Dallas Casa

“Form 990 review process the 990 is reviewed by management and the finance committee and then provided to the board of directors before it is submitted to the irs.”

“Monitoring and enforcement of conflicts the organization requires self-disclosure of any conflicts of interest. The organization annually monitors and enforces its conflict of interest policy by requiring each officer, director, and employee to read and sign the policy.”

“Compensation review & approval process the director of finance and administration uses comparative data to help the senior managers set competitive salaries for the entire staff. References from several non-profit salary surveys are used for each position in the organization. The director of finance and administration provides the relevant data to the board chairman to review and evaluate the compensation of the executive director annually. The senior managers propose the entire cost of staff salaries in the annual budget. Once the budget is approved, the senior managers determine the specific salaries for the rest of the staff. Those salaries are determined in december and effective january 1st. In july, the senior managers' salaries are determined by the executive director, in consultation with the director of finance & administration based on the data from the various non-profit salary surveys. Board control for total compensation is maintained through the regular budget review process.”

“Availability of documents the form 990 and other organization documents are available upon request.”

“Fundraising events dallas casa held two major fundraising events and two additional events during the year. Its auction, luncheon, dinner and golf tournament had gross receipts of $2,668,639 and direct expenses of $616,395, resulting in a net profit of $2,052,244. Per form 990 instructions, dallas casa is required to reclass the charitable portion of its fundraising gross receipts to form 990, part viii, statement of revenue, line 1c., and therefore, the net effect of reclassing contributions of $2,340,838 from gross receipts affects the presentation of the fundraising events' net profit amount, showing a negative number when in actuality the fundraising events were profitable and raised money for the organization.”

“Organization's mission statement casa volunteers advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the protective care of the state so they can grow up in safe, permanent homes where they can thrive.”