Covenant House Texas

“The organization amended/restructure its bylaws during fy19, changes made to the amended bylaws included the following principal revisions, in addition to other smaller changes: 1. Added the organization's purpose and mission 2. Indicated the sole membership of the organization is covenant house international 3. Updated the number of the governing body's voting to not less than six (6) and not more than twenty-five (25)”

“The sole corporate member of covenant house texas is its parent organization, covenant house, d/b/a covenant house international.”

“Covenant house texas's (ch tx) parent organization, covenant house international has the right to elect or appoint officers of ch tx's board of directors.”

“The following decisions for the governing body are subject to approval by ch tx parent organization, covenant house international - amendment or repeal of the by-laws, increase or decrease in the number of board of directors and appoint/remove members of the board and the officers.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm in conjunction with the organization's accounting department and then reviewed by the parent organization, covenant house international, and the chief financial officer of the organization. The chief financial officer reviews the draft and forwards it to the executive director for final review. The final copy of the form 990 is electronically provided to each member of the governing body prior to filing. The organization requests that every director review the form 990 for accuracy and completeness prior to filing.”

“The organization requires annual disclosure and affirmation of the conflict of interest policy by all officers, directors and key employees. The disclosure statement requires each officer, director, and key employee to disclose any business or personal interests, direct or indirect, that the person may have in an organization that competes with or does business with covenant house international or any other organization business/ agency affiliated with covenant house international. If a conflict is determined to exist, it must be reported and addressed to the satisfaction of the organization. Any other person having a conflict, and attending said meeting, shall retire from the room in which the board or committee is meeting and shall not participate in the final deliberations or decisions regarding the matter under consideration. Any interested director shall also abstain during such vote. The minutes of the meeting of the board or committee shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed and that the interested person was not present during the final discussion or vote and did not vote. A summary of the annual conflicts of interest and copies of the conflicts of interest reports from the directors, executive director, and officers of the organization are also sent to the parent organization, covenant house international. The parent, covenant house international also ensures the annual conflicts of interest reports are accomplished for each affiliate and that the required information is sent to them.”

“The executive director's compensation is determined by the compensation committee working in conjunction with the president of covenant house international (parent). A salary structure and range were determined using a compensation committee and independent consultant for the executive director. Factors considered were the size of the agency budget, program size and complexity local market compatibility, and the cost of living, with compensation approved by the ch tx board of directors. The compensation of other officers and key employees is determined using the united way salary survey, discussions with others in related fields, assessment of performance, and other applicable criteria. Records of executive committee's compensation decisions are maintained in the covenant house international (parent) human resources department record. This process was last undertaken in fiscal year 2019.”

“The organization's audited financial statements and form 990 are posted on its website. The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, form 1023 and financial statements are all available for public inspection upon request at 1111 lovett boulevard, houston, tx 77006.”

“Change in value of split interest 63,514.”

“The process for selecting an independent accountant and establishing a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit has not changed from prior years.”