Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton

“The members of the corporation shall be limited to the persons holding the following offices and positions in the diocese of trenton: 1) the bishop, or in the event of a vacancy in that office, then the apostolic administrator of the diocese of trenton. 2) the vicar general 3) the chancellor 4) the diocesan chief fiscal officer 5) the execuitve director of the office of catholic social services”

“The members of the corporation have the authority to: 1) to review and approve nominations for, and election of, trustees and officers of the corporation 2) to remove members of the board of trustees at any time, with or without cause.”

“The members of the corporation shall have the following authority: 1) to adopt and amend from time to time the certificate of incorporation and these by-laws for the corporation 2) to adopt and amend and statements of the philosophy or mission of the corporation 3) to consolidate, merge, dissolve (including the distribution of assets) or otherwise change the structure of this corporation 4) to review and approve nominations for, and election of, trustees and officers of the corporation. 5) to remove members of the board of trustees at any time, with or without cause. 6) to review and apprive the annual budget and the financial/investment policies recommended for adoption by the board of trustees 7) to delegate to teh president of the corporation the signatory authority and to delegate such authority as set forth in article v, section 8 herein 8) to approve in advance any action of the corporation that exceeds the authority set forth in the certificate of authority delegated pursuant to article v, section 8, which would: i) encumber, or ii) by an action, place in jeopordy of loss the fixed assets of the corporation by the sale, purchase, lease, license, exchange, mortgage, grant of security interest in, or other transfert or conveyance of, the corporation's real property, improvements, and fixtures. 9) to annually review for approval the recommendation of the board of trustees regarding the compensation of the executive director 10) to delegate to the president of the corporation the authority to act on behalf of the members in order to conduct any necessary business in betweem member meets as set forth herein and considered outside the normal course of business as set forth in the certificate of authority 11) to exercise such other authority as may be reserved to the members, as set forth in the certificate of incorporation. At all meetings of the members, each member of the corporation shall have one (1) vote. In the event of the termination, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation in any manner or for any reason whatsoever, its remaining assets, if any, shall be distributed to any organization selected by the members of the corporation, provided such organization is qualified as a religious, educational, or charitable organization under section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code or the corresponding provision of any future united states internal revenue law.”

“A draft of the 990 is sent to the board for their review before the form is filed.”

“An annual communication is used with the yearly signing of the form.”

“The human resources committee of the board of trustees reviews comparable survey data and presents its findings to the full board of trustees in executive session. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The organization's audit committee provides oversight for catholic charities diocese of trenton concerning (a) the annual independent audit, including selection of the independent accountant, (b) the organization's accounting and financial reporting practices, and (c) the organization's internal control structure.”

“Forgiveness of mortgage 9,717.”

“The oversight process of the audit has not changed from the prior year.”