University Settlement Inc.

“Prior to filing, the form 990 is presented to the finance committee, finance staff, and the executive director for review and approval. At the next regularly scheduled board meeting, the 990 is presented to the full board of directors for review. The form 990 is distributed in advance of the board meeting in order to ensure that directors have an opportunity for meaningful review. A board officer signs the 990.”

“Conflict of interest statements are signed annually by officers and directors. Conflicts of interest noted are circulated to committee chairs in order to require a volunteer(s) recusal on matters where a conflict of interest exists, if any.”

“15-a: the executive committee is the responsible body for the annual compensation review of the executive director. Compensation is awarded commensurate with performance and is evaluated in relation to other northeastern ohio nonprofits of similar missions and financial capacities. 15-b: the executive director is responsible for the annual compensation review of the other officers and key employees of the organization. Compensation is awarded commensurate with performance and is evaluated in relation to other northeastern ohio nonprofits of similar missions and financial capacities.”

“The organization's governing documents, form 990, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. The form 990 can also be found on several publicly accessible websites.”

“University settlement's mission is to foster strong and independent individuals and families by providing innovative, valued and collaborative services that meet the evolving needs of the broadway-slavic village community. In an effort to fulfill our mission, university settlement is committed to: *excellence in all aspects of our work *serving our clients with respect and dignity *a customer-centric orientation to our programs and services *having our 'feet in the street' to encourage authentic community engagement and ongoing community dialogue *aligning our programs and services to address current and pressing community needs and being nimble so as to be able to adjust offerings in line with evolving community needs *building our visibility in the community to be as accessible as possible to those we strive to partner with and serve *operating with a collaborative spirit the broadway-slavic village neighborhood and its families are stronger because of the services and leadership provided by university settlement.”

“University settlement's mission is to foster strong and independent individuals and families by providing innovative, valued and collaborative services that meet the evolving needs of the broadway-slavic village community. In an effort to fulfill our mission, university settlement is committed to: *excellence in all aspects of our work *serving our clients with respect and dignity *a customer-centric orientation to our programs and services *having our 'feet in the street' to encourage authentic community engagement and ongoing community dialogue *aligning our programs and services to address current and pressing community needs and being nimble so as to be able to adjust offerings in line with evolving community needs *building our visibility in the community to be as accessible as possible to those we strive to partner with and serve *operating with a collaborative spirit the broadway-slavic village neighborhood and its families are stronger because of the services and leadership provided by university settlement.”

“This process has not changed since last year.”

“University settlement realized many accomplishments during its 2014 fiscal year (07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014): university settlement was selected for funding from the united way to address grade-level reading and chronic absenteeism at willow school. We have seen tremendous progress in our students' reading skills, and have increased chronically absent students' attendance by 20%. University settlement was selected as the lead agency for fullerton school in the community wraparound strategy. University settlement is also the lead agency at mound school. Site coordinators supervised by university settlement support schools through recruitment and coordination of community resources. In 2014, staff leadership combined two family support programs, strengthening families and fatherhood connections, under the umbrella of building strong families. Through a grant from the saint luke's foundation, university settlement is delivering services to struggling families, including case management, parenting classes, and support groups.”