Ferncliff Manor Inc.

“Sail at ferncliff manor ("sail") provided group home management services and administrative support service for ferncliff manor, inc. In fy 2018, ferncliff manor, inc. Paid sail $26,000 for management services. No officers listed in part vii section a were compensated by sail for service provided to ferncliff manor, inc.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the entire board after the 990 is electronically filed with the irs.”

“Ferncliff manor has a written conflict of interest policy that each director, officer, and key employee shall annually sign and submit. If at any time during the year a person has a conflict, they must disclose in good faith all material facts of their financial interest to the board. After disclosure of a potential conflict that individual must leave the room, as the remaining board or audit committee vote on the matter on hand. The organization will not enter into any related party transactions unless it is determined to be fair, reasonable and in the best interest of the corporation at the time of such determination.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is posted on new york state attorney general website, guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation and by-laws are also available upon written request at 1154 saw mill river road, yonkers, ny 10710 or by calling the organization directly at (914) 968-4854.”

“An amended return is being filed in order to conform to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ending june 30, 2018. A listing of all the changes to the form 990 is as follows: 1. Page 1, box g: gross receipts was restated to reflect the updated revenue reported in part viii. 2. Part i, line 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22: these amounts were updated to reflect the changes reported in their respective parts of the return due to the changes. 3. Part iii, line 4a: the total porgram expense and revenue reported for this program was updated to agree to the functional allocation in part viii and part ix. 4. Part iv, line 11e, 11f, and 12a: these lines were checked "yes" as financial statements were issued for the tax year. 5. Part viii, lines 1f, 2a, 2b were updated to agree to the audited financial statements. 6. Part ix, lines 2, 7, 9, 10, 11c, 11g, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d were updated to agree to the audited financial statements. 7. Part x, lines 1, 4, 5, 9, 10c, 15, 17, 25, 27, 28 were updated to agree to the audited financial statements. 8. Part xi, lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 were updated to agree to the audited financial statements. 9. Part xii, line 2b, was checked "yes" as financial statements were issued for the year. 10. Schedule a, part ii, column (e) was updated to reflect the changes made in the form 990, part viii. 11. Schedule b, part i, the amounts from these donors were updated for the contribution they gave the organization during the fiscal year. 12. Schedule d, part vi, the property plant and equipment was updated to match the audited financial statements. 13. Schedule d, part xi and xii, this section was filled out to reconcile the revenue and expenses on the 990 to the audited financial statements. 14. Schedule i, part iii this section was updated to match the grants given out during the fiscal year. 15. Schedule l, part iv the management fee paid to sail at ferncliff manor was updated to match the audited financial statements. 16. Schedule o a narrative was added to this section detailing the changes made to the 990 for the amendment.”

“The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. This process did not change from the prior year.”