Casa of Seneca Sandusky & Wyandot

“The form 990 is presented to the board of trustees for reveiw. Upon approval by the board of trustees, the form 990 is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The organization's policy requires annual disclosure if a conflict of interest is present and is documented in the minutes of the board of trustees. The trustee involved is requried to abstain from voting and is so noted in the minutes.”

“A comparability study is done and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation with final approval by board of trustees.”

“All are available upon request by contacting the casa office at 21 court street, tiffin, ohio.”

“Volunteers serve as a court appointed special advocate/guardian ad litem working independently to investigate and monitor cases in juvenile abuse, neglect, and/or dependency in the seneca, sandusky, and/or wyandot county juvenile court. They participate in screening procedures, court observation, pre-service and in-service training sessions, serve on at least one case annually by investigating and monitoring the situation while the child is under court jurisdiction to ensure that the child's best interests are being served, conduct an independent investigation to gain a thorough understanding of the assigned case, and conduct interviews with the child, county children services caseworker, parents/guardians, relatives, friends, attorneys, teachers, neighbors, foster parents, counselors, physicians, and/or any person with relevant information about the child, and review files at appropriate agencies relative to the child's case. They also consult with the casa staff as to preliminary findings and to review progress of the case. They maintain and provide to the casa office, as required, accurate and timely forms and case records, including monthly office updates and court reports. They attend all pertinent hearings, reviews and/or meetings necessary for each assigned, maintain up-to-date and complete file records on each case assigned, and maintain mandated standard of confidentiality on information pertaining to each case.”

“Donated use of facilities -1,800 income tax -18,817 total -20,617”