Jennings Center for Older Adults

“Member of the corporation - the five members of the corporation are appointed by the bishop of the diocese of cleveland.”

“Members' power to elect - the members elect the board of directors (board) from candidates submitted by the board or from candidates selected by the members.”

“Members' approval - the members have the sole prerogative to act upon any of the following matters: to establish/approve the mission/philosophy of the corporation; to adopt, amend, or repeal the corporation's articles of incorporation or code of regulations to the corporation; to fix the number of directors of the corporation and appoint the corporation's board of directors, after receiving recommendations from the board of directors; to remove, with or without cause, after consultation with the board of directors, any member of the board of directors of the corporation; to approve for the corporation, the acquisition of assets, the incurrence of indebtedness or the lease, sale, transfer, assignment, or encumbering of the assets in an amount set by resolution of the members from time to time; to approve the merger, dissolution, affiliation, or corporate restructuring of the corporation; to accept a gift or legacy imposing a permanent or continuing obligation on the corporation; and to ensure the catholicity of the organization.”

“Review of form 990 - the 990 is completed by the business office and reviewed by the chief financial officer. Jennings provides the operations committee with a draft copy of the 990 with a summary of significant changes. A final draft of the 990 is emailed to all board members before being filed with the irs.”

“Monitoring and enforcement of conflict policy - jennings requires an annual disclosure of any interests that could give rise to conflicts from the officers, directors, trustees, and key staff members of the organization. If a conflict arises, the person is asked to leave for discussion and voting on the transaction so that independent persons are responsible for approving or rejecting the transaction. This process is summarized in the minutes for the board and/or its committees.”

“Compensation determination - jennings completed a compensation survey/study in 2024. The compensation consultant reviewed and revised job descriptions, developed a compensation strategy, and reviewed compensation paid to individuals in comparable positions at other organizations. The board, which is independent of the staff members, approves the salary level and any increases for the president/chief executive officer.”

“Public disclosure of documents - jennings makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request.”

“Jennings center for older adults serves individuals with varying degrees of financial ability across five locations in northeast ohio. Approximately 73.1% of jennings' long-term care was provided to individuals whose care is financially subsidized by medicaid. Jennings' fundraising helps to supplement the difference between the cost of quality care and the medicaid reimbursement rate. Though assisted living is a private pay service in ohio, jennings provided charity care to individuals who had depleted their private funds. These individuals required financial assistance to continue residence in assisted living, in an amount over that which is provided by medicaid waiver program funds. With apartments open to adults 62 and older, jennings is able to provide quality affordable lifestyles with supportive services and partnerships to help the residents age successfully even if their income is qualified at "very low" income levels. For adults living in the community, jennings provided adult day services as respite to families by serving a daily (weekday) capacity of 40 individuals with cognitive, physical or developmental impairment in a comfortable, active environment. Jennings fosters respect and appreciation between the generations with intergenerational programs involving older adults on campus and students from area schools. Through its speakers bureau, publications, community events and specialty programs, jennings reached approximately 1,200 individuals throughout northeast ohio.”

“Consultants: program service expenses 3,849,479. Management and general expenses 1,535,052. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,384,531.”