Lighthouse for the Homeless

“The executive committee of the board of directors is composed of the officers of the corporation and the chairs of the standing committees of the board. It may exercise the powers of the board of directors subject to certain limitations imposed by law and by the bylaws of the presbyterian night shelter. Should the position of executive director become vacant, the executive committee will exercise all such powers and perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to, or required of, the executive director. All actions of the executive committee are reported to the board at the its next meeting succeeding such action.”

“The organization's sole member, presbyterian night shelter, performs managerial and administrative functions for the true worth place.”

“In january of 2017, the fort worth foundation donated the building called true worth place to the organization along with a 5-year operational pledge. As part of the agreement, presbyterian night shelter, a 501(c)(3) public charity, was granted ownership and control of lighthouse for the homeless to continue its mission of leading the journey from homeless to home. Subsequently, the organization's bylaws and articles of incorporation were restated to reflect the change in ownership. The restated governing documents now list the presbyterian night shelter as the sole member of the organization.”

“In january 2017, presbyterian night shelter become the sole member of the organization.”

“As the sole member, presbyterian night shelter elects all the members of the governing body.”

“As the sole member, presbyterian night shelter approves all governing decisions of the organization.”

“Presbyterian night shelter utilizes the following review process before filing the 990 and attachments with the irs: the executive management reviews the return in detail with the paid preparer; the return is then forwarded to all members of the board prior to signature and filing.”

“Upon employment, all employees agree to abide by the policy and not engage in any activity, practice, or act which conflicts with, or appears to conflict with, the organization's interests. Employees are required to fully disclose any conflict or potential conflict to their supervisor and another member of management. Should the employee request an exception to the policy, they may request in writing that the chief executive officer review the situation and grant an exception. On an annual basis each board member is required to sign the disclosure statement which requires board members to specifically detail any individual or business-related exceptions that may apply. The exceptions are reviewed by the executive committee and procedures are followed to determine if a conflict exists and appropriate actions to take. If a potential conflict is discovered it would be discussed with the board chair and if necessary the executive committee. If it is determined after discussion that a conflict exists, the conflicted member would have to abstain from votes, remove themselves from committees, or in some cases remove themselves from the board completely. The organization documents proceedings from conflict of interest discussions in the board minutes.”

“The organization does not have officers of its own, instead it is managed by a related party, the presbyterian night shelter. As a result, true worth relies on the governance of the presbyterian night shelter to determine its employees' compensation.”

“The governing documents & conflict of interest policy are made available upon request and the submission of written request to the executive director.”

“Assets retained by previous owner -96,560.”

“The organization changed its method of accounting from cash to accrual in the tax year.”