Background information Orthodox Peace Fellowship
High level policy
The Orthodox Peace Fellowship (“OPF”), operating under the RSIN 816036536 (Rechtspersoon Informatienummer) of “Stichting OKIN”, is an association of Orthodox Christian believers seeking to bear witness to the peace of Christ by applying the principles of the Gospel to situations of division and conflict, whether in the home, the parish, the community we live, the work place, within our particular nations, and between nations. We work for the conservation of God’s creation and especially of human life. We are not a political association and support no political parties or candidates.
Means of funding
OPF raises funds through voluntary donations.
Management of funds
The funds of OPF are managed by the board of OPF.
Use of funds
Funds of OPF are primarily used to maintain the OPF website and to make occasional donations to other charities.
Board
Chairman: Hette Popke Sjoerd Bakker
Secretary: James Hendrickson Forest
Treasurer: Bas Melgers
Board member: Maria Hanna Bos
Remuneration
None of the OPF board members are paid. Their involvement in voluntary.
Activities
Please refer to the Activity Report for a detailed description of the activities of OPF.
Financials
Please refer to the Financial Statements for information on profit and loss, balance sheet and a budget for the current fiscal year.
Other Terms
Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of the Incommunion. The Incommunion will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the Incommunion.
No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.
The Incommunion will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation.
The Incommunion will accept donations of cash or publicly traded securities. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of the Incommunion.
Certain other gifts, real property, personal property, in-kind gifts, non-liquid securities, and contributions whose sources are not transparent or whose use is restricted in some manner, must be reviewed prior to acceptance due to the special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for Incommunion.
The Incommunion will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting tax requirements for property received by the charity as a gift. However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by Incommunion.
The Incommunion will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, the Incommunion will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.
The Incommunion will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the Incommunion.
Should you have any questions regarding your contributions, please contact Orthodox Peace Fellowship & In Communion at +31 6 23226815 or penningmeester@incommunion.org
Postanschrift:
Orthodox Peace Fellowship
Kanisstraat 5
1811 GJ Alkmaar
The Netherlands