Statement on Financial Stewardship, Accountability, Fidelity to the Law, Integrity, Transparency, and Leadership Compensation

At Clergy Care Collective, we are deeply thankful to our donors and endeavor to be responsible stewards of their contributions. To this end we are committed to managing the resources entrusted to us with the highest level of integrity, accountability, fidelity to the law, and transparency.

Initially our Executive Director, who is a lawyer, in consultation with a friend who is an accountant, corporate executive, and man of the highest character and integrity, will handle donations and budgets. We will be independently audited by a second accountant with experience in nonprofit accounting, at the end of the calendar year, in preparation for our form 990 filing with the Internal Revenue Service. We will make our financial statements public beginning October 1, 2025.

We will never disclose the personal contact information of donors to third parties. All funds for the organization are kept in an account at Devon Bank, a community bank with which the Executive Director and his family have had a fruitful relationship for 27 years as of 2025.

The Executive Director, Board of Directors, and Officers, since the inception of this nonprofit on December 26, 2024, have not received a salary. The Executive Director aspires to change this. As of August 26, 2025 he is involved in major litigation he is trying to settle so that he can make a sizable donation to Clergy Care Collective. Should this happen, and/or should he be successful in fundraising, the Executive Director of Clergy Care Collective plans to petition the board of Clergy Care Collective to compensate him in alignment with the median range for founding executive directors of mission-driven nonprofit organizations. This approach reflects our commitment to ethical, transparent, and mission-aligned leadership.

Future adjustments to compensation will be based on fundraising success, organizational growth, and benchmarks from comparable nonprofits. All compensation decisions are subject to approval by the Board of Directors and will be publicly disclosed in accordance with best practices in nonprofit governance.