Organizational documents
Here is a partial list of documents that inform and guide the RFS Board.
Legal and regulatory documents:
- RFS Bylaws
- RFS Articles of Incorporation
- IRS determination of 501(c)(3) tax exempt status
- IRS Compliance Guide for 501(c)(3) Public Charities (external link)
- State of Maine Charitable Solicitations license (reissued annually)
- Memorandum of Understanding with Brooksville United Methodist Church
Other RFS Board guidance:
- RFS Board membership needs and member responsibilities (2017)
- Consensus Decision-Making (link to seedsforchange.org)
- Responsibility to Promote RFS (from trainyourboard.com)
- Governance Basics (from the Nonprofit Network)
- Good Governance Polices for Non-Profits (link to Nat'l Council of Nonprofits)
Miscellaneous policies and authorized forms:
Historic context:
- Brief RFS History
- RFS Report to District Superintendent, August 2018
- Ames Building Assessment (informing our ongoing building maintenance and improvement efforts)