St Francis Community Services

“Catholic charities of st. Louis is the member of st. Francis community services corporation(sfcs) and holds certain reserved powers, as stated in the sfcs bylaws. The archbishop of st. Louis is a member of catholic charities of st. Louis, and thus a member of the member of sfcs.”

“As a member with reserved powers over catholic charities of st. Louis, by which the archbishop of st. Louis also has reserved powers over the organization, the archbishop of st. Louis has the authority to appoint up to 50% of the board of directors and to approve all candidates to the board of directors of the organization.”

“As they are members with reserved powers, various decisions of the organization are subject to approval by catholic charities of st. Louis and the archbishop of st. Louis. Additionally, the audit committee of the archdiocese of st. Louis is responsible for the selection of the independent auditor for all archdiocesan entities.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the members of the governing board prior to filing of the tax return. Board members are asked to respond in writing that they have received and reviewed the document. Once any questions are reviewed/cleared by management, the form 990 is accepted for filing and a representation letter is signed by the executive director. At this point, the form 990 is filed with the irs.”

“All officers, directors, and key employees sign a conflict of interest statement annually, usually in december or january. The original signed forms are kept on file; copies are submitted to funders who require them. Any potential conflict of interest cited on the forms is reviewed and disclosed. If there is a policy violation, it must be addressed via a corrective action plan.”

“Catholic charities employs the executive director, it is responsible for reviewing local salary data and determining the executive director's pay. For other agency positions, catholic charities of st louis sets salary ranges based on data collected from the united way of greater st louis and catholic charities usa. Sfcs management is responsible for determining which employees belong in the various ranges. The sfcs board of directors determines annual salary increases, if any, as part of the annual budget process.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available by written request to the executive director. Sfcs also provides these documents to funders as part of application and contracting processes; some are shared, by written request, to the public via these entities. Governing documents also are available online through the state of missouri's secretary of state website.”

“The audit committee of the archdiocese of st. Louis assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent auditor.”