Page 26 - 2025 Brethren Home Position Statement

1. Although the District, the Foundation and the Community share a common interest in
carrying out the Christian mission of the Church and in the charitable purposes of the
Foundation and the Community, the District, the Foundation and the Community recognize
each other as independent legal entities. Each organization is incorporated separately and
has its own governing board. Neither is owned by the others nor is either the partner or agent
of the others. Each organization holds no legal right, title, or equitable interest in any
property, including real, personal or intangible property, or assets, of the other. Neither the
District nor the Foundation nor the Community accepts any legal responsibility for the
operations of the other. The District, the Foundation and the Community agree to hold each
other harmless for any liabilities arising out of this Statement of Covenant Relationship.

2. The District agrees to relinquish all rights in or control of the Foundation as its member. The
District agrees that its members of the churches which belong to the District shall no longer
hold any rights as voting members on the Board of the Foundation, and the District shall have
no further authority regarding the governance of or transactions involving the Foundation as
set forth in Article I of the Bylaws of the Foundation. The District hereby consents, agrees,
and approves to such amendments to the governance of the Foundation.

3. While the Foundation and the Community, through the programs and services which they
provide, their history, charter and Bylaws, reflect a strong relationship with the District, the
Foundation and the Community are solely responsible for making governance decisions
affecting the purpose, mission, policies, administration, and corporate actions of each
organization. The Foundation and the Community agree to receive nominations from the
District for consideration of service on each organization’s Board of Directors. As reflective
of the ongoing relationship with the District and the Church, orientation for service on the
respective Boards of the Foundation and Community shall include instruction on the
Church’s values and mission, as well as the Foundation’s and Community’s longstanding
relationship with the District. At such times and as deemed appropriate by the Board of the
Foundation and the Board of the Community, a designated appointee from the District may
be invited to attend Board meetings of the Foundation and Community.

4. The District agrees to surrender any secondary legal right, title, or equitable interest in the
any charitable assets or proceeds of the Foundation upon its dissolution, and hereby consents,
agrees and approves to such surrender, as reflected in the proposed Amendments to the
Articles of Incorporation of the Foundation, with such approval evidenced by its signature
affixed hereto.

5. The District, on one hand, and the Foundation and the Community, on the other, are not
contractually or legally obligated to any particular level or amount of financial support to the
other. Neither the District nor the Foundation nor the Community accepts any financial
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