Scus Head Start Programs Inc.

“Organization members per the organization's certificate of incorporation and bylaws, scus shall be the sole member of scus head start. Paragraph six of the certificate of incorporation notes all members of the board of directors shall be appointed by the member, and the member shall have the power to remove any one or more of the directors at any time in its discretion with or without cause. In addition, only the member shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws, and only the member shall have the power to amend the certificate of incorporation. The officers of scus head start are employed by scus and a part of their duties for scus includes providing management support to scus head start.”

“Please see narrative reported above titled form 990, part vi, section a, line 6.”

“Please see narrative reported above titled form 990, part vi, section a, line 6.”

“Form 990 review process scus head start has adopted and follows the majority of the policies and procedures of its sole member, scus. The form 990 was reviewed by the head start board of directors in mid-july and then sent to the audit committee of the scus board prior to filing with the irs before the extended due date of november 15, 2023.”

“Compliance with conflict of interest policy scus has a conflict of interest policy applicable to all affiliates, including scus head start, and is administered by scus' corporate secretary. The board of directors of scus head start has adopted and follows the procedures of scus: under its bylaws and its code of ethics, save the children's trustees, officers, and other employees are required to promptly disclose any potential conflicts of interest, in writing. In the event that a transaction poses a potential conflict of interest for any officer or trustee, the bylaws provide for the trustees' full consideration of all material facts and circumstances to determine whether the transaction is fair, reasonable, and in the corporation's best interests. In the event that a transaction poses a potential conflict of interest for a key employee other than an officer, the employee's supervisor and/or other relevant decision makers are charged with ensuring that the employee does not take part in decision making regarding the transaction. Form 990, part vi, section b, lines 13 and 14 governance policies scus has governance policies (whistleblower, documentation retention, etc.) applicable to all affiliates, including scus head start, that are administered by scus' legal department. The board of directors of scus head start has adopted and follows the procedures of scus.”

“Determining compensation officers are compensated for services provided to scus head start. The compensation policies of scus head start are subject to the oversight and review by the board of trustees of scus and the compensation review performed in 2022.”

“Available to the public scus head start makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request.”

“In 2022, the organization received $1,387,418 in funding, per a subgrant agreement with save the children federation, inc.”

“Scus head start programs, inc. ("scus head start") promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. They engage parents in their children's learning and assist them in making progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. Significant emphasis is placed on the involvement of parents in the administration of local head start programs.”

“All forms w-2 are issued by scus head start. Salaries of scus, a related 501(c)(3) organization, allocated to time worked for scus head start has been properly reported as scus head start salary expense.”

“2022 expense paid in 2023 746,628.”

“Consolidated audited financial statements scus head start follows the majority of the policies and procedures of its sole member, save the children federation, inc. Scus consolidated head start activity is included in the scus consolidated audited financial statements.”

“Scus head start programs, inc. Is included in the consolidated single audit of scus.”