Baptist Child and Family Services

“Form 990 an outside accounting firm prepares and files the organization's form 990. The organization's evp/cfo conducts a thorough review of the form 990 and all schedules prior to filing. The completed form 990 is made available to the entire governing board prior to filing. The form 990 is provided to the board members via its internal intranet prior to filing.”

“The policy is included in the employee policy manual and is distributed annually. It is also discussed at every new employee orientation meeting. The employee must acknowledge receipt of the policy. If the employee feels there may be a conflict of interest, he/she is required to discuss with his/her supervisor. The conflict of interest policy is also given, and applies, to the board of trustees. In the event that a board member has a conflict of interest he/she is required to abstain from voting.”

“Compensation each year the bcfs board of trustees executive committee, which is made up of the chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer, requests from the executive vice president of human resources, a schedule of supporting salary ranges of the executive compensation for nonprofit and other organizations of similar size and compexity. The committee sets the compensation after review of the supporting data from the executive vice president of human resources. The review and approval of the compensation is documented in the meeting minutes and reported to the board of trustees.”

“Compensation each year the ceo will review the compensation of officers and key employees prior to the finalization of the agency budget based on the evaluation of similar positions for nonprofit and other organizations of similar size and complexity.”

“Available to the public the 990, financial statements, and other documents will be provided upon request to the public by contacting the bcfs corporate office.”

“George cowden, secretary/legal council, receives compensation for legal services provided to the organization. No part of his compensation was provided for his services as a board member.”

“Services provided to supported organizations are flexible to accomodate the needs of the organization to fulfill their mission of serving the community. Additional capacity was required in the year ended 2015 due to a significant increase in the demand for services provided by bcfs health and human services (bcfs hhs) to accommodate, educate, and provide other support for the participants of their programs. Additional expenses were incurred during this time to increase capacity and maintain the standard of care expected of bcfs health and human services.”