Abraham House Inc

“The sole member of the organization is catholic charities alliance, acting through its board of directors.”

“The vote of the majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation and the vote of a majority of the members of the board of directors of the sole member is required in order to elect members of the governing body of the organization.”

“The vote of the majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation and the vote of a majority of the members of the board of directors of the sole member is required for the following actions: - election of directors of the corporation - election of the chair of the board of the corporation - any amendment to the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or mission statement of the corporation - approval of any major capital project involving the sale, assignment, lease, pledge, transfer or other encumbrance of substantial fixed assets of the corporation - approval of any debt incurrence secured by the property, revenue or other assets of the corporation - approval of any unsecured debt incurrence in an amount greater than $3,000,000 or 5% of the corporation's operating budget - approval of any transaction that requires approval in accordance with the member's by-laws - approval of the establishment of a new related entity of the corporation the vote of two-thirds of the members of the board of directors of the corporation and the vote of two-thirds of the members of the board of directors of the sole member is required for the following actions: - approval of the purchase, sale, mortgage or lease of real property which constitutes a material portion of the assets of the corporation or the sale, assignment or other disposition of all or a material portion of the assets of the corporation - approval of any merger, consolidation, purchase or joint operating agreement involving the corporation - approval of any plan of dissolution or liquidation of the corporation - removal with or without cause of any or all of the directors - removal with or without cause of any or all of the officers elected by the member and the board or elected by the board with approval of the member”

“Abraham house has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically sent to the board members of the organization for any comments. Any suggestions, comments and remarks are submitted to the finance committee for review. Once all the comments and suggestions have been cleared, the finance committee then submits the form 990 to the executive committee for final approval before filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy is applicable to all directors, officers, committee members, employees or agents of the corporation. The policy is monitored throughout the year. The board of directors requires that any person associated with abraham house who finds themselves in this situation to immediately make a full disclosure to the board of such conflict. The situation will be looked at by the board and a determination will be made as to whether to continue the business with the party or to cancel it.”

“The salary for the executive director is determined by the board of directors of abraham house. The executive director's salary was determined by what similar organizations in the industry are paying its executive directors. The salary is approved and documented by the board in order for it to go into effect. This process was last done in 2011. The organization does not have any other officers nor does it have any key employees. However, if this should change, the organization would follow a policy similar to the policy above for the executive director. The salaries of the other employees of the organization are determined by the executive and deputy executive directors based on budget and on what the industry is currently paying employees in that position.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. It is also available on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, form 990 is also available upon written request at the organization's business address during normal business hours.”

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

“Abraham house is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization located in the mott haven section of the south bronx. Founded in 1993 by rikers island catholic prison chaplains in response to the high recidivism rate and lack of effective rehabilitative services they witnessed in new york city jails; abraham house began as an innovative alternative to incarceration program for those convicted of nonviolent crimes. The organization's mission is to offer the incarcerated and their relatives, as well as families and children living on the margins of our society, a place of hope and community where lives can be rebuilt, families mended, lessons learned and where men, women, and children receive the necessary and practical tools to become productive citizens. The unique focus and approach utilized by abraham house through its programs, is not limited to the rehabilitation of the criminal offender involved in the alternative to incarceration program, but also on the family as a key partner in the process of rehabilitation and prevention of future patterns of criminal behavior. Each year, abraham house provides supportive services to over 400 families and educational services to over 60 at-risk children. Furthermore, abraham house serves an unduplicated count of over 1,200 individuals throughout the various programs.”

“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.”