Covenant House Michigan

“The sole corporate member of covenant house michigan is its parent organization, covenant house, d/b/a covenant house international.”

“Covenant house michigan (chmi) parent organization, covenant house international has the right to elect or appoint officers of chmi's board of directors.”

“The following decisions for the governing body are subject to approval by chmi parent organization, covenant house international: - revisions or amendments to the mission, vision statements, the core values and principles, the policy of open intake and the by-laws - the compensation of the executive director of chmi - the use of covenant house name, logo, and other specified nomenclature - any significant development, expansion, retrenchment or alteration of program - delegating any of the aforementioned powers of the president of the member”

“Covenant house michigan has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and the finance committee and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically sent to the board members of the organization for any comments. Any comments are then grouped, summarized and provided to the outside accountants. Each issue is documented and addressed until the return is finalized and approved for filing.”

“The organization requires annual disclosure and affirmation of the conflict of interest policy by all officers, directors and key employees. The disclosure statement required each officer, director, and key employee to disclose any business or personal interests, direct or indirect, that the person may have in an organization that completes with or does business with covenant house international or any other organization business/ agency affiliated with covenant house international. If a conflict is determined to exist, it must be reported and addressed to the satisfaction of the organization. Any other person having a conflict, and attending said meeting, shall retire from the room in which the board or committee is meeting and shall not participate in the final deliberations or decisions regarding the matter under consideration. Any interested director shall also abstain during such vote. The minutes of the meeting of the board or committee shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed and that the interested person was not present during the final discussion or vote and did not vote. A summary of the annual conflicts of interest and copies of the conflicts of interest reports from the directors, executive director, and officers of the organization are also sent to the parent organization, covenant house international. The parent, covenant house international also ensures the annual conflicts of interest reports are accomplished for each affiliate and that the required information is sent to them.”

“The executive director's compensation is determined by the compensation committee working in conjunction with the president of covenant house international (parent). A salary structure and range were determined using a compensation committee and independent consultant for the executive director. Factors considered were the size of the agency budget, program size and complexity, local market compatibility, and the cost of living, with compensation approved by the chc board of directors. The executive director met with the executive committee of the board to recommend increases for his direct reports, including the key employees and other officers. To determine the compensation, personal performance and achievements throughout the year and salary surveys from the michigan federation for children and families (2013); michigan non-profit association; and the u.s. Bureau of labor statistics occupational employment statistics were used as benchmarks from organizations with similar revenue. Records of executive committee's compensation decisions are maintained in the covenant house international (parent) human resources department record. This process was last undertaken in fiscal year 2016.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business and posting a copy on its website. The form 990 is published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are all available for public inspection upon request at 2959 martin luther king jr. Blvd, detroit, mi 48208.”

“Covenant house international (parent) provides financial support as well as management and organizational support for its affiliated organizations. The parent conducts fundraising activities for its own programs and the programs of the affiliates including the sleep out event. The parent collects the funds from the sleep out event that each affiliate holds in their city online through software that they manage/operate. The funds are then disbursed to each affiliate that raised the funds through a grant from the parent. The parent combines contributions received from individuals, corporations and foundations, the sleep out event, plus a parent subsidy and appropriates funds classified as "branding dollars" to each covenant house affiliate. The parent reports the sleep out event in schedule g, part ii of their form 990. The filing organization reports the sleep out event income on part viii, line 1d as a contribution from a related organization.”

“The process for selecting an independent accountant and establishing a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit has not changed from prior years.”