Sheltercare

“Each year, prior to the filing of the form 990, the audit/finance committee of the board of directors reviews the draft form 990 as soon as it is available. Once the draft 990 has been reviewed and any changes are made, the revised 990 is sent to the full board. It is approved by the full board at its next board meeting. The draft audit is reviewed with the auditor at a finance committee meeting and any questions are answered. At the next full meeting of the board of directors, the audit/finance committee chair presents a summary of the audit to the full board for its acceptance and approval. The full board is sent the form 990 by email as soon as it is available.”

“Sheltercare rarely has a situation that involves a conflict of interest. The organization chooses not to do business with the board members or family members of board members or their companies whenever possible to keep the opportunity for a conflict to a minimum. If there is a conflict of interest, the board member is asked to abstain from voting on any matter where the conflict of interest comes into play.”

“The salary for the executive director is determined by reviewing a bi- annual survey provided by an independent organization of agencies in our area doing similar work with similar budgets and by using comparable data gathered from local sources like the employment department, register guard and email notification of local postings. This information is gathered by the human resources manager and presented to the chair of the personnel committee of the board of directors when determining increases in the salary of the executive director. In the case of shetercare, the salary of the executive director is significantly below comparable positions in our area based on the two ways we have of gathering data.”

“Shetercare does not compensate its board members in any way. The salaries for the key employees for the organization are determined by reviewing a bi-annual survey provided by an independent organization of agencies in our area doing similar work with similar budgets and by using comparable data gathered from local sources like the employment department, register guard and email notification of local postings. For key employees, the information is provided to the executive director for analysis and ultimate decision on salaries. In the case of shetercare, the salaries of key personnel are significantly below comparable positions in our area based on the two ways we have of gathering data.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public at the physical location upon request.”

“Volunteers assist sheltercare in a variety of activities including working with admin and program staff. They may work on special projects such as doing market research or advising on ways to improve efficiency in our programs. They assist program staff with providing services to our clients such as life skills training and money management skills. They may also possess skills that our staff may lack such as providing haircuts. In addition, volunteers assist our program staff in providing mentoring, crisis intervention, and some limited case management for program participants. Volunteers provide a considerable amount of socialization opportunities (both within the program and in the community) to clients as well.”

“Ninety-seven percent of participants eligible and needing mainstream benefits were engaged in the application process for eventual receipt of those benefits.”