Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 2,026,993 | 2,517,760 | 1,676,085 | 1,550,229 | 2,272,456 | 10,043,523 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | 2,026,993 | 2,517,760 | 1,676,085 | 1,550,229 | 2,272,456 | 10,043,523 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 5,241,655 | |||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,801,868 | |||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,026,993 | 2,517,760 | 1,676,085 | 1,550,229 | 2,272,456 | 10,043,523 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 4,375 | 9,548 | 6,815 | 2,216 | 798 | 23,752 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | 0 | |||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | 1,506 | 6,420 | 2,235 | 976 | 2,607 | 13,744 |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 10,081,019 | |||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| OTHER INCOME, SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 1506, COLUMN B - 6420, COLUMN C - 2235, COLUMN D - 976, COLUMN E - 2607, COLUMN F - 12625;, |
| Software ID: | 11000230 |
| Software Version: | v2011.1.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SUPPORT FOR FOOD BANKS WHERE THEY EXIST CONTINUED CHILE: RED DE ALIMENTOS BECAME A MEMBER OF GFN IN 2012. GFN IS WORKING TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES TO HELP THIS YOUNG FOOD BANK TO EXPAND ITS REACH AND EFFECTIVENESS, AND TO EXTEND ITS SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. RED DE ALIMENTOS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. COLOMBIA: ASOCIACÓN DE BANCOS DE ALIMENTOS DE COLOMBIA (ABACO THE COLOMBIAN ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS) ADOPTED A STRATEGIC PLAN AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE OBJECTIVES OF THAT PLAN. VARIOUS FOOD BANKS IN THE NETWORK ARE UNDERGOING EXPANSION AND PROGRAMMATIC GROWTH. GFN WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER GUIDANCE AS ABACO WORKS TO ESTABLISH ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE LOCAL FOOD BANKS. COSTA RICA: THE FIRST FOOD BANK IN COSTA RICA WAS LAUNCHED THIS YEAR. THE FOOD BANK IS LOCATED IN SAN JOSE AND HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY POSITIVE GROWTH SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED. GFN HAS BEEN PROVIDING COUNSEL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS AND SINCE THE FOOD BANK WAS ESTABLISHED. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOOD BANK PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. ECUADOR: GFN IS WORKING WITH THE FOOD BANK'S CORE TEAM IN ECUADOR TO BETTER INTRODUCE THE FOOD BANK OPERATIONS TO SERVICE CLUBS LIKE ROTARY AND LIONS. GFN HAS ALSO PROVIDED THE PROJECT WITH SAMPLE BLUE PRINTS FOR A NEW WAREHOUSE AND OFFERED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR REVENUE STREAMS TO CONSIDER. GFN IS ALSO WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE CORE TEAM ON AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION (IAF). BANCO DE ALIMENTOS DIAKONIA PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. EGYPT: GFN AND THE EGYPTIAN FOOD BANK (EFB) SIGNED A COLLABORATION AGREEMENT IN EARLY 2012. EFB HAS BEEN ACTIVELY PROMOTING THE FOOD BANKING MODEL THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTHERN AFRICA (MENA), WITH GOOD SUCCESS. FOOD BANKS HAVE LAUNCHED OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON, SAUDI ARABIA, AND TUNISIA. SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING BAHRAIN, KUWAIT, PAKISTAN, AND UAE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THEIR FOOD BANKS. EFB ITSELF HAS CONTINUED ITS GROWTH PATTERN THROUGH THE PAST YEAR, WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW PROGRAMS AND THE ENLISTMENT OF NEW STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING HUNGER IN EGYPT. EFB HAS BECOME A MENTOR TO MANY OTHER FOOD BANKS BEYOND THE MENA REGION IN VARIOUS FUNCTIONAL AREAS. EFB PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. EL SALVADOR: PLANNING STARTED THIS YEAR FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FOOD BANK IN SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR. THE PLANNING PROCESS IS WELL STRUCTURED, AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE FOOD BANK WILL BE OPERATIONAL BY FIRST QUARTER 2013. GFN HAS BEEN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AS THE IN-COUNTRY PLANNERS WORK TO DEVELOP THEIR BUSINESS PLAN. GUATEMALA: THE FOOD BANK HAS CONTINUED TO ENHANCE ITS EXPANDED SERVICES IN THE AREA AROUND QUETZALTENANGO. GFN HAS MADE INTRODUCTION TO SEVERAL OUTSIDE RESOURCES WHICH THE FOOD BANK IS PURSUING TO ENABLE IT TO BROADEN ITS BASE OF SUPPORT AND VARIETY/VOLUME OF PRODUCT DONATIONS. BANCO DE ALIMENTOS DE GUATEMALA PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. HONDURAS: THE FIRST FOOD BANK IN HONDURAS WAS LAUNCHED THIS YEAR. THE FOOD BANK IS LOCATED IN TEGUCIGALPA AND HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY POSITIVE GROWTH SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED EARLIER IN THE YEAR. GFN HAS BEEN PROVIDING COUNSEL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS AND SINCE THE FOOD BANK WAS ESTABLISHED. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOOD BANK PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. HONG KONG: FEEDING HONG KONG BECAME A MEMBER OF GFN IN JUNE 2012. IN SEPTEMBER 2012, GFN'S CEO WAS PART OF A PANEL DISCUSSION AT AN INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON HUNGER ORGANIZED BY THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE. FEEDING HONG KONG PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. IRAQ: THE FIRST FOOD BANK IN IRAQ WAS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THE WORK OF EFB IN ERBIL, WITH TRAINING SUPPORT FROM GFN THROUGH WRITTEN TOOLKITS AND PARTICIPATION BY THE IRAQI FOOD BANK PLANNERS IN THE 2011 FBLI. ISRAEL: LEKET ISRAEL HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE ITS SERVICES THROUGHOUT ALL OF ISRAEL. THE FOOD BANK IS A MODEL FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY AND THE GLEANING OF FIELDS FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THE FOOD BANK SHARED ITS APPROACH AND SUCCESS IN THIS AREA AT THE 2012 FBLI. JAPAN: THE FOOD BANK IN TOKYO HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON EXPANSION OF ITS OPERATIONS, INCLUDING CONTINUED OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE 2011 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI. IT HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL NETWORK TO SUPPORT THE GROWING NUMBER OF FOOD BANKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. JORDAN: THE FOOD BANK IN JORDAN WAS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THE WORK OF EFB IN AMMAN, WITH TRAINING SUPPORT FROM GFN THROUGH WRITTEN TOOLKITS AND PARTICIPATION BY THE JORDANIAN FOOD BANK PLANNERS IN THE 2011 FBLI. MEXICO: GFN CONTINUES TO WORK WITH ASOCIACIÓN MEXICANA DE BANCOS DE ALIMENTOS (AMBA - THE MEXICAN ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS) ON THE EXPANSION OF THE BACKPACK PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN IN MEXICO CITY AND CULIACÁN. GFN HAS ALSO FACILITATED A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE FOOD BANK IN NUEVO LAREDO AND A US-BASED INTERNATIONAL CHARITY KNOWN AS FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN TO PROVIDE NEARLY A QUARTER MILLION MEALS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE FOOD BANK AT EXTREMELY LOW COST FOR THE FOOD BANK. THIS PILOT PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO PROVE THE CONCEPT VIABLE AND SET THE STAGE FOR EXPANSION THROUGHOUT MEXICO, AND LIKELY OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL. GFN WAS ABLE TO SECURE MORE THAN $250,000USD FOR EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS FOR THE FOOD BANKS IN MONTERREY AND TORREÓN. ASOCIACIÓN MEXICANA DE BANCOS DE ALIMENTOS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. NICARAGUA: THE FIRST FOOD BANK IN NICARAGUA WAS LAUNCHED THIS YEAR. THE FOOD BANK IS LOCATED IN MANAGUA AND IS IN PILOT STAGE. GFN HAS BEEN PROVIDING COUNSEL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS AND SINCE THE FOOD BANK WAS ESTABLISHED. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOOD BANK PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. PARAGUAY: THE FOOD BANK IN ASUNCIÓN HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. THE FOOD BANK OPERATES PRIMARILY IN THE GREATER ASUNCIÓN AREA, ALTHOUGH IT HAS LIMITED OUTREACH THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE COUNTRY ON A SEASONAL BASIS. GFN WILL WORK WITH THE FOOD BANK TO BECOME A MEMBER OF GFN AND TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES MORE CONSISTENTLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY THROUGHOUT PARAGUAY. A REPRESENTATIVE OF BANCO DE ALIMENTOS DEL PARAGUAY PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. SOUTH AFRICA: THE FOOD BANK SYSTEM IN SOUTH AFRICA TOOK A NUMBER OF STEPS FORWARD THIS YEAR. NEW LEADERSHIP MADE ADVANCES IN ESTABLISHING ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR THE ORGANIZATION, AND SEVERAL NEW FOOD BANKS WERE ADDED TO THE NETWORK, EXPANDING THE NETWORK'S REACH SIGNIFICANTLY. THE RURAL FOOD BANK PROGRAM HAS GOTTEN UNDERWAY, TESTING A UNIQUE CONCEPT AIMED AT ENGAGING SMALL HOLDER FARMERS AND FOOD BANKING IN COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. FOODBANK SOUTH AFRICA PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. TUNISIA: THE FOOD BANK IN TUNISIA WAS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THE WORK OF EFB IN TUNIS, WITH TRAINING SUPPORT FROM GFN THROUGH WRITTEN TOOLKITS AND PARTICIPATION BY THE TUNISIAN FOOD BANK PLANNERS IN THE 2012 FBLI. TURKEY: THE TURKISH FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION IS WORKING TO EXPAND THE RESOURCE BASE FOR FOOD BANKS AND TO EXTEND THE CONCEPT OF FOOD BANKING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE TURKISH FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION HOSTED THE GFN BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR ANNUAL MEETING IN OCTOBER 2011. THE TURKISH FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. UNITED KINGDOM: FARESHARE, THE FOOD BANK NETWORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH SUBSTANTIAL EXPANSION THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION TO OPENING NEW DEPOTS, SEVERAL EXISTING DEPOTS HAVE BEEN EXPANDING THEIR REACH AND SCALE OF OPERATIONS. GFN HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE NEARLY $250,000USD TO THIS EFFORT. FARESHARE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS BY SAINSBURY (A UK GROCERY CHAIN) WITH ITS BUSINESS CHARITY AWARD AND BY THE GLOBAL JOURNAL, WHICH LISTED FARESHARE AMONG THE GLOBAL TOP 100 NGOS. OTHER FOOD BANK NETWORKS: THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK HAS CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF FOOD BANKS (FEBA) AND FEEDING AMERICA (FA). THESE FOOD BANKING NETWORKS EACH HAVE A UNIQUE ROLE IN THE SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF FOOD BANKING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS FEBA SERVING EUROPE (WITH FOOD BANKING CURRENTLY OPERATING IN 18 OF THE 27 MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND 3 NON-MEMBER STATES), AND FEEDING AMERICA SERVING ALL OF THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO. GFN WORKS TO SUPPORT ESTABLISHED FOOD BANK SYSTEMS OR HELP DEVELOP FOOD BANK SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WORLD. GFN SHARES A COMMON MISSION TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER VIA FOOD BANKING, AND TO COLLABORATE WITH THESE NETWORKS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, MOBILIZE RESOURCES, AND PROMOTE A MUTUAL INTEREST IN SEEING A WORLD FREE FROM HUNGER. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | (CONTINUATION FROM PART III, LINE 4C) NAMIBIA: THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CONTINUES TO ENGAGE WITH THE FOOD BANK PLANNING TEAM AND ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION TO MOVE THE FOOD BANK PROJECT FORWARD. GFN WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE PLANNING TEAM INTO THE 1ST QUARTER OF CY 2013. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CORE PLANNING TEAM FOR THE FOOD BANK IN NAMIBIA PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. NIGERIA: EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN TO ESTABLISH FOOD BANKING IN NIGERIA. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CORE PLANNING TEAM FOR FOOD BANKING IN NIGERIA PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. PHILIPPINES: THE FIRST FOOD BANK IN PHILIPPINES HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN MANILA. PROGRESS TOWARD MAKING THE FOOD BANK OPERATIONAL IS SLOW, AND GFN ENGAGEMENT IS LIMITED PENDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF IN-COUNTRY LEADERSHIP FOR THE EFFORT. SAUDI ARABIA: THE FOOD BANK IN SAUDI ARABIA WAS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THE WORK OF EFB IN EL KHOBAR, WITH TRAINING SUPPORT FROM GFN THROUGH WRITTEN TOOLKITS AND PARTICIPATION BY THE SAUDI ARABIAN FOOD BANK PLANNERS IN THE 2012 FBLI. SIERRA LEONE: A NETWORK OF SMALL RURAL FOOD BANKS HAS DEVELOPED WITHIN SIERRA LEONE, AND EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO DEFINE AN URBAN MODEL THAT WILL PROVIDE A BROADER RESOURCE BASE FOR THEIR SUPPORT. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SIERRA LEONE FOOD BANKS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 FBLI. TAIWAN: THE NETWORK OF FOOD BANKS IN TAIWAN, TAIWAN PEOPLE'S FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION (TPFBA) BECAME A MEMBER OF GFN IN AUGUST 2012. IN OCTOBER 2012 GFN'S CEO WAS IN TAIPEI TO OFFICIALLY SIGN THE GFN/TPFBA MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT. |
| Description of other program services | Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | PUBLIC EDUCATION NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE AND OTHER MATERIALS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. FEEDING SCHOOL CHILDREN FOOD BANKS AROUND THE WORLD OPERATE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT SERVING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. GFN SUPPORTS TWO OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED PARTICULAR POTENTIAL FOR REPLICATION AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND PROMOTES THESE PROGRAMS TO INTERESTED FOOD BANKS/NETWORKS. THEY CONSIST OF: LUNCH BUDDIES - A PROGRAM INITIATED BY FOODBANK SOUTH AFRICA THAT PROVIDES BOTH AWARENESS BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES AND NUTRITION SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED IT. THE FOOD BANK ENLISTS SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM MORE RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO VOLUNTARILY PREPARE A SECOND LUNCH TO TAKE TO SCHOOL WITH THEM EACH DAY. THESE EXTRA LUNCHES ARE COLLECTED BY THE FOOD BANK AND DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS IN LESS RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, WHERE THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN WHO WOULD OTHERWISE GO WITHOUT LUNCH. THE DONOR CHILDREN ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF HUNGER AND THEIR ROLE IN HELPING ADDRESS IT, AND THE RECIPIENTS ARE RECEIVING BOTH THE NUTRITIONAL BENEFIT AND THE AWARENESS THAT THEY HAVE PEERS WHO CARE. BACKPACK PROGRAM - A PROGRAM BEGUN IN FOOD BANKS IN THE USA THAT PROVIDES FOOD FOR CHILDREN TO SEE THEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE PREMISE IS THAT MOST CHILDREN RECEIVE A BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH AT SCHOOL, BUT THEN MAY NOT HAVE FOOD TO EAT ON THE WEEKENDS. THE FOOD BANK PURCHASES BACKPACKS WHICH IT THEN FILLS WITH CHILD-FRIENDLY FOODS THAT ARE NUTRITIOUS, EASY TO OPEN, AND LIKELY DO NOT NEED COOKING. THESE BACKPACKS ARE THEN DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES WHERE THE TEACHERS PASS THEM OUT TO CHILDREN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. THE KIDS RETURN THE BACKPACKS ON MONDAY, AND THE FOOD BANK PREPARES THEM FOR THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION. IN SOME FOOD BANKS, THE BACKPACKS ARE FILLED WITH ITEMS THAT DO NEED PREPARATION BECAUSE THE FOOD IS INTENDED FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, NOT JUST THE RECIPIENT CHILD. FOOD SOURCING CAPACITY DEVELOPED STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY GLOBAL FOOD AND GROCERY COMPANIES. CONTINUED DEVELOPING GFN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (GMA) AND THE PRODUCE MARKETING ASSOCIATION (PMA). GMA PRESENTED AT THE 2012 H-E-B/GFN FOOD BANK LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (FBLI) AND HAS APPOINTED GFN'S CEO TO THEIR GLOBAL WASTE STUDY PROGRAM. PMA IS EVALUATING A LARGER RELATIONSHIP WITH GFN AND FOOD BANKING WORLDWIDE. FORMED A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN (FMSC). A CONTAINER OF FOOD WAS SHIPPED TO NUEVO LAREDO, MEXICO, IN APRIL. ANALYSIS IS NOW TAKING PLACE TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF CONTAINERS THAT WILL BE NEEDED IN MEXICO AND ELSEWHERE FOR NEXT YEAR. CONTINUED TO COMMUNICATE WITH FOOD BANK SOURCING STAFF IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES FOR SUPPORT AND HELP. THE 2012 FBLI PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIALOGUE AMONG ATTENDEES, INTERACTION DURING FOOD SOURCING SESSIONS, AND TIME FOR ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTION WITH ATTENDEES TO DISCUSS LOCAL ISSUES. ALLIANCE BUILDING IN JUNE 2012, ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AND GFN JOINTLY ANNOUNCED A COLLABORATION TO COMBINE RESOURCES TO COMBAT THE ISSUES OF HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH FOOD BANKING. THEY WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH ROTARY CLUBS AND DISTRICTS TO CREATE NEW FOOD BANKS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, COORDINATE SERVICE PROJECTS, AND STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING FOOD BANKS TO FEED MORE HUNGRY PEOPLE. LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL AND THE GLOBAL FOODBANKING NETWORK ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO COMBAT THE ISSUES OF HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH FOOD BANKING. THROUGH THEIR GLOBAL SERVICE ACTION CAMPAIGN, RELIEVING THE HUNGER, LIONS CLUBS ORGANIZE FOOD DRIVES AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO FEED THE HUNGRY. THEY WORK WITH GFN IN DEVELOPING NEW FOOD BANKS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THE EFFORTS OF EXISTING FOOD BANKS TO FEED MORE HUNGRY PEOPLE. |
| Delegate broad authority to a committee | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a | THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS AUTHORIZE ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ("BOD)", WHICH IS ITS GOVERNING BODY, TO CREATE BY RESOLUTION A SEVEN-DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THOSE DIRECTORS WHO ARE FROM TIME TO TIME THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOD , THE VICE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOD, THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE FOUR STANDING COMMITTEES CREATED BY THE BYLAWS (THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE NOMINATING AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AND THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE) PLUS ONE ADDITIONAL "AT-LARGE"DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY THE BOD. THE BOD HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION CREATING SUCH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. UNDER THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION (INCLUDING MATTERS INVOLVING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST UNDER THE BYLAWS, WHICH INCORPORATE THE CORPORATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY) BETWEEN REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOD EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO ACTS AND MATTERS EXPRESSLY RESERVED TO THE BOD ITSELF BY SECTION 108.40 OF THE ILLINOIS GENERAL NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATIONS ACT OR THE PROVISION OF THE BYLAWS THAT LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF ANY COMMITTEE AND EXCEPT FOR ANY FUNCTIONS OR AUTHORITY OF THE BOD SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED TO ANOTHER COMMITTEE BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOD ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS IN OFFICE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) ADOPT A PLAN FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION OR FOR DISSOLUTION; (2) APPROVE OR RECOMMEND TO MEMBERS ANY ACT WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE ILLINOIS GENERAL NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ACT TO BE APPROVED BY MEMBERS, BUT ONLY IF AND TO THE EXTENT THAT MEMBERS ARE EVER GIVEN THE RIGHT TO APPROVE SUCH ACT BY AMENDMENT TO THE CORPORATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS (MEMBERS HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN SUCH RIGHT); (3) FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOD OR ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES; (4) ELECT, APPOINT OR REMOVE ANY OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OR MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE; (5) ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL THE BYLAWS OR THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; (6) ADOPT A PLAN OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OR AUTHORIZE THE SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE OR MORTGAGE OR ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE PROPERTY OR ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION; OR (7) AMEND, ALTER, REPEAL OR TAKE ACTION INCONSISTENT WITH ANY RESOLUTION OR ACTION OF THE BOD WHEN THE RESOLUTION OR ACTION OF THE BOD PROVIDES BY ITS TERMS THAT IT SHALL NOT BE AMENDED ALTERED OR REPEALED BY ACTION OF A COMMITTEE. |
| Significant changes to organizational documents | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 | AMONG THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS APPROVED BY THE BOD DURING THE TAX YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 WERE THE FOLLOWING (WHICH IS A SUMMARY REPORTING THE AGGREGATE EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS MADE AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO RECITE, OR DESCRIBE THE SUBSTANCE OF, EACH AMENDMENT): 1. THE BOD WAS AUTHORIZED TO DELEGATE TO A COMMITTEE OR OFFICER THE AUTHORITY, WITHIN BOD-IMPOSED LIMITATIONS, TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL OFFICES FOR THE CORPORATION. 2. VARIOUS CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIPS (THE CORPORATION HAS MEMBERS, WHICH ARE ADMITTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE BOD, BUT NONE OF THEM, INDIVIDUALLY OR THROUGH THE MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL (IF ESTABLISHED BY THE BOD), HAS ANY RIGHTS TO ELECT MEMBERS OF BOD, APPROVE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE BOD, OR RECEIVE ANY SHARE OF THE CORPORATION'S PROFITS OR DUES OR A SHARE OF ANY NET ASSETS UPON THE CORPORATION'S DISSOLUTION). THESE CHANGES ADDRESSED: (A)MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA (INCLUDING THE REVISION TO THE POLICY STATEMENT ON MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA, WHICH IS PART OF THE BYLAWS, TO REFLECT REVISIONS TO THE CORPORATION'S BOD-APPROVED MISSION STATEMENT); (B) THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS; (C) THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP; (D) THE IDENTIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED CONTACT INDIVIDUALS FOR MEMBERS; AND (E) THE QUORUM REQUIREMENTS FOR MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL (IF ESTABLISHED BY THE BOD). 3. VARIOUS CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE BOD. THESE CHANGES ADDRESSED: (A) THE SIZE OF THE BOD (WHICH WAS REDUCED FROM A RANGE OF 14-19 TO A RANGE OF 11-15); (B) THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EXPIRATION OF THE THREE-YEAR TERM FOR EACH OF THE THREE GROUPS OF DIRECTORS; (C) THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING SATISFACTION OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DIRECTORS TO BE MEMBER AFFILIATES; (D) BOD ATTENDANCE CRITERIA (REPLACING SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS WITH AUTHORITY OF THE BOD TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NOMINATING AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE); (E) THE BOD'S POWER TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, CRITERIA AND EXPECTATIONS FOR BOD SERVICE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NOMINATING AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; (F) THE METHOD FOR APPLYING THE TERM LIMIT FOR BOD SERVICE, INCLUDING THE LENGTH OF THE LIMIT (GENERALLY, NINE YEARS RATHER THAN THREE SUCCESSIVE THREE-YEAR TERMS), WHEN A DIRECTOR'S TERM WOULD BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEGUN FOR PURPOSES OF THE LIMIT, WHAT PERIODS OF CONTINUOUS OR DISCONTINUOUS SERVICE WOULD COUNT AGAINST A DIRECTOR'S TERM LIMIT, HOW LARGE A PARTIAL TERM HAS TO BE TO COUNT AS A FULL TERM, THE EFFECT OF A BREAK IN SERVICE ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FUTURE SERVICE, AND THE EXTENT OF ELIGIBILITY OF A DIRECTOR TO SERVE OUT A TERM LASTING BEYOND, OR STARTING BEFORE, THE EXPIRATION OF THAT DIRECTOR'S TERM LIMIT; (G) THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TERM OF A DIRECTOR ELECTED TO FILL A VACANCY; AND (H) THE INELIGIBILITY OF AN EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT OF THE CORPORATION TO SERVE AS BOARD CHAIRPERSON OR VICE CHAIRPERSON (CONFIRMATORY OF THE CORPORATION'S PRACTICE) AND THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EXPIRATION OF THE TWO-YEAR TERMS OF THOSE POSITIONS. 4. VARIOUS CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO CORPORATE OFFICERS. THESE CHANGES ADDRESSED: (A) THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EXPIRATION OF THE ONE-YEAR TERMS OF OFFICE; (B) THE BOD'S POWER TO APPOINT A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT; AND (C) THE BOD'S POWER TO DETERMINE WHICH VICE PRESIDENTS, IN WHICH ORDER OF PRIORITY, SHOULD PERFORM THE DUTIES AND EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT IF THE PRESIDENT IS UNABLE TO ACT AND NO OFFICER HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. 5. VARIOUS CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEES. THESE CHANGES: (A) ELIMINATED THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE BOARD CHAIRPERSON MUST BE A MEMBER OF ALL COMMITTEES; (B) ELIMINATED THE STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE AS A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE BOD, CREATED A STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISHED THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LATTER IN DEVELOPING THE CORPORATION'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, FORMULATING STRATEGIC PLANS FOR BOD APPROVAL AND MONITORING PROGRESS AGAINST SUCH PLANS; (C) REQUIRING EACH OF THE BOD'S STANDING COMMITTEES (NOMINATING AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AUDIT AND FINANCE) TO REPORT TO THE BOD AT LEAST THREE TIMES PER FISCAL YEAR; (D) AUTHORIZED THE BOD TO APPOINT COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRPERSONS; AND (E) EMPOWERED THE BOD TO SPECIFY TERMS (IF ANY) FOR SERVICE ON ANY COMMISSION, TASK FORCE OR OTHER BODY CREATED BY THE BOD, AS WELL AS TO DESIGNATE CHAIRPERSONS AND VICE CHAIRPERSONS OF SUCH BODIES, AND FORMALIZED THE STATUS OF THE EXISTING AMBASSADORIAL COUNCIL AS AN ADVISORY BODY FOR THESE PURPOSES. 6. VARIOUS CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO BOD MEETINGS. THESE CHANGES: (A) INCREASED THE NUMBER OF BOD MEETINGS FROM THREE TO SIX PER CALENDAR YEAR (THREE IN-PERSON AND THREE TELEPHONIC); (B) ADDRESSED THE SCHEDULING OF, AND ENUMERATED THE ACTION REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN AT, THE BOD'S ANNUAL MEETING; AND (C) ADDRESSED THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE BOD. 7. THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE REPLACED WITH REFERENCES TO THE CORPORATION'S SEPARATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AS IN EFFECT FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THE ORIGINAL POLICY (AS DEFINED IN THE RESPONSE TO LINE 12C OF THIS PART VI) WAS MADE PART OF THE BYLAWS AS THE SOLE GOVERNING POLICY DOCUMENT ON THIS SUBJECT. |
| COMTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENT MEETINGS | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 8B | THERE WAS ONE OCCASION DURING THE TAX YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 WHEN THE MINUTES OF A MEETING OF ONE COMMITTEE WERE NOT APPROVED UNTIL THE MEETING (WHICH OCCURRED IN THE CURRENT TAX YEAR) FOLLOWING THE IMMEDIATELY SUCCEEDING MEETING OF THAT COMMITTEE. |
| Review of form 990 by governing body | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | A DRAFT OF THIS FORM 990 WAS INITIALLY PREPARED BY THE CORPORATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ("CFO"), IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATION'S OUTSIDE TAX PREPARATION FIRM (SELECTED BY THE BOD UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ITS AUDIT COMMITTEE). THE DRAFT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE CORPORATION'S OUTSIDE TAX PREPARATION FIRM, WHICH IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CFO MADE SUCH REVISIONS TO THE DRAFT AS IT CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE AND THE DRAFT RESULTING FROM THAT REVIEW WAS CIRCULATED TO THE CORPORATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ("CEO"), SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. THEIR COMMENTS WERE THEN CONSIDERED BY THE CFO AND REFLECTED IN A REVISED DRAFT AS THE CFO, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATION'S OUTSIDE TAX PREPARATION FIRM, CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE. DURING THIS PHASE OF THE PROCESS, WHICH TOOK PLACE OVER A MULTI-WEEK PERIOD PRECEDING REVIEW BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CORPORATION'S OUTSIDE LAW FIRM WAS ALSO CONSULTED WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN MATTERS. A DRAFT RESULTING FROM THIS PROCESS WAS THEN DISCUSSED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AT A MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 18, 2012 AND AGAIN ON OCTOBER 30, 2012, ALSO ATTENDED BY THE CFO, CEO, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CORPORATION'S OUTSIDE TAX PREPARATION AND LAW FIRMS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE APPROVED THAT DRAFT FOR SUBMISSION TO THE BOD. THE DRAFT WAS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOD IN ADVANCE OF,AND,APPROVED FOR FILING AT, A MEETING OF THE BOD HELD ON OCTOBER 31, 2012. |
| Conflict of interest policy | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | PRIOR TO ITS AMENDMENT BY THE BOD ON OCTOBER 31, 2012, THE CORPORATION'S WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (THE "ORIGINAL POLICY') COVERED DIRECTORS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF ANY COMMITTEE WITH BOD-DELEGATED POWERS, WHO WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORIGINAL POLICY, DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THEREUNDER, AND SIGN AN ANNUAL DECLARATION INDICATING WHETHER THEY HAD ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST (AS DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL POLICY) AND AGREEING TO BRING TO THE BOD'S ATTENTION, THROUGH THE CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON, ANY FUTURE SITUATION NOT DISCLOSED IN THE DECLARATION. IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES CONTAINED IN ITS EMPLOYEE MANUAL (APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE) REQUIRES (AMONG OTHER THINGS) BOTH DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS AND COMPLETION OF AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT REFERENCES THE CORPORATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.THE ORIGINAL POLICY WAS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOD AND ALL EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEES) ALONG WITH THE DECLARATION FORM. ON OCTOBER 31, 2012, THE BOD ADOPTED AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL POLICY (THE "REVISED POLICY") TO (AMONG OTHER THINGS) COVER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES AND DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORM 990 ISSUED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. (THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL WERE NOT AMENDED BUT, UNDER THEIR TERMS, NOW INCORPORATE THE REVISED POLICY.) IN ADOPTING THE REVISED POLICY, THE BOD DECIDED THAT THE REVISED POLICY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THREE TIMES A YEAR TO THE CORPORATION'S DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND ANY CORPORATE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT KEY EMPLOYEES (WHO WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE THE DECLARATION ANNUALLY, AS PER CURRENT PRACTICE, AND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE REQUIRED TO BRING TO THE BOD'S ATTENTION ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT SITUATIONS THAT ARISE BETWEEN COMPLETED ANNUAL DECLARATIONS). THE NOMINATING AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE INTENDS TO BRING THE REVISED POLICY TO THE ATTENTION OF BOD CANDIDATES, AND OBTAIN A DECLARATION FROM THEM, AT THE APPROPRIATE STAGE IN THEIR CANDIDACIES AND PRIOR TO THE BOD VOTING THEREON. THE BOD (OR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHEN ACTING UNDER ITS DELEGATED AUTHORITY ON CONFLICT MATTERS; SEE THE RESPONSE TO ITEM 1A OF THIS PART VI) HAS, AND HAS (FROM TIME TO TIME, AS IT CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE) EXERCISED, THE POWER TO CONSIDER POTENTIAL CONFLICT SITUATIONS AS IT BECOMES AWARE OF THEM, DETERMINE (WITH THE COVERED PERSON PERSON RECUSED AFTER HAVING BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THE MATTER) WHETHER: A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS BY REASON OF A COVERED PERSON'S FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE CORPORATION; IF SO, WHETHER OR NOT THE CORPORATION CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION WITH ANOTHER PERSON THAT WOULD NOT RESULT IN A CONFLICT; IF NOT,WHETHER OR NOT THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT UNDER CONSIDERATION IS IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND FAIR AND REASONABLE, AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO.THESE DELIBERATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MINUTED. THE BOD (OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE), IF IT HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A COVERED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A KNOWN OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND AFTER AFFORDING THE COVERED PERSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE, IS REQUIRED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. |
| WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 13 | THE CORPORATION HAS A WRITTEN WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY AS PART OF ITS EMPLOYEE MANUAL (APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE). THE POLICY COVERS ALL EMPLOYEES. THE CORPORATION INTENDS TO DEVELOP A CORRESPONDING POLICY FOR VOLUNTEERS. |
| DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 14 | THE CORPORATION IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY. |
| Process used to establish compensation of top management official | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a | THE FINANCE COMMITTEE (WHICH CONSISTS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOD, NONE OF WHOM IS COMPENSATED FOR HIS OR HER SERVICE, AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY EMPLOYEES) REVIEWS THE CURRENT AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION OF THE CEO, THE CFO AND SUCH OF ITS OTHER CORPORATE OFFICERS AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEES AS THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES, REPORTS AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO THE BOARD REGARDING THE COMMITTEE'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE CURRENT AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND MAKES SUCH REPORTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOD AS THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES APPROPRIATE REGARDING THE CURRENT AND PROPOSED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OF GFN'S CORPORATE OFFICERS AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEES. IN CARRYING OUT THESE FUNCTIONS, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SELECTED CURRENT NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEYS WHICH CONSIDER THE SPECIFIC STAFF POSITION, BUDGET SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION, TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE PRESENTS ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOD FOR FINAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL. THIS REVIEW OCCURS WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS, USUALLY IN MAY OR JUNE. (IN ADDITION, AS PART OF ITS REVIEW OF THE CORPORATION' PROPOSED ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES STAFF COMPENSATION GENERALLY AS TO THOSE STAFF MEMBERS WHOSE INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION IT DOES NOT REVIEW.) THE MOST RECENT REVIEW OCCURRED IN JUNE, 2012. THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY MINUTED. |
| Process used to establish compensation of other officers/key employees | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b | SEE NARRATIVE FOR PART VI, LINE 15A. THE POSITIONS COVERED UNDER THE PROCESS DESCRIBED IN PART VI, LINE 15A INCLUDE: - PRESIDENT AND CEO - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER - SR. VP NETWORK DEVELOPMENT AND SECRETARY - ASSISTANT SECRETARY - DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT |
| PUBLIC INSPECTION FOR FORMS 990 AND 1023 | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 18 | THE CORPORATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS OWN WEBSITE AND PROVIDES ITS FORM 1023 UPON REQUEST. |
| Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | THE CORPORATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED TO ITS WEBSITE ANNUALLY.THE CORPORATION'S ANNUAL REPORTS (WHICH INCLUDE THE MOST RECENT AUDITED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND ACTIVITIES) ARE ALSO POSTED TO ITS WEBSITE ANNUALLY. THESE DOCUMENTS APPEAR UNDER THE "PUBLICATIONS" PAGE OF THE WEBSITE. THE CORPORATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC (OTHER THAN TO THE EXTENT THEY ARE INCLUDED IN ANOTHER DOCUMENT THAT IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE). |
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