Guild

“The finance committee and full board of directors review the form 990 before it is filed. Key staff and the external auditor attend the meeting to explain information and answer questions. Approval to file the form 990 is captured in the board minutes.”

“The board of directors and key staff complete annually a conflict of interest information form to disclose conflicting activity or declare no conflicting activity. The board determines whether the transaction is just and fair and is in the best interest of the organization. The board's concern must be the welfare of guild incorporated and the advancement of its purpose.”

“The board of directors performs an evaluation and determines compensation for the ceo based on performance and salary market analysis. Employees receive a performance assessement each year at the time of their anniversary date of hire or entry into a new position. This annual review focuses on both assessing and discussing performance, and on reviewing the employee's base salary with consideration for a salary increase.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the public.”

“Guild incorporated exists to help individuals with mental illness lead quality lives through seeing strengths, creating options, and restoring health.”

“In 2017, 1,564 individuals received community treatment services, including assertive community treatment (act), intensive case management and care coordination. These services are focused on bringing clinical support into the community, helping people live meaningful lives and get the services they need, when and where they need them. Services are provided by interdisciplinary teams who work together to meet mental health, medical, vocational and financial needs. 1,229 people called guild directly for help in 2017. Callers receive help to address immediate needs, identify appropriate options, and help to secure ongoing services.”

“Residential crisis help individuals in psychiatric or other crises stabilize in the community, avoiding homelessness and hospitalization. Intensive residential treatment services assist individuals to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, personal and emotional adjustment, self-sufficiency, and skills needed to live in a more independent setting. Permanent, supportive housing provides 24/7 on-site services for residents who need a higher level of care to assure stability in housing and optimal health. In 2017, 221 individuals accounted for 241 admissions to the 6-bed residential crisis services. The average length of stay was seven days. Ninety-five percent of admissions resulted in the individuals stabilizing their situations without hospitalization for psychiatric care. Fifty-eight individuals were served in the nine-bed intensive residential treatment services program, with an average length of stay of 51 days.”

“Guild's delancey street services engage people who have histories of long-term homelessness compounded by problems of mental illness, substance use, and chronic medical conditions. In 2017, 93 individuals were served in this model. Seventy-four percent of those served for one year or more kept continuous housing in 2017. Delancey apartments represents a collaboration between guild incorporated and project for pride in living, providing permanent, supportive housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness. 11 individuals benefitted from this housing in 2017. Guild's hospital to home program, a partnership with regions hospital, hearth connection and the mn dhs, is demonstrating a reduction in avoidable high-cost health services while increasing stability in health and housing for low-resource homeless individuals with complex healthcare needs. In 2017, guild served 93 individuals and has demonstrated a consistent decrease (68% after enrollment) in emergency department usage. All participants moved into stable housing within four months of enrollment in the initiative. Guild partners with dakota county to help house people living in shelters who have significant barriers to housing. Sixty-one formerly homeless individuals are now housed and have access to on-going housing supports to aid in maintaining stable housing. During 2017, guild issued 65 housing subsidies and vouchers. Eighty two percent maintained stable housing.”

“Using the evidence based individual placement and support (ips) model, services help individuals pursue education or employment in the competitive labor market that meets their abilities and preferences. Jobs placement in 2017 increased by 28 percent over 2016. The number of participants achieving a competitive employment outcome puts guild's employment services in the top 25% of similar programs in the nation that use the evidence-based individual placement and support model.”

“Guild's community support program helps individuals develop, restore and enhance their psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and community living skills. One hundred and ninety-seven individuals made 6,600 visits to the center, participating in both center-based and community-based activities.”

“Volunteer services: more than 175 community members help guild incorporated meet its mission and purpose through volunteer service.”

“Change in beneficial interest in assets held by others 123,213.”

“The oversight process or selection process did not change during the tax year.”