Jerusalem House Inc

“Prior to the monthly meeting of the board finance committee scheduled prior to the annual 990 filing date, each member receives an electronic draft form 990 with schedules to review prior to the meeting. Also, prior to such meeting, the board treasurer conducts a detailed line-by-line review of the 990 and schedules with the director of finance. At the finance committee meeting, the members receive an updated paper draft 990 with schedules to review and discuss as a group. The members are also encouraged to directly contact the independent cpa firm that prepared the form 990 to discuss any questions or concerns. The form 990 is not filed until the finance committee provides its approval. After the 990 has been approved by the finance committee, the board treasurer reports to the executive board that the 990 has been reviewed and approved by the finance committee. Every board member is then provided with an electronic copy of the final 990. After the 990 has been signed and filed, it is available to view on the agency's website.”

“All board members and all agency staff are required to sign a conflict of interest policy statement and submit it to the executive director. The document is reviewed at least annually by the executive director, and at each time a potential conflict is disclosed. All disclosures that could potentially result in a conflict of interest are reviewed by the executive director and board president as appropriate, to determine if conlifcts exist. If a conflict is deemed to exist and is presented to the executive board, the executive board mandates non-participation of the board member or staff involved.”

“The board authorized the executive board to determine the executive director's compensation. The executive board consists of the president, immediate past president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary of the board. The executive director's compensation did not vary from the board approved fy13 agency compensation budget. The executive director's compensation is deliberated and determined by the executive board. The reasonableness of the exectuive director's compensation is determined using data published by, among other sources, the georgia center for nonprofits annual compensation survey for comparable positions in comparable sized agencies in comparable geographic areas. None of the exectuive board members were employees of the organization nor had a conflict of interest. The board president documents the compensation of the executive director. The reasonableness of budgeted compensation for all staff, including the executive director, is primarily determined using data published by, among other sources, the georgia center for nonprofits annual compensation survey for comparable positions in comparable sized agencies in comparable geographic areas.”

“Auditied financial statements, form 990, and 501c3 determination letter are available on agency's website.”