Child and Family Charities

“The form 990 is provided to the finance director, chief executive officer, and board of directors for review and approval prior to being filed.”

“All employees are given a copy of the "ethical conduct and conflict of interest policy- and have to sign, acknowledging that they have read and understand the policy.”

“The personnel committee chairperson initiates a performance evaluation of the executive director each year. This includes a paper survey that is sent to each board member. The personnel committee chairperson synthesizes the information and produces a written evaluation report. The agency provides the board with a copy of the michigan federation for children and families annual fringe benefit and salary survey, a report which details high-average-low wages and benefits from over 60 member agencies statewide, including executive compensation, and is tiered based on agency budget-size and total number of employees. The full board discusses the evaluation, and the executive committee votes to determine the executive director's compensation package.”

“Annually, the agency's form 990 tax return is filed with the internal revenue service through the organization's external financial audit firm and is made available to the public through websites such as guidestar. Information about programs and services is frequently distributed through quarterly newsletters, special mailings and public announcements, and public speaking engagements. The organization's webpage includes a downloadable version of the most recent annual report which includes a full overview of the organization, names of board members, senior management staff, service performance, and key financial information.”

“To help protect children by strengthening their families, promoting healthy personality development and restoring positive social interaction among family members. To offer a broad program of child welfare services and to work with the community on those programs.”

“Teen court and home based treatment: teen court is a juvenile justice diversion program which serves young first-time offenders who have committed a minor offense. Home based adolescent treatement provides in-home behavioral health services to adolescents with mental health and substance use disorders. Total expenses: 295,737 child abuse prevention: primary services include family growth center, community outreach & public awareness,medicaid outreach, and foster care supportive visitation. Total expenses: 311,725 higher ground and t.r.u.e.: higher ground provides crisis intervention, non-residential/prevention counseling, case managment, and if necessary, temporary housing shelter for youth ages 12 to 17 and their families. T.r.u.e. (teens respecting and understanding each other) is a support and activity based group that provides help and guidance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth between the ages of 14 and 18. Total expenses: 354,455 crossroads: voluntary transitional living program for young people who are unable to live at home. Total expenses: 761,888 street outreach program: provides homeless youth immediate access to services. Total expenses: 160,619 housing young families: program for young people, ages 17 through 21, who are without permanent safe and stable housing and are either pregnant, parenting, or both. Total expenses: 202,789 rapid rehousing: provides joint transitional housing and repaid rehousing for homeless and vulnerable youth and their children. Total expenses: 180,257 operation good cheer: program that provides christmas gifts to children in foster care and has them delivered all over the state by way of airplanes. Total expenses: 1,202,342”

“Fundraising event expenses on part viii line 8b 140,000 fundraising event expenses on part viii line 8b -140,000”