Jewish Family Service of Worcester Inc

“Jewish family and children's service, inc. (jfcs) provided management services to the organization. Jfcs is paid monthly for the services they provide.”

“On september 16, 2014, jewish family service of worcester, inc. Was dissolved and jewish family and children's services, inc. Named as successor to all remaining funds, property or assets.”

“Jewish family and children's services, inc is the sole member and has the power to appoint the board of directors.”

“In addition to the power to elect directors and to elect officers, the member shall have such powers and rights as are vested in it by law, the articles of organization or these by-laws, and such other powers and rights as the directors may designate.”

“Jfs worcester makes the form 990 available to the full board of directors for review prior to its filing. The purpose of the review is to assure that all board members have the opportunity to know: 1. What is being filed on the due date; 2. How the agency describes itself, its mission and major program accomplishments; 3. And how it answers key questions related to compliance with the requirements of the irs. The purpose of the board review is not for individual members to grant approval, but to be aware of what is being filed.”

“Every board member is provided a related party form annually to complete and sign. No contract or transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors, or his or her family members, or between the corporation and any other organization of which one or more of its directors or his or her family members are members, shareholders, directors, trustees or officers, or in which any of them has any direct or indirect financial or other interest, shall be void or voidable, or in any way affected, solely for this reason, or solely because the director is present or participates in the meeting of the directors, or of a committee thereof, which authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or transaction, if: (a) the material facts of his or her relationship or interest as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the directors or the committee which authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or transaction; (b) the directors or the committee in good faith authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or transaction by the affirmative vote of sixty-seven percent (67%) of the disinterested directors or committee members present at the meeting at which quorum is present (without counting interested persons toward quorum); provided, however, that where the potential conflict of interest at issue involves a contract or transaction with another non-profit organization in which all of the directors of the corporation also serve as directors, the contract or transaction shall be authorized, approved or ratified in good faith by the affirmative vote of sixty-seven percent (67%) of the directors or committee members without an interest in the contract or transaction other than their interest as a director of the non-profit organization, who are present at a meeting at which quorum is present (and such directors shall be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at such meeting); and (c) the contract or transaction is in the best interests of the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the directors or a committee thereof.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, the form 990 and financial statements available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d). In addition, the form 990 is available via guidestair and the massachusetts attorney general's website.”

“Transfer of assets to successor organization -511,964.”