Sojourner Center

“The organization does not have any committees with authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the organization's public accounting firm based on information provided by management. Once the draft is available, it is reviewed by management and any changes incorporated into the filing. Once this detailed review is complete, the draft of the form 990 is presented to the board of directors for their review and comments prior to filing with the irs.”

“Conflicts of interest are reviewed annually. Once a conflict of interest arises, in addition to disclosure, prior to a resolution on the extent of the conflict, the volunteer leader or staff with the conflict would use his/her best judgment as to whether and to what extent he/she would participate in deliberations, voting, decision making, and other participation with respect to the matter or person at issue and any related activities. The executive committee of jewish family & children's service, inc. (related entity) then reviews a statement of conflict (i.e., a written description prepared by the volunteer leader or staff that outlines the nature and scope of the conflict of interest) in executive session at a regular or special meeting or by telephone. The executive committee may request additional information in its deliberations on a statement of conflict. After full review, if it is determined that the volunteer leader or staff has a conflict or a conflict may be perceived by others from the relationship, with a majority of executive committee members present and voting, the executive committee may require: full recusal on discussions and votes on certain relevant matters. Other action may indulge resignation from the sojourner center board or position or resignation from the conflicting position or relationship. When the volunteer leader's vote on future matters is restricted, meeting minutes reflect that the volunteer leader has made a disclosure of conflict and has not voted on a matter in which there might be a conflict.”

“Compensation for all employees is based on annual market surveys for the region. Executive director compensation is determined by the executive committee of jewish family & children's service, inc. (related entity) and approved by the board. All other salaries are determined by the executive director and are approved, in total, by the board with the adoption and approval of the annual operating budget. This process was documented and last done oct 2016.”

“All governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”