Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service

“Governing body review of the form 990 the form 990 is prepared by a national tax firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. The form 990 is provided to both the executive committee of the board of directors and to the full board of directors for review. Once the form 990 is reviewed by the board of dmiscellaneous revenueirectors, it is electronically filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Conflict of interest policy each director and officer annually signs a disclosure and affirmation statement describing their relationships with outside parties. For board members, the disclosure and affirmation statement are given to the chair of the board. The chair's affirmation is given to the secretary of the board of directors. For volunteer committee members with significant decision-making authority, their disclosure and affirmation statements are given to the executive director of the brooklyn bureau of community service. All disclosure statements are filed with the official corporate records of the brooklyn bureau of community service. Affirmations of compliance or disclosure statements are re-issued annually to board members, volunteer committee members and staff with significant decision-making authority.”

“Process for determining compensation the organization retained the services of an independent third-party consultant to place ms. Farris as the organization's executive director. At that time, the consultant prepared a compensation study in june of 2018 to benchmark ms. Farris' salary so that it is comparable with peer institutions within the social services industry. The consultant's salary recommendation was shared with the executive committee of the board of directors who had the ultimate decision-making authority for determining ms. Farris's compensation. These decisions were documented in the executive committee board minutes. The board chair reviews the individual's performance and makes adjustments in line with similar organizations if funding allows. The board approves the annual operating budgets, which includes the applicable salaries.”

“Availability of governing documents the organization makes its financial statements and form 990 available to the public on its website. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public, however, if requested, they will be provided at management's discretion.”

“Organization's mission continued since 1866, founded on the principle of neighbors helping neighbors, bcs has worked in neighborhoods impacted by systemic poverty. Today, we continue to strengthen communities by fostering the educational success of children, the leadership development of youth, the employment and housing stability of adults, the advancement of individuals living with disabilities, and the empowerment of seniors and families. Our work is rooted in the struggle for social justice and through action and advocacy, we commit to shine a light on barriers that perpetuate inequitable systems as a part of the collective effort to ignite change. Vision brooklyn for all bcs believes all brooklynites should have the resources, education, opportunities, and safety they need to thrive. We envision healthy and sustainable communities, where members are engaged as leaders, neighborhoods draw from their strengths and generations flourish together.”