Easter Seals Midwest

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to and reviewed by the board prior to filing. The audit committee is empowered by the board of directors to have the 990 filed and have it executed by the cfo.”

“The board of directors and audit committee discuss potential conflicts regularly at and between board meetings and relies on the ceo to bring to its attention any material transaction or relationships that might be considered a conflict of interest with respect to any of the board members. For any board votes where a potential conflict or the appearance of a conflict might exist, the board member with the potential conflict is required to excuse himself or herself from the meeting during the discussion of the matter as well as the vote itself.”

“The compensation of the ceo is reviewed and approved by the executive committee of the board of directors. The board obtains market data from lockton and from guidestar when determining reasonable compensation. Also, the chief hr officer gives the executive committee information regarding how much is budgeted. In addition, the ceo reviews and approves the compensation of the other officers of the organization.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the general public upon request, but are not regularly published by the organization for public access.”

“Effective may 1, 2025, the organization and center for hearing and speech, inc. (chs) completed a merger, with the organization being the surviving entity, all pursuant to the terms of an agreement and plan of merger previously executed by the parties. In accordance with gaap, the merger is accounted for as an acquisition, with the organization as the acquirer. The organization and chs executed the merger with the desire to strengthen their missions and to broaden their scope of services for the greater community. This merger creates a continuum of support for individuals with disabilities that does not otherwise exist in the community. The merger of the two organizations will diversify programs and address needs of more individuals and families in the community. The excess of chs assets contributed over chs liabilities assumed as of may 1, 2025, have been recognized by the organization as a contribution.”

“Easter seals midwest merged with center for hearing and speech, inc. The center for hearing & speech provides a variety of communication services for people across the lifespan aimed at early identification, evaluation, treatment, and ongoing support. Programs include speech-language services, treating speech and language disorders in adults and children; school screening, which screens school-aged children for vision and hearing loss; clinical audiology services, which evaluates and treats hearing loss for children and adults; and hearing conservation, which tests the hearing of workers in high-noise environments according to osha requirements.”

“No change from prior year.”