Heritage Christian Services Inc

“The form 990 is reviewed by the audit/finance committee on behalf of the full board of directors prior to submitting. The committee discusses with the full board of directors at their next monthly meeting. The form 990 is available to all board of directors.”

“Conflict of interest policies are reviewed upon hire with the agency and on an annual basis thereafter. Board members, management and key employees are required to complete and sign a conflict of interest acknowledgement annually and notify the agency of potential conflicts. The corporate compliance officer and executive team review the acknowledgements for conflicts and notify the board of directors accordingly.”

“The salaries of top management are reviewed by the executive compensation committee on an annual basis. The committee utilizes an independent consultant who advises the committee on compensation and benefits for the local region, state and national comparatives.”

“All required public disclosure documents are made available to the public at the administrative offices during regular business hours.”

“In 1984, heritage christian services started by offering residential services to people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. We believe in treating people with dignity and walking alongside them as they look to achieve what is meaningful to them. In 2022, we: updated our brand to embrace our agency's spirit of endless possibilities including a refreshed logo. Our new tagline is "people of possibility", as we stay true to our principles of striving for inclusivity and honoring each person's dignity and worth, while acknowledging our broadened reach. Maintained new york state's compass accreditation for the 21st straight year. Heritage christian services is the longest continuously accredited agency in the program, and the only agency that has been awarded since the program's inception. Compass is given by the new york state office for people with developmental disabilities (opwdd) to agencies that have demonstrated their ability to consistently provide quality supports and services that exceed minimum regulatory requirements. Completed renovations to three homes, began additional renovations for two homes, and started the process of two new builds. These capital projects are critical to ensure the current and future people who will be supported in these homes age in place safely with dignity and pride. Their housemates, families and staff are excited about the new homes and the changes made. These home improvements not only positively impact the people who live there, but enables staff to better care for them in an accessible environment. In total, the projects completed and initiated as of 2022 will directly impact 35 people currently supported and we estimate more than 230 people over the next 60 years. Raised $4.8 million in support of the agency's capital campaign. This five-year campaign is funding the rebuilding or renovating of existing homes so that we can better support people through every stage of their life as they age. Advanced the heritage christian services commitment to equity and justice, which states: "we believe that people are entitled to dignity, respect, equity and justice. We champion a society that removes barriers. We reject racism and discrimination of any kind. We protest systemic and political inequities that marginalize people, recognizing that there is a history of structural racism in the united states. We will continue to learn and change to achieve justice. We know that strength comes from unity." eleversity, the workforce education and diversity training arm of heritage christian services, was excited to hold the opening day of the women of color summit in person. In addition, eleversity trained 4,088 people for the opwdd innovations contract. In addition, 749 people attended eleversity dei conferences and events, and 568 people attended eleversity sponsored dei trainings delivered by various organizations. At heritage christian services, we celebrate other aspects of our success: the organization grew to over 3,600 employees. We advanced the base wages of most frontline care professionals to $17.25/hour, the second increase in less than a year and a half. We launched a new recognition and reward platform for staff called heritage high five. People can use the platform to recognize co-workers for a job well done, strengthening our people-first culture. Heritage christian services continued to steward support to its workforce through the employer resource network, a membership association that offers individualized and confidential support services to employees. The ern provides success coaches, who can assist employees with personal challenges that may otherwise present barriers to successful employment. 269 members of our workforce took advantage of our success coach services, with 466 unique services being provided. The majority of these services (316) were for self-sufficient needs, such as childcare, housing stability, education, etc. Heritage christian services is the admi”

“Unrealized gain on interest rate swap contracts 294,451. Transfer of limited partnership equity -23,897. Recovery of prior year bad debt expense 753,576.”