Bridgeview Community Mental Health Center

“On august 7, 2023, bridgeview community mental health center (bcmhc) and bethany for children & families (bethany) became affiliated agencies. The goal of this arrangement is to enhance the operations of both organizations while continuing to provide quality mental health services to the surrounding communities of eastern iowa. As a part of the affiliation, bcmhc officially adopted the bylaws of bethany, a related tax-exempt organization.”

“The review process of the completed form 990 will be discharged within the finance committee of bridgeview community mental health center's (bcmhc) board of directors after submission to the internal revenue service. Bcmhc's director of finance will provide a copy of the form to the finance committee members prior to the finance committee meeting for review. The director of finance will go over the form at the finance committee meeting, will detail the information contained within the form, and provide an explanation of the required schedules. The director of finance will also provide a copy of the completed form 990 to the governing body before filing the form with the internal revenue service.”

“The president/ceo of bethany for children & families, a related tax-exempt organization, is evaluated annually by the executive committee of the board of directors. The executive committee documents the performance of the president/ceo on the performance evaluation sheet corresponding to the job duties outlined in the job description of the president/ceo. The executive committee reviews comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations to determine compensation changes. This process last took place on september 6, 2024. The only employee evaluated by the executive committee is the president/ceo. The rest of the staff are evaluated annually by their direct supervisor who documents the performance on the performance evaluation sheet corresponding to the job duties outlined in their specific job description. Comparable compensation data for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organization is reviewed to determine and review compensation changes.”

“Bridgeview community mental health center's (bcmhc) governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Bcmhc does not have a formally adopted conflict of interest policy.”

“Bridgeview community mental health center (bcmhc) abides by the governance policies set forth by bethany for children and families, a related tax-exempt organization. Bcmhc will formally adopt these policies in tax year 2025.”

“The oversight and selection process has not changed from the prior tax year.”