Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York

“Catholic charities community services, archdiocese of new york ("cccs") is a membership organization. Members of cccs are elected by a majority of the members present, either in person or by proxy, at an annual or a special meeting of the members. Membership is automatically terminated one year after a member ceases to be an officer or staff member of catholic charities or the chancery office, unless such member is, in the meantime, to be reelected to membership.”

“The directors of the organization are elected at the annual meeting of the members or at a special meeting of the members.”

“The form 990 is distributed to the chair of board's finance & audit committee for review and discussion. The form 990 is distributed to the full board of directors before filing with the internal revenue service.”

“Cccs has a conflict of interest policy applicable to all directors, officers and key employees. All applicable individuals are required to sign a conflict of interest agreement annually, disclosing any possible conflict of interest. The signed disclosure statements are provided to the corporate secretary for review. Any potential conflicts are reviewed and a determination is made by the chair of the finance & audit committee. After disclosure of all material facts, and after any discussions with the interested person, he/she leaves the board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. Deliberation and decisions are recorded in the minutes of the meeting.”

“The compensation committee regularly reviews and determines the competitiveness of total compensation for the organization's officers in relation to peer organizations and other not-for-profit organizations. The board then approves the compensation of officers and key employees. Additionally, the compensation committee reviews and documents annual compensation for all employees and the process is documented within the minutes of the meeting. This review process was last undertaken in 2023.”

“Upon request, the organization will make available only those documents required to be disclosed under the public inspection laws.”

“The Catholic Youth Organization: The CYO division provided a variety of organized sporting, scouting and youth initiatives throughout the Archdiocese with 137 Parishes and 19,760 participants. Alianza Services to youth included 165 youths served through After school programming, 1,518 youths served through Drop-Out Prevention programming, 1,888 youths served through Youth Employment programming, 915 youths served through Comprehensive Centers, and 204 individuals enrolled in Cultural Center classes.”

“Cccs has a finance & audit committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The process has not changed from the prior year.”