Catholic Social Services

“Tom shearer and norm shearer are brothers.”

“The sole member of this corporation is ex-officio the archbishop of cincinnati or his canonical successor as determined by competent authority in the roman catholic church pursuant to the code of canon law.”

“The sole member of this corporation shall be ex-officio the archbishop of cincinnati or his canonical successor as determined by competent authority in the roman catholic church pursuant to the code of canon law. The organization has no stockholders or other persons that have the authority to elect or appoint more members of the governing body.”

“The governance decisions of the organization reserved for the sole member, the archbishop of cincinnati or his canonical successors, are specified in the code of regulations (formerly known as bylaws of the organization), section 2.3.”

“The organization's director of finance and administration, chief executive officer, and the audit committee review the form 990 before it is filed. After their review a copy is provided to the board.”

“Board members are required to sign a conflict of interest statement on an annual basis. All new employees are required to sign conflict of interest statements as part of the orientation training. It is required that the chief executive officer be notified if a conflict of interest arises.”

“The board of directors is responsible for hiring and establishing the annual compensation (salary and benefits) of the chief executive of the organization. The annual process for determining the appropriate compensation package for this individual includes documenting a performance review, linking his or her measurable success, experience and performance while also reviewing comparability data of what similarly-sized peer organizations, in the same geographic location, offer their senior leaders to arrive at a compensation package that is reasonable but not excessive. Although the detailed review procedures take place by the executive committee, the compensation package is approved by vote of the entire board during the approval of organizations budget for the next fiscal year.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest, and financial statements available to the public upon request for the same period of time as set forth in the internal revenue code section 6104(d).”

“Reclassifications have been made to the reporting of program service revenue and contributions and grants (in comparison to the prior year) in accordance with accounting standards update (asu) 2018-08 that require governmental grants that benefit the general public to be classified as contributions instead of program service revenue.”

“On april 1, 2020, catholic social services merged with life essentials, inc.(ein # 31-1324922), a 501(c)(3)organization. The life essentials guardianship program provides support for individuals (predominantly seniors) who have been deemed mentally incompetent by the courts and who do not have family willing or capable of making sound decisions for their care.”

“In december 2019, the organization made the decision to discontinue the operations of lincoln academy, which represented substantially all of the early childhood education program. After observing continued decline in enrollment, it was determined that there was no longer a community need for the academy.”

“The sidney branch of the organization has filings under a separate ein (31-1213535). The sidney branch filed 51 w-2 statements as well as 76 1099's for 2020 under 31-1213535.”

“Inherent contribution - life essentials, inc. Assets 119,221.”

“The organization's committee that assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.”