Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe Inc.

“Form 990 review process the form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the audited financial statements and information provided by the accounting department of the organization. The form 990 is initially internally reviewed by the coo and cfo. After this review, it is presented to the finance committee and the executive committee. It is then presented to the full board by the board president allowing for board members to ask questions, make comments, or request changes before the final form 990 is filed.”

“Conflict of interest policy transactions with related parties where a potential conflict of interest exists or may appear to exist must be carefully handled. Such transactions should be disclosed to the governing board and evaluated to ensure they are made on a sound economic basis and in the best interest of the organization. Any director having a conflict of interest is not entitled to vote on the decision to enter into such transactions.”

“Compensation determination the ceo's contract provides for a five percent increase annually. Additionally, the contract allows for a three percent cost of living increase annually so long as other staff members are allowed the three percent increase as well. The contract was renewed in february 2014. The contract requires approval and discussion by the board, as the evaluation of the ceo is done by the board. The approval, evaluation, and discussion were documented in the board minutes. No comparability data was used. The ceo evaluates and provides compensation reviews for the coo. The ceo and coo evaluate and provide compensation review for the cfo.”

“Governing document availability the governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon written request. Requestors will be given a copy by mail, e-mail, fax, or pickup, based on requestor's choice.”

“Mission the board and staff at la fe clinic believe that health care is a right and no individual should be denied access because of race, sex, age, socioeconomic status, nationality, religion, or other artificial barriers. We believe that every individual who comes to the clinic should be treated with dignity, respect, and love, which are human birth rights. Our service area is el paso county and the surrounding communities. Many of these areas of el paso contain pockets of poverty that debilitate and rob the human life of maximizing its potential. "la fe" translates into the faith, which stands as a beacon of hope for our low income communities who have no other source of care.”

“Program service accomplishments la fe continues to operate its proactively introduced family-centered social services component to assist families to understand and access appropriate services to address not only health care needs, but also the quality of life challenges every family faces when they experience hard economic times.”