St Martha'S Hall

“St. Martha's hall pays a management and bookkeeping fee to the archdiocese of st. Louis. Additionally, a management fees is paid to the st. Louis archdiocese fund (slaf) for the management of the organization's investments. Along with this, the organization pays a management fee to cardinal ritter senior services for management of the building in which st. Martha is located.”

“The organization has one member - catholic charities of st. Louis. Additionally, the archbishop of st. Louis is a member with reserved powers over catholic charities of st. Louis, by which the archbishop has also reserved powers over the organization.”

“As a member with reserved powers over catholic charities of st. Louis, by which the archbishop of st. Louis also has reserved powers over the organization, the archbishop of st. Louis has the authority to appoint up to 50% of the board of directors and to approve all candidates to the board of directors of the organization.”

“As they are members with reserved powers, various decisions of the organization are subject to approval by catholic charities of st. Louis and the archbishop of st. Louis.”

“The organization has provided a .pdf copy of the form 990 to the members of the finance committee of the governing board via email prior to filing of the tax return. The email sent to the finance committee requests that all members review the form 990 as of a select date. Any questions and comments are to be sent to the executive director. Once all questions and comments are reviewed/cleared by the executive director, the form 990 is accepted for filing and a representation letter is signed by the executive director. At this point, the form 990 is filed with the irs.”

“Upon membership to the board of directors, persons are required to review and sign a conflict of interest policy. Additionally, all other officers, directors, and key employees are required to review and sign the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. The executive director & development director with the finance committee of the board of directors review monthly for any potential conflicts.”

“The organization reviews a salary administration program, including pay grades and ranges, that is provided by catholic charities of st. Louis. The organization also reviews national and local inflation rates, internal funding abilities, and planned salary budgets for the archdiocese of st. Louis. Annual performance evaluations are also reviewed when determining salary increases. Compensation for the executive director is reviewed annually by the executive committee of the governing board. All other employee compensation is reviewed annually by the executive director.”

“Anyone interested in reviewing the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and/or financial statements must contact the executive director, as this information is available to the public upon request. Also, the financial statements are available on guidestar.”

“The audit committee of the archdiocese assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.”