The Shade Tree Incorporated

“The finance committee will review the document, request any changes and approve for submission. After submission a final copy of form 990 will be given to each board member.”

“Business ownership and interest disclosure forms are completed annually and maintained on site.”

“National compensation reports are utilized from web sites to determine salary range for top management personnel. Annual review and merit analysis with a scoring grid are used to determine pay raises for top management.”

“National compensation reports are utilized from web sites to determine salary range for top management personnel. Annual review and merit analysis with a scoring grid are used to determine pay raises for top management.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“The shade tree, inc. (organization), a nevada nonprofit corporation, provides temporary shelter for homeless and abused women and children in crisis and offers life-changing services promoting stability, dignity, and self reliance. The organization is located in north las vegas and generally provides services to those in need from the surrounding community of the greater las vegas metropolitan area. The organization also provides on-site shelter for the pets of the residents in a separate building specifically designed for their comfort and care. The organization receives the majority of its revenue from individual and corporate donors in southern nevada and from funds received through government grants.”

“Emergency shelter program: the shade tree (tst), a 24/7 facility, shelters homeless and abused women, their children and their pets, providing basic needs such as food, laundry, showers, restrooms, clothing and hygiene products so that they can do what's necessary to regain stability and housing. The average length of stay is 34 days, and the maximum is 90 days in any given year. During fy 2020-2021, 1,980 women and children were sheltered. Survivor services: between 25% - 40% of women staying at tst are victims of violence, including domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, street crime or elder abuse. Tst employs case managers with specialty training in providing trauma-informed care and have experience in helping residents navigate the criminal justice system. Supportive services include assistance to create a safety plan, to obtain protective orders and victim's compensation, to obtain or replace picture identification and prescription medications, on-site medical clinic, on-site group counseling and transportation assistance to partner agencies for individual counseling. Case management & wrap-around services: tst also provides intensive case management and wrap-around services to identify the issues that resulted in homelessness, create a plan to return to housing and remove any barriers to achieving that plan. Services offered on-site include: intensive case management, life skills classes, job readiness support, clothing boutique, parenting classes, computers with internet access and printers, a medical clinic staffed by a certified medical assistant and volunteer doctors/physician assistants, assistance to complete applications for public assistance, health care, child support or other resources and financial assistance with many issues such as transportation or obtaining proper picture identification. While a majority of the wrap-around services target the women/adults, the staff and volunteers in the children's activity center focus on the needs of their children.”