Community Connections Inc.

“The organization's bylaws were amended to (1) provide for the following board member exception: No employee of CCI, or employee or Director of any approved service agency of CCI, may serve as a member of the board of Directors of CCI, except in cases where a service recipient works for a service agency, and to (2) update the maximum number of board members to 15.”

“The 990 is reviewed by the cfo and the ceo. Once the cfo and ceo agree that the 990 is ready to be filed, the 990 will be reviewed by the board. After the board reviews the 990, the 990 is filed with the irs. The board chairperson is given a copy of the 990 and all other board members are notified that the 990 has been filed with the irs.”

“Community connections has a conflict of interest policy which includes having all new board and committee members sign an acknowledgement they have read and understood the policy. All board and committee members are required annually and in writing to disclose all businesses or other organizations of which the member or leader, or a member of his family, is an officer, member, owner, or employee; or for which the member or leader, or a member of his family, acts as an agent; or from which the member or leader, or a member of his family, receives compensation or remuneration of any sort, with which community connections competes or with which community connections has, or might reasonably in the future enter into, a relationship or a transaction. Community connections also has a policy directing the board chair and other board members on how to disclose a potential conflict of interest when issues are discussed or voted on, which includes disclosure and the party removing themselves from the meeting during discussion and vote. The policy directs the board or committee to seek alternates to the proposed transaction so as not to produce a conflict of interest unless a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible.”

“Review of the executive director's compensation is conducted by the board executive committee generally annually. The committee does an annual comparative survey of salaries of organizations similar in size and nature. The review and comparative study are documented.”

“COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROVIDES ACCESS TO MANY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.COMMUNITYCONNECTIONSCO.ORG. DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE ACCESSED ON THE WEBSITE INCLUDE THE form 990, THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT, MINUTES AND AGENDAS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS, CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF COLORADO AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION. THESE DOCUMENTS MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST AT OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, 281 SAWYER DR., STE 200, DURANGO, CO 81303 OR [email protected].”

“Change in organization's program activities: The Organization has historically provided both case management and direct client services. However, under Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) governing Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), providers are prohibited from performing both functions. To comply with these regulatory requirements, the Organization formed a separate legal entity, Our Own Lives, on May 16, 2023, for the purpose of segregating direct client service activities. All HCBS activities for the year ended June 30, 2024, continued to be recorded within the Organization. Effective July 1, 2024, the Organization transferred its direct client service operations, including the related activities, assets, and liabilities, to Our Own Lives, which operates as an independent entity under separate governance. During the year ended June 30, 2025 the Organization transferred net assets to Our Own Lives in the amount of $2,267,770.”