Grace Smith House Inc.

“Grace smith house, inc. 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 comments are then grouped, summarized and provided to the outside accountants. Each issue is documented and addressed until the return is finalized and approved for filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy is applicable to all board members and officers for the organization. After disclosure of the conflict of interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, the board shall discuss the potential conflict of interest and vote upon whether to proceed with the transaction or agreement. An interested person shall not participate in or be permitted to hear the board's discussion on the potential conflict of interest. An interested person shall not vote on the issue or attempt to exert his or her personal influence with respect to the matter. An interested person's ineligibility to vote shall be reflected in the minutes of the board meeting. Annually all board members and officers shall sign a statement affirming that they have read and understood the organization's conflict of interest, and that any actual or potential conflicts have been disclosed.”

“Each job in the agency is assigned to a salary level. Within each level there is a minimum salary and a maximum salary. Once an employee reaches the maximum salary, the employee is no longer eligible to receive a salary increase. Exceptions for an employee who is paid outside the range must be approved by the personnel committee. The executive director and cfo's salaries are determined by the executive committee and the chair of personnel committee. The salary is based on a review of comparable salaries in other agencies and on the annual performance evaluations. The board approves the salary of the executive director and the cfo at the same time as the approval of the operating budget, and such approval is documented in the board minutes. This approval of salaries was last done in 2014 as an integrated component of the annual agency budget approval process.”

“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 guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, articles of incorporation, form 990, form 1023, conflict of interest policy, and by-laws are also available upon written request or by calling the organization directly.”

“The purpose and mission of grace smith house, inc. Is to support and empower individuals and families to live free from domestic violence by: - providing a comprehensive range of residential and non-residential services including crisis shelter, advocacy, counseling, education, and housing support; -raising the consciousness of the community about domestic violence; -initiating and taking positions on public policies concerning domestic violence.”

“The purpose and mission of grace smith house, inc. Is to support and empower individuals and families to live free from domestic violence by: - providing a comprehensive range of residential and non-residential services including crisis shelter, advocacy, counseling, education, and housing support; -raising the consciousness of the community about domestic violence; -initiating and taking positions on public policies concerning domestic violence.”

“The organization has an audit and finance 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.”