Covenant House New Jersey Inc.

“The sole corporate member of covenant house new jersey is its parent organization, covenant house, d/b/a covenant house international.”

“Covenant house new jersey (chnj) parent organization, covenant house international has the right to elect or appoint board of directors of chnj.”

“The following decisions for the governing body are subject to approval by chnj parent organization, covenant house international - amendment or repeal of the by-laws, increase or decrease in the number of board of directors and appoint/remove members of the board and the officers.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's accounting department and then reviewed by the parent organization, covenant house international, and the director of finance of the organization. The director of finance reviews the draft and forwards it to the executive director for final review. The final copy of the form 990 is electronically provided to each member of the governing body prior to filing. The organization requests that every director review the form 990 for accuracy and completeness prior to filing.”

“The organization requires annual disclosure and affirmation of the conflict of interest policy by all officers, directors and key employees. The disclosure statement required each officer, director, and key employee to disclose any business or personal interests, direct or indirect, that the person may have in an organization that completes with or does business with covenant house international or any other organization business/ agency affiliated with covenant house international. If a conflict is determined to exist, it must be reported and addressed to the satisfaction of the organization. Any other person having a conflict, and attending said meeting, shall retire from the room in which the board or committee is meeting and shall not participate in the final deliberations or decisions regarding the matter under consideration. Any interested director shall also abstain during such vote. The minutes of the meeting of the board or committee shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed and that the interested person was not present during the final discussion or vote and did not vote. A summary of the annual conflicts of interest and copies of the conflicts of interest reports from the directors, executive director, and officers of the organization are also sent to the parent organization, covenant house international. The parent, covenant house international also ensures the annual conflicts of interest reports are accomplished for each affiliate and that the required information is sent to them.”

“The executive director's compensation is determined by the compensation committee working in conjunction with the president of covenant house international (parent). A salary structure and range were determined using a compensation committee and independent consultant for the executive director. Factors considered were the size of the agency budget, program size and complexity, local market compatibility, and the cost of living, with compensation approved by the chnj board of directors. Compensation is set for key employees and other officers based on financial stability of the organization. Annual increases of 3% are granted to employees in good standing as of july 1st. These increases are approved by the board and documented in the board minutes. Records of executive committee's compensation decisions are maintained in the covenant house international (parent) human resources department record. This process was last undertaken in fiscal year 2018.”

“The organization's audited financial statements and form 990 are posted on its website, www.covenanthousenj.org. The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are all available for public inspection upon request at 330 washington street, newark, nj 07102-2630.”

“Covenant house international (parent) provides financial support as well as management and organizational support for its affiliated organizations. The parent conducts fundraising activities for its own programs and the programs of the affiliates including the sleep out event. The parent collects the funds from the sleep out event that each affiliate holds in their city online through software that they manage/operate. The funds are then disbursed to each affiliate that raised the funds through a grant from the parent. The parent combines contributions received from individuals, corporations and foundations, the sleep out event, plus a parent subsidy and appropriates funds classified as "branding dollars" to each covenant house affiliate. The parent reports the sleep out event in schedule g, part ii of their form 990. The filing organization reports the sleep out event income on part viii, line 1d as a contribution from a related organization.”

“Covenant house new jersey (chnj) provides shelter and supportive services to homeless and at-risk youth between the ages of 18-21. Our goal is to help them obtain and maintain a positive living environment. Last year, we served more than 2,000 young people; tonight alone, we will give 164 homeless young adults and 17 babies a safe and caring place to sleep. Another dozen will walk through the doors of our newark and atlantic city crisis centers (cscs), looking for a way off the streets. At the cscs, we provide food, shelter, clothing and an array of important services to encourage, engage and empower homeless youth to become self-sufficient. These services include counseling, case management, career development, educational services, legal assistance, physical and mental health care, and assistance locating affordable housing. Most importantly, we love our kids unconditionally, perhaps for the first time in their lives.”

“The process for selecting an independent accountant and establishing a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit has not changed from prior years.”