Cicatelli Associates Inc.

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm and is reviewed and approved by the board members prior to submission with the irs.”

“A draft copy of 990 is sent to all the board members for review and approval before it becomes final”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy that covers all board members, officers, employees and certain consultants. Through out the year, all covered individuals are required to disclose any changes to interests or transactions that may be a potential conflict. The independent board members review any potential conflicts and determines whether any actual conflict exists. Any interested board member is recused from participating and voting on the discussions and decisions involving such conflict.”

“Cai's initial wages are based on the salary range researched and developed for each position, with variations dependent upon employee qualifications, education and experience. When funds are available each year on the anniversary date of hire, staff receive a cost of living adjustment (cola) increase of approximately 3%. In addition to cola increase, one may receive a merit raise according to our policy. The independent board approves salary raises for the president and officers of the company and documents decisions contemporaneously.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Over the course of fy2018, cicatelli associates inc. (cai) administered 56 projects, including 22 supported by federal funding, and 21 supported by state or local government. During this time, we conducted 692 capacity building events, including trainings, learning collaboratives, webinars, and technical assistance to over 12,000 participants. Some notable achievements for cai this year include: - cai began a five-year initiative with the new jersey department of health to support more than 30 ryan white hiv/aids program (rwhap)-funded hiv care and treatment agencies in integrating trauma informed care into their culture, environment, and service delivery. Cai has developed measures and methods for assessing needs and evaluating outcomes for rwhap recipients and subrecipients. During fy18, cai conducted leadership training for 74 administrators across new jersey, and has provided general education on trauma training for nearly 500 staff across 11 agencies. - in year three of hope buffalo, an initiative to reduce teen pregnancy and improve adolescent wellness, cai dramatically increased the program's reach among youth and caregivers. Hope buffalo has been successful in implementing a "road map", or set of coordinated activities, that includes the implementation of evidence-based interventions. During fy18, hope buffalo saw a 450% increase in the number of students who were reached through raising healthy children; a 48% increase in the number of students reached through be proud! Be responsible!; and a 48% increase in the number of adults/parents/families who were reached through families talking together. This year, hope buffalo also began implementing reducing the risk. - cai was also able to grow the foundation of hope buffalo in fy18, through a new initiative called community approaches to reducing stis (cars). To start, cai focused on the development of a community advisory board (cab) through a multi-layered recruitment strategy - resulting in a cab that is 100% reflective of the population being served (african american youth and young adults). The cab has been identifying approaches to best reach their peers, utilizing a health equity framework and the consideration of social determinants of health, in all activities. - as a national provider of capacity building assistance for high-impact hiv prevention, cai and consortium members support clinical providers and healthcare organizations (hcos) in implementing high-impact prevention (hip) strategies to increase rates of linkage to care, retain patients in care, and provide adherence support. During fy18, cai provided capacity building assistance to over 600 individuals from 36 hcos. Cai also led three prep institutes (designed to help jurisdictions implement the provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis); two in florida and one in georgia. These activities have been very successful, for example: the florida department of health's prep prescribing rate has increased five-fold, and georgia launched the south's first prep clinic. - cai has been working in partnership with the national association of county and city health officials on implementing a community health worker (chw) intervention to improve hiv health outcomes in four ryan white hiv/aids program part a jurisdictions - atlanta, ga, houston, tx, memphis, tn, and new orleans, la. During this time, 59% of the clients that chws have engaged in an average of 4.6 encounters have seen a significant decrease in their viral load. - the data and reporting technical assistance project for the hrsa hiv/aids bureau conducted 497 technical assistance sessions for individuals across the country, delivered 17 webinars which reached 2,399 participants, and developed and/or revised 76 resources, including an online toolkit of resources to orient new staff to the ryan white hiv/aids program services report (rsr). - cai's sexual violence prevention training/technical assistance center provided 5 trainings and 55 technical assistance ses”

“Consultants: program service expenses 1,629,559. Management and general expenses 285,628. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,915,187. Subcontractor: program service expenses 1,443,937. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,443,937.”

“The organization did not change its oversight process or selection process during the tax year.”