Bidwell Training Center Inc

“The executive committee shall have and may exercise, during the intervals between meetings of the board of directors, all of the powers of the board of directors except that the executive committee shall not have the power to amend or repeal the bylaws or to adopt new bylaws; to fill vacancies in, change the number of, or remove members of the board of directors; or to dissolve, remove members or change the number of, or fill vacancies in, the executive committee; or to amend or repeal any resolution of the board of directors which by its terms shall not be amendable or repealable. It shall be the duty of the executive committee to supervise the operations of the corporation between meetings of the board. Any actions of the executive committee shall be ratified by the board of directors at its meetings next following the action. The executive committee may, in its discretion, delegate to the president of the corporation or to a subcommittee details of operation or expenditures of the corporation.”

“Lifetime & emeritus board members can attend meetings and provide input. However, they cannot vote. Lifetime: nancy l. Bromall, michael a. Bryson, george fechter, diana jannetta, don alan linzer, john pelusi, michael schurko, william e. Strickland jr., doris carson williams. Emeritus: amy atkinson, brian d. Aiello, scott g. Brown esq., carolyn byham, anthony l. Bucci, dorothy a. Davis esq., m. Elise hyland, cherree johnson, gregory jordan, scott m. Lammie, claudette r. Lewis, glenn r. Mahone, david l. Motley, mark nordenberg, lisa peters, robert n. Pierce, jr., nancy l. Rackoff esq., theodore roberts jr., clifford r. Rowe jr., vincent sands, susan baker shipley, tony torres, nicholas d. Varischetti, lauren e. Weddell, cpa.”

“Business relationship: william e. Strickland, jr., kevin jenkins, and mara bruce”

“The corporation has one member with full voting rights, which is manchester bidwell corporation (the "member"), a pennsylvania nonprofit corporation and a public charity exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the code. The privileges of the member may be exercised only by the board of directors of the member or such representative(s) of the member as may be designated for such purpose by the member in writing to the president or secretary of the corporation.”

“Manchester bidwell corporation, sole member, has the authority to appoint and remove all of the directors and officers of the corporation.”

“In addition to those rights and privileges accorded to members under the pennsylvania nonprofit corporation law of 1988 (the law"), the member, manchester bidwell corporation, shall have the following reserved powers: (a) the authority to appoint and remove all of the directors and officers of the corporation; (b) the authority to coordinate policy and long-range strategic and financial planning of the corporation; (c) the authority to amend the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the corporation; (d) the authority to create and appoint members to committees within the corporation; (e) the authority to monitor and audit compliance with the member's directives and policies by the corporation; (f) the authority to establish budgets of the corporation; (g) the authority to approve asset transfers by the corporation; (h) the authority to direct services, enter binding agreements, and set or approve fees and prices on behalf of the corporation; and (i) the authority to reallocate income and expenses among affiliates to assure financial integration and achieve mutual objectives.”

“The form 990 is reviewed in detail by the chief financial officer, senior director of finance, and the audit committee of manchester bidwell corporation. The audit committee is responsible for the approval of the form 990. The form 990 is provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“The conflict of interest form is regularly updated by the board of directors. Any relationship changes are reviewed for conflicts and adequately resolved.”

“Manchester bidwell development trust does not compensate the founder, ceo, or cfo who are reported in part vii. Compensation is awarded by mbc pursuant to a process that satisfies the requirements of the intermediate sanction's regulations. The methods used by mbc may include a review conducted by an independent person to ensure pay practices are reasonable within the range of typical market practices, and a survey including comparable data. This process is documented by mbc. The salary changes in fiscal year 2024 for the ceo and cfo were approved by an independent committee of the board.”

“All forms are available upon request.”

“Established in 1968, bidwell training center (btc) changes lives by providing career training and academic enrichment to adults in transition. Btc carries out this mission through its six career training programs, which include culinary arts, chemical laboratory technician, medical assistant, horticulture technology, medical coder/biller, and pharmacy technician. Bidwell training center (btc)'s students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and face many challenges as they seek career training to realize their potential. Seventy-seven percent of btc students come from households that are at or below the "low income" threshold as defined by the city of pittsburgh's department on community and economic development. Btc provided career training, academic enrichment, job placement services, and counseling services to 232 adult students in 2023-24. The three largest career-training programs for btc in 2023-24 were the culinary arts program, the chemical laboratory technician program, and the horticulture technology program. The culinary arts program delivered career training to 34 students in 2023-24. The chemical laboratory technician program delivered career training to 12 students during the program year. Btc's horticulture technology program enrolled 40 students during 2023-24.”

“In the fy24 tax year, an update was made to expense accounting fees in the year that the services are provided. In prior years, accounting fees had been accrued in the year to which the fees related. The change is consistent with gaap treatment. In fy23 the accounting fees had been over-accrued and required an adjustment in the current year. As a result, in fy24, accounting fees are reported lower than actual..”

“This process has not changed from prior years.”