New Hampshire Catholic Charities Inc

“Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci and Very Reverend Jason Jalbert, who both served on the Organization's Board during this tax year, share a business relationship.”

“The sole member of Catholic Charities New Hampshire is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester.”

“The sole member must approve the appointment or election and the removal of each Trustee or Officer of the Organization.”

“Pursuant to the Corporation's Articles of Agreement, each of the following actions by the Corporation's Board of Trustees shall also be expressly approved by the Sole Member: - Any repeal, alteration or amendment of the Articles of Agreement or Bylaws of the Corporation; - Any change in the philosophy, objectives or purposes of the Corporation or its ethical and religious standards; - Any conveyance, purchase, sale or lease of, or grant of mortgages, trust deeds or creation of other liens or encumbrances on assets of the Corporation or the incurring of any indebtedness, when the value of the property falls within the minimum and maximum amounts promulgated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and consistent with the provisions of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, particular or diocesan law and any subsequent revisions thereof; - Any merger with or consolidation of the Corporation or any of its divisions into another entity, or acquisition by the Corporation of substantially all of the assets of another entity or the sale or lease of substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to any person or entity; - Any creation of an affiliate or subsidiary organization, or any affiliation of the Corporation with any other entity for the purpose of the joint conduct of business or other programs, whether in the form or participation in a corporation (either through the holding of stock or membership), partnership, joint venture, co-tenancy or any other form of ownership or control; and - The dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation.”

“A draft of the Form 990 is prepared by an outside independent accounting firm, then provided to management for review. Once management has approved the draft Form 990, it is emailed to the governing body for the review prior to filing with the IRS.”

“All Trustees and officers are required to complete a conflict of interest form annually. The forms are monitored and reviewed by the Chief Operations Officer after they are completed for any conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.”

“The Executive Committee reviews the performance of the President and Chief Executive Officer and sets executive compensation for the President and Chief Executive Officer. Unless his or her attendance is requested by a majority of the Executive Committee members, the President and Chief Executive Officer is absent from that portion of any meeting during which performance or executive compensation is being discussed. The President and Chief Executive Officer determines compensation for leadership staff, subject to the direction and control of the Board of Trustees.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request.”

“Board of Directors members, Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci and Very Reverend Jason Jalbert, receive compensation from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, a related organization. New Hampshire Catholic Charities submitted requests for payroll information for these individuals to disclose in Part VII as related organization compensation but was unable to obtain the requested information prior to the filing deadline of its Form 990. Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci and Very Reverend Jason Jalbert have not been included in the year end totals of independent voting board members listed in Part VI, Line 1.”

“The audit process has not changed from the prior year.”