Episcopal Community Services of San

“The taxpayer's accounting firm forwarded the form 990 to the cfo. Upon review, the cfo forwarded the form 990 to the finance committee for its review prior to finalizing the form 990. The form 990 was forwarded then to the board members for their review prior to filing the form 990. Any questions from either the finance committee or board members were forwarded to the cfo. Either the cfo or the accounting firm addressed the questions from the board.”

“Board members are covered by ecs's board of directors' conflict of interest policy, which requires that each director file an annual conflict of interest disclosure of actual and/or potential conflicts. The policy further requires disclosure of such actual and/or potential conflicts of interest prior to board consideration of a related matter. After disclosure of the interest and all material facts and any discussion with the interested director, the remaining disinterested directors, with the interested director absent, shall decide by a majority vote whether the matter at issue presents an actual conflict of interest and, if so, whether the conflict should be waived because the transaction or arrangement is lawful, compliant with ecs's bylaws and not adverse to ecs's best interests. In waiving a conflict, ecs may require the affected director to provide it with certain assurances or waivers. The board of directors will not approve and ecs will not participate in any self-dealing or excess benefit transaction prohibited by law. Should the board of directors determine that a director has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take disciplinary and corrective actions, up to and including removal from the board.”

“The human resources director with the executive director, coo, and cfo periodically reviews compensation ranges and actual wages for all positions in the organization, weighting both internal and external equity factors. The executive director and the cfo consider the data in developing the annual budget, which it reports in detail to the finance committee prior to submission of the budget to the board of directors for approval. Further, the board of directors annually reviews the compensation of the executive director, the cfo and the coo in executive session and acts formally to effect any changes, documenting its action by board resolution.”

“Ecs makes its recent audited financial statements, forms 990, and other documents available to members of the public in compliance with san francisco's nonprofit public access ordinance. Further, ecs's articles of incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy and other documents are examined annually by public funders as part of san francisco's citywide fiscal and compliance monitoring. All documents are made available for the same period of time set forth in sec. 6104(d).”

“The organization had approximately 547 volunteers serve in fiscal year 2024. 477 served as community outreach, meal service, clinic, senior center work, and workshops. 52 volunteers provided general assistance.”

“For the year ended june 30, 2024, congregate sites continued on a limited basis, and ecs discontinued its remaining shelter-in-place locations. Behavioral health services were provided not only via tele-health and other physical distancing service delivery methods, but with expanded in-person services as well. Chefs training program, which had been put on hold in march 2020 due to the pandemic and resumed in september 2020 on a limited basis to take into account added safe distancing, continued its expansion. During this time ecs also ramped down its meal take-out and delivery activities but expanded its catering services.”

“The sanctuary shelter accommodates up to 200 individuals each day and night of the year. Clean bedding, hot showers, and nutritious meals help guests meet their immediate needs, while ecs's staff offers behavioral health services, on-site medical care through a partnership with the department of public health and activities focused on helping shelter guests address their longer-term housing needs and other challenges that contribute to their homeless situation. The sanctuary served 1,476 individuals between july 1, 2023 and june 30, 2024. Ecs operates volunteer-supported shelters in collaboration with various government and religious organizations located in san francisco, marin, and alameda counties. These shelters offer lodging and meals to homeless and at risk individuals during winter months and periods of severe weather. Ecs's reentry interim housing program provides short-term shelter and support services to individuals exiting incarceration. This program served 111 individuals between july 1, 2023 and june 30, 2024. The bryant homeless property program can serve up to 500 homeless clients who can store their property for up to 6 months in a clean, safe, and secure environment. Ecs is the lead provider for the sf single adult coordinated entry system (aces). Aces serves as the gateway for people experiencing homelessness in the city to be assessed, prioritized, and matched to services and housing resources. Aces starts by providing problem solving and assessment, then prioritizes the most vulnerable individuals for supportive housing and housing navigation support. Clients who move into housing are offered stabilization services, such as connections to medical care or employment support, which help them transition into and maintain their new housing. Aces served 8,139 people in the year ending june 30, 2024, placing 1,142 of those people into supportive housing. Ecs behavioral health provides mobile behavioral health services to san francisco's homeless in housing settings such as shelters, interim housing, navigation centers, shelter-in-place hotels, permanent supportive housing, and other parts of the homeless response system. Between july 1, 2023 and june 30, 2024, 140 individuals were supported through ecs's behavioral health services. Rapid rehousing for calworks families serves families that need housing assistance in marin county. The subsidy is available for up to two years for families compliant with their calworks case plan. In 2023, ecs created a new entity, 721 airport llc (721 llc or ramada), to apply for homekey round 3 funding in order to acquire, rehabilitate, and operate a potential permanent supportive housing site located in south san francisco, california. In april 2024, san mateo county approved a resolution to subsidize $18,850,000 in capital costs related to the project. In august 2024, a $500,000 predevelopment loan was approved with a maturity date of december 31, 2025.”

“Ecs provides permanent supportive housing and services to more than 2,000 individuals at 21 permanent housing sites. Services include on-site case management, vocational counseling, and access to health care for formerly homeless and extremely low-income adults and families, many of whom are dealing with mental health or physical disabilities, substance use issues, literacy challenges, and/or vocational barriers. Services are geared toward ensuring housing retention, building community, and enhancing individual well-being. Ecs is the sponsor of six facilities, serving 103 units at canon kip community house (canon kip), 47 units for formerly homeless families at canon barcus community house (canon barcus), 134 units at bishop swing community house (bishop swing), 214 units at granada hotel (granada), 122 units at hotel diva (diva), and 44 units at the arks in greenbrae (eliseo). The ownership structure for each facility is further explained in note 2. Ecs also provides services in units for single adults at its master-leased sites the elm (80 units), the mentone (68 units), the hillsdale (75 units), the alder (116 units), the crosby (124 units) the henry (121 units), and the post (89 units). Ecs provides services for single adults at mercy housing california's buildings: the tahanan (145 units), the rose (75 units), units for 50 formerly homeless families at 1180 4th street apartments, and units for 33 formerly homeless families at 455 fell st. In collaboration with dish property management, ecs provides services to 121 units at the auburn, and 50 units at the minna lee.”

“Ecs offers workforce development and employment services as a pillar of preventing and ending homelessness. In partnership with the adult coordinated entry system (aces), ecs offers rapid reemployment services including direct referral to employment specialists for people interested in seeking employment, benefits counseling for people seeking to eliminate or reduce their public benefits, and rapid-rehousing subsidies combined with employment. The conquering homelessness through employment in food services (chefs) kitchen provides training opportunities and employment at ecs. The chefs training program is a free culinary training course combining classroom instruction, case management, in-kitchen hands-on training, and a paid internship with the goal to secure permanent employment. The program prepares students for employment in the culinary field. Students earn a food handlers certificate and hone their abilities, station-by- station, until they have mastered the skills to run a kitchen by themselves. Chefs training served 89 individuals july 1, 2023 through june 30, 2024. The chefs social enterprise is a catering and food service program that provides employment opportunities for chefs students and graduates. Catering and food service contracts support the program and employees. The program provides catering and food prep services for local organizations. Chefs served 255,627 meals july 1, 2023 through june 30, 2024. Ecs operates a workforce program, realizing employment and careers in human services ("reach") program (formerly supportive services sector employment training). Reach prepares participants for positions in social services including shelter monitor, housing navigator, case manager, activities coordinator, etc. Reach provided paid training and placement support to 126 participants between july 1, 2023 and june 30, 2024. Canon kip senior center services include a daily nutritious lunch, recreational and social activities to reduce isolation, support groups, educational workshops and case management for seniors and adults with disabilities. In-person, congregate services were provided through physically distanced in-person services, telephone and video conferencing, meal take-out, and delivery of activities and technological devices to reduce isolation. This program supported 994 participants and provided 85 tablets for seniors to access remote activities between july 1, 2023 and june 30, 2024.”