Bethany House Services Inc.

“The 990 is reviewed by the Finance Committee and a copy is provided to the full board.”

“Bethany House Services (BHS) adheres to the agency's conflict of interest policy which dictates the procedures and practices to be followed to prevent the personal interest of staff members, board members and volunteers from interfering with the performance of their duties, or results in the personal, financial or political gain at the expense of the agency, its members, supporters or other stakeholders. Each board member, officer, staff member and volunteer signs and dates the policy at the beginning of their term of service or employment and each year thereafter. This policy and disclosure form is reviewed and distributed annually by all specified parties. Full disclosure is required, by notice in writing, by all interested parties to the full board of directors in all conflicts of interest. Following full disclosure of a possible conflict of interest or any condition specified in the policy, the board of directors shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists and, if so, the board shall vote to authorize or reject the transaction or take other action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect BHS's best interests.”

“Supervisors annually conduct performance evaluations which are based on performance of responsibilities from job descriptions and achievement of goals. Each employee also submits a self-evaluation. Following the supervisor's and employee's discussion and review, the evaluation is scored. Raises are distributed to employees based on the scores and available funding. Compensation is determined and approved by the Board when it approves the annual budget. The actions of the Board are documented in the minutes. Comparability data is researched using annual surveys conducted by the United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Barnes Dennig, and the Leadership Council of Human Service Executives.”

“The organization makes its financial statements available to the public through its own website and upon request. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are made available upon request at the corporate address.”

“In 2015 Bethany House Services more than tripled the number of emergency shelter beds for homeless families when we assumed operation of the Mercy Health-St. John Housing Program. In the past BHS sheltered 1 of 10 homeless families in our community; today we shelter 5 of 10 homeless families. Also in 2015, the housing programs grew by 35% and we added Shelter Diversion, a proactive program that intervenes with families before they are on the street or arrive at the shelter, placing them directly into permanent housing.”

“The organization did not change its selection or oversight process during the current tax year.”