Communities in Schools of the Heart of Texas

“The form 990 is reviewed by the executive director and any necessary changes are made prior to filing. A copy of the 990 is provided to board members prior to filing.”

“Board members are required to annually disclose any potential conflicts of interest. Policies and procedures preclude directors from participating in an action where they may have an interest or perceived interest.”

“The cis-hot board of directors conducted a salary comparison for the ceo in 2016 that showed the ceo is paid on par with peers in other texas cis programs as well as other local executive directors. Informal dialogue with other local non-profits shows that the organization's ceo and other key employees' salaries are comparable to the local market.”

“Governing documents, the conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Amended return - the form 990 is being amended because the audit report for the tax year 8/31/16 has been reissued adjusting the amount reported for donated use of facilites. The original audit report showed donated use of facilites in the amount of $866,060. The reissued report showed donated use of facilities in the amount of $137,152. Amended return - schedule d, part xi line 1, and part xii, line 1 have been changed to report the total income and total expenses from the reissued audit report. Amended return - schedule d, part xi, line 2b, and part xii, line 2a have been amended to report donated use of facilities in the corrected amount. Amended return - schedule a has been corrected to include the corrected figure for donated use of facilities from government agencies on line 3. Amended return - form 990 is also being amended to correct an error. Donated use of facilities were included on part viii, line 1e and 1g in the original return. These non-cash donations have been removed as they should not be included in revenue for the form 990 per the irs instructions. Amended return - part ix, line 11g has been corrected to remove donated use of facilities as part of the occupancy expense. Amended return - part iii, line 4a has been corrected to remove donated use of facilities from total expenses. Amended return - schedule b has been removed as it had only been included in the original return to report donated use of facilities which should not have been reported as non-cash contributions.”

“Texas human trafficking prevention program - cis serves as the fiscal agent fo rthe coalition's grant through the u.s. Departmetn of justice's office for victims of crime. The grant will assist the coalition over three years in implementing an effective structure for combatting human trafficking locally and increase the quality of victim services. Cis will implement training and awareness efforts in schools.”

“The oversight and selection process for the independent auditor has not changed from prior years.”