Catholic Charities - La Tierra

“The president and treasurer of the board conduct the initial review of form 990. The form is then made available to the full board at the next board meeting.”

“The organization adheres to high standards of ethical conduct in governance and operations governing board members, advisory group members and personnel. Such may not engage in any activity, practice or act which conflicts with the interest of the agency. Personnel must never have, nor give, the appearance of a conflict of interest or use their relationship with the agency for personal gain. Personnel are prohibited from having a direct or indirect financial interest in the organization's assets, leases, and in any business transactions including professional services. Senior team personnel must complete an annual conflict of interest information survey to facilitate disclosure of information, to prevent and manage potential and apparent conflicts. The conflict of interest acknowledgement form is completed on an annual basis.”

“The organization's officers and key employees are shared with catholic charities, diocese of st peterburg, inc. The board of trustees determines the terms of employment, compensation and benefits of the executive director. The board president monitors and evaluates the performance of the executive director. The executive director is compensated at the market rate for that position. The position is subject to annual cost of living adjustment increases after the fiscal year operating plan is approved by the board of trustees. Compensation of the organization's key employees is guided by the policies and procedures for annual evaluations. Increases in compensation are given based on the market rate for each position.”

“Catholic charities - la tierra verde, inc. Will have available on the same day if requested in person, or within 30 days if requested via mail, e-mail, facsimile or private delivery, its form 990, governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements.”

“The payroll returns for this organization are filed by catholic charities diocese of st petersburg, inc. (fein: 59-0875805). The amounts allocated to each of the related entities are reported on their form 990.”

“The organization has a finance committee and an audit sub-committee that provides oversight of the organization's financial statements. The audit sub-committee is responsible for the oversight of the audit, review of the financial statemetns, and selection of the independent accounting firm.”

“Group exemption number and central / subordinate organization disclosures. The organization filing this individual form 990 is a subordinate entity of the united states conference of catholic bishops located at 3211 4th st. Ne., washington, dc 20017-1194. The central organization has been exempt from federal income tax as a religious institution described in sec. 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code since march 1946. The subordinate organization is filing this return under group exemption number 0928 last updated in november 2023.”