Boys Town Louisiana Inc

“Father Flanagans Boys Home FFBH is the sole member of all subordinate organizations. Dissolution of any of the subordinate organizations shall occur only upon the approval of FFBH, in which event its net assets shall be distributed to FFBH.”

“Father Flanagans Boys Home, the sole member, hires/appoints the organizations executive director. According to the by-laws of the organization, the executive director is the president and a voting member of the board.”

“FFBH, the sole member, must approve the appointment or removal of subordinate organizations directors. All subordinate organizations operate under an affiliation agreement with FFBH that controls all of their activities. Dissolution of a subordinate organization shall only occur upon the approval of FFBH, in which event the net assets of the subordinate organization, shall be distributed to FFBH.”

“A review was initially performed by an external accounting firm. Then the organizations treasurer and president were provided a copy for review. After these reviews, an electronic copy of the final Form 990 was provided to all directors of the affiliate board before it was filed.”

“Father Flanagans Boys Home regularly and consistently monitors and enforces with its conflict of interest policy mainly through official annual affirmations, self reporting, and observation. Father Flanagans Boys Home has a separate conflict of interest policy for trustees, the executive director, and employees. Trustees must complete a conflict of interest disclosure form and report any perceived or actual conflict. Any perceived or actual conflict of interest is reviewed by the compliance department with the assistance of general counsel. If a conflict does exist, the Executive Committee, with the assistance of general counsel, shall determine an appropriate remedy which may include, without limitation, the Trustee to recuse him/herself from participating in certain deliberations and votes, removing the trustee from a committee or Board. Officers and employees of Boys Town complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure annually, identifying all actual, apparent, and potential Conflicts of Interest. Staff are also required to report any situation involving a conflict of interest that may arise during the year to their supervisor and submitting a Conflict of Interest Disclosure for review by the compliance department. If a conflict of interest does exist, the Compliance department would work with the employee and supervisor to remedy the conflict of interest. Any perceived conflict of interest can also be reported for review through a confidential organizational ethics line at https//secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/18137/index.html”

“Governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“James Beckman provided services to Father Flanagans Boys Home and all affiliates, therefore the remaining 39 hours weekly is spent in that capacity. None of his salary was allocated to affiliates.”

“Program Service Expenses 1,291,408, Grants and allocations 12,782, Revenue 647,351 Community Based Programs consists of In-Home Family Services, Care Coordination, and Common Sense Parenting. In-Home Family Services is an early intervention program to treat and address youth and family problems at home or school. The main goals of this program are to build family strengths, teach new skills, and reduce out of home placement of children. This program is for families who need supportive services, including families with a youth with a behavioral health diagnosis, to address high-risk situations and to prevent early issues from becoming a crisis. In-home family services is also utilized to reduce delinquency or to make court involvement less necessary. Trained In-Home Family Consultants offer in-home counseling and skill development to children and families by providing teaching and instruction on specific skills competencies. In-Home Family Consultants are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and work directly with families two to four hours a week for 12 weeks.”

“Father Flanagans Boys Home FFBH is the sole member of all subordinate/affiliate organizations. As part of the affiliate agreement with FFBH, all affiliates are to utilize FFBH employees to perform the mission of the organization. Costs incurred by FFBH for these employees are then passed on to the affiliate sites. Due to this arrangement, salaries are reported as a cost to the organization, but no W-2s are filed in the name of the affiliate organization.”

“Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g 2,453,530 Contract Services related to the Head Start program 66,457 Other Contract Services 84,278 other Professional Fees.”

“Boys Town Louisiana, Inc. is included in the A-133 audit that is completed on a consolidated basis for FFBH and its affiliates. There is not a separate A-133 audit for the monies awarded solely to Boys Town Louisiana, Inc.”