Southwest Human Development Incorporated

“Executive committee consists of the officers of the board of directors (board chair, board vice chair, secretary, treasurer and chair of the board development and governance committee). The executive committee may appoint a member from the board to serve on the executive committee for a set amount of time. The executive committee shall have the power to transact all regular business of the corporation between meetings of the board. Without limiting such power, the committee shall take no actions contrary to formally stated policies of the board. The executive committee shall evaluate the performance and review and establish the compensation of the chief executive officer.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's outside accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once the draft of the return is prepared, it is provided to management for review. After the return has been reviewed by management and all necessary corrections are made, the entire form 990 and all related schedules are provided to the finance committee and reviewed and discussed during a scheduled finance committee meeting. The entire form 990 and related schedules are provided to the board of directors for review and approval prior to filing.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's outside accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once the draft of the return is prepared, it is provided to management for review. After the return has been reviewed by management and all necessary corrections are made, the entire form 990 and all related schedules are provided to the finance committee and reviewed and discussed during a scheduled finance committee meeting. The entire form 990 and related schedules are provided to the board of directors for review and approval prior to filing.”

“Annual certification of compliance with the conflict-of-interest policy is required by directors and key employees. The finance committee shall be responsible for making all decisions concerning resolutions of conflicts involving directors of the board, the chief executive officer, and other members of senior management. The chair of the board of directors shall be responsible for making all decisions concerning resolutions of conflicts involving the chair of the finance committee. The chief executive officer shall be responsible for making all decisions concerning resolutions of conflicts involving employees below senior management level, subject to the approval of the finance committee. A person who has a conflict of interest shall not participate in or be permitted to hear management's, the board, or the committee's discussion of the matter except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. A person who has a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction that will be voted on at a meeting shall not be counted in determining a quorum for purposes of the vote.”

“Compensation for the ceo is reviewed annually by the executive committee of the governing board. Comparable industry compensation survey data is used and minutes are kept documenting the deliberation and decision. This was last completed during fiscal 2025.”

“The organization's financial statements are available on the organization's website. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Professional fees: program service expenses 10,964,885. Management and general expenses 910,560. Fundraising expenses 42,541. Total expenses 11,917,986.”

“Loss in educare arizona -120,867.”

“The finance committee oversees the audited financial statements. There has been no change in this process during the current year.”