Childrens Services Foundation

“The operations manager is responsible for the timely checklist submittal of form 990 to the alliance cpa firm. The completed form 990 will be provided to the executive committee of the board of directors sufficiently in advance of the filing deadline to enable a detailed and conscientious review by the committee. All questions, concerns, etc. Of the executive committee members will be addressed by the chief executive officer of the alliance and incorporated into the form 990 as appropriate. All members of the board of directors will be invited to review the completed form 990 in advance of the filing deadline. All questions, concerns, etc. Of the board of directors will be addressed by the chief executive officer and incorporated into the form 990 as appropriate. After all of the input from the board of directors and the executive committee has been appropriately addressed, the operations manager will file the final form 990 as required.”

“Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands the alliance is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

“The organization's chief executive officer is reviewed on an annual basis by the executive committee of the governing body. Compensation changes are discussed and recommended by the executive committee to the board of directors for approval.”

“Based on the chief executive officer's recommendation, the executive committee discusses and determines any compensation changes for key employees of the organization. The board of directors (governing body) approves the executive committee's decision.”

“The annual audit is available upon request. Financial statements are reviewed on an ongoing basis during the board of director's calendared meetings and available upon request. Governing documents are available upon request.”

“Client Note 1 - ATTACHMENT TO FORM 990 SCHEDULE A PART IV SECTION B LINE 1:ARTICLE II OF THE BYLAWS STATES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHILDRENS SERVICES FOUNDATION SHALL BE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES INC (THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION).”

“Client Note 2 - PAYROLL COSTS:THE ORGANIZATION SHARES EMPLOYEES WITH CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION) AND REIMBURSES THEM FOR ITS SHARE OF PAYROLL, PAYROLL TAXES AND BENEFITS. PAYROLL COSTS FOR TEN SHARED EMPLOYEES ARE REPORTED ON 990 PART IX LINES 7, 9 AND 10.NO PAYROLL TAX RETURNS ARE FILED BY THE ORGANIZATION; ALL WAGES AND SALARIES ARE REPORTED UNDER THE FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.SEE SCHEDULE R FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S SHARE OF SHARED PAYROLL COSTS.”

“The catalyst center promotes the health, well-being and safety of children, youth and families in california as a collective voice impacting policy and best practices to strengthen the systems that serve them. The center leverages connections between research, policy and practice to inform and lead capacity building efforts across the state of california for providers in the fields of child and family services. The center seeks to engage stakeholders at each and every level of the advocacy process, from ideation and co-creation to actualizaton of state policy. The center is the technical assistance and training vehicle for the california alliance of child and family services, a child services advocacy organization in the state of california. See program service accomplishments for more information.”