Rosemount Center

“On September 2, 2016, the Center adopted amended and restated Articles of Incorporation to become independent from House of Mercy. Under the new governing documents, House of Mercy is no longer a member of the Center and has no authority over approval of the Center's Board members.”

“The Center had a sole member which was the House of Mercy, a District of Columbia nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation. As of September 2, 2016 House of Mercy is no longer a member of the Center.”

“Directors are elected at the annual meeting of the Board by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board, subject to the consent of the House of Mercy. If necessary, the House of Mercy may at any time appoint additional directors. As of September 2, 2016 House of Mercy is no longer a member of the Center and has no authority over approval of the Center's Board members.”

“The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws may be amended in writing by a majority of the members of the Board, subject to the consent of the House of Mercy, provided a quorum is present. Following the adoption of the amended and restated governing documents on September 2, 2016, consent of the House of Mercy is no longer required.”

“The Center has answered the question "no" because it does not have another committee with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The draft 990 is reviewed by the finance office and Chief Executive Officer. A copy of the 990 is also distributed to the full Board of Directors before submission to the IRS.”

“Individuals covered by this conflict of interest policy include all members of the Board of Directors of the Center, as well as all officers and employees. The Center expects individuals to fully and promptly disclose any financial or personal interest that they have with other parties that deal with the Center. Upon receipt of a report of an actual or potential conflict of interest, the Board of Directors or the Center's CEO will promptly review the matter and determine appropriate action. For each interest or relationship disclosed to the Board of Directors, the Chairman or CEO will determine whether to 1) take no action; 2) assure full disclosure to the Board of Directors and other individuals covered by this policy; 3) ask the individual to recuse herself or himself from participation in related discussions or decisions within the Center; or 4) ask the individual to resign from his or her position at the Center, or, if that individual refuses to resign, consider possible removal in accordance with the Center's removal procedures.”

“The Center's financial statements are submitted annually to its grantors and to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. The federal form 990 is posted on Guidestar, a website dedicated to providing a national database of financial information on non-profit organizations. The center has its financial statements, federal form 990, and governing documents saved in electronic format (PDF) and they remain available to persons of interest who can receive them upon request.”

“The Center provides dual language early childhood learning and family support services to pregnant women and children ages birth - five years.”

“We provide comprehensive services to children within three infant classrooms of six children with a child/staff ratio of 2:1 and seven toddler classrooms of eight children with a child/staff ratio of 4:1. Home visitors have a caseload of 11 families and provide one home visit per week per family lasting for a minimum of 1 1/2 hours each.”

“The Center's Board of Directors assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, including selection of independent accountants. This process is consistent with previous years.”