Bridgeway House

“For tax year 2017, the form 990 will be reviewed by executive director, patricia wigney; finance manager, phoebe blume; and the finance committee. Members of the finance committee include mark cummings, board president; mark neil harvey, director; and doug richards, former board president.”

“All transactions involving conflicts of interest must be presented to the board for approval. Directors and officers who have a conflict of interest in any matter must: 1) declare the existence of any direct or indirect conflict of interest 2) disclose its nature on the record, and 3) abstain from voting on that matter the rest of the board must analyze the transaction and ensure that all transactions involving a conflict of interest are fair to the corporation and that no special benefits are being given to any person. A conflict of interest transaction must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board of directors who do not have a conflict of interest involved in that issue, as long as no less than two disinterested direcotrs vote to approve the transaction.”

“Through research and study comparing wages of other non-profit executive directors to that of bridgeway house, the board can help determine salary. However, budget and financials dictate if any realistic change can be made. Change in salary must be approved by the board before implemented.”

“All governing documents and financial statements are available upon request. The board bylaws and other official protocol documents have been drawn up and approved by attorney david atkins. The bylaws may be reviewed by the public.”

“Bridgeway house offers treatments, developmental therapies and support for children and families experiencing autism and related disabilities regardless of income, including in-home therapy, dietary programs, intensive classroom-based schooling and integrative social and support groups for children and families affected by autism in lane county, oregon.”

“The school program is staff-heavy and incurs the highest agency expenses, primarily in payroll.”

“June through august and game night most friday evenings during the academic year. All of these services help children and young adults create lasting social bonds in a safe, low-sensory environment, under the guidance of trained facilitators. Other services offered that fall under the social groups program are shape (sexual health and personal exploration), the annual play production, and the teen dances.”

“Information resources bridgeway house offers a comprehensive website with autism faqs, an event and class calendar and links to other resources on the web. The website connects families in need of assistance with existing community resources using the internet. The website is often the first contact our clients have with our services, and provides anonymous information regarding autism and related services to the community at large at no cost to the user. Additionally, bridgeway house offers a parent support group consisting of 11-week courses, 3 times/year. Free childcare is available, and the group is also no-cost.”

“Line 1a: box 3 of form 1096, filed for 2017, lists 24 as the number of 1099s filed. That number is incorrect. The actual number of 1099s filed is 20.”