Talbert House

“The form 990 is reviewed by senior finance staff of talbert house, sole member of gateway recovery, inc. And the public accounting firm that assists in its preperation. The form 990 is then presented to senior management and the finance committee of talbert house, the sole member. The form 990 is sent electronically to all members of the board of trustees prior to its filing.”

“Possible conflicts of interest are monitored by an annual mailing to the board of trustees in which they are asked to disclose any relationships with any person or business that may be a source of conflict of interest. Conflict of interest policy regarding employees is emphasized in orientation as well as ongoing annual trainings and is included in the corporate compliance plan.”

“An independent personnel and compensation committee of the board of directors reviews executive compensation for the organization's ceo and other officers and vice presidents. They utilize comparable data and an outside compensation consulting firm to analyze and evaluate the organization's executive compensation, this independent board committee makes its recommendations as to compensation annually to the board of directors, which then approves or modifies their recommendation for the coming fiscal year.”

“The organization will provide any documents open to public inspection upon request.”

“The organization has an executive committee comprised of the board chair (who shall act as chair of such committee), the immediate past chair, the other elected officers of the corporation and such other trustee and trustees appointed by the board of trustees from time to time. The executive committee shall have the authority of the board of trustees in the management of the business of the corporation in the interval between meetings of the board of trustees, and the executive committee shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the board of trustees.”

“Other purchased services: program service expenses 2,406,653. Management and general expenses 322,064. Fundraising expenses 20,374. Total expenses 2,749,091. Temporary personnel services: program service expenses 345,563. Management and general expenses 303,675. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 649,238. Liasion fees: program service expenses 169,783. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 169,783. Payments to partners: program service expenses 4,390,472. Management and general expenses 51,000. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,441,472.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”