Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio

“The sole member of the organization is lutheran social services of central ohio, inc.”

“The sole member of the organization has the right to elect or appoint one or more members of the governing body.”

“The sole member of the organization has the right to approve or ratify the decisions of the governing body.”

“Form 990 is prepared by our outside auditing firm and submitted to the director of finance and cfo for review. Prior to filing, form 990 is posted to a secure portal and each board member is granted access to review and comment.”

“All members of the board of directors and management staff annually review and acknowledge the conflict of interest policy and disclose any situations of potential conflict of interest. At new-hire orientation, all personnel acknowledge that they understand the conflict of interest policy. The compliance officer monitors for potential conflicts of interest and at least annually updates all disclosures. Restrictions imposed, such as participation rights, are based on the type of conflict that exists.”

“Compensation review is completed by a related organization, lutheran social services of central ohio. An annual performance evaluation is prepared for each management official. The top management official is evaluated by the rest of management as well as the board of directors through its executive committee. The full board approves the recommendations of the executive committee. The top management official, peers and selected reports evaluate remaining management. Salary surveys are referenced as appropriate to establish, with consideration of the size, geographic reach, complexity and breadth of services of the organization. Compensation decisions are documented on payroll approval forms and the review process was last completed in 2023.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to interested individuals and corporations upon written request.”

“The administration and finance committee of lutheran social services of central ohio, the parent organization, oversees the audit and selection of the independent accounting firm. This process has not changed from the prior year.”