Youth in Need

“The organization's 990 is initially reviewed by the cfo. Questions and concerns are addressed and any required changes are made. The 990 is then presented to the audit committee. The audit committee votes to * approve the 990 for filing * provide the 990 to the entire board of directors during the next board meeting the chairman confirms * the audit committee met with the independent accountants to discuss the 990 * the 990 will be submitted to irs”

“Board members are required to review the conflict of interest policy annually and complete and sign an acknowledgement and disclosure statement. Any disclosures are then reviewed by the full board of directors.”

“A comprehensive analysis of the compensation for the ceo and all other executive management is performed on an annual basis. The executive management positions are market priced using data from surveys of other regional non-profit agencies. A minimum of five surveys are used, and the data extrapolated is based on position type, budget size, number of employees and/or type of non-profit agency. The data is analyzed and the organization's pay grades are determined based on this market data. Salary recommendations of the ceo and the executive management team are given to the youth in need's board of directors compensation committee. These individuals are volunteer board members who are recognized experts in the field of management and compensation. They review the compensation analysis and recommendations before receiving approval from the executive board of directors.”

“Youth in need makes its form 1023 available to the public upon request. Its form 990 is made available to the public through www.youthinneed.org and upon request.”

“Governing documents are available to the public through www.youthinneed.org and upon request. The conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Rise (ritenour students excelling) - the rise program identifies ritenour 8th & 9th graders at high risk for dropping out of school. This program is funded by the csf discovery grant initiative. Each therapist/community mentor team is assigned to a group of 30 students (60 students in total are served through rise). The therapist/community mentor team is charged with supporting the students in attendance, improving academics, and connecting them to school extra curricular activities with the goal of further engaging them to stay in school. Top (teen outreach program) is an evidence based curriculum developed by wyman center delivered by yin at valley park middle school. Top is a positive youth development prevention program which encompasses a community service learning component which leads to lower risk of suspension, course failure, pregnancy and school drop out. Rise and top are services provided through yin's community youth development program.”

“The organization has an audit committee which is responsible for overseeing the audit of the organization and the selection of the independent accountant. This process has not changed from prior year.”