Governance

The Foundation, modeled after a similar program at Auburn University, Auburn, AL was officially incorporated as a Delaware non-profit corporation on 27 November 2002. Bylaws were established in March 2003, appropriate to the corporation and recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization 28 July 2003. We file an annual form 990 with the IRS.

The purpose of the Foundation was to establish an organization to undertake religious activities that will primarily benefit college and university students. The Foundation will provide appropriate facilities, services, and activities to address their spiritual needs, provide spiritual nurturing, and humanitarian service opportunities for these students that are customarily provide by churches or campus ministries.

The original Bylaws called for 11 board members. It was increased to 13 in January 2007. The Board of Directors are all unpaid volunteers and assume the responsibility for soliciting, management, and disbursement of funds in keeping with the Foundation Bylaws and certificate of incorporation and the highest ethical standards.

The Board members are all unpaid volunteers.

The Foundation current Board of Directors:
President: Lindsay Laxton, Elementary School Teacher
Vice President: Tom Dedmon, Retired Dupont Engineer
Secretary: Frances Story, Admin Asst (Retired)
Treasurer: Dan DiTonno, Realtor
Past President: Darrell K. Swanson Consultant, Retired
Member: Richard Duzan Principal, Christian School
Member: R. Dale Kirkpatrick, Engineering Project Manager
Member: Trisha Meade, Student Representative
Member: Douglas Mattis
Member: Robert Callahan, M.D.
Member: Robert Carroll, PhD professor Emeritus, U of D
Member: Tim Snyder, Retired Navy Corpsman
Member: Matthew Wilson, Campus Minister

Additionally-
1) We all have a strong desire to bring souls to Christ;
2) We all have a special fondness for college students;
3) We believe that state universities to be true mission fields;
4) We will support the Campus Minister and the efforts in growing the ministry.