Episcopal Community Services

“Ecs members (donors and volunteers) will no longer vote for the board, but rather the board will be responsible for electing successor members of the board. Ecs shall have no members. Any action which would otherwise require approval by a majority of all members shall only require approval of the board. All rights which would otherwise vest in the members shall vest in the board.”

“The preliminary 990 draft is prepared by the staff and outside tax preparer. The draft is reviewed by senior management staff and the finance committee. Any changes are incorporated into a final draft which is made available to the governing board for questions or comments before being filed.”

“All board members, directors, and officers are covered under the conflict of interest policy. The policy pertaining to the board of directors requires them to sign a conflict of interest form. If a conflict exists then that individual will not be included in any part of the decision making process.”

“A) comparability compensation data for ecs compensation is furnished by an independent source, center for non-profit management, for all top management positions. Top management positions are compared against the independent data in comparative ratio format. B) compensation is reviewed by the human resources department and a designated board committee. C) compensation for the ceo is reviewed and approved by the ecs board of directors. The ceo compensation review and analysis was documented and the process was completed in may 2019. D) top management position compensation is reviewed by the human resources department, ceo and cfo. The review and analysis process was documented and the process was completed in may 2019.”

“The organization makes its financial statements available to the public through its website. Organizational documents and the conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request.”

“Change in charitable remainder trust -84,150.”

“A priority for the agency has been to ensure that disruptions in service will not be affected by disruptions in grant payments or unexpected expenses and the agency has adopted a policy of having a minimum of three months of operating reserves on hand. At the present time these reserves are approximately 4.9 months.”

“The estimated total number of volunteers increased from prior year due to the volunteer work helping the ecs head start program that was done by parents at the parents' houses instead of at the childcare centers and offices due to covid.”