Stairways Behavioral Health Inc

“The children's home of bradford, pa has the authority to appoint up to five members of the organization's board of directors.”

“The organization has an affiliation agreement with children's home of bradford, pa ("chb") which gives chb certain authority over budgetary and other administrative functions.”

“The completed form 990 is presented to the journey health system board finance committee for detailed review and approval using a secured company website which is password protected. After approval by the journey health system board finance committee, the stairways behavioral health full board of directors is provided a copy of the return in a similar manner for their review indicating that the journey health system board finance committee as reviewed and approved the return. Hard copies of the return are made available at the request of the board member.”

“Each year at the annual board meeting, the board members are given a conflict of interest statement. They are required to sign it each year, making sure that if anything changes, it is noted atleast annually. In the interim, if there are any changes, they are asked to report them to the assistant to the executive director, who will then give them a new statement to sign. If members are not in attendance at the annual board meeting, the conflict of interest statement is mailed to them, and followed up upon by the assistant to the ceo.”

“Compensation of ceo and all other key employees is determined based on an independent study done by an outside consulting firm. This study and recommedations are then reviewed by the board of directors, and salary adjustments, if appropriate, are then approved by the board of directors.”

“Compensation of ceo and all other key employees is determined based on an independent study done by an outside consulting firm. This study and recommedations are then reviewed by the board of directors, and salary adjustments, if appropriate, are then approved by the board of directors.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are avaialable to the public upon request and by the contract documents on file with erie county, pa.”

“Part iii, line 1 briefly describe the organization's mission (continued): rehabilitation, personal care services, and stabilization through the use of short term and long term residential units.”

“The organization provides various services to persons with serious and persistent mental illnesses and drug and alcohol addictions. These services include vocational, social rehabilitation, personal care services, and stabilization through the use of short term and long term residential units.”

“New opportunities reported as a part of stairways behavioral health in the prior year. New opportunities is filing a separate 990 for 23/24. This change reflects the decrease in net assets related to new opportunities.”