NearFaith Care — Review Board Charter

The Board reviews every Care application that passes identity and church verification, and decides — in its sole and absolute discretion — whether assistance is awarded, in what amount (never exceeding the $500 program cap), and by what method. No application is approved automatically, by software, or by any single unreviewed action.

The Board’s discretion is the program’s foundation: NearFaith Care is an application-only program. Submitting an application — even one that satisfies every published criterion and is fully verified by the applicant’s church — creates no entitlement, expectation, promise, or contractual right to assistance of any kind. A decision not to award assistance requires no justification beyond a general reason category.

• Members are appointed by the program operator (Golden Consulting Partners, LLC) and serve at its pleasure for renewable one-year terms.
• Every member must be a professing Christian in good standing with a local Christian church, consistent with the program’s religious character and purpose (see the Eligibility & Award Policy).
• The Board has at least one member and a target of at least three; the operator may serve as the initial sole member until further appointments are made.
• Members serve without compensation unless otherwise agreed in writing, and are volunteers or contractors of the operator — not employees, partners, or agents of any church.

• Applications reach the Board only after email verification, phone verification where warranted, and church verification are complete and recorded.
• Every application receives manual review by the Board. Approval requires a majority of reviewing members; while the Board has a sole member, that member’s documented decision governs.
• Every decision — approval, decline, and any override of a program limit — is recorded in the program’s append-only audit log with the deciding member(s) and reason category.
• The Board may decline any application for any lawful reason, including reasons not enumerated in the Eligibility & Award Policy, and may pause all approvals when funds are insufficient.

A member must recuse from any application involving their own household, family, close personal relationships, or business interests. A member reviewing an application verified by their own church must disclose that connection, which is recorded alongside the decision. Recusals and disclosures are recorded in the audit log.

Members treat every application — its existence, contents, verification record, and outcome — as strictly confidential, discussing it only with other Board members, program administrators, and the administering entity for an approved award. Board membership does not entitle a member to browse applicant data beyond what review requires.

Members act in good faith on the information before them, and acknowledge this charter before serving. The operator indemnifies Board members against claims arising from good-faith review decisions made under this charter. Members are never personally responsible for program funds, award payment, or an applicant’s use of assistance.