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. A copy of 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 policy, all board members are provided a list of all helping hand vendors, contractors and investments exceeding $20,000 annualy. On an yearly basis, at the end of the fiscal year, a list of vendors is prepared by management staff which lists all vendors with which helping hand has done greater then $20,000 of business over the fiscal year.the list is then provided to the president and ceo 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 an 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, financial statements, or governing documents. The final decision for releasing the documents to the public is the responsibility of the president and ceo.”

“Professional fees: program service expenses 77,694. Management and general expenses 269,165. Fundraising expenses 8,500. Total expenses 355,359.”

“Uncollectable debt: program service expenses 6,849. Management and general expenses 12,252. Fundraising expenses 10,899. Total expenses 30,000. Bank and credit card fees: program service expenses 6,014. Management and general expenses 10,758. Fundraising expenses 9,569. Total expenses 26,341.”

“The process has not changed from previous years.”