Nebraska Families Collaborative

“The organization is comprised of four members consisting of Child Saving Institute CSI, Father Flanagans Boys Home FFBH, Heartland Family Service HFS and Omni Behavioral Health OMNI”

“The Board of Directors consists of thirteen voting members. The voting members are two employees of and appointed by FFBH one employee of and appointed by CSI one employee of and appointed by HFS one employee of and appointed by OMNI one employee of and appointed by the Nebraska Family Support Network NFSN and seven to thirteen community members, selected by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee has five members consisting of two employees of FFBH entitled to two votes each, one appointed by CSI with one vote, one appointed by HFS with one vote, and one appointed by OMNI with one vote.”

“A review was initially performed by an external accounting firm. The treasurer then reviewed the completed Form 990 and provided an electronic copy to all directors for their review prior to filing.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy for the board of directors that is completed by each board member annually. In addition, there is a conflict of interest policy for employees that is signed when the employee is hired, indicating they have read and are aware of the policy.”

“Compensation for all positions is determined by using comparable data for similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the decisions made regarding compensation are maintained.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“Judy Rasmussen, Nicholas Juliano, Dave Reed, and Maragaret Vacek provided services to Father Flanagans Boys Home and affiliates, therefore remaining weekly hours are spent in that capacity.”

“In June of 2019, the State of Nebraska did not renew its contract with Nebraska Families Collaborative. This was the sole contract for services of the organziation. Begining in October of 2019, children and families were transitioned to a new case management provider. In January of 2020, the board of directors voted to allow management to wind up operations and file for dissolution when appropriate.”

“Amount consists of payments to foster parents and service providers of 36,892,997, services provided by FFBH 262,611, consulting and training of 334,254, and other professional fees of 31,221.”