Compass Family Services

“A draft of form 990 is emailed to the entire board. The finance committee reviews the form in greater detail. The finance committee reviews the audit and meets with auditors, in addition to the audit committee, so they are familiar with the year's financial information and the review generally does prompt a meeting.”

“The policy applies to directors, officers and employees (insiders) and requires insiders to disclose conflicts as they arise. At the beginning of each fiscal year, all directors and officers are required to complete an annual disclosure questionnaire. In the event of a conflict, or the appearance of a conflict, the matter is handled in accordance with compass' conflict of interest policy. The policy is redistributed each june and every board member is required to sign it annually.”

“Executive director and finance director salaries are determined by the executive committee. There were no increases during the year other than across the board cola. Compass has a written compensation review policy. The primary source for comparable data is the northern california nonprofits compensation and benefits survey.”

“Governance documents, including the conflict of interest policy, are available upon request. The audit is on the compass website and available upon request, as are interim financial statements.”

“Compass family services provides a broad continuum of services that help homeless and at-risk families to find and maintain stable housing and build strong, healthy families. - we served more than 5,000 parents and children throughout the year and prevented 693 from becoming homeless. - compass counselors and case managers held more than 30,000 sessions working hand-in hand with our client families. - we provided 205,000 hours of high quality, enriched childcare in programs specially tailored to meet the needs of children living in extreme poverty or homelessness. - by providing childcare, more than 200 parents were freed-up to go to work, school, or a job training program. - through employment and educational programs, families were provided with tools to compete in the job market and support their families. - the first year of programming at the twitter neighbornest included a walk-in computer lab, job search and housing workshops, and on-site childcare. - mental health services include crisis counseling, therapeutic shadowing in childcare programs, support groups, and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and children. - 15,600 hours of direct mental health services were provided during the year, plus clinical support and training for front line staff and interns.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”