Inspirica Inc.

“Jim metzger and nancy gramps, board members of the organization, have a family relationship.”

“An electronic copy of the form 990 was made available to board members for review - and a conference call was held to discuss it - prior to its submission.”

“All directors and employees sign a conflict of interest form annually. In each fiscal year at least one board meeting includes an agenda item on conflict of interest, reminding all board members of their commitment to adhere to the policy and asking if there are any known or potential conflicts of interest.”

“The process for determining the compensation of the ceo, cfo, coo, and chief program officer included commissioning a comprehensive compensation survey by an independent entity. The survey was completed in fy 2012 and included compensation data for the above positions at similar not-for-profit organizations in southwest ct. The data was presented to the board for review and approval at the time the survey was completed. The ceo's salary for fy14 was determined by the executive committee. The committee utilized the above survey in determining the ceo's salary. It further based its decisions on a comprehensive 360-degree performance review. A review of results/outcomes, financial standing of the organization, and performance measurement against goals determined at the start of the fiscal year. The ceo's salary was presented to the full board for comment. The salaries of the cfo, coo and chief program officer were determined by the ceo based on the above survey, a comprehensive survey completed in fy14, performance, results/outcomes, financial standing of the organization etc.”

“Financial statements, governing documents, form 990 and form 1023 are made available for public viewing upon written request.”

“We are unique for several reasons. - the first is the breadth of housing we provide. By operating shelters, transitional housing, permanent housing, deeply affordable housing and rapid rehousing, we work across the spectrum of housing, enabling us to break the cycle of homelessness rather than provide only a temporary fix. - the second is the scope of people we serve. By serving single men, single women, families, people with mental illness, and persons living with hiv/aids, we are able to work across the spectrum of people who are homeless rather than with just one segment. - the third is our comprehensive approach to helping people. We address not just the physical part of homelessness, but all of the underlying reasons a person becomes homeless, improving our success rate. Our ability to integrate services is a key element of our success and sets us apart from many other organizations. Inspirica is also unique for a fourth reason -our intense focus on results. We measure success not by how many people we serve, but the ultimate goal: how many of them achieve and maintain permanent housing and stability. Community needs the current economic environment has created a volatile and dangerous situation in which 100 million people in the united states (1 out of 3) live in poverty or within 50% of the poverty line("near poverty"). From there they are cascading into homelessness. Our area has been particularly hard hit due to the high cost of living. Poverty and homelessness are at record levels. The statistics are sobering: - in the past two years, the number of homeless people in greenwich/stamford increased 43%, compared to 6% statewide. - in the past five years, the number of chronically homeless people in greenwich/stamford has increased 72%, compared to 40% statewide. - on a single night on january 29, 2014, a massive 4,434 people were homeless across connecticut, including 495 families who were sleeping in emergency shelters, transitional housing and on the streets. Tens of thousands more people were "doubled up" in the apartments of friends. The population we serve inspirica serves individuals and families that live in poverty or near poverty and all are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The majority have little or limited job experience and often deficient educational backgrounds. Many suffer from substance abuse, mental illness and/or hiv/aids. We serve single women, men, families, individuals with cognitive impairments as well as some with a history of incarceration. Without inspirica, they are unlikely to secure employment and earn the income they need to be able to move into the community and become productive members of society. Our clients' demographics include 49% african american, 29% caucasian, 21% latino and 1% other. The ages of our program participants range from newborns to seniors in their late 70s. Programs inspirica is unique in its ability to address the needs of our clients holistically and comprehensively through end-to-end platform of integrated services, all of which leverage each other. We are one of only a few organizations nationally that has combined residential and support services under one roof in a one-stop-shop setting. Our ability to address both the physical aspect of homelessness and its underlying root causes exponentially increases our success rate. Residential programs - family housing our family housing program has two distinct components: a shelter that provides emergency housing/support services to approximately seven families for up to two months; and a transitional housing facility that provides housing/support services to approximately 25 families for up to 24 months. We are one of the few programs that can take in entire families. - women's housing our women's housing program provides emergency shelter and support services to 25 single women for up to two months. - gilead house our gilead program provides transitional housing for 16 single men and women living with persist”

“No changes were made for the year ended 06-30-2014”