Catholic Charities Corporation

“Members of the organization - the organization has three members designated as the ordinary bishop of the catholic diocese of cleveland, the secretary for ccc, and the chairperson of the board of directors of ccc.”

“Powers of the members - all individuals on the board of directors must be approved by the members.”

“Decisions reserved to the members - certain decisions of the organization's board are subject to approval by the organization's members, such as the transfer of real property, appointment of board members, encumberance of debt, and the amendment of organizational documents.”

“Form 990 review - the chief financial officer reviews form 990. It is then provided to the board's finance committee for review. Then, it is made available to the full board and to the president/ceo for review and signature.”

“Monitoring and enforcement of conflict policy - all employees, including officers, are required to disclose situations that could give rise to conflicts of interest. The disclosure must be signed by the employee and their supervisor. This is a required part of the annual employee evaluation process.”

“Compensation review and approval - the president/ceo's salary is set by the bishop of the diocese of cleveland within prescribed guidelines. All positions within the organization, including the president/ceo's, are placed in grades based upon duties and responsibilities. The compensation for those grades are evaluated and established based upon comparative salary studies provided to the human resources department by external sources. Those grade ranges are reviewed annually by the human resources department. Individual salaries are determined within those pay/guide ranges. Employees are evaluated mid-year and salary adjustments are made at that time.”

“Availability of documents - the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements available to the public upon request for the same period of time as set forth in internal revenue code section 6104(d).”

“With over 100 years of successful service, catholic charities has become one of the largest, most comprehensive systems of care in northeast ohio. Driven by faith and mission, we serve over 400,000 people per year in over 40 locations for people of every race and religion in each of the eight counties within the diocese of cleveland. Catholic charities seeks to honor the dignity of every person encountered through our work, and to provide help and hope through compassion and justice.”

“Change in postretirement benefit obligation 166,971. Change in value of beneficial interest in perpetual trusts 548,580. Transfer of net assets to diocese of cleve.facilities services corp. -811,373.”