Hillside Work Scholarship Connection

“As an affiliate of hillside family of agencies, certain executive level functions are delegated to the parent company. These include financial management, human resources, marketing, and business intelligence. Daily operational management, service delivery, regulatory compliance, hiring and firing of personnel, quality of service, risk management, and budget management are the responsibility of the affiliate organization.”

“Hillside family of agencies, the parent organization, is the sole corporate member of the organization.”

“The by-laws state that the sole member, hillside family of agencies, can appoint or remove board members.”

“Hillside family of agencies has reserved powers to approve decisions of the board on existential matters.”

“The chief financial officer and the hillside family of agencies' audit committee reviews the 990 prior to filing. The 990 is shared with the board of directors after filing. The performance and compensation committee also reviews and monitors executive compensation.”

“Responses are reviewed annually by the ceo; special cases go to the governance committee for enforcement.”

“The board of governors of the parent organization, hillside family of agencies, uses a performance and compensation committee of independent members to evaluate the ceo, establish goals, consider compensation issues and gather relevant market information about positions of similar responsibilities and skills. Often, compensation consultants are engaged to broaden information access and to ensure that the comparative information is interpreted properly. The committee meets several times per year with the ceo to review performance and reports to the whole board at least annually. The intelligence gathered during that process is used by the ceo in consideration of compensation for other officers and key employees, including the executive director of the organization. The performance and compensation committee also reviews and approves compensation for the coo, cfo, and chief hr/od officer.”

“The organization's form 990 is posted to its website. In addition, the return and other documents open for public inspection are available upon written request or in person. Requests for governing instruments, financial statements and conflict of interest policy are considered upon request.”

“The organization is related to the hillside family of agencies (the "corporation") and its affiliates (collectively, the "system") the system constitutes a comprehensive system of care, offering mental health, social services, developmental disability, youth development, adoption, and educational services in new york, maryland and the district of columbia. The corporation is a not-for-profit corporation that reviews and monitors the missions, objectives, activities, and resources of its affiliates for the purpose of promoting efficient, effective, and economical social, educational, and mental health services to children, youth, and families in its service area. The corporation is a financially interrelated entity and the sole corporate member of the organization, and provides certain operating and administrative services to the organization and other related entities. The costs of these services are allocated to the receiving entities based upon cost studies and/or actual amounts incurred. The following is an estimate of time devoted among all entities for individuals reported in part vii - section a: 1. Dennis richardson, former ceo - hillside family of agencies - 20 hours, hillside children's center - 6 hours, snell farm children's center - 2 hours, hillside work scholarship connection - 5 hours, hillside children's foundation - 5 hours, and stillwater children's center - 2 hours. 2. Paul perrotto, former cfo & strategic development officer - hillside family of agencies - 18 hours, hillside children's center - 4 hours, snell farm children's center - 2 hours, hillside work scholarship connection - 6 hours, hillside children's foundation - 8 hours, and stillwater children's center - 2 hours. 3. Maria cristalli, chief executive officer - hillside family of agencies - 20 hours, hillside children's center - 6 hours, snell farm children's center - 2 hours, hillside work scholarship connection - 5 hours, hillside children's foundation - 5 hours, and stillwater children's center - 2 hours. 4. Augustin melendez, president - hillside family of agencies- 8, hillside work scholorship connection - 32.”

“Change in beneficial interest in net assets of hillside children's fdn -860,798. Pension related changes other than net periodic pension cost 97,456.”

“The organization receives federal awards and is required to have an audit that is performed in accordance with the following: generally accepted auditing standards, governmental auditing standards, the single audit act and uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards at 2 cfr 200(uniform guidance). As allowed under the aforementioned standards, this audit was performed on a consolidated basis for all entities under common control of the hillside family of agencies that receive federal funds.”