Bethany for Children & Families

“The review process of the completed form 990 will be discharged within the finance committee of bethany for children & families' (the organization) board of directors after submission to the internal revenue service. The organization's director of finance will provide a copy of the form to the finance committee members prior to the finance committee meeting for review. The director of finance will go over the form at the finance committee meeting, will detail the information contained within the form, and provide an explanation of the required schedules. The director of finance will also provide a copy of the completed form 990 to the governing body after filing the form with the internal revenue service.”

“No director shall vote on any issue before the board of directors in which there is a direct or indirect interest or on any transaction involving bethany for children & families to which the member is directly or indirectly a party. A director is indirectly a party to a proposed bethany for children & families transaction if the other party to the transaction is an entity in which the director has a material financial interest or of which the director is an officer, director, or general partner. It is the duty of each director to fully disclose all material facts concerning any such issue and concerning any personal or business interest or relationship which such director has to or concerning any such issue coming before the board of directors, prior to any decision upon such issue being made by the board of directors.”

“The president/ceo of bethany for children & families is evaluated annually by the executive committee of the board of directors. The executive committee documents the performance of the president/ceo on the performance evaluation sheet corresponding to the job duties outlined in the job description of the president/ceo. The executive committee reviews comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations to determine compensation changes. This process last took place on september 6, 2024. The only employee evaluated by the executive committee is the president/ceo. The rest of the staff are evaluated annually by their direct supervisor who documents the performance on the performance evaluation sheet corresponding to the job duties outlined in their specific job description. Comparable compensation data for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organization is reviewed to determine and review compensation changes.”

“Bethany for children & families' governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“The oversight and selection process has not changed from the prior tax year.”

“Bethany for children & families amended its 2023 form 990, return of organization exempt from income tax, to adopt various financial and disclosure information from its completed audited financial statements to ensure alignment with the form 990 instructions. At the time the original form 990 was filed, only draft audited financial statements were available.”