St Stephen Community Services Inc

“The sole member is the diocesan charities membership corporation.”

“The rules and regulations governing the corporation state that "the authority to vote or act on behalf of the member shall be vested in the board of trustees of the member..."”

“The following powers are reserved for the member: 1) merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the affairs of the corporation, or any plan to accomplish any of the foregoing, 2) any transaction or related series of transactions in excess of $500,000, 3) creation, incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any indebtedness or liability for borrowed funds, 4) solicitation or acceptance of any contribution, grant, bequest, or gift which imposes any condition or restriction that is inconsistent with the corporation's rules and regulations or policies, and 5) the adoption of any long-range plan or program, any change in policy or purpose, or any transaction not in the ordinary course of business of the corporation.”

“The board of trustees has delegated the initial review of the form 990 to the finance committee. Form 990 and all supporting schedules are prepared by an outside accountant who provides a draft return to the cfo prior to filing. The president/ceo and cfo review the form 990 and schedules. The form and schedules are then sent to the finance committee of the board for their review. The ceo and cfo incorporate any changes into the form and schedules then send them to the full board for review. Any changes by the full board are incorporated into the form and schedules. After the completed review process, the finance committee votes to approve the filing in a timely manner.”

“Annually each board member is required to complete and sign the corporation's conflict of interest disclosure form. This form requires identification of conflicts and potential conflicts, and requires the secretary of the board to be notified of any major changes that occur during the reporting period.”

“The chair of the board of trustees collects comparable salary data, then meets with the executive committee of the board of trustees to prepare the annual review of the president/ceo based on performance to stated goals and comparable salary data. The chair of the board of trustees presents the annual review to the president/ceo, documents the annual review and authorizes any changes in compensation.the human resources committee conducts a salary review using local and national data. The hr committee makes any recommendations or adjustments to the executive committee. The executive committee has the authority to act upon the recommendation of the hr committee.”

“SAME AS 15A ABOVE.”

“Form 990 is available to the public through the power philanthropy section of the columbus foundation website and guidestar.org.”

“Upon request at corporate offices.”

“Other program services 4: neighborhood services neighborhood services resolves emergency, short-term crisis, enabling individuals and families to become stable through the provision of services as well as linkages to community resources. Neighborhood services operates a food and nutrition center, supplying individuals and families with three (3) days' worth of food per family member; operates the baby nook, an education class and material assistance program for expectant parents; and links with identified community resources for individuals and families in crisis. The neighborhood services also operates the christmas cares/union shares program, assisting families with a food basket for the holiday season. In 2016, neighborhood services provided services to over 4,000 households. Other program services 5: senior servicessenior services focuses on providing community-based services, allowing older adults to live actively and independently in their own homes. Sernior services provides a continuum of social supports which meet the needs of older individuals and maximize independence, so that they may live a quality life on their own terms in their own communities. In 2016, we served 593 older adults with services; 88% of those receiving services were able to maintain independent living status and documented an increase in health and well-being. Other program services 6: project aquastar project aquastar addresses the issue of food insecurity in the linden community of columbus, ohio. Project aquastar is a one acre urban and aquaponics farm located on-site at the agency. Project aquastar provides hands-on training through education, sustainable food growth, aquaponics and composting. In 2016, 210 youth were provided on-site education on the farm; 15 teens worked on the farm, learning principles of urban agriculture; and over 110 volunteers worked on the farm.”

“Gain on restricted fund investments = $12097”

“Prior period adjustment = $55126”