Godman Guild Association

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm. The information return is then reviewed by the finance committee. Then, a copy of the 990 is provided to the full board of directors prior to filing.”

“In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of his or her financial interest and must be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the trustees and members of committees with board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists and follow procedures in place for addressing the conflict of interest.”

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's executive director includes a review of the compensation package, performance and use of comparability data for similarly sized and situated non-profit organizations. The compensation package is determined by the organization's independent board and is documented in the meeting minutes.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The godman guild association is an ohio not-for-profit corporation, whose mission is to promote strong families and strong communities in columbus, ohio, primarily focusing on the near north side. Established in 1898, the godman guild association is the oldest of six settlement houses serving columbus and an active member of the columbus federation of settlements. The godman guild associations programs are designed to be comprehensive, providing a full range of services for both youth and adults, with the ultimate goal of making families strong and self sufficient. The guild provides community education programming to support the inner-city core neighborhoods. The guild promotes civic leadership and neighborhood pride, all critical steps in building a self-advocating community. Godman guild helps to promote economic development by encouraging business community investment, creation of social enterprise, and providing education and training of a workforce within the neighborhood community.”

“For youth, we offer -- aces - in-school and after school programming for ages k-5; summer youth empowerment program (syep) - summertime programming for pre-k through ages 13; rise - after school programming for middle and high school students.”

“Godman guild offers a continuum of services in educational attainment for adults, including -- adult basic literacy education through ged and english for speakers of other languages (esol) programs; transitions program, designed to help adults make a successful transition into short-term, post-secondary education or training; e3 program (educate empower elevate) this program designed for women, supports post-secondary education or training as well as a robust mentorship program.”

“The guild promotes health & wellness through our -- wilderness bond program, designed to provide therapeutic experiential adventure opportunities that strengthen essential life skills for at risk populations; leadership & challenge center, providing outdoor experiential facilities designed to promote leadership, positive communication skills and relationship building skills.”

“Consulting fees : program service expenses 605,587. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 605,587. Paychex professional fees : program service expenses 10,963. Management and general expenses 2,408. Fundraising expenses 548. Total expenses 13,919. Other fees-progserv-990 : program service expenses 24,912. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 24,912. Other fees-mngmnt-990 : program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 18,810. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 18,810.”

“Prior yr adj for underfunded benefit plan 161,848. Prior yr adj for investment-subsidiaries -72,780. Eliminating entry for consolidated reports 72,632.”

“The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. The process by which the organization oversees the audit and selects and independent accountant has not changed since the previous year.”