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)
• Internal checklist for maintaining 501(c)(3) status (2018)
• 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: 

• Building use policy and application form
• Project proposal application form
• Gallery Within use application form
• Safe Sanctuary policy

Historic context: 

• Brief RFS History
• RFS Report to District Superintendent, August 2018
• Ames Building Assessment (informing our ongoing building maintenance and improvement efforts)