2017-09-14T12:33:39-05:00 2016-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2016-01-01 411694717 MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS MINN 6512918756 2700 EAST LAKE STREET NO 3350 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 NEAL LOIDOLT PRESIDENT/CEO 6512918756 2017-09-05 1 JOHN TAUER P00294068 6123764500 67.137.57.251 2017-09-05 10:26:34 CD P C75C06011B73D6F66A85DAF7D5BEDF01E370C5C1 C75C06011B73D6F66A85DAF7D5BEDF01E370C5C1 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X NEAL LOIDOLT 2700 EAST LAKE STREET NO 3350 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 6194115 0 X WWW.MAC-V.ORG X 1990 MN MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN DECEMBER 1990 TO PROVIDE/COORDINATE PREVENTIVE, TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERANS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING HOMELESS AND WHO ARE MOTIVATED TOWARDS POSITIVE CHANGE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES STATEWIDE THROUGH ITS REGIONAL OFFICES IN DULUTH, TWIN CITIES, AND MANKATO. 8 8 53 550 0 0 5784898 6044738 98991 87233 3395 5580 82767 56564 5970051 6194115 912575 1014272 0 0 2123973 2385719 25463 27063 46816 2002554 2409839 5064565 5836893 905486 357222 8868382 9077455 2139215 1991066 6729167 7086389 X TO ASSIST VETERANS WHO ARE THREATENED WITH OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA TO POSITIVELY MOTIVATE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE HOMELESS OR EXPERIENCING OTHER LIFE CRISES. MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS (MACV) ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING SERVICES DIRECTLY OR IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SERVICE AGENCIES. 0 0 5040625 1014272 141591 SINCE 1990, MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS (MACV) HAS EXCLUSIVELY SERVED MINNESOTA VETERANS WHO CURRENTLY HOMELESS OR ARE IN CRISIS AND AT-RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS. WHILE MACV BEGAN AS A SINGLE HOME FOR VETERANS, TODAY IT IS A MULTI-FACETED SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY WITH MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF VETERANS. MACV'S HISTORY DEMONSTRATES A STEADY GROWTH OF PROGRAMS TO FILL GAPS VETERANS EXPERIENCE IN EXISTING SERVICE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HOUSING, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND CIVIL LEGAL HELP. SHORTLY AFTER ITS START, MACV ACQUIRED THE USE OF A 13-UNIT RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, KNOWN AS BUILDING 47, ON THE GROUNDS OF THE VETERAN AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (VAHCS) CAMPUS IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT IS STILL ONE OF MACV'S CORNERSTONE LOCATIONS. TO MEET THE NEEDS OF VETERANS IN GREATER MINNESOTA, MACV OPENED OUTREACH OFFICES IN DULUTH IN 1998 AND MANKATO IN 2000. ALSO IN 2000, MACV RECEIVED THE FIRST FEDERAL HOMELESS VETERAN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM (HVRP) GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES (VETS) TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS TO FIND STABLE EMPLOYMENT.IN 2003, MACV BEGAN OFFERING VETLAW TO HELP MEET LEGAL NEEDS OF VETERANS TO CLEAR THE WAY FOR FUTURE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT. VETLAW EXPANDED TO OFFER STATEWIDE LEGAL CLINICS IN 2009. TO BRING AN ARRAY OF SERVICES TO VETERANS IN A ONE-STOP MODEL, MACV FIRST SPONSORED THE ANNUAL METRO STANDDOWN EVENT IN 2006, AND HAS EXPANDED THESE EVENTS STATEWIDE. IN 2006, MACV ALSO OPENED ITS FIRST PERMANENT HOUSING PROJECT, WHICH OFFERS 11 UNITS TO DISABLED HOMELESS VETERANS IN MANKATO. BASED ON THIS SUCCESS, MACV RENOVATED TWO BUILDINGS IN WEST DULUTH IN 2010 WHICH NOW HOUSES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND IN CRISES VETERANS, 11 UNITS OF PERMANENT HOUSING, FIVE UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, PROGRAM SPACE AND OFFICES. MACV WAS CHOSEN AS A STATEWIDE VFW COMMANDER'S PROJECT IN 2008. RECOGNIZING MACV'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AWARDED IT THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE TO HOMELESS VETERANS IN 2009. IN 2012, MACV PROUDLY OPENED ITS FIRST TRANSITIONAL HOME FOR FEMALE VETERANS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN ST. PAUL. IN TOTAL, MACV NOW OWNS AND OPERATES 12 TRANSITIONAL LIVING HOMES IN MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, RICHFIELD, MAPLEWOOD, ST. CLOUD, MANKATO AND DULUTH. WITH THE CONTINUED INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR SERVICES, MACV EXPANDED IN 2016, ADDING A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE 37-UNIT LINDEN GROVE VETERANS APARTMENTS IN ST. CLOUD, AND ADDED ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT/CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF LOCATED IN ST. CLOUD AND ROCHESTER. MACV DOES NOT DUPLICATE SERVICES ALREADY PROVIDED OR AVAILABLE TO VETERANS THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE OR COUNTY BENEFITS; RATHER, MACV FREQUENTLY ACTS AS A RESOURCE OR LIAISON BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE DIRECT, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE VETERAN WITHOUT DUPLICATION OF EFFORT OR RESOURCES. MACV HAS FOUR MAIN PROGRAM EMPHASES: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES. MACV PROVIDES INCLUSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR EACH PROGRAM AREA.- APPROXIMATELY 1,729 VETERANS (CLIENTS) RECEIVED SERVICES IN 2016; 847 (49%) WERE LITERALLY HOMELESS- OPERATES THREE REGIONAL OFFICES FOR STATEWIDE OUTREACH: MANKATO, DULUTH, TWIN CITIES- PROVIDES 12 TRANSITIONAL HOMES FOR VETERANS; EIGHT IN THE METRO, ONE IN ST. CLOUD, ONE IN DULUTH, ONE IN MANKATO, AND ONE IN ST. PAUL FOR WOMEN- MANKATO RADICHEL VETERAN TOWNHOMES - 11 UNITS OF PERMANENT HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR DISABLED VETERANS- DULUTH VETERANS' PLACE - 11 UNITS PERMANENT HOUSING, FIVE UNITS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING- PROVIDES RENTAL/SECURITY DEPOSIT/MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE TO STABILIZE HOUSING- EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE TO ACHIEVE A SUSTAINABLE, LIVING WAGE- UTILITY ASSISTANCE, FOOD VOUCHERS, TRANSPORTATION - VETLAW PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND REFERRAL WITH CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT TO 40 LEGAL CLINICS STATEWIDE IN 2016 SERVING 1,163 VETERANS- MACV HOSTED 9 STANDDOWNS IN 2016 SERVING OVER 2,168 VETERANS - INCREASED INCOME VIA REFERRAL TO FEDERAL BENEFITS SUCH AS VA AND SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS- LEVERAGE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES - EXAMPLE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HOMELESS VETERAN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM STABILIZED 199 HOMELESS VETERANS AND PLACED THEM INTO EMPLOYMENT AT AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $13.22, REPRESENTING ANNUAL GROSS WAGES OF $5,393,377.VETERANS SERVED IN 2016: - FEMALE: 11%- OIF/OEF VETERANS - 33%- VETERANS WITH A DISABILITY - 73%- VETERANS WITH A DEPENDENT CHILD IN THE HOUSEHOLD - 26%- VETERANS WITH A SPOUSE - 20%MN COUNTIES WERE REPRESENTED WITH DIRECT ASSISTANCE - 95%THESE VETERANS EXPERIENCED MEANINGFUL CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES AFTER RECEIVING THESE SERVICES, AS SHOWN BY THE FOLLOWING QUALITATIVE RESULTS FOR 2016:- 51% OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVED WERE PREVENTED FROM BECOMING HOMELESS - 49% OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVED WERE ASSISTED OUT OF HOMELESS SITUATIONS - FOR THE 101 VETERANS WHO OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT IN THE TWIN CITIES, THEY RECEIVED AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $13.48 AND MORE THAN 96% RETAINED THEIR JOBS FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS- FOR THE 51 VETERANS WHO OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT IN DULUTH, THEY RECEIVED AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $12.26 AND 100% RETAINED THEIR JOBS FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS.- FOR THE 47 VETERANS WHO OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT IN MANKATO, THEY RECEIVED AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $13.69 AND 98% RETAINED THEIR JOBS FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYSTHE NUMBER OF FEMALE VETERANS CONTINUES TO GROW, INCREASING FROM 7% OF CLIENTS IN 2011 TO 11% IN 2016, AND MORE THAN DOUBLING IN NUMBER. WHILE 11% OF CURRENT MACV CLIENTS ARE WOMEN, 15% OF CURRENTLY ENLISTED TROOPS ARE WOMEN. THEREFORE, MACV EXPECTS THE NUMBER OF FEMALE VETERANS SEEKING SERVICES TO INCREASE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO ADD HOUSING CAPACITY FOR WOMEN VETERANS AND VETERANS' FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: MACV OPENED ITS FIRST HOUSING DEDICATED TO FEMALE VETERANS IN 2012. IN ADDITION TO THIS SUCCESS, MACV RECENTLY ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: SINCE 2011, MACV HAS OPENED STRUCTURED INDEPENDENT LIVING TRANSITIONAL HOMES IN DULUTH, MANKATO, MAPLEWOOD, AND A WOMEN VETERANS' HOME IN ST. PAUL, INCREASING HOUSING OPTIONS FOR 13 MORE VETERANS AT A GIVEN TIME, BRINGING MACV'S TOTAL HOUSING CAPACITY TO MORE THAN 79 VETERANS- 2011, MACV ADDED SATELLITE OFFICES NOW LOCATED IN MILACA AND PERHAM. IN 2016 ADDED SATELLITE OFFICES IN ROCHESTER AND ST. CLOUD.- 2012, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAM CHOSE MACV AS A BEST PRACTICE PROGRAM- MACV WAS FEATURED IN THE 2013 STANDDOWN GUIDE, PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOMELESS VETERANS, AS A BEST PRACTICE PROGRAM- THE VETLAW PROGRAM HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND IS USED AS A MODEL BY THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION- US DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PRESENTED MACV WITH THE NATIONAL SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE TO HOMELESS VETERANS - PARTNERED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VETERANS IN 37-UNIT LINDEN GROVE VETERANS APARTMENTS IN ST. CLOUD- PILOTED MASTER LEASE PROJECT TO HOUSE THE MOST HIGH-BARRIER CHRONICALLY HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO- TPT'S DOCUMENTARY "CROSSING THE THRESHOLD", FEATURING MACV STAFF WHO HAVE GONE FROM CRISIS TO SERVING VETERANS IN NEED, WAS NOMINATED FOR A REGIONAL EMMYMACV LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING ITS SUCCESS BY INCREASING ITS CAPACITY TO SERVE THE HEIGHTENED DEMAND FOR SERVICES. 5040625 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 534 0 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X NEAL LOIDOLT 6512220613 2700 EAST LAKE STREET NO 3350 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 DON ALLEN CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE SCHEMENAUER VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN MCCARVEL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN SABOE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JON P PAWLUK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KC PFLUGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARRY SPARROW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERT WESTERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN A VITALIS PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 X 196526 0 8000 NATHANIEL SALTZ INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 90431 0 9360 286957 0 17360 1 0 1 0 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 SOUTH STIXTH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 ACCOUNTING 146861 1 4818490 1226248 306028 6044738 PROG. SERVICE FEES 624100 87233 87233 87233 5580 5580 54358 0 54358 54358 54358 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 2206 2206 2206 6194115 141591 0 7786 708244 708244 306028 306028 304317 76079 225194 3044 1654539 1621809 29771 2959 40960 35369 5557 34 241754 219405 22305 44 144149 123649 19999 501 107614 107614 249581 249581 27063 27063 2290 2290 352359 310663 40649 1047 1064275 1013517 50758 190604 166425 24179 6620 4108 2512 203271 190101 13170 DUES & FEES 157890 84667 61099 12124 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 60290 60040 250 PARTICIPANT EVENTS/SUPP 8156 5531 2625 TRAINING 6889 5086 1803 5836893 5040625 749452 46816 89092 371485 2983327 2539734 791612 1298479 4651 17401 6578546 1728190 4999700 4850356 8868382 9077455 306814 310784 1832401 1680282 2139215 1991066 X 3320077 4030091 3250117 2897325 158973 158973 6729167 7086389 8868382 9077455 357222 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4083580 4321136 5155332 5784898 6044738 25389684 4083580 4321136 5155332 5784898 6044738 25389684 25389684 66960 59888 62112 79076 59938 327974 49 6290 11161 2206 19706 25737364 527266 0.98650 0.98480 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 49. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 6,290. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 11,161. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,206. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 781234 781234 5526345 1469975 4056370 128960 118645 10315 142007 139570 2437 4850356 X 6722231 528116 528116 6194115 0 6194115 6365009 528116 528116 5836893 0 5836893 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND MINNESOTA STATUTE. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2015 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. X X X X X 1 ANDREA NORDICK 2930 FILLMORE STREET NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS MN 55418 GRANT WRITING 0 573100 27063 546037 573100 27063 546037 MN SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) PAYMENT FOR GRANT WRITING 1 CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST PAUL 1200 2ND AVE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 411302487 501(C)(3) 88401 N/A N/A GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PEOPLE INCORPORATED 2060 CENTRE POINTE BLVD SUITE 3 ST PAUL MN 55120 410962296 501(C)(3) 47667 N/A N/A GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT RED LAKE HOMELESS SHELTER PO BOX 280 RED LAKE MN 56671 841661929 501(C)(3) 49531 N/A N/A GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY 2445 PRIOR AVENUE ROSEVILLE MN 55113 410698597 501(C)(3) 81699 N/A N/A GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT ST STEPHEN'S HUMAN SERVICES 2309 NICOLLET AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 010639118 501(C)(3) 267283 N/A N/A GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA MINNESOTA 7625 METRO BOULEVARD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55439 411554078 501(C)(3) 41560 N/A N/A GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF SUBURBAN HENNEPIN 8800 HIGHWAY 7 STE 401 ST LOUIS PARK MN 55426 411524088 501(C)(3) 132103 N/A N/A GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 7 0 INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE 1729 306028 BOOK DONATED CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO HOMELESS VETERANS PART I, LINE 2: THE MAJORITY OF NON-CASH CLOTHING AND FOOD ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO HOMELESS VETERANS AT STANDDOWN EVENTS. VETERAN STATUS IS VERIFIED AND INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED A WRIST BAND THAT HAS MULTIPLE TABS FOR DIFFERENT SERVICES AND GOODS AT THE STANDDOWN EVENTS. NO FORMAL MONITORING OF THE USE OF THE ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: THE ORGANIZATION HAD TEN STANDDOWNS IN 2016, ASSISTING OVER 2,500 VETERANS AND PARTNERING WITH OVER 250 SERVICE PROVIDERS. AT THESE EVENTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ACCESS TO VETERANS BENEFITS, LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND COURT, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND COUNSELING, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION SERVICES, SOCIAL SECURITY, STATE ID VOUCHERS, CHAPLAINS, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SERVICES AND MEETINGS, HAIRCUTS, OIF/OEF READJUSTMENT, VOICEMAIL, MASSAGE THERAPY, TAX ASSISTANCE, CLOTHING AND MILITARY SURPLUS, HYGIENE KITS AND SOCKS, READING GLASSES, HOT MEALS, AND MORE. AS WORD OF THE VETERANS STANDDOWN EVENTS CONTINUE TO SPREAD EACH YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO RECEIVE MORE AND MORE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KATHLEEN A VITALIS PRESIDENT/CEO 196526 0 0 0 0 0 4702 0 3298 0 204526 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A KATHLEEN A. VITALIS- SEVERANCE AGREEMENT- $81,833- INCLUDED IN TAXABLE INCOME X 256642 DONOR-VALUED X 13 1968 DONOR-VALUED X EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES 33 47418 DONOR VALUED 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS ON PART I COLUMN (B). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND A BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN THE INTERVAL BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL AND DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM WAS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND BOARD TREASURER IN DETAIL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH RESPONSIBLE PERSON SHALL ANNUALLY COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY CHANGE IN RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON IS INVOLVED THAT HE OR SHE BELIEVES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING. ANY SUCH INFORMATION REGARDING BUSINESS INTERESTS OF A RESPONSIBLE PERSON OR A FAMILY MEMBER IS TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND IS GENERALLY MADE AVAILABLE ONLY TO THE CHAIR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND ANY COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE IS NECESSARY IN CONNECTION WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY. IDENTIFICATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS A STANDING ITEM ON BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIR ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS, THAT DETERMINATION IS MADE BY THE BOARD CHAIR. AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICT MAY NOT BE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE TRANSACTION AND MAY NOT BE PRESENT WHILE THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS VOTE CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION. ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION IS ANALYZED ANNUALLY UTILIZING THE MINNESOTA NONPROFIT SALARY AND BENEFIT SURVEY FROM THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS, AS WELL AS OTHER SOURCES, SUCH AS NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT DATA AND TRENDS AND PERSONAL CONTACTS AT OTHER NONPROFITS WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND DOCUMENTED BY BOTH THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OTHER PAID OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. WRITTEN REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO, THEN MAILED OR EMAILED AS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.