Casa Esperanza Inc.

“Form 990 is provided to the budget & finance committee of the board for its review and copies are then e-mailed to board members who can ask questions at the board meeting.”

“Each member of the board of directors is required to sign conflict of interest forms every year. Potential conflicts are noted in the minutes and monitored throughout the year.”

“The executive committee of the board of directors annually reviews and approves the compensation of management and staff after performing research and comparative analyses.”

“The executive director recommends salaries for everyone other than herself. She does research through the association of fundraising professional annual report for salaries and by comparisons from information sought from other similar size organizations. Then she includes the selected salaries in the fiscal year personnel budget presented for approval to the executive committee. After this committee approves, the personnel budget goes to the full board for approval without the personnel details as one lump sum.”

“The organization posts its latest audited financial statements and 990s on its website. The organization makes conflict of interest and financial policies available upon request. The organization's 501(c)(3) letters and bylaws are provided on request. The organization also has an electronic copy of these documents so that they can be e-mailed or printed and sent by u.s. Mail to those who request them. This process is consistent with prior years.”

“We provide appropriate housing and emotional support for patients and their families who reside temporarily in albuquerque while the patient receives treatment. Casa esperanza maintains twenty-eight rooms specifically for this purpose. The family care team serves the needs and addresses the challenges and concerns of patients and their families during their treatment and follow-up care.”