Gesher Human Services

“Periodically, the executive committee will meet in lieu of a full board meeting. The executive committee is comprised of the chairperson and vice chairpersons of the corporation, the chairpersons of the standing committees, and such other trustees as appointed by the chairperson. The chairperson acts as chairperson of the executive committee. Unless otherwise provided by action of the board, the executive committee has all powers of the board between meetings of the board, except the executive committee does not have the power to (a) select the chairperson or vice chairperson, (b) elect board members or fill board member vacancies, (c) select the corporation's president, (d) amend bylaws, or (e) amend the articles of incorporation.”

“Gesher amended its bylaws to update the following: the number of elected directors has been reduced from between 20 and 45 to between 10 and 30. Fomer presidents and chairs are no longer admitted to the board of directors upon request. The position of chairperson elect is no longer a board or officer positon. Employed officers of the corporation now include executive vice presidents. Additional volunteer or employed officers may be designated by the board.”

“The finance committee is responsible for the review of the form 990 and has authority to act on behalf of the governing body in regard to the form 990. Each committee member receives a copy of the form 990 and is able to provide feedback and changes prior to the return being finalized for filing. A copy of the audit committee approved form 990 is distributed to the entire board of directors for review prior to filing. Appointment to the finance committee is made by the board chair.”

“Gesher has a code of ethics and a conflict of interest policy that is distributed to and reviewed with all new board members and redistributed annually to the entire board as a reminder. The board of directors annually complete a conflict of interest statement. All board members are expected to inform gesher of any changes that arise during the year that would result in any potential conflict of interest. Additionally, all known conflicts are reviewed annually at a board meeting and all board members are asked if there are any other known conflicts. If conflicts arise, it is the practice of board members who are in conflict to abstain from participation and voting on the related subject matter.”

“Compensation process for top official: the chief human resources officer obtains comparability data from the form 990 of similar organizations as well as published compensation surveys for the ceo position. The professional compensation studies selected contain comparable positions in comparable organizations. The hr/compensation oversight committee of the board of directors utilizes this data in conjunction with the annual written performance review of the ceo to determine the compensation arrangement for the year. The committee is comprised of board members selected by the chair. Compensation process for officers: the chief human resources officer obtains comparability data and published compensation surveys for all positions where compensation is greater than or equal to $115,000 per annum. The surveys include professional studies that contain comparable positions in comparable organizations and form 990 data for similar organizations. The hr/compensation oversight committee of the board of directors utilizes this data to establish salary ranges for each position. Once the salary ranges are approved by the committee, the ceo is authorized to set salaries within the approved range in conjunction with annual performance reviews.”

“In the spirit of transparency, upon request, gesher will make available its articles of incorporation, bylaws, and conflict of interest policy. Gesher financial statements are available in the gesher annual report (a public document), or upon request. All requests for information may be directed to the office of the chief financial officer.”

“Market change in value of endowment funds -992,224. Transfer from kadima 184,183. Inherent contribution from acquisition 8,733,749.”