St Stephen Community Services Inc

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

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

“The following powers are vested in 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 borroweed 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 of purpose, or any transaction not in the orginary course of business of the corporation.”

“The board of trustees has deligated the review of 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 990 and schedules. The form and schedules are then sent to the finance committee of the board for their review. The ceo and cfo incoporate any changes into the form and schedules and then send the finalzied 990 to the finance committee for review. After the complated review process, the finance committee votes to approve the filing in a time maner. A final copy of the 990 is made available to the full board prior to filing.”

“Annually, each board member is required to complete and sign the corporation's conflict of interest disclosure form. This form requires the identification of conflicts and potential conflicts, and requires the secretary of the board 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 slary data. The chair of the board of trustees presents the annual review to the president/ceo, documents the annual review and authorizes any changed in complensation. The governance committee conducts a salary review using local and national data. The committee makes any recomendations or adjustments t the executive committee. The executive committee has the authority to act upon the recomendation of the governance committee.”

“SAME AS 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.”

“Senior services- senior services focuses on services that help senior's "age in place" through case management, transportation and social events. In fiscal year 25, we served 926 individuals. Expenses: 288,047”

“Early learning center- our early learning center provides a safe, learning environment for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years with a focus on kindergarten readiness. In 2025, 29 children were served in the early learning center expenses: 432,185”