Greater Erie Community Action Committee

“The completed Form 990 is presented by our auditing firm to the Management Committee of our Board of Directors upon its completion in April. Once any questions and/or concerns are addressed, the Management Committee recommends that it be presented to the full Board for review and approval in April. Once the full Board approves the Form 990, it will be filed electronically.”

“On an annual basis, all members of the Board of Directors must complete and sign a Conflict of Interest Acknowledgement and Annual Disclosure Statement. The statement requires the member to identify any financial interests, compensation arrangement, and services that the member or member's immediate family receives from the agency. The member must leave the committee or board meeting while the determination of conflict is discussed and voted upon.”

“An independant consultant was procured to update the agency's compensation policies and salary schedules. The consultant completed a detailed pricing analysis using data from multiple salary reporting sources. All of the positions within the organization were then ranked relative to others within the organization. The following compensation philosophy was adopted: to compensate employees fairly and equitably based on external market data and internal value. The consultant developed new salary structures, reviewed each position based on external market value and internal parity to develop recommended grading. The consultant then worked with the Executive Team to develop updated compensation procedures. Two compensation committees were established. The Management Committee of the Board of Directors will recommend to the Board all salary grade changes, job description changes and/or new job descriptions developed for the CEO and for all employees reporting directly to the CEO. The Operations Compensation Committee is comprised of the agency's CEO and the Vice President of Human Resources, Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Finance. The committee will approve any changes to the existing Compensation Procedure, all promotions and/or salary grade changes for existing positions as well as grading for any newly created positions. The Agency's Salary Structure was approved by the Board of Directors in the current fiscal year.”

“The unaudited financial statement is included in our annual report that is made available to the public at our annual meeting and is also available on the Agency's website. The other documents would be made available upon request for inspection at the office.”

“Program Service Revenue is generated from a variety of sources including; Revenue from Fee for Service Contracts; GECAC Training Center; Food Service related income; Transportation Services; Senior Games; Housing; Meal Delivery”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Education Training and Community Services - Promotes long term economic success for low-income individuals and families through education, training, case management and self sufficiency services. Education and Training services include adult education classes and academic support services for low-income youth with the potential for post secondary education. These services were provided to 277 clients. Community Services include housing and utility assistance provided to 1,034 clients, weatherization services (33 homes), family support services (135 clients), and income tax assistance (591 clients). Finally, the Food Services Program provided 389,198 meals and transportation served 889 clients. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Executive Program - Provided 121 scholarships to families of children enrolled in grades K-12 to assist them in attending a school of their choice. Donations were made available through the Commonwealth of PA Tax Credit Program. Family Action Teams are group mentoring experiences that are designed to help individual families make plans and move from dependency to self-sufficiency. The Agency provided assistance to 158 families through this project.”