 2905250 2217339 173694 NEIGHBORS HAS AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND REGION. OUR UNIQUE MODEL CENTERS ON TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY FOOD, CLOTHING AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES, 39 PERCENT OF WHOM ARE CHILDREN UNDER 18. WE SERVE THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH ST. PAUL, WEST ST. PAUL, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MENDOTA, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, LILYDALE AND SUNFISH LAKE. OF THOSE SERVED: 36 PERCENT ARE WHITE, 30 PERCENT ARE LATINO, 21 PERCENT ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND 13 PERCENT ARE ASIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, OR MULTI-RACIAL. ADDITIONALLY, MANY OF OUR SUPPORTIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SERVE DAKOTA COUNTY'S AGING POPULATION, WITH MORE THAN 800 SENIORS ACCESSING OUR SUPPORT LAST YEAR. NEIGHBORS, INC. HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME AS THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE GROWN. VOLUNTEERS ARE INTEGRAL TO THE WORK OF NEIGHBORS, AND LAST YEAR THEY SPENT MORE THAN 41,281 HOURS WORKING IN FIVE FOOD PROGRAMS, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND OUR CLOTHES CLOSET THRIFT STORE, ALONG WITH SUSTAINING SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. IN TURN, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO HELP THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS IS A PROGRAM IN ITSELF. WHEN A PERSON COMES TO NEIGHBORS FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE THEY ARE QUICKLY WRAPPED IN A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, BEYOND JUST FOOD. VISITORS CAN BE SCREENED FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL FEDERAL OR STATE PROGRAMS INCLUDING FOOD PROGRAMS, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, CHILD CARE, MEDICAL INSURANCE, ETC. AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, ARE REFERRED TO A PARTNER SERVICE PROVIDER OR AGENCY THAT CAN ASSIST THEM. WE KNOW THAT KNOWLEDGE OF, AND ACCESS TO, A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES IS PART OF THE PROVEN SOLUTION TOWARD FOUNDATIONAL STABILITY AND SELF-EFFICACY. THE SEVEN NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITIES THAT NEIGHBORS SUPPORTS FACE THE CHALLENGES OF RISING POVERTY LEVELS AND HIGH COSTS OF HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION. THE AVERAGE POVERTY RATES OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE HAVE INCREASED IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. IN ADDITION, AN AVERAGE OF 33% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR SERVICE AREA ARE PAYING MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME ON MONTHLY HOUSING COSTS, MEANING THEY ARE DEFINED AS HOUSING COST BURDENED. THE HIGH COST OF LIVING HAS LEFT MANY FAMILIES JUST ONE CRISIS AWAY FROM NEEDING ASSISTANCE. SPECIFIC SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: EMERGENCY SERVICES:* FOOD - OUR FOOD SHELF IS AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO AND SERVES THE MOST PEOPLE, IN A SHOPPING (PERSONAL CHOICE) MODEL. EACH FAMILY SERVED IN THE FOOD SHELF SHOPS FOR SUFFICIENT FOOD FOR THREE MEALS A DAY FOR A WEEK. IN 2018, NEARLY A MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 8,000 FAMILIES. OUR FOOD SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDES FRESH BAKERY AND PRODUCE AVAILABLE DAILY ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS IN OUR NEIGHBORS' EXPRESS AREA. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE FOOD FOR ONE USDA PROGRAM FOR SENIORS, PROVIDE EMERGENCY/COURTESY PACKS OF FOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND COORDINATE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM THAT SERVES 40,000+ MEALS TO LOCAL CHILDREN IN SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. * INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES - CLIENT ENGAGEMENT SPECIALISTS ASSIST PEOPLE THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE VISITS. THROUGH CONVERSATION, THEY WILL AUTHORIZE BOTH FOOD SHELF USAGE AND CLOTHING VOUCHERS. THEY ALSO CONNECT CLIENTS WITH MEANINGFUL RESOURCES, SUCH AS FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAMS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION CLASSES, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, EDUCATION RESOURCES, ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTERS.* EMERGENCY GRANTS AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING - NEIGHBORS STAFF WORK TO ALLEVIATE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL NEED FOR THOSE WHO ARE FACED LOSS OR THREAT OF LOSS OF BASIC MATERIAL NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING AND UTILITIES. THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO RECEIVE PERSONAL FINANCIAL COUNSELING. THOUGH THIS COUNSELING CLIENTS ARE EMPOWERED TO CREATE SHORT- AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL GOALS TO INCREASE INCOME, DECREASE DEBT, AND INCREASE SAVINGS. 215178 7715 0 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES:* CLOTHES CLOSET - OPERATED BY VOLUNTEERS, THE CLOTHES CLOSET SELLS HIGH QUALITY DONATED CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO THE PUBLIC. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO PAY, AN INTAKE SPECIALIST CAN APPROVE A VOUCHER FOR CLOTHING PURCHASES.* DIAL A RIDE - TRANSPORTATION BY VOLUNTEER DRIVERS ALLOWS NEIGHBORS TO PROVIDE RIDES TO PEOPLE WITH NECESSARY MEDICAL, DENTAL AND COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS. * NEIGHBORS HOLIDAY GIFT PROGRAM - OUR WINTER HOLIDAY PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING GIFTS TO BRIGHTEN THE SEASON TO THOSE WHO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE NONE. STAFF, BOARD AND VOLUNTEERS NEIGHBORS, INC. EMPLOYS 15 FULL-TIME STAFF. OUR MODEL IS SUCH THAT THERE ARE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAN PAID STAFF WHO WORK ON-SITE EACH DAY. IN FY 2019, 1,482 VOLUNTEERS HELPED PROVIDE 41,281 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SUPPORT - EQUIVALENT TO 20 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS - SCHEDULED SUPPORT IN THE FOOD SHELF, HELPING WITH OUR FUNDRAISING EVENTS, PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS, AND MUCH MORE. THIS IS HOW WE KEEP OUR COSTS DOWN AND OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UP. IN ADDITION, WE STRIVE FOR STAFF WHO CAN BEST SERVE OUR CLIENTS, AND TODAY WE HAVE FIVE EMPLOYEES WHO SPEAK FLUENT SPANISH. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF 13 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LEADERS IN THEIR FIELDS AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT NEIGHBORS AND THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. WE HAVE ATTRACTED RESPECTED INDIVIDUALS FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHO BRING A MIX OF SKILLS AND EXPERTISE IN ACCOUNTING, LEGAL, FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO THE TABLE. WE CONTINUALLY STRIVE FOR GENDER BALANCE AND DIVERSITY, AND CURRENTLY MIRROR OUR COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS. PROGRAM AND SERVICES FY 2018-19 DATA - NEIGHBORS IS MAKING AN IMPACT! SERVICES - THE FOUNDATION FOOD SHELF FAMILIES SERVED 8,149FOOD SHELF INDIVIDUALS SERVED 20,193 BAKERY AND FRESH FOOD TABLE INDIVIDUALS SERVED 53,620POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED/DONATED 931,563NAPS NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SENIORS 1,073 SUMMER MEALS FOR KIDS 43,890PEOPLE RECEIVING CLOTHING VOUCHERS 947DIAL-A-RIDE PARTICIPATION (RIDES GIVEN) 1,136FAMILIES RECEIVING HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE 783FAMILIES RECEIVING EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE 245 TOTALING $20,000REFERRALS TO OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE 6,000 +VOLUNTEERISM - THE STRENGTH ANNUAL VOLUNTEERS 1,143ANNUAL VOLUNTEER HOURS 40,281INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS AS A PART OF A GROUP 558ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONSGIVEN OUR LOCATION AND SERVICES OFFERED, NEIGHBORS DISTINGUISHES ITSELF AS A CLEAR LEADER IN NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY. MORE THAN 100 FAITH, BUSINESS, SCHOOL AND CIVIC GROUPS VOLUNTEER IN OUR PROGRAMS EACH YEAR, AND WE HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL REPUTATION AS A TRUSTED PARTNER WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS. WE MINIMIZE THE DUPLICATION OF SERVICES BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ALREADY IN PLACE, AND FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS PARTNER WITH US TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT OUR OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING. 3120428 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X CHARLES D THOMPSON 6514551508 222 GRAND AVE W STE 100A SOUTH ST PAUL MN 550754000 JULIETTE FRANCIS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GLORIA CONTRERAS EDIN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH ENGFER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JODEE PAAPE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE PATON PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL ALEXANDER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HOLLY EKWOCHI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PASTOR KATIE ESTES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 STACIA HAMILTON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARLENE KAZMIERCZAK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GWENDOLYN LABOVITCH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JACOB NIEWINSKI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SCOTT NUGENT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SANDRA LEE PEREZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PASTOR LEESA SODERLIND DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAIME WITTE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLES D THOMPSON PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 91221 0 25421 91221 0 25421 0 0 0 0 0 89300 21611 3105770 2220302 3216681 SALES TO PUBLIC 900099 125705 125705 GOVERNMENT FEES 900099 47989 47989 173694 9843 9843 24066 21611 6013 18053 18053 3418271 173694 0 27896 2225054 2225054 128421 72346 44251 11824 597728 523097 42887 31744 64268 52699 7712 3857 47117 38636 5654 2827 11000 9020 1320 660 564 462 68 34 39814 32648 4777 2389 87332 71612 10480 5240 9175 7523 1101 551 11408 9355 1369 684 58968 48354 7076 3538 16712 13704 2005 1003 MISCELLANEOUS 19413 15918 2330 1165 DIRECT EXP-PG9 LN 8B -6013 -6013 3310961 3120428 131030 59503 9736 21101 240875 290387 1750 250 179780 236772 10754 12033 1998618 492713 1558924 1505905 524869 561755 10493 13897 2537181 2642100 41342 24554 41342 24554 X 2268986 2317933 7240 0 219613 299613 2495839 2617546 2537181 2642100 107310 14397 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3500825 3663613 3825395 2733451 3216681 16939965 3500825 3663613 3825395 2733451 3216681 16939965 48482 16891483 28269 27366 26117 26616 9843 118211 5736 1651 8992 1008 361 17748 17075924 1139828 0.98920 0.96560 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 5,736. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,651. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 8,992. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,008. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 361. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 505740 32068 23947 561755 466852 38888 505740 427212 39640 466852 424882 2330 427212 401120 23762 424882 0.60910 0.39090 0.00000 0 0 225000 225000 657000 140981 516019 913014 193355 719659 203604 158377 45227 1505905 X 3438681 14397 14397 3424284 -6013 -6013 3418271 3316974 6013 6013 3310961 0 3310961 PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO ENSURE FINANCIAL STABILITY BY PROVIDING A STEADY STREAM OF INVESTMENT INCOME WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES. PART X, LINE 2: ASC 740 DISCLOSURE FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BUT IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX IN 2019. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS IDENTIFIED NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. SHOULD THAT STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION COULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE IRS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS -6,013. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS 6,013. DUCK RACES 10587 7402 3185 600 2265 398 1793 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 14448 7492 6956 351 3 20642 6717 13925 606 45677 21611 24066 600 2265 398 2750 6013 18053 1 NON-CASH ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES 127582 2202774 ESTIMATED FMV CLOTHING, FOOD, HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE, GIFT CARDS EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES 103 14565 AMOUNT PAID RENT, UTILITIES, MEDICAL EXP, ETC. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 1136 7715 VOLUNTEER DRIVER REIMBURSEMENT TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE-MEDICAL, OTHER APPTS. PART I, LINE 2: IN ORDER TO RECEIVE SERVICES FROM NEIGHBORS, RECIPIENTS NEED TO LIVE IN ONE OF THE NORTHERN DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITIES OF INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, SOUTH ST. PAUL, WEST ST. PAUL, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MENDOTA, SUNFISH LAKE OR LILYDALE. WE ALSO ASK PERSONS APPLYING FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AND A UTILITY BILL (PHONE, GAS, ELECTRIC, ETC.) MAILED TO THEM WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AT THEIR CURRENT ADDRESS. PART III, = (B) NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS SERVED THROUGH NON-CASH ASSISTANCE, CASH ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES REPRESENT, IN PART, FAMILIES SERVED, NOT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS. IN DETAIL, 61,769 PERSONS ACCESSED THE FOODSHELF AND BAKERY SHELF, AND 43,890 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH THE SUMMER SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM. THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM ASSISTED 783 FAMILIES. 947 PERSONS RECEIVED CLOTHING ASSISTANCE AT NO COST. NEIGHBORS, INC. SERVED 103 FAMILIES IN ITS EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR 1,136 PERSONS. X 138494 ESTIMATED FMV X 55000 1714972 ESTIMATED FMV-SEE PT II X HOLIDAY GIFTS 16000 359060 ESTIMATED FMV X GIFT CERTIFICATES 1000 7776 ESTIMATED FMV 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): EXPLANATION FOR NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS - NEIGHBORS, INC. RECEIVES FOOD SHELF DONATIONS FROM THOUSANDS OF DONORS THROUGH FOOD DRIVES AT AREA CHURCHES AND THROUGH OTHER EVENTS. CHRISTMAS DONATIONS AND GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE OFTEN COLLECTED ON OUR BEHALF BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (CHURCHES, BUSINESS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.) AND BROUGHT TO US. THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS REPORTED IN COLUMN (B) IS ESTIMATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE THOSE PERSONS WHO SERVED AS VOLUNTEERS TO THE ORGANIZATION IN ANY GIVEN CALENDAR YEAR. THEY SHALL BE DEEMED MEMBERS FROM THE TIME THEY BEGIN THEIR VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND SHALL RETAIN THEIR MEMBERSHIP FOR ONE FULL CALENDAR YEAR FOLLOWING THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THEY LAST GAVE THEIR SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD RECEIVES COPIES OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, DISCLOSING ANY CURRENT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ALL SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE THEN KEPT ON FILE. EACH BOARD MEETING BEGINS WITH A REQUEST THAT ANY BOARD MEMBER PRESENT WHO MIGHT HAVE A CONFLICT WITH ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA DECLARE THAT CONFLICT AT THAT TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A NEIGHBORS PARTICIPATES IN THE BI-ANNUAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NON-PROFITS COMPENSATION SURVEY, AND RECEIVES A COPY OF THE RESULTS WHEN IT IS COMPLETED. A COPY OF THE SECTION DEALING WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR EACH SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE USES THIS INFORMATION AS A GUIDE IN DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, TEMPERED WITH AN AWARENESS OF THE ANNUAL SALARY BUDGET GUIDELINES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THIS PROCESS IS FOLLOWED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ELECTRONIC AND PRINTED COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ORGANIZING AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AUDIT AND 990S ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 11, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.