Midwest Special Services Inc

“Jeff hatton - president of our financial institution - abstains from votes related to loans or related business. Lynn schmidt and robert sicoli are related to people receiving services in our programs.”

“The executive committee has the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The 990 is reviewed internally and shared with the treasurer for review upon completion. The draft is reviewed by the finance committee before it is finalized and shared with the full board of directors for review and final approval.”

“Enforcement of conflicts policy on an annual basis the board of directors and mss operations team review the policy and make any necessary changes. Once the policy is approved the mss board and leadership staff review the policy and sign off on the conflict of interest policy and declare any conflicts.”

“Compensation process for top official on an annual basis, the governance and nominating committee of the board reviews the performance including a comprehensive organizational assessment prepared by the president/ceo. They also review compensation of the president/ceo that includes a review of external comparisons provided to committee by the director of human resources. The external data includes salary and benefits for ceos of similar organizations based on salary surveys, information from 990's and consultation with other hr departments of local nonprofit agencies. This information is presented to the governance and nominating committee prior to their performance review of the president. This committee makes a recommendation to the full board regarding retention, goals, salary and benefits and the full board votes on retention, pay and benefit adjustments. After approval, the board president and the chair of governance meet with the president/ceo to discuss goals and review pay. The organization also maintains a formal salary schedule for other key employees that includes other mss leadership positions. This schedule is reviewed annually and is compared to salary and benefit surveys and other external data for similar positions and agencies. Recommendations for change are presented by the hr department and the president reviews and approves changes to the salary schedule.”

“Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request. Annual audited financial statements are shared with counties, funders, board of directors, financial institutions and landlords. Our annual report includes a review of the annual financial performance of the agency. The annual report is mailed to all donors, counties, other funders, stakeholders and financial institutions. Our annual report is also posted on the mss website.”

“In 2024, mss discovered an overstatement in contributions and grants receivable and revenue recorded in fiscal years 2021 and 2022. The financial statements for the year ending december 31, 2023, have been restated to reflect a reduction in contributions and grants receivable and net assets with donor restrictions of $280,932.”