Victoria'S Place St Pete Inc

“Community action stops abuse, inc. (casa), a florida not-for-profit corporation, is the sole member of the organization.”

“The organization's board of directors are elected by the sole member.”

“The board of directors may not take any of the following actions without the prior consent of the sole member: a) purchase, take, receive, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, and otherwise use and deal in and with, shares or other interests in or obligations of domestic or foreign corporations, associations, general or limited partnerships, other limited liability companies, or individuals or direct or indirect obligations of the united states or of any government, state, territory, government district, or municipality or of any instrumentality of any of them; b) possess real or personal property, or assign rights in specific property, for other than a corporation purpose; c) cause the corporation to acquire any equity or debt securities; d) acquire any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, business or business division, whether by stock purchase, asset purchase, contribution, merger or other business combination or otherwise cause or permit the corporation to legally merge or consolidate with or be a party to a transfer of assets or reorganization with any other entity; e) make any loan of corporation funds to any individual or entity, or modify the terms of any existing loans; f) borrow any funds outside the ordinary course of business, or modify the terms of any existing debt obligations; g) enter into, modify, amend, extend, or terminate any agreement or contract which delegates the management of any significant part of the activities of the corporation to any person not employed by the corporation; h) indemnify any individual or entity or guarantee any obligation, or modify the terms of any existing indemnification or guarantee obligations; i) engage in any activity that is not consistent with the purposes of the corporation as set forth in its articles of incorporation; j) institute, prosecute, defend, settle, compromise, and dismiss lawsuits or other judicial or administrative proceedings brought on or on behalf of, or against, the corporation, and to engage counsel or others in connection therewith; k) confess a judgment against the corporation; l) cause a material change in the nature of the activities of the corporation; m) sell any assets of the corporation outside the ordinary course of business; n) make any capital expenditures in excess of $2,000; o) engage in any transaction between the corporation and any director or officer thereof; p) engage in any material acquisition by the corporation involving total consideration in excess of $2,000; q) admit any other member to the corporation; r) enter into any material contract outside the ordinary course of business; and s) amend any of the organizational documents of the corporation, including the articles of incorporation or these bylaws.”

“The organization does not have committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body therefore this question has been answered "no."”

“The cfo reviews form 990 in detail with the casa finance committee at a meeting prior to filing the return. A copy of the filing as ultimately filed with the irs is provided via email to the entire board of directors prior to filing.”

“Board members are required to recognize situations where there is the potential for conflict and discuss potential problems with the board chair. If the conflict appears to be material, the board chair will bring this matter to the ceo and the board. The board will determine whether a conflict exists and is material; and in the presence of an existing material conflict, the board will decide if the transaction may be authorized as just, fair, and reasonable for the organization. The decision of the board on these matters will rest in their sole discretion, and their concern must be the welfare of the organization and the advancement of its purpose. The board member with the conflict of interest is to be recused from board discussion and voting pertaining to the specific transaction; and the organization's competitive bidding process is to be followed. Board members are required to review and sign the conflict of interest policy annually affirming that he/she: a. Has received a copy of the policy; b. Has read and understands the policy; c. Has agreed to comply with the policy; and d. Understand the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

“Compensation is set by community action stops abuse, inc. (casa), a related not-for-profit organization and the sole member of this organization. Since compensation is set by a related organization, questions 15a and 15b have been answered "no" in accordance with the form instructions. Casa's executive committee establishes compensation for the ceo. Committee and board discussions and decisions regarding ceo compensation matters are documented in the respective minutes. Ceo compensation is set forth in a written employment contract. The ceo establishes compensation for all other employees. Documentation regarding compensation matters for employees is maintained in the personnel files.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Depending on the documents requested, they are either sent electronically or reviewed at casa's administrative office. The consolidated financial statements and conflict of interest policy can also be found on casa's website at www.casapinellas.org/who-we-are/.”

“Victoria's place st. Pete, inc. Is included in the consolidated audit report of community action stops abuse, inc. (casa), a related not-for-profit corporation and the sole member of this organization. Casa's finance committee is responsible for obtaining bids for an audit and recommending a firm to the casa board of directors for approval (all directors of this organization also serve on the casa board). Staff make available all administrative and financial records to facilitate the audit process. The casa finance committee reviews the audit and associated form 990 and makes recommendations as needed to the board of directors. The board of directors is responsible for reviewing the independent audit and associated form 990 and providing direction to the ceo regarding recommendations. This process has not changed from the prior year.”