Helping Hand Center

“The board of directors hires the audit and tax consultant to prepare the form 990. The board of directors delegates the finance committee to review the form 990. Helping hand management staff works in cooperation with the outside tax consultant to prepare the form 990. The finance committee reviews the form 990. A copy of the final form 990 is provided to the board of directors prior to filing.”

“Annually, all helping hand board members are required to sign off on a conflict of interest statement. Along with this signing, and in an effort to monitor and enforce the conflict of interest policy, all board members are provided a list of all helping hand vendors, contractors and investments exceeding 20,000 annually. On a yearly basis, at the end of the fiscal year, a listing of vendors is prepared by management staff which lists all vendors with which helping hand has done greater than 20,000 of business over the fiscal year. The list is then provided to the executive director and the board members for their review, and further discussion concerning any possible conflicts of interest.”

“The helping hand board of directors delegates the executive compensation review process to the executive committee. Per the bylaws, the executive committee functions as the personnel committee. The committee conducts a bi-annual market analysis of salaries paid to similar positions in the field of community based agencies providing services to individuals with disabilities. The salary analysis includes a comparison of agency revenues and assets and the number of employees. Executive compensation decisions are made and approved by persons on the committee who are free of any conflict of interest and are directors of the corporation who satisfy the criteria of independence. The recommendations of the executive committee are presented to the full board for approval.”

“Compensation of other highly compensated employees are reviewed through the budget approval process. The annual budget is reviewed by the finance committee and recommended to the board of directors for acceptance. Executive compensation decisions are made and approved by persons on the committee who are free of any conflict of interest and are directors of the corporation who satisfy the criteria of independence. The recommendations of the finance committee are presented to the full board for approval.”

“The articles of incorporation are publicly available from the office of the illinois secretary of state. Helping hand center reviews for merit any request for release of the conflict of interest statement, financials statements, or governing documents. The final decision for releasing the documents to the public is the responsibility of the executive director.”

“Library. We increased our clinical services options and provided counseling services to 55 clients and two new counseling groups were offered that included an art therapy group and residential life group. A total of 45 clients received behavioral therapy services where we served 20 more clients than the previous year. Thirty adults received new physical therapy services to focus on increasing range of motion, muscles strength, and cardiovascular endurance. Approximately 50 clients participated in our new special olympics program which offered 4 different sport options. A 5k running group started and 50 clients lost a total of about 250 pounds our employment services department served over 75 clients. Our job developers focused on building new business partnerships and placed 36 clients in jobs in the community. Through the building bridges program, a collaborative grant project, we reached 55 new families in our high school transition program. A total of 14 new high school transition students received individualized programming at helping hand as part of their transition plan.”

“And 8 individuals now call this house their home. We implemented a new bulk food program in our residential homes which has resulted in agency cost savings and healthy food choices for the people we serve. This change allows us to serve more fresh food options and promote healthy options for our residential clients.”

“Children with autism increased it classroom space by over 1200sq. Ft. Which allowed us to increase student enrollment from 21 to 26 students. We helped occupational, physical, and speech and language students achieve pre-requisite requirements for graduate school admission by providing 121 hours of professional shadowing/observation time. As we look down-the-road to the coming fiscal year, we are anticipating again increasing the number of students in the school, and expanding our service options through the clinic by offering music therapy, casting/splinting/orthotics, summer basketball camp and other group opportunities. Please contact us for more information.”

“Change in value of interest in charitable trusts 97,949”